The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-09-01
COMMITTEE GR|LLS
{ CHAIRMAN OF THE
DEMOCRATIC BUREAU
REL AT|VE TO cox
DOODLE CHARGES
Senator Spencer, Republic
can, Asks Questions of
Chairman of Opposition
Party About Funds

Chicago Sept l--George White.
chairman of the Democratic national
committee today told the senatorial
committee investigating campaign ex-
penditures that s2000O0O fund for
national committee purposes would
be provided for an adequate presiden-
tial campaign this year
The Democratic leader was careful
to impress upon the committee that
this estimate was personal opinion.
Il have not yet appointed our cam.
paign fund committee he explained.
Il intend to do so this week. but was
delayed by the call to appear at this
hearing. Consequently, my esJuaisas
is made as an Individual"
Republican Conference Delays
Mr.. White was the first witness.
The hearing was an hour Jate in start.
ing because of conference OF Re
publican leaders at national headquaI-
ters. Senator Kenyon remained at
the conference and Senator Spencer
of Missouri, presided.
yet made up a budget, Mr.. White
said, but he added that the various
bureaus were pressing him to appoint
the campaign fund committee, so that
they might be informed Of their all
lotments.
Headquarters i'm New York
Senator Spencer, who presided at
the opening of today's session in the
absence of Senator Kenyon, brought
out that national headQtarters Of tire
committee rare in the ursnd Central
Palace in New York, with branches
in Chicago, San Francisco, and Wash
ington.
Mr. White said the committee had
also reserved six rooms in the Murray
Hill Hotel in New York In which he
had planned to install foreign vot.
ers league" He said the rooms were
not yet occupied.
Senator New, head of the Republi-
can speakers bureau testified that
Prof. John o. Hill. of Williamette
University, Salem, Oregon, who had
offered to work for the Republican
campaign. provided its managers met
or raised a Democratic offer of ST..
500, for his services, was in the Muir.
ray Hill Hotel, quarters as head Of
the Scandinavian bureau.
Mr.. White told the committee he
knew nothing personally about evil
dence showing an attempt by the Re-
publican party to corrupt the elector-
ate" and said that the only place
he knew where such evidence could
be obtained, would be from Governor
Cox.
Cox Can Substantiate Statement
do you know Of any sinister finan-
cial or industrial interests which are
seeking to make profiteering possible.
by contributing money or assistance
to the Republican national committee
or the Republican party?" Senator
Spencer asked. reading from press
accounts of Governor Cox's Pittsburg
speech
II have, Of course. read the COVER
nors speech at Pittsburg," Mr.. White
replied, "and from long association
with him. believe he can prove any
thing he charges"
II talked with Governor Cox last
Sunday for a few minutes" said Mr..
White. II asked him: Are you sure
Of your ground?' He said he was
and l told him: You are the boss
and you run it,"
Senator Kenyon asked il Mr.. White
did not consider it the duty Of the
men who have this evidence, If It
exists, to give it to US, whether they
are presidential candidates OF not
and when the witness did not reply.
| the chairman said he realized the
query might be embarrassing and
would not press it out of respect TO
Mr.. Whites relations with Governor
Cox.
Senator Kenyon read to the witness
kilograms from Governor Cox TO the
county and to Senator Reed a mem
Der, dated August "a, and % and
promising to furnish the investigators
with information. The latter mes
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