Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-03
Campaign PROBERS
CALL REPUBLICANS
ON TIPS OF MOORE
Pre- Convention MANAGER
Gives Senators Names of
Men Who "Can TELL"
By the Associated Press.

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CHICAGO, September 3.-subpoenas
fsraSeSssh 56r more witnesses swAfe
sent out-today by the Senate commit
xnaszeus&sD0s
[tlonss While the conimitfes took re-.
| |lsss until next Tuesday. Many OF
Those sumfnoned. II. was undetstood
were cited. 70 the ,cemuittee members
by u. H Moore :0f Younastown. Ohio
(pfN.donVentton manager, Of Gov Cox
hive the. names Of men who car
fgive absolute proof that before the
public conscience was aroused the
3ati0n publicly boasted that the Blair
Iplan would raise $4,000. .o00." Mr.
moore declared In . statement.
f,Ss Cne~0f the subpoenas issued today
vas for Harry N: Blair, assistant to
| Treasurer Fred w. Upham Of the re-
Moore declared Blair was "the father
Iof the city quota plan," which was
referred to by Gov. Cox in his Pitts
burgh speech.
Reed Wants 1Facts..
Senator Reed. one of the commit.
tee; told Mr.. Moore when he arrived
yesterday to appear before the com
| mittee that he wanted facts, moi
leads-the men who could testify OF
their own knowledge as competen,
witnesses in any reasonable tribunal
as to the matters at ISSUE"
After q conference with the COM
mittee, 1t was decided to have Sena-
tors Reed and Pomerene. the demo
| cratic members. get the names of pro-
posed witnesses from Mr.. Moore and
issue subpoenas: The committee
members declared they would searcil
~
group. down to the smallest ward unit
and that they expected to ''uncork a
series Of political scandals"
Republicans Callea.
Several Of the subpoenas issued were
! withheld from publication at the re-
quest Of Senators Reed and Pome.
rene. Among those made public were
SIX republican leaders, including Mr.
Blair. Dudley 8. Blossom, Cleveland
Garrett Kinney, Chicago: Walter s.
| Dickey. Kansas City, Mo-; John J
Bryson, Brazil. Ind. and H. G. Garrett
of Kentucky. They are chairmen OF
mittees in their respective states
I charged with apportioning the repub.
hcan budget within their territories.
| the six republicans were called al
the request of Senator Reed. who an
nounced he wanted to find out how
1
| machinery was functioninK in repre-.
sentative states.
| Recess UNEXPECTED.
| Decision of the committee tn reces.
to permit members to keep week END
speaking engagements was unexpect.
ed. Mr.. Moore had appeared to take
the stand, and had told newspaper
men he expected to present documents
In support Of Gov. Cox's charges thai
millions were flowing into the repub.
lfcan campaign chest.
The committee heard Senator Miles
| Po1ndexter of Washington yesterday
and Herman Hencke, treasurer Of the
National Young Mems Republican
League. and then adjourned.
Failure to hear all witnesses here
upset the committees plan to meet in
Pittsburgh next week and inquire into
| charges that the, liquor interests
there had assisted Attorney General
Palmer's campaign for the democratic
nomination for President. That plan
however, has not been dropped, and
Senator Kenyon said before leaving
Chicago that the committee would &c
to Pittsburgh. probably as soon as i,
heard the witnesses subpoenaed here