Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-09-03
"HARDLNG'S PEACE IDEA
HAS BATS IN BEL FRY -
BOTH SIDES
PREPARE FOR
BATTLE ROYAL
'Slush Fund Investigation
Takes on New Life With
MOOre's Leads.
WITNESSES SUMMONED

CHICAGO, Sept. 3.-The weekend lulls
In the senate committees investigation Of
funds is being used by both republicans
and democrats in marshaling forces for
next weeks battle royal.
Democrats were more active than re-
publieans here today.
En-. Moore, who yesterday put new
life into the inquiry by his arrival with
new leads for the committee, conferred
with party leaders and continued to give
out interviews.
Moore and the other democratic lead
ers united in asserting that they have
now put IL mp to" the committee to do
some real investigation concerning Gov.
Cox's three-fold charge-that the repub-
licans were preparing to raise a corrup-
ton fund of s15,000,O that sinister In
terests had their check books ready to
buy an underhold on the government by
aiding Hardings election and that
prohteers and those desiring to see the
tayonet used to control labor were in
league with the c. o. 2.
Moore said one important lead has
already been given the committee through
testimony regarding William Barnes
militant propaganda" enterprise and the
pledges Of support to it from men and
NpA FhAdAAoAo OF great wealth.
MOORE PROMISES
TO POINT THE WAY.
Another lead win be given, be said.
when he testiies at the resumption of
the hearings next Tuesday.
That lead, he declared, win point the
way TO the evidence proving Cox's
Slo 100000 slush fund charge.
WIN Fl. Hays and other republican
leaders pooh-poohed the suggestion that
Moore or Cox had anything on" them.
Hays and Fred Uphsm. republican
treasurer, said Moore has brought a lot
OF old stun TO the committee. They
said their only defense against his charge
that vast secret money raising organ
ization was built, under direction OF 4
professional money raiser viii be a repe-
tition Of the denial they made when this
charge was first made
Members OF the senate "sIush fund"
committee left Chicago today, following
adjournment, until next Thursday, with
out hearing Edmund II. Moore, Gov.
Cox's personal emissary.
Moore appeared before the committee
yesterday. but when II was learned his
testimony would concern only leads TO
evidence OF a <15.0o0,0l0 republican cam
paign fund, the committee adjourned un-
I'll Tuesday without further questioning.
Before adjournment the committee, in
executive session, iasued subpoenas for
the following persons;
Harry n. Blair. Marion, o., financial
wizard" Of the republican campaign.
Mrs. Jacob Bauer, Chicago, vice chair
man Illinois ways and means commit
tee.
Fred A Miller. chairman Ohio repub-
lican ways and means committee
John G.. Bryson, vice chairman, Indi-
ana republican ways and means COM
mittee.
Warren s. Diekey. chairman Missouri
republican ways and means committee.
II. g. Garrett, Winchester, chairman
Kentucky republican ways and means
committee.
W. K. woodford and Dudley s. Bios
som, Cleveland, O., republicans.
The Cleveland men are to be ques-
toned on democratic charges that Cleve-
land was assessed campaign quota in
dependent OF that levied against the
state.
BLAIR SAYS HE Is
MERE COG IN MACHINE.
Henry NJ Blair, so-called financial
wizard" OF the republican campaign ana
assistant TO Treasurer Fred W. Upham
Of the republican national committee. de.
MED in a statement that he Is the "coun.
try's greatest money getter," as charged
by Edward Fl. Moore. personal emissary
OF Gov Cox.
Moore declared that Blair was the
'greatest professional money getter in the
country and head Of a great syndicate
Of paid collectors who had piled up
fund Of Sl6.ooo.oO0 for the republican cam
paign."
II am now under subpoenae to appear
before the senatorial subcommittee.
Blair said "but there will be nothing
sensational about my testimony because
l have no sensational testimony to give.
Il am mere cog In the machine.
"g am not entitled either to the fame
or notoriety Mr.. Moore would confer on
me-" Blair said.