New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-09-25

the purpose Of spreading Republican
doctrines and advocating American ia
ton. 1t was no more of a corpora
ton contribution to the Republican
campaign than the support of the
Scripps newspapers, testified to yester-
day by Robert ?. Scripps. was a cor
poration contribution for the Cox cam
palcn. he insisted
Would this committee like any fur
Their leads on the matter of corporation
contributions to campaign funds ~
asked Mr. Lockwood.
The Chairmsn-Yes, sir. We are
P looking for all the leads we can hnd.
Senator Edge--One gentleman spent
two days giving US leads. and We would
De glad to give you an opportunity.
surely.
The Chairman-Is there a law in
ment Of campaign expenses:
Mr. lockwood Yes. sir; there is
such a law
The Chairman-That would not ap-
pear in the statement as filed"
Mr.. Lockwood--It should appear,
unless camouhaged under the pretense
of paying note. The process resort
ed to was that Mr.. Cox gave a note
Mr.. Cox is rich man who does lot
need to give personal notes-for this
$4,000, and then the corporation paid
the note, but without any record or
evidence or indication of any service
performed by Cox to the corpors@ion
! Cross-Examined by Reed
The Chairman-}cu take il from
that that it was campaign contribu-
ton?
Mr. Lockwood-I think that is the
most reasonable Interpretation of the
payment.
Senator Reed: VERY we'll Now, you
draw the Inference that that was a
campaign contribution, but might not
1t have been an ordinary business deal,
by which Mr.. Cox gave his note for
something he was purchasing and that
afterward, by arrangement with The
like enough took the property ?"
MIR. Lockwood: ut has all the color,
Senator, and appearance of being q
political contribution. There ought to
be some explanation, and it is fair to
say, Senator"--
Senator Reed: (interposing> "Maybe
there ought to be an explanation and
maybe not. 1t does not come within
the pIrview Of this committees bust
ness. but am going to insist now. if
the other members Of the committee
will agree with me. that this matter
be Immediately investigated. whether it
is beyond our jurisdiction or not. and
that we get out of the realm of de-
duct,on into that of fact. am not
crlticsing you. although | think that
If found your note in bank. and
learned that a corporation had after
wards Maid ~ 7 u-o,,1J
the right to infer that you used that
money for political purposes. or that
there was anything wrong about it,"
Veterans Papers Involved
Heffernan in his testimony told the
committee that Mrs. f. NJ. Parks. sec
rotary to ". D. Jameson. director Of
finance Of the Democratic National
Com mittee, owned SOL 900 of the sotck
Of The Stars and Stripes. while he
owned $4,000. She has put I'd s4s. 900.
the committee was told.
Hetfernan charged that an attempt
was being made "by some New York
persons or interests" to put The Stars
and Stripes out of business. and he
protested against Senator Edge sitting
as member of the committee while
ne was testifying, charging that SEN
ator Edge was in league with the op-
ponents of the paper.
Challenged to produce evidence TO
support his charge, Heffernan said tina
the INFORMATION had come to him in a
confidential way. He finally said that
Richard s. Jones, IN employee in his
office. had told him. A hurry call was
sent to The Stars and Stripes Office
for Jones. who testified when he ap-
peared that Heffernan had overstated
the case. He said that he had urged
HeFernan to try and find out what
was back of the summoning of The
Stars and Stripes editors before the
committee, and had called Hefernan's
attention to the fact that Senator Edge
was in New York at the time the sum
mons was issued, and thought that
Senator Edge mi eh: have had some
thing to do with it.
Mr. Hefernan declared that the