Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-09-02
WILL REPRESENT
GOVERNOR COXAT ]
SLUSHF FUND PROBE
Declares If Upham Tells
Truth There Is Separate
Gold Pile.
- q.
MAY INSIST UPON CALLING
BACK REPUBLICAN LEADERS
Wrote One of "Diggers" That
the Real Money Lies in
Birmingham.
CARRIES MASS OF EVIDENCE
Additional Data Bearing on Corrup-
tion CharSc Pouring in From
+ Many Sources. H,
CARRIES MASS OF EVIDENCE
Additional Data Bearing on Corrup-
tion Chargc Pouring in From
+ Many Sources. M

COLUMBUS, OHIO. Sept. 1.-E. ri.
moore, of Youngstown. Ohio, pro
convention manager for Governor
Cox. VIII leave for Chicago tonight,
As tho personal representative of the s
Democratic presidential nominee. to
oe ready TO present to the Senate sub /
committee investigating campaign cx-
penditures. evidence to back up tho
Governors charge that the Republi-
can committee Is collecting n cam
paign fund of $4,000, 900.
This announcement was made this
evening by both Mr.. Moore and Gov
ernor Cox after an all-day conference
participated in by the nominee, Mr..
Moore and Senator Pomerene, Den.sA
cratic member of the investiR -
committee.
May Give Evidence II
Whether he testihes befoE Q -
mittec. Mr.. Moore said. Isl A
committee itself. He stat-G fAa4U
case tho committee did nf :.
call him. the evidence whis 80
poets TO take with him will be thero
In readiness. He added. however. TINT
IL probably will find It's way before
the committee In some manner.
commenting upon the papers which
the Governor turned over to him to-
day and those which had come to him
direct, Mr.. Moore declared that -if
Treasurer Upham Is telling the trutb
there Is an entirely separate fund aid
we are going to find it,
Mr. Moore declared that if the men
to be called in tho Investigation
deny or refuse to produce evidence
which he said will substantiate tbes
Governors charges. ne will present
the evidence himself. He also de-
clared that IL those witnesses do not
produce tho evidence no intends To
call the matter to the attention of the
Department OF Justice.
III the Republican party were in
dicted 1 would stake my reputation as
lowyer that the leaders would bs
convicted by 4 Republican Jury inst
tho same ms Newberry was cony.cte,l5 4
by Republican jury In Michigan.
AIR. Moore asserted.
Paid C. o. p. Workers Know Fnr+.
Mr.. Moore stated that he expected 4
evidence to substantiate the Cover
nor caarEes to come from the pa I'D
c's Representatives" OF the ma
tlonal committee In charge of coIlec-
ton OF funds In their respective dis
tricts and also from the ~unpaid K
state chafrmen He declared theys
were in possession OF the facts.
commenting upon the inyestfga.
ton and its progress Mr.. Moore as
serted that charges have been made 3
ana denied but that "the COMMITTEES
mas not had the information to con &
oust thorough cross-examination &
or Chairman Hays and others" Ha:
animated that the material which
no is taking to Chicago in tho form
Oh documents and otherwise Will tur-E5
n;sh this Information. He said bo6
probably will insist that both Chair
man hays and Treasurer Upham no.
recalled for cross-examination.
as part OF the data which he wi,lS&
take to Chicago Mr.. Moore read the
following extract from n letter nur
porting to have been written by 'onas
or the regional directors in tho South s.
TO man to whom Moore referret.
as one OF the money diggers."
Sop to Western States. #
II have been wondering n vonS
viii get any reaction from tho part n
OF Senator Harding's speech OF ae- g
ceptance which covers the enfrsn- II
chisement OF the negro. we, of
course, do not want to discuss this Is
phase OF tho situation, but I would s.
ike to be advised IL this stirs M As
any antagon!stic sentiment In tha9
southern States. This is parasrar.h s:
Intended as sop to tho voters os
INC central Western Industrial Statss!sS
Keep an eye on Birmingham TO 81
.heres where the real money lies" 81
This letter was said to have been
written on stationery OF the Repnb5
lican National Committee. III West !.
washington Street, Chicago.
Moore declared that additional y
data both in the form OF Republican
campaign dccumeats and otherwiso
Is pouring in upon him from abs
directions and sources.
Tho Governor stated that tHoaehs
senator PoInerene had come 10 Col.
umous on legal business. they hads
spent most of the day together going
over the Governors dsta and discuss 4,
ang the evidence which already has il q
boen submitted TO the committees sss
Even though Mrs. Moore S 3 rAta
Con tiaoed sn- tssad IN ~ ( y yySES