The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-09-10
VOLUME LVI., NUMBER So.
Moore and Spencer of Missouri Ex-
change Heated Words in Which
Reed Also Joins-Much Discus
sion of Republican Plan to
Raise Money for Campaign.

Chicago, Sept. Ed H. Moore,
as personal representative of Cover
nor Cox, today presented to the SEN
ate committee investigating cam
paign expenditures part Of the docu-
ments and information upon which
the Democratic presidential candidate
based his charges of a Republican
plan to raise a campaign fund OF
100000. The testimony was not
finished, but it's presentation caused
a. stormy session of the committee.
Senatorial traditions as to courtesy
we're strained to the breaking point
on several occasions as Republican
and Democratic members were
tangled over the value of the evi-
dence, and at one stage, just before
adjournment, Mr.. Moore started to
leave the stand, exclaiming that Sen
ator Spencer, Republican, Of Mis-
souri, had intimated forgery by ques-
tioning the authenticity Of circular
letter which he had offered as fur
nishing lead to further informa-
,tion.
.sNo man; even though he be
United States senator, can make such
a charge as that against me, sald
Mr.. Moore.
Senator spencer's disclaimer of
such a charge brought his Democra-
tic colleague, Senator Reed, to his
feet with a protest against "bully-
Raging" He said the entire incident
was sdisgracefuLp and announced
that he proposed to see that the Wit.
ness swas treated like a gentleman.
The exchange was the climax to
several similar oceurrances, and not
even Senator Kenyon's plant that he
Acould not keep peace in Missouri
served to settle the atmosphere.
.sPreparing for War"
Z, feI don't want peace; I am prepar-
;ne for war;" announced Senator
Reed.
considerable of Mr.. Moore's late
testimony consisted of information
CLEANED from kilograms received from
Democratic state chairmen IN west
ern states. He told Senator Kenyon
he had sent for some of this informa-
tion and that other parts OF 1t hao
been volunteered.
"Don't you expect to give US other
leads besides kilograms from Demo-
cratic state chairmen?" asked Sena-
tor Kenyon.
Mr.. Moore said the messages were
intended merely to suggest avenues
of inquiry, and he said the "paid en-
ployees of the Republican national
committee ought to be able to furnish
the committee with the facts"
"The object is to get those men on
the stand here, and if they lie prose
cute them," declared Mr.. Moore.
ssYou must expect to keep the at
torney general busy" suggested Sen
ator Kenyon.
"Of course, if prejury is com
mitted before this committee the
guilty should be punished"
Senator Kenyon continued that IN
newspaper interviews Mr.. Moore had
criticised the work Of the committee,
and added:
"Governcr Cox wi:ed se~atcr
Reed that he would produce the evl-
dence and leads to support his charg-
es. But through you he sends none
of this evidence and you start line
of evidence which it would take us
year to run down"
Official Bulletin Quoted.
Senator" replied Mr.. Moore,
"Governor Cox had the official bul!e-
tins of the Republican committee,
showing that certain quotas existed
and that widespread plans were being
carried out to collect them. Yet the
Republican witnesses get on the stand
here and tell US these bulletins were
only 'bull,' then he had copy of 1t
that he had every reason to believe
was true quota list. The day be-
fore the list was published the Re-
publicans said there were only four
copies of it in existence. Now they
testify that the list never existed
It is the same way with form 1Ol,
and we believe we have got to get
: this evidence if the committee really
wants it,
Besides Mr.. Moore there was tes-
timony today by Walter S. Dickey OF