The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-08-30
GOV. cox WILL PROBABLY SPEAK In GARY NEXT MONTH
HAYES GOES
ON STAND
lspgcIsL 70 ThE IlMGs !

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CHICAGO. Aug. 5O-Despite effort
OF Senator James NJ Reed or Missouri
10 prevent 1t. Chairman VIII H. Hays
OF the republican national committee
succeeded today in having read into tn,
records OF the senate subcommittee in
Eestigation into campaign expenditures
a charge that w. D. Jameson. OF tn,
democratic national COMMITTEES. spoke
n newspaper interviews OF $40 ooO..
600 democratic cam oaign fuad
n. HAYS also 90 jn,o ne ecords
~ money had oeen soens o, ne 40
'oinisaatiou 90 send OIL copies o oeo Q.
cIstic political propasands.
Pressed for the source Of THESE
charges Chairman Hays referred the
committee TO a speech made in the sen.
ate by Senator Reed Smoot Of Utah. and
added that the latter charge was also
a part Of the congressional record.
Senator Reed fought this testimony
but ii finally allowed by Chairman
Kenyon Of the invests eating commit
tee. after Hays had agreed to bring in
his investigators who had looked into
both matters
Chairman Hays stated also in intro
ducing a charge that bankers through
out the country had been called upon
by the democratic national COMMITTEES
to honor its drafts for campaign pur-
poses.
On the request Of Senator Reed a
subpoense for Senator Smoot was is
sued by the committee this afternoon
Senator Kenyon TOLD Chairman Hays
he could make any statement he desired
and the committee would examine him
later
4 wish an opportunity to reply to
charges as made BY Mr.. Cox" Hays
said
There are great masses OF figures
involved in a reply to these charges. 1t
is my earnest desire to be exact"
Hays then read a dictated statement
OF his inquiry into the matter OF cam
paign funds and concluded by asking
full examination by tho COMMITTEES.
Hays told the committee that the
budget OF s3.o7s. .0s7.2 20 determined upon
July l. was divided as follows.
Speakers bureau, $255 600: headQuar-
s742o; rent. s45.s43; general publicity
si.3i6. 500: general expenses OF onncers
and salaries. S60S.9sO
bi-total a Million dollars-~ but that
they are not part OF the national cam
paign funds
An attempt BY Chairman Hays to
have read into the records OF the hear
ing excerpts from New York newspa-
pers Of statements credited to w D.
Jameson democratic national commit
tee member. that democrats planned a
$40. Gao. 200 campaign fund was blocked
by Senator Reed
IF We allow this thing to 20 said
trial or facts. We will have a chase of
fancies"
Senator Reed went on record as
against any move to ask either presi-
Dental candidate to testify personally
before the committee.
7 do not believe We should interfere
with the plans of either candidate. by
calling him now" he said. hut II any
member Of this committee wants TO call
Gov. Cox here. shall not stand in the
way"
Hays If he believer under oath the
matter in the statements in question.
I believe an attempt was made to
raise this $4,000. .OOOhy democrats"
Hays replied From information given
me by Investigators I believe this"
Are these investigators here to tell
what they have found7" Reed ques-
toned IT Jameson had planned TO
a'se s1O.OoOO 600 We want TO know about