The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-11
COMMITTEE ID END CAMPAIGN INQUIRY
 AT CHICAGO TODAY
Edge Issues Statement Declar- ing Democrats Have Failed to Substantiate Charges
 of Governor Cox
By Associatcd Press

Chicago, September 10.-Investiga- ton of the republican campaign to raise funds in Chicago tomorrow will the charges of Governor Cox that the republicans were seeking to corrupt the electorate by soliciting $15,000.0 900.
 The committee plans to meet again September g in some eastern city to be selected by Chairman Kenyon. The democratic members want to go to New York and pursue the investiga- tion of the Cox charges there. while the republicans favor removing to Pittsburg to look into reports that the part in the democratic nominees cam paign.
 The widely divergent views of the committee members as to the results of the hearing here was shown tonight when Senator Edge. republican of New Jersey issued formal statement, as- sorting the democrats had failed to suD- IS 'stantiate Governor CoX's charges. and Senator Reed. democrat of Missonri. asserted that any expression of opin- ion at this time lis indecent.
 WANTS PIEZ SUMMONED
 Senator Reed today asked hat Charles Piez, former president of the Emergency Fleet Corporation and now chairman of the republican ways and means committee in Chicago, be sub poenaed tomorrow to tell of the fund drive in Chicago. The Missouri Sena- tor also asked that William Wrisley Jr,. and Frederick c. Barber, the lat ter of whom is the $600-a-week direc- tor of the Chicago drive, be summoned.
 Todays testimony showed that the practice of republican state workers of boosting of the quotas assigned them by The national committee was general in many states. "A quota" Charles Mavity, former director of the West Virginia campaign, explained,
 is a target at which We shoot. but we don't expect to hit it.' Mavity and other witnesses told how they some times doubles the figures assigned them to raise. They testified that Gov ernor Cox's figures of quotas in many cities were correct, but these lfigures were those they personally had set and not those supplied by Fred W. Upnan, national treasurer.
 MT. Upham, recalled to the stand, said he took full responsibility for the defunct plan outlined in form 101 to set aside Chairman Will Hays limit of l$1000 on contributions and substis ute 8 limit of s10000. The,snational Nays and means committee however, vetoed 1 the proposal. he said. He defended the work of Harry M. Blair and other .or- mer Y. M. c. A. secretaries who are his assistants.
 TAKES FULL RESPONSIBILITY esH 4t.-
 psalm singers?" Senator Pomerene asked.
 T do and I am proud of the work my ex-Y. M. c. A. campaigners are do- ing" said MT. Upham. T believe that in showing here of the results I could, as a business man, get the job of raising the democratic campaign fund. and when they reorganize their fi- nances l think they will adopt our system"
 He pointed out that hitherto the ca st has always paid the bills of both par ties. But up to date, our funds have from what New York considers the vest" he said. That fact I think, is pretty good argument that we are getting away from what is called Wall street influence,' about which we have heard so much here"
 Edmund H. Moore. Governor Cox's personal representative. was recalled to the stand and asked concerning re- ports that liquor interests in Ohio had supported the democratic nominee in the gubernatorial campaign four years ago and charges that the New Jersey liquor dealers were raising funds to assist the democratic candidate this year. MT, Moore denied any knowledge of the charges and said the use of his name in prospectus of the Associa-
 (Continned on POge Three)