The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-07
Rays TO ASK REPUBLICAN, LEADERS
Moore Tells Investigating Committee That it
Can Find Out All About Corruption
Fund" If it Asks.
nv /. C. Martin, United Press Staff

Nv 1. C. Martin, United Press Staff
Correspondent
CHICAGO, Sept THE senate
committee investigating Governor
,ox,s 4slush fund.- charges is mot
Eeeking the best evidence 1t could
Eet,o e. H. Moore, Cox's personal
representative, charged today on the
witness stand before the committee.
Moore said the committee could
ret the first hand evidence from
many men, proving his charge that
the republicans were prepared to
raise fund not of $4,000, 900 but
Sic 600 ,0oe," while his evidence would
be second hand.
With considerable heat, Moore told
ne committee that III il 81 anted cr.-
ydence, 1t should call the men who
I1are in the confidence Of the republi-
can leaders. l am not.
Moore said he came to Chicago at
|Goyenor Cox's request to furnish
Pleads" to the COMMITTEES.
Has Governor Cox any evidence
In addition to what you bring?" asked
Senator Kenyon. y !.
4 don't know, but ! think not"
said Moore.
Il will give you the evidence TO
show that before last January plan
was perfected by the republicans to
raise sl6,000,000. In pursuance Of
that plan ways and means commit
tee was formed headed by Colonel
William Boyce Thompson
Moore was Interrupted and asked
to tell specifically about Cox's
charges that 100000 was raised in
Ohio lin the twinkling of an eye"
He said Fred Miller, Columbus, had
charge of fund rising IN Ohio.
Ways and means committees named
In cities and counties were largely
scenery Moore said. The real
work. he declared, was done by paid
money raisers under direction of Har-
ry w Blair. assistant treasurer of the
republican national committee.
Moore named c. w. Lee and Henry
y owens, Chicago, as two of seven
regional directors" he said were In
charge of the professional money rails
ers.
John Kelly Of Ohio and Carl Frit-
zen, Michigan, and Charles K. Mavity
west Virginia, were state directors"
Oh Blairs organization getting large
salaries, Moore testified.
10 the public thesg men are cam
oufiaged executive SECRETARIES of state
tilted.
In addition there was a field force
oi moppers up" who got the Grip
PIES on the prospect list"
A. A. Protsman, Cleveland, and Ed
ward Silver. Youngstown, Ohio, were
named by Moore as "nioppers up"
ways and means committees, Moore
sald, under Thompson, began to func-
lion last winter and raised a large
amount prior to the Republican con-
sention in June Chester c. Hamlin,
colorado Springs, alone raised S103,-
WV prior to the convention, he declar-
Have you evidence Of that?" asked
Kenyon.
, I'm very positive he did it," said
Constant Bickering.
oHloAGO, Sept. Tin session
marked by constant pickering be-
tween the Witnesses aid the commit
c,, eue, Eo I'll. Moore, OF Youngstown,
ONO, Governor Cox's personal repre-
sentative, today began to tell the
senate "slush fund" investigating
committee his story of ia great dual
organization which he charged the
..epnollcan .e party built up to raise
campaign fund.
Moore submitted mapy names of
a.. n,en he said could be sorced to tes-
e,s under oath concerning his
snarges. Ohio, Illinois, Massachu-
se..s' Kansas and Utah were the
bs bsa'es e from which he suggested men
nen' ne said. belonged 10 the Gun
saiu, s, white shirt moneI.raisers un-
rsr command OF Colokel William
o,. nosce Thompson. Othds, he de-
ra;.s 's ., We're professional kaid money
dda,s,'rs' d,,s.' forming the othert half of tho
uuai organization. under domniand of