The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-30
CORRUPTION FUND
PROBE BY SENATE
COMMITTEE BEGINS
Newspaper and Shorthand AC-
counts Of Speeches by Cox
introduced Is First
Called 10 Stand.

ShiCAtS. aug. dU.--Senate tnNeSti-
cation Of Republican and Democratic
presidential campaign expenditures
started here today. The senatorial COM
mittee appointed prior to the conyen-
tions reopened its inquiry by delvlng
into the nati"ral campaign chests, both
the sums already raised and the
amounts which the party leaders seek
Spurred on by the charges Of Gov,
Cox, Democratic nominee, that the Re-
publican party Is raising $4,000, ,000
campaign fund, and the statement by
Franklin d. Roosevelt, Gov. Cox's run
ming mate, that the amount is nearer
S30.000,O00, the COMMITTEES is prepared
to make an exhaustive investigation of
the entire question OF campaign funds.
Subpoenas had been issued for VIII
hays, chairman of he Republican com
mittee: George White. chairman OF the
Democratlqcommittee; Fred Upham and
Wilbur Marsh, treasurers of the two
committees tr6asurers OF the senator
ial and congressional committees of each
party, and Governor Cox himself has
been invited to attend or send a rep
resentative. The governor so far has
not answered, but has indicated he will
send information to support his
charges.
The senatorial investigation commit
tee Is composed of Senators Kenyon,
chairman; Pomerene, Spencer, Reed
and Edge.
Outlining the scope of the inquiry
into the presidential campaign, Sena-
tor Kenyon announced the investiga-
ton not only would delYe into col
lection OF money to finance the cam
paign, but would seek to reveal whether
lNs.
ing exchanged for campaign assistance.
He also promised an inquiry into the
charges that federal officeholders were
campaigning for Governor Cox, with
their expenses paid out of government
funds; Examination of the witnesses
already summoned will take at least
three days, he estimated.
At the outset of the hearing, Sem
ator Kenyon introduced the newspaper
accounts of Gov. Cox's speech at Pitts.
burgh. the committees telegram TO him
and the governors reply.
Senator Reed argued that the COM
mittee's duty had been determined ITO
find every dollar" collected and ex-
pended by both national organizations.
He said this course would have been
followed whether Gov. Cox had made
a charge or not.
Without a record vote the committee
received the newspaper accounts OF Gov
and Pittsburgh and Evansville.
A shorthand account Of the Pitts
burgh. speech was also placed in the
WiiI I5.y, chairman OF the Republi.
sufl national committee was then called
to the stand.
Mr.. Havs told the senators the Re-
publican management welcomed the op'
portunity to set forth the effort OF tht
Republican national committee to popu'
.4t,,tn nf mr.
paign purposes by getting small contrl'
buttons from great many men ant
women.
Thousand Dollar Limit.
Mr.. Hays explained the plan wal
proposed early in 1919 and that th'
purnose has been to limit the contribu
tions to a thousand dollars for any on
year from any individual, on a thousand
| dollars before the nominating conven
| ton and thousand after.
1--WE have all tried to adhere 10 ina
plan" he said.
MIR. HAYS described the organization
| Of general committee of ways ant
| means. acting under the treasurer. Il
| carry the work into each state ant
| Of a state ways and means COMMITTEES
| with a man as state chairman and
| woman as vice chairman, then TO en-
deavor to get a county chairman
| ways and means and a woman vice
chairman and then by such processe
| of organization as the localities nigh
adopt, organize just as in Red Cros
or Liberty loan campaign.
The greatest publicity has been CIV
en- to the movement" he explained
"As the effort progressed" the wit
ness said. tentative quotas were ike
by the treasurer's office-all tentatiV
and rather as a goal-always high,
course, for the particular state to driN
for. and changing constantly
Mr., Hays went into detail as TO II
methods OF organizing the states an
discussed arrangements made with bo'
the senatorial and congressional can
paign committees of the party. He sa
, there would he but one money-ralslr
, | r-ganiZn 'inn.