Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-30

tee q letter from George T. Carroll
as president of the New Jersey AS.
ISOLATION of Liquor Interests-" He Read
from it sentences soliciting funds to
innate object of obtaining an amend
ment to the Volstead act to permit,
sale of light wines and beers. The
letter called Gov Cox a -.pronounced
wet"
Senator Kenyon asked Mr.. Hays 81
trfbutions from corporations.
mo- the witness said.
You estimate then that the CAM
pafgn viii cost about $5,n0OyoO0-
Yes. but that includes more than
$I0o0,000 spent in state campaigns
and assigned to the state"
Senator Reed Questioned Me. Hays
to bring out whether tho state com
mittees. after receiving their share
of the funds raised under the joint
agreement with the national commit
tee, could continue to raise funds. He
was told they could not
Have any men of large means been
consulted regarding a plan for under
writing the republican campaign
Mr. Reed asked
NO; we have borrowed some money.
but nothing else has been done"
That is a straight loan!
YES"
Have you heard Of any promises
or agreements with any one whereby
they will receive any favorS In event
of republican victory? Mr. Reed con-
tinued
1--WE seem to be getting into a dis
cussion OF hearsay evidence again. 7
Senator Kenyon INTERCEPTED May
ask, Mr.. Hays. whether you have
heard Of the democratic party making
any promises to any one?
well. there il the statement about
the British ambassador contributing
to Mr.. Cox's campaign. and have
heard a lot Of rumors by responsible
persons in which I have taken nc
particular stock"
Quotes Newspaper Articles.
An article from the New Yori
Times of August "a. 1919, was quoted
| and Mr.. Hays then offered an excerpt
from the New York Tribune of DC.
| tober Is, 1913, which said that wv
d. Jameson, director of finance Of
| the democratic national committee
| raise funds" This article said thai
| business men who contributed to the
| wilson campaign fund in 1912 ant
1915 and federal employees had re-
ceived letters. ITO some 1t was sug'
gested that $1,000 would be a suitabls
contribution for the start of the lsz'
campaign" the newspaper said
Also we were advised OF the con
tinuing activities of the opposition
| in their 1918 soliciting machinery:
said Mr.. Hays, with very large OF
ices in the Bond building. at Wash
| ington. and with several hundred EN-
ployes, which money-ratHnS ma
chinery was said to cost in itseli
several hundred thousand dollars.
Advised Of Misuse.
I'VE were advised Of the alleged
misuse of governmental instrument!
and functions by the democratic or
eanization for political purposes
sending out thousands OF tons o.
minfstration during the paper short
age, while limiting the use Of pa
per by the press and that q large
part Of it was democratic political
propaganda all paid for by taxpay'
that the democratic committee even
resorted to drawing drafts on bank.
ers in whose banks government
funds were deposited, wiring sucn
bankers that they had already drawn
such drafts.
I'VE were advised also. and lately
of the effort of certain interests to col
lect money outside the democratic ma
tional committee to try to aid m the
election of Gov. Cox: Evidence OF TINS
Turning to the condition of the re
publican treasury when Senator Hard
ing was nominated, Mr.. Hays sait
that when a new set OF DOCKS wa
opened June IA "the national com
mittee had on hand $2se.s21.27. which
was turned over by the old committee
and we owed 100000.
Joint Levy By States.
"Sinoe the 1890 convention there
has been raised by the national com
mittee for its own use $61S,o15.54 uE
to August e." be said. During this
period there has been raised by the
states where we have joint working
arrangement, for their own use, 1898,
24l.75.
There was on hand on August 26,
1920, in the national committee treas
Try, $155,125.31. and we owe $3.50, 900.
This amount has been borrowed in
order to anticipate expenditures. OF
this we have loaned to the congress
sional campaign committee $1SS.50O.
and we have loaned to the senatorial
campaign committee $4,000. and we
have loaned to state campaign COM
mittees $4,000:
From June II to August 26. 1920
the national committee has expended
$s43. 0O9.50, which has been spent for
headquarters expenses, including
Washington. New York. Boston. Chi
ministration. mailing department
tional fixtures, supplies, postage. en-
velopes, travelling expenses; also
speakers bureau, including salaries
and expense of publicity incident to
particular meetings, speakers travel
ing and other expenses; rent of all
headquarters;' general publicity. in
Guiding news and cartoon service to
republican papers, pamphlets, book
lets. Autographs. campaign buttons
and general expense of all bureaus.
Deficit OF $aS,374.89.
This leaves a deficit of $28,374.69.
On August Is. however. we have I'M
collected pledge cards amounting to
1921. 565.33. all due between now and
October l. The treasurer has these
pledge cards. These pledges come
from every state and are from 1904
persons. with an average contribution
of s126.55 per person. OF these 1904
persons. none is over $1,000, except
two-which are for $4,000 each.
During this period from June IA,
1890. to August 26, 1920. there were
12,3S9 man and woman contributors
to both the national committee and to
state committees through the joint COL
Letting organization. an average of
sS211 OF these none has been over
the $1,000 rule except eight which eight
have given a total of $13,500-an aver
age of $1.6S7.50. The highest of these
was $500"
Mr.. Hays said that the period from
December l, 1918, to June IL, 1920 was
mot properly considered a part of this