Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-09-02
( ALONE HAS
THE EVIDENCE
bcratic Leaders Testify They
i've no knowledge Of G. o. p.
|orruption" Fund but Be-
Se Charges Are True


.sd Sept. 1.--Omcials Of the demo-
5attenh! csDiniittee testified to-day
tie 5erntur.al committee intest-
c..;us'aisl expenditures tina. ineJ
- 10 evi,,.nUs from Governor James
- sustain his charges Of repub-
corruption tand. but tnat they be-
tbs charges wcro true
&c White rc5cntly elected chairman
democratic organization and Will
arsh. It's treasurer, produced pho
= copies o' .wbsoriptioE lists to re-.
a. ,oak published BY William
9 ot the Albany, II. Y, Evening
.l which, hc said indicated n lola
Il ne federal stntuter to;'hidding
r. subscriptions by corporations.
Marsh told Senator Kenyon chair
II ,bc arvcstigating committee, that
ksinel Lists were either IN the hands
werner Cox or the department of
Il"
Id why they had not boen turned
Ii once to the attorney generals Of
a basis for possible prosecution, he
/;
considered them an excellent cam
document. Besides we have had
only about two weeks
H." seid Senator Kenyon. "if any
Higncrs Of these lists have violated
W, they ought to be Jailed no mat
neither they are Republicans or
Gratis"
er witnesses to-day were Perley
ristenscn, presidential nominee OF
armer-labor party. Guy T. Scott
,rcr of the Republican congress
and senatorial campaign com
and w. d. Jameson. hold-ovoi
clal director of the Democratic
n1l organization. MI Jameson ap'
ri at "a night session which was
cd I'm ah effort to speed up the
nRe,
1MOCRATIC GOLFERS EMPTY
.prs White and Marsh agreed tha'
rmocret tic Golfers would practicall.
but hoped for better condition:
They said that the party as ye
o campaign commlttee@ TO finance
!ttce and Nj. Marsh added tha
eads Of bureaus had not yet beer
ntcd.
pr ngreed nlso that there wal
ne In tho budget of s3,0T9,000 pre
d on Monday by VIII Hays. chair
Of the Republican, National com
e. that was I'm itself evidence o
Fslro to corrupt the America,
brnte' MI Marsh thought tn
Mt named was not excessive 70
tpublicau campaign. but he said !
he far moro than was necessary
Democratic effort to elect Il pres
officials differed ns to thu
mt needed for this years canpa &,
reir party. Mr.. White made
tly personal estimate" Of $4,000,
,ut Mr. Marsh said this was to-
figure and that I'm the tw'
he remaining for election, az goo
npatgr as tho 1916 effort could b
;ctod for 81 100000 He said h
be very happy" with tina
mt at the disposal Of the nationR
1ittec. THIS confirmed previous as
bns that the 1919 camapign cos
bpmocratic organization s2,300,00t
BARNES BOOK CITED
r Rarnes book received consider
Pattention through the day. NJ,
II explained that to his mind tn
,ription list Indicated n plan t
rt large campaign funds in
ndrntly of the regular Republica
iuery. He said there were sevcrR
nizations engaged In similar wor
ut the behest OF Senator Kenyon
mentioned the National Youn
Republican League, the South
Protective Tariff association, tn
ntttee OF American business Mer
american Defence Society and tn
bican Publicity association.
he mentioned each organization
witness submitted letter froI
headquarters which he said bor
the assertions. He protested tina
Ia not consider the YounE Men
ue reprehenslble I'm itself tha
hought the idea Of such an or
IN tioii was a great one and II
pcrats had one ot their own an
4 to revive ii.
ut we financed our league throup
national committee and whatevt
cted was turned into the commi
he said.
American Defense society W,
rscd but he added that It W,
ding money to help elect Hari
and he thought that fact vi
nent TO the majority.
ere WAS q deal Of discussion abo,
southern Protective Tariff associi
The letter submitted from tn
IMITATION asked that 100000
|cted in Texas alone and notation
four Democrats and eight r
leans had already given $1,000
f. Marsh said anyone contribute
ne protective association should
Fed as a Republican and used Il
camouflaged democrat in tn
ect,On.
5PUBLICAN MONEY IN SOUTH?
ator Kenyon wanted to know II n
h thought the Republicans had a
bn to spend money in southern Stat
thc latter retorted that he had hea
the Republicans expected to car
Carolina and "on very hopei
;" extended this hope to Texas.
lator Kenyon asked If the League
rec Peace was not spending &C
able money in advocacy of I
ue of Nations and whether the W
thought the Democratic natioI
nittee ought TO do that work instei
you mean the organization of viii
lam II. Taft is the head ] see
bn why we should undertake VIC
Mr.. Taft is doing so well for u
ed the Democratic official.
committee suggested that large
itures would not in themselves
q corruption if the work itself "
innate, and when Mr.. Marsh reitera
,pinion that what seemed reasona
Republican was enormous in
of a Democrat. the Iowa sena
,slI the Democrats have an
age at the start in that they do
to campaign in dozen south
es."