Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-09-12
Committee Will Meet Again
September q, Either In
! Washington or New York,
AS Kenyon May Decide.
DEMOCRATIC PARTY IS
NOT WHITE AS LILY
Solicited Contributions From
Federal Employees and Ac-
ceGted Unlimited Gifts
From Other Sources.

tsf ~oNN'No JOURNAL SPECIAL lgAsEp WIpu
Chicago, Sept. 1.-THE senate
committee investigation campaign
expenditures today closed a two
weeks inquiry into charges of Gov
ernof Cox that the republican par
W Is seeking $15,000,000 fund.
the sessions here also developed
testimony bearing on charges that
the democratic party solicited cant
paign contributions from federal
office holders and accepted unIim-
ited amounts from other contribu-
tors. :
Tie committee will meet again
September %, in either Washing
con or New York, Chairman Ken
yon being empowered to choose the
city. Senator Kenyon said that if
Washington was selected the wit
nesses who were to have been
heard at Pittsburgh would be called
there. The committee had planned
a meeting in Pittsburgh to inyesti-
gate reports that Pittsburgh liquor
interests were taking an active part
in financing the democratic cam
paign.
The last days hearings were con-
Quoted by Chairman Kenyon, re-
publican, and Senators Reed and
Pomerene, democrats. Senators
Spencer and Edge, republicans,
were absent, the latter having left
Chicago last night after issuing q
statement deriding the Cox charg-
as. This attitude drew criticisms
from democratic members of the
committee, Senator Reed having
characterized the Edge statement
as indecent"
Main Topics OF the Day.
Republican plans for a seven
day drive for funds in Chicago and
that the democrats have assessed
girl employees of the internal reve-
nue. office at Aberdeen, S. D., $40
each to help finance the democratic
campaign were topics today.
Patrick C. Barber of New York,
a professional money raiser in
charge of the republican drive, tes-
tilted he had prepared card in
dex of about $4,000 representative
contributors, including a preferred
list of some 700 to 500, each of
which was believed able to give
$1,000. Upwards of 5000 workers
will be engaged in the one weeks
drive, he said, with 100000 as the
goal.
Testimony by Caleb Enix. local
newspaper man, that the republi-
can committee had sent out pub
licity matter giving the Chicago
quota as $500, 900 led Mr.. Barber to
say he had heard others make the
same statement, but he let them
rave" His goal. he emphasized
was 100000.
Talked With Upham.
did you ever discuss the amount
with Fred w. Upham, treasurer of
the republican national commit
tee?" Senator Reed asked.
"Yes sir, that is to say, there
was not an awful lot of discussion
about it. Mr.. Upham would say
something and I would listen, all
the time with my own plan in my
mind"
While you kept in your own
mind what you were going to
raise, what did Mr.. Upham say
about what you should raise?"
Mr.. Upham is not an easy man
to contradict" Mr.. Barber ex-
claimed. And I usually found
that the easiest way with him was
to let him express his own opinion
and then go ahead with my own
plans. Mr.. Upham in some talk
with me mentioned 100000, but
l could not be sure whether he
mentioned it for all of Illinois or
only for Cook county"
Girl Clerks "Cough Up"
Miss Eunice Coyne, newspaper
reporter In Aberdeen, s. D., and
Miss Jessie Burchard of Minneap-
oils, clerk in the Aberdeen internal
revenue collectors office, told of
the democratic plan to raise some
funds among the girl employees.
Miss Burchard said she had do
mated $40 from her salary out of
a salary of s120 month. They
asked her to call at the hotel and