New Britain herald., 1920-09-02
MOORE TO FURNISH
 SLUSH FUND PROOFS
6cx'S Manager on Way to Chicago
 Investigate Year Book
HARRISON WILL TESTIFY
vPomdcNtcr Says That s3.0o0 sent to Candidate for Senator Is Not Usual Prncticc''-Sonc states Will Not Receive siO,OOO.

Not Receive StO,OOO.
 Chicago. Sept 2.-Members of the senate committee Investigating cam paign finances today expected to re- cesvo the data on which Governor Cox based hts charges that the re- pubIicans were raising a st5.O00.000 campaign fund. E. II. Moore. Cox's pre-convcntion manager. was en route here with documents furnished by the governor.
 one of tho other witnesses. the committee expects to call today is Senator Pat Harrison. chairman ot a~e democratic speakers bureau. Will bur w. March, democratic national Treasurer. told the committee yestcr- day the democrats thus far set aside only stO0,000 for the speaking cam paign. Senator Spencer asked Marsh if the expense Of Governor Cox's spe- scini train on the coming western trip ~ wrrf;d not cost about s100.000 ''to start with" Marsh said the cost was lgured at s3O,00O.
 Further investigation Into tho re- publican year book being prepared by William Barnes of the Albany Even ing Journal. will be undertaken by the committee next week in Pitts a burgh. The com mittee also will de- vote particular attention to charges
 
 ylTo various campaign funds, Senator v Kenyon said.
 Poindextcr'S Testimony.
 Senator Poindcxter of Washington chairman of tho republican senator ial committee told the investigators i. that the s3,000 which his committee sent E. O. Weller. republican candi- date for the senate from Maryland. was not an example Of the general .-~hcticc of the committee.
 "There Is no fixed rule or system bv which candidates arc helped" ex- plnined Senator Poindexter. We supply funds for campaign activities upon which we have agreed with the eandiiate or his campaign orEaniza- . ton"
 = Senator Kenyon brought out that the senatorial committee had m ar~- ! rungemsnt by which tho formers maximum campaign fund of s200,o0o was guaranteed by the national com- rnittcc. In return all moneys coI- tect~d by the senatorial committee nre turned back to the national treas urv of tho party. Senator Poindexter rnid He added that Senator Frcling f huyren of New Jersey Is chairman of a subcommittee in charge of col Jactlng funds and that he in turn had organized m auxiliary committee z headed by Elliot wadsworth of New York.
 Not Much Money Raised.
 They have not raised any money i to speak of." said Senator Poindexter. and Senator Reed of the investiga- ton committee supplemented this with the remark. Not yet" - ",forni Improvement"
 Senators Reed and Poindexter agreed that there had been some moral improvement in politics tn the last eight years, the former assigning nH tho reason that the courts have been In action in some cases"
 Would you regard thc existence of a campaign fund of st5.00o.000 as n - menaccs" nsked Senator Reed.
 "f would" said the witness. and q added that n fund of $5.O0o.O0o would he "an abuse"
 How about q fund of s4,000. 900 2" asked Senator Reed.
 That is too large in my personal opinion" replied Senator Poindexter.
 Senator Kenyon referred to the p democratic expense of s2,ao0.000 in fat6 and tho probable doubling of costs since and then obtained from Senator Polndextcr 6 promise that he would let the committee know any thing he found out about that si5,- poo. .Oco."
 Defeat for Corruptionists.
 But SO far as national campaigns are concerned Inc vigilance exer- Cised by both parties would make it very likely that defeat would come to sany party which attempted cor ruption." Ie added.
 Senator Reed opincd thnt after toned Senator poindcxter Rs to re- publican campaign plans and de- veloped that there were approximate iy twenty states in which the party expected to make u nght for the sen ntorial elections.
 Senator Reed opinied that after the republican senatorial com mitt es had pnid for its own expenses and work that an average of 5000 of its funds would bc available for direct campaign use in each of tho twenty states. Senator Poindexter remarked z that tho Missouri senator's use oi the word average covered a wide range but he would not agree thaI some states would receive as mucl ms tto.ooo.
 There has been good deal oi cheering here at the idea of lt beinf possible to buy the American elccto rnte." said Senator Reed.
 Do you believe that money can b' eorruptiy used In such fashion al to change tho result of n presidential o- senatoriai eIection?''
 That opens wide ncld of spec ulaticn." naid Senator Poindexter.
 The committee adjourned shortl.
 nr. noon without having heard Ed