The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-01
NO EVIDENCE FOR COX.
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he had no knowledge of the city quota
list which Governor Cox read in his
speech at Pittsburgh last week. The
questioning by the Missouri senator fl
nally led to the point where Mr.. Upham
said he did not know much of the var
ious state quotas as assigned to partic-
ular localities. He said he knew of
only two city financial directors of
the party in the country, one each in
Chicago and New York, but he chopped
there were lot more.
Senator New of Indiana, head of
the speakers bureau of the Republican
national committee, was called to tes-
tify as to the salaries paid campaign
speakers. He said he had planned to
paw some few speakers who could not
afford to devote time from their regular
work to campaigning. He promised to
turn over to the committee all his cor
repondence with such men.
Senator Edge, Republican, New Jer-
sey, asked Mr.. New if there were any
eases of speakers seeking work from
both major parties. The witness pro-
duced correspondence with Prof. John
o. Hall, formerly of Wilmette univer-
sity. which he said furnished an ex-
ample of that practice.
The correspondence showed that
Prof Hall was recommended to Sen
ator New as a speaker fitted to address
Scandinavian audiences. Senator New
wrote Prof Hall. asking the terms on
which his assistance could be obtained.
Replying from Washington, d. c.,
where he was employed by the ship
ping board, Prof. Hall said his DEM
ocratic friends had offered him ST.
500 and expenses and were willing to
give him $4,000 for campaign work
on behalf of the Democratic ticket.
- A good appointment after the cam
paign of on-political character was
also mentioned az part of the offer.
Prof Hall wrote, however, that he pre-
ferred to work for the Republicans as
he believed in their principles and ad-
mired their candidate and had been a
Republican up to eight years ago. He
offered his services to Senator New on
the same terms.
Did you bitter" queried Senator
Pomerene. No. but you did, re-
Joined Senator New. He is now head
of the Scandinavian bureau of the DEM
ocratic national committee, Murray
Hill hotel. New York city.
n.
house of representatives from a Chi
cago district, was called to give evil
denee to support published charges that
British government funds were being
used to further Cox campaign.
He told the committee that a fiction
story being circulated free to country
newspapers by the Western Newspaper
union, was he believed, paid for by
u Il. Fur -. \
- Uncle Sam of Freedom RIDGE was
to be propaganda for the league of ma
tions and the newspaper syndicate s
offer of it to the papers bore an in
dorsement of the story, purporting to
be by President WILSON,.
He said ne had no further evidence.
The committee called Miles H. Me
MILAN, Chicago manager of the West
ern Newspaper union. but he was unable
TO throw light on the question of who
was financing the free edition of the
story. Senator Reed brought out that
he probable cost of the venture would
be from $27 900 to $4,000
George II. White, chairman of the
Democratic national committee. then
was put ON the stand and testified that
Paul Cochran, publicity director of the
iSNiiLpNAatiC NbiAiiittttGtf lit1Al iiIopOottl ~
him that the committee distribute the
story through the news agency.
Mr.. White said he favored the pro-
iect if the cost was not too great but
never approved Mr.. Cochran s plan
4" You don I know who arranged for
it, who is paying for it?' Chairman
Kenyon asked.
Nobody in the committee to my
knowledge has any personal informa-
ton = the witness replied
Senator Edge asked Mr. White if
the plan would not violate the cor
rupt practices act, and MIR. White re
plied:-
Well, ! would want to take that
up with an attorney / very frankly
haven t thought of it and / will take
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