The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-07-09
REED'SFOES
DELEGATES WAY
So Say Witnesses Before SEN
ate Committee Probing Mis-
souri, Slush Fund.
colTRA TO BE CALLED

| en- ni@s, vuV a--OeIeGates 70
Mnlch helped oust Senator Jane. A
Neeo from his national oonventIon
ssest, were supplied expense nonev
~ Mo antaqonIstle factions, ons
,svoraole 10 Atty. Gen. A. MIteh"i,
eaimer and the other 70 oovsrna.
S Son according 70 witnesses today
uefore the senate committee lnv".
upat,no campaign expenses.
~ the committee began its prohs
uuv orders were given to Ifnitsd
states Marshal Lynch to summon ,,s,,.'s
aihtely by wlro or other ayailnhla n,na,-
Euward +. Goltra, democratic natjona ~
committeeman from Missouri ana i've
principal IN the Palmer campaign. Tejae
srams were dispatched 10 ayailahIa
points along the line from San Fran-
sisco uirectinE Goltra TO divert from
n.s reported New York trip and appear r
AZ once to testify In the hearing.
We want Goltra here at once. was
tho order OF Senator Kenyon, chairman Z
q the committee. THE investigation
mere seems TO center around the dmo-
cratic national committeeman"
| Goltra was reported to have Departed
| nom san Francisco for the east. The
| committee intends TO question him re-
eRrding the alleged payment OF ex-
pehscs OF twenty eight doiagates TO the
MiEsouri state convention. This conven-
tion selected delegates 20 the national
convention at San Francisco.
While waiting word from Goltra. nine
city committeeman OF st. Louis ap-
ptared In response TO subpoenas 10 tes-
tify regarding money they had received
ftbn the democratic national commit
teoman. Several OF the committeeman
have admitted receiving sums ranging
around $3.50 each from Goltra, but de-
malls were made that II was Palmer
money. The senators considering these
admissions aigniflcant opening into the
Missouri democratic situation, assert
that II II were not Palmer campaign
money they want TO know whose money
II was.
Tho committeeman appearing 20 tes-
tify are Patrick o'Neiil, James p. Miles,
A.1A, Lancaster, Henry Streutker. NJ.
], Mcdee, Jehn Il. ilolfes, James J,
FltnsimmonB, Harny ]. Flatley and Law
reilce r, Daley.
Senator Reed. msnbar q the rptQ
mittta, hnnnunced to-day that ha wuutu
lAge nd nnfiHA part N the ipnniRT hern
N, tilnHh 40 dld Not deaisH q tNe hi4
si,siai I. q. si'.ition g paaiah h'f ssews'
81 Tbes f,rst witness. Patrick II, o'Neiii,
city conn,ltteenan from the First ward
sat M Louis, admitted receiving chock
for StE0 signed by Goltra. The check
was handed him, he testified, ny CHAIR
man Daley, a the ~; Louis city com.
filttoc. who met him. in the street and
ssns.s ssla, s'lS 'lNeii & said nsS Se hadn't wv spoken
TO Goltrn In six years and was not on
friendly terms with tho national COM
nittceman. He added;
The money was TO defray expenses |
for delegates 20 the state convention ~ |
Joplin, where the delegates were SO.
lectcd for Tho national convention at
Bun Francisco.
twas there d contest ever Senator
Reed IN the Jppiln. ccnventionTf Chair
man Kenyon asked,
"Yca." aaid the witness.
WAS 0oItra opposed 10 Senator
4 don't know how he stood On Sem,
tor Reed"
senator Reed refused 70 question the
spencer. republican, intorrosated O'Naill
m an effort 70 learn whore the money
igtslhutcd came from"
plendlng ignorance MS 10 the original
source OF tho ''expenHe money, 0'Neili
vus excused and Henry Streulker. an
He also testified ns 10 hav-
nR received $3.50 from ucitra.
streullsor said be understood that all
he committeeman got $3.50 for Expenses,
,ut denied that they were committed
% support Palmer for the damocratie
hem, III suid, wero for Cox. ~. iater
wore that he had received 500 from a
FOX source and that the 4ibe from Col
ra was, he prrstmad. from = fund for |
he nominees rival raimer. goltra. he
lAid, was opposed 20 Senator Reed.
"Goltra handed us all tha cheeks AZ n
Meeting" streuIker went on. "deciar-
ng In a. speech. 'iioyA here's ybltr
noney-.s6rry Il isn't more; no sfrlugs
led TO IL
"Dld he wink when he said thatf"1
Inked Senator EpsncNr,
Il did not SEQ him wink" he an ,
A. A. Lancaster. another 81. Louis ,
Committeeman, testified that uoltra I
yns for Palmer for. president and that I
hough he accepted Golire's check he Z
oally was not for Palmer. because he
lgurod tho attorney. general was dry" a
nd -. Louis wanted wet fur rreNi. 4
ont.
Didn't Pay Expenses. n
Henry Streutkar. another city COM y
,lttocman, said his check for $3.50 was 6
iNen him At committee headquarters. !,
10 asserted the money didn't pay all
ypenses and the delegates had hoped r.
,cy would got more.
"Goltra was against Reed. hut most 4
I tho delegates who tfRNeeld on MS 1,
'uney were for Reed" Srou,ker de- q
arcd Al
Htrcutkef said ne ptWhulhru NNetg | "
rtegate from tho Tonth district got "
80. lie denied he had any intention r.
"helping Goltra" Tony Steuyer. an
her delegate to tho state convention,
ao gave him siOO Strcutker SAID. steu.
" was a friend 81 senator Roed ana
.vored Cox for president. he added. m
"ln other words. you got SiSo from c
Ia Goltra faction and 800 from tne II
suyor faction whom you know these OF
ctiona were antagonists aSked sen b.
or Kenyon. =
wen. thought the money had neeh ~
hacrihod and was 20 hep the uO'n"-
ats" Streulker replied. .-.. -.
"Goltra made u plain the mohey VIZ
r e1penses and told the delegates he
AZ aorrv he couldn't get more n,
Nina city central committeeman con- N
.,sd to having gotten money ropi | In
dys.,A q Ooltrn democratic natonal a,
,,r,,i,teemsn and Missouri leader Tor M
Mltchsn Palmer. Three OF them
.,ts,tng before the committee, adj N
i,tsd hat they took funds from both
* and Palmer leaders, staunH that W
ey saw nothing wronR about INC uuAi
,,reee t,f thriR. "cxncEse money. n
ono strlnA Tied To H." le
m. rou,ntItteemsn testified that the y,
nrev vas given them by Ooltra at q,
ryst meeting al which the latter made hl
speech. EXPRESSING regret that IT Ri
ISN'T more" and telling them that IN
sTe ave no STRINGS tied 20 Il, be
Srpainr Snencer asked the witness; Gs