New-York tribune., 1920-09-23

'he democratic naclonai leaders. H. WA
testified are seeking to place in ever.
rome as panacea for all the ills o
the world.
The book, entitled Tho War tn,
World and Wilson, was cffusivel,
praised by Mr.. Gerard. who said tha
Senator Pat Harrison, chairman Of tn,
. speakers bureau Of the Demoerati,
National Committee, was assisting il
. its circulation.
. MIR. Gerard was The first witnes,
called. He gave the names of the Other
members OF tho. Democratic finance
committee rs follows:
, John q. Ogden. Allan A. Ryan, Charlie:
R. Alexander. J. 4. Stanchtield Morgan
William Church Osborn. r. Thornton
: Wilson. Frank NJ Patterson, Frank I
. Crocker. George Gordon Battle. Mrs
Daniel O'Day, Gordon Auchincloss
son-in,law Of Colonel +. ". House
: Percy Straus, nephew of Oscar Straus
and Paul Fuller jr. Bernard NJ. Barucl
5 was invited to be a member Of tho
. committee. but declined, he said
When Mr.. Gerard told the committee
that ne would take any amount oi
money for the Democratic campaign
'hat he could get, Senator Kenyon
asked:
w ould YOU take contribution OF
$4,000, ,0OO?"
"A sum SO large as that would
shock the public and defeat the party,
. Mr.. Gerard replied
w Would you take s5.o00,00o?"
That would throw suspicion on the
campaign MIR. Gerard answered. He
added that $4.000000 was too much
and that even $4,000 900 was too much.
: a fund of $2.000.0O0 would be ample
20 Ia, 10 Not
nc said, but he declared he had little
, hope of getting that much.
The Jameson organization and the
various state and local organizations are
something funds for the Democrats in
addition to his committee, Mr.. Gerard
SAID.
$1,000 Contributions Received
Mr.. Gerard submitted to the Scna-
tor IN" u""ss of trc Democratic Ma
tional Committee showing data since
Jnly 5. They repeated that $1,000 CON
tr!3utlons were received from Ber-
nard Baruch, Charles b. Alexander,
August Belmont and Joseph f. Will
lard, American Ambassador to Spain.
Edward L. Doheney, the California oil
man. gave S6,500
Senator Kenyon called attention to
the fact that the names of some of the
Cabinet officers were in the list Of
smaller contributors.
II don't see Mr.. Baker in this list"
. he remarked.
small" replied Mr.. Gerard. "He gave
only $50"
The Democrats have not prepared
. any budget, Mr.. Gerard said. He added,
however that it was tentatively
planned to spand s275 900 for nublicity
and advertising, 100000 for Governor
, Cox's special train and 100000 for
the speakers bureau.
I'm addition to this" Mr.. Gerard
continued. "Mr. Roosevelt wants his
expenses paid. They amount to more
tnan $4,000 SO far. He has promised
Should the Democrats collect more
than S2.000000, Mr.. Gerard said. the
excess would be turned back. He de-
clared that he had made it a policy
not TO ask officcholders for contribu-
tons. He told the committee that he
could not figure out any system for
regulating campaign expenditures.
Crecl Book Commented On
Senator Kenyon then asked what the
witness knew about the Creel book.
II was presented with copy" Mr..
N."A"'u ooiu' 4hT. CTeel LOlO me Lnar
: the publishers were not doing very
we'll with it, but that he had devised
! system for circulating it very WELL"
= Senator Kenyon then read from q
circular. signed by Senator Harrison
which characterized the Creel book as
"a ringing answer to every lie and mis-
repre- sentaton of the Republicans and
valuable as a campaign document"
"lf the Democratic National Com
raittee had the money" the circular
continued, I'VE would place it in the
It an unanswerable argument. We
would, if We could, place it in the
hands Of every Democratic speaker"
The circular continued in warm
praise Of the book, declaring that in it
the Irish question was settled and the
Adriatc problem solved.
Ccloral Thompson then was called to
the stand. He said the Republican ways
and means committee was composed of
himself as chairman, former Senator
John ". Weeks, William Cooper Proc
ter, T. Coleman du Pont, W. H. Crocker,
. OF San Francisco; James McGraw, Of
Oklahoma; Representative Slemp. of
Virginia, and Mrs. John B. Pratt, of
New York
Seek $2,050,000 in New York State
The Republicans are trying to raise
total Of so.o5o,ooo in New York
State, Colonel Thompson said. Of this
amount sl,600,000 would 90 to the
national committee and $45o,ooo to the
state organization. He hoped to
raise s1.5oo,ooo of the total in New
York City
We've had lots of cheap talk about
raising slush fund for which there
. ls no foundation" he said to Senator
Reed. ITS just barroom politics. You
know it as we'll as / do"
Senator Reed renewed the charges
shat the Republicans were spending
$6,ooO,000.
~, That's pure bunk stuff said Colonel
Thompson.
1T is not bunk" insisted Senate,
= Reec. "f our own witnesses have testi
fed to it,"
Your candidate has been talking
about thirty millions, which is ali rot, y
+. Colonel Thompson retorted. call the
:. national committee hopes to raise is
J., S3,ooo'00o and we hope to raise it by not
man giving over $1,000. The men
who are attacking the plan are men
:. VINO nave given large sums regularly
. axe the big subscribers. to the Demo
cratic fund. They are pretty close to
: Wall Street"
!, He named Baruch, Chadbourne pe1.
: mont and Ran.
:, THE big money n not all confined
: 20 ono side" the witness declared
: The Democrats have got the Wal