The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-09-11
Following Another Days Pro-
cedure In Chicago Senate
Committee Will Recess.
VIEWS WIDELY Divergent
Edge Declares Cox's Charges Not
Sustained and Reed Asserts
Any Statement Is Indecent.
tuy Associated Press,


Chicago. Sept. i0.-Investigation OF
the republican campaign to raise funds
in Chicago will complete tomorrow the
senate committees inquiry here into
charges of Governor Cox that repub-
licans are seeking to corrupt the cleo
torate by soliciting fifteen million
! dollars.
The committee plans to meet again
on September y in an eastern city, 10
be selected by Chairman Kenyon Demo-
cratic members want to go to New
York and pursue investigation of Cox
charges there. Republicans favor 60
ing 10 Pittsburg to look into reports
that liquor. interests are taking an ac-
tive part in the democratic nominees
campaign.
Widely divergent views OF committee
members as to results Of the hearing
We're shown tonight when Senator Edge,
republican, issued a formal statement
asserting that democrats failed to sub
stantiate COXs charges, and Senator
Reed, democrat, asserted asserted any
expression of opinion all this time lis
indecent" Reed declared the commit
tees business at present is to investi-
gate and report to the senate.
r. IT, Moore, personal representative
Of Governor Cox, resumed the stand
today before the senate committee in
yestgating presidential campaign ex-
penses. After several conferences with
Senator Reed, Mr. Moore told the COM
mittee he desired to 20 on the stand
again to present further testimony tend
ing TO prove charges made by Governor
CoX that the republican national COM
mittee was planning to raise a Si5
000,000 campaign fund.
The republican members have de-
carcd that the evidence brought by
Mr. Moore TO support Governor Cox's
charges has proved nothing, and they
propose 20 drop the charges and move
on 10 Pittsbrg to investigate reports
that the liquor interests We're spend
ing vast sums of money in the interests
Of Governor CoXs candidacy. The
liquor charges involved William Barnes,
compiler of the republican year book
Of 1920, and publisher Of the Albany
Journal.
The democratic members, Senators
Pomerene and Reed. however, are hold
ing out to stage the next session in
New York, where they would sub
pocnae Colonel William Boyoe Thomp- |
tional ways and means committee:
Reeve Schley, eastern treasurer, and
others. They contended Governor Cox's
charges are being proven and wish to
complete the investigation started here. !
Fred w. Upham today told the sem |
ate committee investigating campaign /
funds that he took full responsibility !
for the proposal to raise the limit of /
republican campaign contributions to
$4,000 from $1,000.
Il was voted down by a large ma i
iority at meeting in New York" he
said.
Mr. Upham said he did not write from !
t0i and that it contained some ex-
pressions and ideas which he would !
not have approved.
But form t0i was and is dead" he !
added. Furthermore, the substitute (
form tO2 was not presented at the
luncheon in the Tower room of the
Union League Club in Chicago and {
waS there throughout the conference. |
! never saw quota list for cities /
or any other quota list, except that for
the states prepared in my office,p said |
Mr.. upham.
You assume responsibility for the
'Psalm singers p" asked Senator Pome- |
rene.
i do. and am proud of the work
my eX-9. M. C. A. campaigners are
doing" said Mr.. Upham. 4 believe
that after the showing here of results
| could as business man get the iob
OF raising the democratic campaign
fund, and when they reorganize their
finances | think they will accept our
system" '"'
Mr.. Upham presented figures on .pre-
convention receipts and expenditures,
ms previous testimony being limited To
me period after the national conyen-
ZION; Todays testimony showed ex-
penditures of more than sf.O00O00 for
publicity purposes and other national
committee expenses between December
l. igle and July i2 of this year.
Fhere was no campaign in that
period. suggested Senator Kenyo
ihat was when VIII HAYS was in
charge said Mr.. Upham. An hour
after he was elected republican ma
nonal chairman he telephoned me by
Ions distance and asked me to try and
raise some money"