The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-22
DEMOCRATS SAY
RAISING MILLION
REAL HARD JOB
No Limit Set on Contributions,
Gerard Tells Probe.
Would Not Know What To Do
With S2,OOO,OOO.
GOVERNOR COX TRIP $1OO, 600
Rich Democrats Scarce as Hens
Teeth, He Declares.
But He Is Glad Party Has Some
OF Them.
No Limit Set on Contributions
Gerard Tells Probe.
Would Not Know What To d.
With S2,OOO,OOO.
GOVERNOR COX TRIP $1OO, 900
Rich Democrats Scarce as Hens
Teeth, He Declares.

Washington, Sept. 22.-Democrats
will be satisfied with a million dollar
campaign fund. James w. Gerard
chairman of the Democratic finance
committee, told the senate expendi-
lures investigating committee today.
Two million dollars would be an ex-
cessive fund, according TO Gerard, the
first witness before the committee to-
day He added he would turn back
the money if he got as much as So
100000. So far S12S.S21 has been
raised. Gerard said.
Efforts are being made to form
Democratic fund raising organizations
al over the country, Gerard testified,
and said he would furnish a lst OF
state organizers.
The proposed national organization:
Gerard said. works independently OF
the money raising organization heaoSu
bv w D. Jameson. Democratic IL
nance director. who is conducting d
letter writing campaign.
I[envon asked about Tammany 5 ac-
tivities Gerard said ''Tammany Is
undoubtedly raising money. but mas
not vet contributed to the national
fund
Rich Dem OcratS are as scarce d d
hens teeth, Gerard said
Thank heaven, we have few-
No Limit Set.
Gerard said he had placed no limit
on individual contributions and named
contributors who gave $1,000 cash'
They included Bernard NJ. Barucn'
August Belmont, e. T. Alexander, Ed
vra~d l. Doheny and Joseph z. VIII
lard. ambassador to Japan.
Doheny gave 81, 500 in addition TO
his $4,000 the statement shoWed'
Another SIS. 200 contributor was Frank
lin d Roosevelt, vice presidential
nominee.
revenue collector, gave $500, the flnan-
cfal statement showed. W. G. McAdoo
gave $1,000. Secretary of War Baker
sent $50, Gerard said. but it did not
appear in the statement.
No federal office holders will be
asked for money, he said.
Cox Train Costs 100000.
Gerard said he understood s275,00O
would be spent for publicity and that
Governor Cox=s special train is costing
100000. Senator Kenyon asked
about the fiction story, Uncle Sam of
Freedom Ridge" an argument for the
league of nations, which the commit
tee has been told was being sent out
by the Democratic committee. Gerard
said he did not know who was paying
for it.
william Boyce Thompson, New
York, chairman of the Republican
ways and means committee. gave the
names of ways and means chairmen in
the eastern states under his direc-
tion.
Quotas for the states, Thompson
said were fixed by Fred Upham, Re
publican treasurer. at Chicago.
We have spent more than We have
received so far" said Thompson. He
SAID he couldn't tell how much had
been raised.
''SIush Fund All Rot"
The New York state quota, includ-
Ing New York City, as fixed by the
treasurer in 1919, was $500, 900.
Thompson said. No special arrange
mcnt has been made for raising money
in New York City as a unit, distinct
from the rest of the state, he declared.
tho Upham testified at Chicago that
New York City and Chicago were
treated as separate units.
Approximately $2,000.O0O will have
to be raised in the state for the ma
Nional and state campaigns and Its
dead hard collecting it," Thompson
said We have had a lot of pretty
cheap talk from some people about
slush funds. Bar room politics is all
it is"
Senator Reed said the testimony
showed the Republicans in the nation
were aiming to raise $4,000, 900.
That's all bunk" said Thompson.
You are making a speech here. Your
candidate has been talking about
10000, 600. That's all rot"