Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-09-01
WHITE HAS No
EVIDENCE TO
SUSTAIN COX
Democratic Chairman Saws
He Knows Nothing Of
Charges.
HAS NO EVIDENCE
OF SLUSH FUND
Has Not Discussed Them With Can
didate co~-aeIieves Charges Are
True Because of Confidence in
Nominee-White Admits UnethicaI
d Campaigning in Spreading Propa-
sand. in Favor Of League.

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sand. il Favor Of League.
BY Associated Press.
Chicago, Sept. 1-George White
chairman OF the democratic national
committee, said on the stand today
before the senate committee investi-
eating campaign expenditures that lie
had no evidence to sustain any one
Of the charges made by Governor
Cox, his partys presidential nominee,
les 70 republican campaign funds and
quotas Or the alleged desire Of con-
tributers ITO have back of them in
Industrial centers the bayonets Of
their puppets in office"
He told chairman Kenyon that he
believed the charges were true be-
cause hs had confidence in Governor
Cox. but no did not discuss them in
detail With the nominee and brought
nothtng for him to aid the committee
In sitting them.
talked with Governor Cox last
Sunday Tor q Few minutes" said Mr.
white. II asked him. Are you sure
of your xround?' He said he was
and I told him .youlare the boss and
you run It
Aenator White told the senatorial
committee that he thought S2,000,-
700 fund for national committee pur-
>pseg would provide for an adequate
residential campaign this year.
Photographic Records Lost.
NJ. White, under questioning by
natois Spencer and Kenyon. said
only example OF a sinister in
knce1 backing the republican
Witch lie knew OF personally
the republican year book being
;shed by William Barnes.
ssc,lssion of the Barnes book dis
id the Photographic copies of
res OF moral and financiar'
ort 70 the book. signed by prom1- :
eastern .men, including the
ilers. had disappeared from
srds in which they were in
~ Monday. A heated clash
bet Senator Reed and Senator
nyonN followed when Senator Reed
insisted IN an investigation Of the
disapp sarance Of the papers.
The democratic organization has
not yet made up a budget, Mr.. White
said. but he added that the various
bureaus were pressing him to ap-
point the campaign fund committee
80 they might be informed Of their
allotments.
Senator Spencer, who presided at
the opening Of -today's session, in
the absence OF Senator Kenyon,
brohxnt out that national headquar-
ters OF the committee aye in the
GRAND Central Palace in New York.
With branches in Chicago, San Fran
cisco and Washington.
Democrats Admit Trickery.
Democratic campaign enthusiasm
has approached violation of the COR
rupt practices act which many states
&beve On their statute books, accord
81 to inferential accusations made
sterday during the hearing of the
hnate subcommittee on presidential
Camps,ign expenditures.
Chairman George White Of the
cemotratsc national committee was
forced to admit on the witness stand
that cetaip league Of nations propa-
IEandiHtA had violated campaign eth
lies.
The admission and the charge
(which brought it forth were results
pc thti committees investigation into
the charges Of Congressman Britten
that S87 800 OF British gold had been
sent to the United State to sway AM
erican opinion toward adoption Of the
league. -
Senators Clash.
Senator Edges examination turned
to Governor Cox's charges that there
] was q republican purse to buy the
election and asked Mr.. White II he
thought that American citizens Of
established reputation would DELHI
erately collect money for corrupt pur-
poses.
Senator Reod objected that the
question did not seek proper evidence
and said its purpose was to make
Mr. White swear that he believed
that Frank Upham, republican treas
ufer. and VIII Hays, republican
chairman, were corrupt.
1sWell, Il It embarrasses Mr.. White
to answer the question I will not
press it. said Senator Edge.
.It ought to embarrass man to
ask such question" retorted Sen
ator Reed
White 0oesn't Control Tammany.
Mr.. White then told Senator Edge
The democratic committee had no de-
finite plans as yet looking to CO.
Operation between state and national
finance committees.
Mr.. White gave as his Judgment
that all democratic funds would be
limited to s2,000,o0O, and told SEN
4tor Reed he had publicly announced
that he would refuse an,' contribution
|carrying with 1t any improper obli-
cation, either express or implied.
.'DD You not know that the New
York democratic committee common
" known as Tanrnany Hall, will
raise hundreds OF thousands of dol
lars In addition to those which they
may turn over to, the national com
ujtts ~ asked Senator Edge
White said he did not know