Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-09-01
that. and added that he had no con-
troll over Tammany Hall.
Nav Subpoepa Ho~

IHal' anu auueu lnaI ne nau no con-
troll over Tammany Hall.
Mav Subpoena Cox.
Just before the committee met for
the afternoon session Senator Ken
yon askesi newspaper men when Gov
ern0r Cox would reach Chicago on
the trip west.
Advised that the governor was eX-
pected Sunday and asked if he would
be SubpOenaed to appear Monday, the
senator said:
The committee has done nothing
on that If we do 1 will announce it."
Farley p. Christensen, presidential
nominee Of the farmer-labor party,
appeared at the senatorial investi-
cation Of campaign funds today and
asked TO be heard, Senator Kenyon,
chairman of the committee, at once
accepted the offer
Britten Produces Proof.
Congressman Britten earlier in the
day had displayed to the committee
a newspaper page proof Of story,
entitled Uncle Sam of Freedom
Ridge" which eulogizes the league of
nations This story, which is ready
for free distribution in plate form tc
newspapers thruout the country, has
been paid for by persons who will
benefit by a democratic victory, he
1ntImdted.
Chairman White had read the
story, he testified, and admitted he
desired to contribute campaign funds
toward its decentralization. Altho he
sWore no such funds had as yet beer
authorized, the article already is frl
boiler plate form and circulars of.
fering 1t to country editors withou,:
charge have been sent broadcast.
Funds Raised in DribIets.
The S3.000.000 campaign fund of the
republican national committee is be-
ing gathered in dollars and quarters
from the rank and file of the partv.
The sources of contribution range
from the. industrial center to the
country village.
This was the testimony of Fred
w. Upham, treasurer Of the republ.-
can national committee, yesterday be-
fore the senatorial committee inves:-
igating campaign expenditures.
Democrats Outbid G. o. p.
The hearing also revealed that the
democratic national committee had
outbid. the republican committee f.,r
the services Of Prof. John o. Hall,
professor Of social science at Villa
mette university, Salem, Ore.
Senator Harry S. New, of Indiana.
chairman Of the republican speakers
committee, told the committee that
Prof, Hall had requested an appoint
ment as campaign speaker for tile
republicans, but had stipulated that
he be given a financial assurance
equal to that offered him by the dera-
ocratic national committee.
Senator New said Prof. Hall was
In the employ of the administration
when he sought employment with the
republicans. and that he wrote, say
ing the democrats had offered him
$500 and all expenses If he would
undertake to line up the scandinav;,an
vote for Governor Cox. Senator New
added that he had declined to hid
against the democrats and that Prof
Hall now is head of tbs, cGS<andtnsavi , NJ
bureau of the democratic national
committee, with headquarters in room
GIL Murray Hill hotel, New York
city.
Reed Warts All Papers
The greatest amount of time. how
ever, was expended in examination
to reveal the sources of the republi-
can fund. Senator Reed demanded
that Mr.. Upham produce "all papers,
books. documents, contracts, lists,
circulars, or other matter having
any bearing on the question of the
raising and expenditure Of funds"
ted a large array Of documents, in
cluding thA 'offlGial bulletin" pub
lication from Mr.. Upham's office. In
his examination Senator Reed
brought out that money was being
collected in small amounts in indus
trial centers and country villages
from Texas to North Dakota and
from Maine to San Francisco. His
examination considered each state in
detail, and sonly in what Senator
Reed termed the hopeless south
ern states" did he fail to find con-
tributions to the republican fund. In
closing his examination Senator
Reed demanded the names of the
members of the national committee.
Kenyon Takes a Hand.
Senator Kenyon then took hand.
Mr.. Upham."' he said. you have
presented here a list of thousands of
names Of people who have contrib
uted to the campaign fund. I OBJ
serve, in going thru the list, that
there are contributions of 81, SO
some Of 25 cents"
Mr.. Upham-That is a complete
list of every subscription.
Senator Kenycn-Two dollars, SO,
s5-thousands of people contribut-
ing these small sums of money?
Mr. Upham-Yes. We have sought
to popula.ize our campaign and to
distribute the burden of the cost over
the whole country. We seek, in fact,
to get SO many stockholders, know
ing that stockholders would vote the
ticket.
Senator Kenyon-Have there been
any contributions from what are
commonly termed the large interests
of, the country?
M. Upham-There has not been
that know of.
Kenyon Goes Back to 1904.
Senator Kenyon-There has been
much criticism in the past because
II large donations from New York,
commonly called Wall street dona-
ions, Do you remember how much
NJ. Ryan and Mr.. Belmont contrib
l ed to the democratic fund in 1904 ?
Mr.. Upham-Supposed to have
contributed about half a million
each.
Senator Kenyon-They made up
The deficit in the democratic cam
oatgn fund-about $500 COO vour