The Washington times., 1920-09-02
ASSERTS COX ]
HAS PROOF
Pre-campaign Manager for
Governor Says He's Ready
to Bare G. o. P. Plans. !
rs READY TO GIVE. NAMES
Declares Charges Will Be Sub
stantiated Il Quiz Is Not Of
vanishing" Kind. d,
CHICAGO. Sent. 2.-Without ca

CHICAGO, Sept. 2.-Without CALI
ing Ed. H. Moore, pre-convention
manager for Governor Cox, to the
stand or hearing any witnesses af-
ter the morning recess, the Senate
"slush" fund investigating commit
tee adjourned at lis o'clock until 10
a. m. Tuesday. The next session Of
the committee will be held in Chi
cago.
'"I am prepared to. 60 on the, wit
ness stand and give this senatorial
committee the plan which the Re-
publican leaders have made and
which they boasted publicly would
raise $4,000. .0O0." Ed H. Moore. pre- :.
convention campaign manager for
Gov. James M. Cox. declared here
today rs he awaited the call to tes-
tify before the Senate "slush fund
investigating committee.
IT am prepared to give them the ,
names.". Moore continued. "of the
men. who were to raise this money
and all other evidence needed, SO
that II this 10 not . vanishing inyes- .
tfgation, they can prove all charges ,
made by Governor sCox--~1~Jf7 this =
committee follows out these leads.
they can produce the evidence that ,
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Michigan. plenty of company
Senator Miles Poindexter of Wash
ington, chairman Of the Republican
Senatorial campaign committe, was
Unexpectedly called to the stand as
the committee resumed its hearings.
Moore. who was expected to be the
first witness, had not appeared when
the hearing opened.
HAS NO RECORDS.
II was declared that the reason
for Moore's delay in appearing before
the committe was that an important
conference between Moore, George.
White. chairman Of the Democratic.
National COMMITTEES: and Wilbur.
Marsh, national treasurer. was being
held. 1t was presumed the confer.
ence had to do with Moore's testi-
mony.
Senator Poindexter was asked con-,
cerning the campaign funds of the
Senatorial campaign committee. He!
testified that he did not have any rec
ords from which to give authentic
testimony, saying that the funds OF
the committee were in the hands OF
Senator Freylinghuysen of New
Jersey and only Frelinghuysen could.
give positive information
committee, Poindexter said, are to be
credited against q written guarantee
by the Republican National COMMIT =
tee Of fund of 100000. II more
than 100000 Is collected, Poindexter
said, the surplus is to be placed with
the national committee.
Senator Poindexter insisted he was
entirely ignorant of any plans Sena-
tor Freylinghuysen has for raising
campaign fnuds He said, however
that an auxiliary committee, of which
Elliott Wadsworth Of New York Ia
chairman, has charge of the active
work under Freylinghuysen's difec-
ton He said that this committee had
not raised any money.
Senator Reed Of Missouri warAea
Senator Poindexter that the apprS-
prtstiop of R2O0.0O0 TO be spent In
tkirty-two States In the Senatorial
campaign placed the Republican lead
ers and candidates dangerously near
the corrupt practices act and cited
the cases of Senator Newberry, -
Michigan.
TEN THOUSAND MAXIMUM.
Ten thousand dollars is the maxi
mum a Senator may spend" Reed
said. "You have sent an average OF
s6,250 into thirty-two States. There
Nations may raise. The court in the
is spent by any organization in the
interest of the Senator, the senatos
could be convicted under the law"
Senator Reed during the examina-
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