Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-09-11

quotas in the twcnty-three States OF
which he has charge as divisional
director OF the Republican campaign
drive. His testimony halted only
when Senator Reed asked him about
letters written last month to a. G..
McPikc, n former regional director In
southern California. Mr.. Lee recalled
that McPikc's name went OF the pay
roll about three weeks ago. but he
could not remember that about Au-
gust 16 he had written him mention
ing the present investigation and say
Ing that recent events had thrown
California plans into the discard. He
promised to produce ali the corrc-
spondence with McPike later.
Mr.. Leo, reviewing conditions in
New England. said II was not necos-
sary to use in that section tho cam
paign cNpcdient" of expanding o,o-
tas as practiccd in Ohio. Michigan
and West Virginia. He cited Maine.
which he said, raised two-thrds of
it's quota OF $4,000 In three weeks.
and Indicated that the amounts as
sessed against neighboring States
were expected.
Money Digger I'm south.
Mr.. Lees Jurisdiction. II was
brought out, Jumped from New Eng
land to the old South, thence through
sections of the Southwest into the
Pacific States. Senator Pomcrenc re-
marked that some of the States
seemed TO have raised practically all
their quotas before the national con-
vention, and instanced Arkansas.
MIR. Lee said that just for that rea-
son no work had been done there
since the nomination OF Senator
Harding.
Mr.. Ice said he had hoard "a rumor
that the nonpartisan league had n
campaign fund of 100000 in the
Northwest, but he could give no in
formation as to the source Of the
report nor how the committee might
learn more about it.
While MIR. Lee returned to his Of
fee for more papers the committee
was left without witnesses. so Il.
III. Moore, Governor CoS's personal
representative. volunteered to take
the stand and. although assured by
Senator Kenyon that I'VE are through
with YOU" he resumed his testimony
for the fourth time.
Moore making political speech"
OF reading into the record n stack of
tclcgrams and letters from all parts
OF the country which alleged the
Republicans were raising large funds.
MIR. Lee brought back letter adj
dressed to Mr.. Mcrike at the lat
ter's home in Oakland. Cal. and
dated August o5. Senator Reed cues
.
ing paragraph:
Popular Campaign Discarded.
I'VE had all hoped that the popular
campaign would be continued during
September and October, but certain
circumstances have como up in tho
national committee whereby all our
plans for popular campaign have
been thrown in the discard"
Mr Lee said the sentence referred
10 meeting OF the Republican Ma
tionai Committee in New York. where
. II was decided 10 abandon tho popu-
lar o1mpaign. lie said tho decision
was reached for the reason testified
to yesterday by his chief. Harry NJ
Thompson would not release seven
the Chicago headquarters.
Didn't you pull in your horns be-
cause charges were beginning to he
made about tho Republican fund and
this Investigation was in sight?" Son
ator Reed asked.
That had nothing to do with It."
said Mr.. Lee. and Senator Spencer
brought out that the decision was
reached before the Cox charges were
published.
Another lcttcr from Mr.. Lee TO f. a.
Garrison, field worker At Memphis,
Tenn. called attention 80 paragraph
in Senator Hardings speech OF accept
ance dealing with the cnfranchise-
inent of negroes and asking report
| on any reaction" which might he OH
served in the South. The letter
added:
| This paragraph was. OF course
! intended ms sop to the voters in
] Industrial ccntcrs."
The witness said this expression