The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-10-09
4.
REVELATIONS
In the Cox 1918 Campaign
Probe, With Two Yer
sions Of Big Money
Incident

Dayton. o.. Oct. Bc-Ths senate aub-,
commIttoo composed Of Senators Y0Ins
rronc, Democrat, Ohio. and Edge, ~.
publican, Now Jcrsey. to-day. conelp0D4
it's investigation Of the circumstance
surrounding tho giving OF n tE9eS net1
by Governor Cox, tho DemocrAuN pfe1i.,
dontial candidate. to q local bank q A.
gust. 1917, and payment OF ths note W
tho Dayton Metal Products CompaN1,
Juno. 1918. Tho committee VIII meet =
St Louis. October ID, to conttAAs SNyee-
LEGATIONS. tA sf
Testimony Of Clarence 'KSifsr, WAa
was vice president Of tho city HatioAel
Bank of Dayton, which diDcouNted tle
note. was that "hs thought he haA ~
tho proceeds OF the note TO Cisrenco ~;
Greer. chairman Of the Montsoms.Z
testified that he had received . tkilYN
certificate OF deposit from the CIV
Trust and Savings Bank. = bank MtAFf
locking with the City National BANA ~
day following. and that ne used 10 - ~
committee In oonduotip1 ~ psiDieKE
campaign for the nomination OF ooAo,s
dates for city commissioners. '1tnTf
TAlbotvs 1sstlSaony. NNK
H. m. Talbot. president Of the DAyts9
MAtnls Product Company. tentifloA lknt
tho company had paid tho note, hrf t1ef
II was considered a personal obliDetINN
on nlWHob' NoIonoI NJ -. DSoub enp WI
kotterjnE. company officials. HA Dall
uovoTnOr Cox had asked him and ptAr9U
forming a commItts. interested In ~
curing Ahe nomination Of desirable GAhs
dIdates for city oommisSionar. 70 ~
sumo this obligation. inASmuch ~ thyit
efforts 10 brlnG about Z coalition 49,
i~sen Republicans hnd Democrats ~
defeat SOCIALIST candidates had Delays
campaign plans no long that the Dame
cratic organization had not had tins =
collect sufficient campaign funds. T1is
bolt said no aEr"sd with Governor Cep
and consequently hsBnmed the oMioAs'
tion. T8lt
Sensational fsstimony. 'fyi
Concerning tho delivery Of the re-
Goods OF tho check 10 0ovafnor Cor, I
however. Marvin Bouddcr. Nsw York Gss.
coun,ant. testified that during the
Hughes aircraft Investigation he had
txifsd vkh Ksifer concsrpinE tllt ptY.g
h,pht Of tbs note. And tbatt keIfhr hlyjt
teid hlrn. II paid trs mondy W 1oysrnptp
Coz md he put it IN 4 bsK And totk w!
II ifBts tsstirnony NJ seuddrr's VS.
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EGiab 4 ! 4 lSAs
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S"tions Ana othsrt k.s iacnstis Z,
that they we're moro Interested In Us
sn,irohihs Governor Cox than IN ssps,,,s
tanning Tho truth Hc also decIAre4t,
that tho entire invsHtIRation here had
I'D no light on presidential cainpa!Eds
contributions, invsntiEationa OF yhtcns
was tho primary purpose for which DE
committee Ind been appointed. ~
Senator Edge issued . sthtemsnt y
which no said: ~ q.
ii DO not care to discuss the thin9l
that have boon made clear before the /
COMMITTEES. The matter IL now up ~ /
tho prosecuting attorney. We hAyo
clearly established there has bNSa We
lntlon Of tho corrupt practices act o.
Ohio and Irregular proceedings in nv
Cox campaigns Of the past. but Mee4 4
arc not within our Jurisdiction: We c9oeg
not conduct tho prosecution, but 1tepes
chould DO taken Immediately to act ~
tho evidence disclosed before ne 80
mittoc." 30. .5fslts