The Mena weekly star., 1920-09-09
MOORE EXPOSES
SLUSH FUND
Dramatic Scenes When Forgery In
timated by Republican Senator
Moore Starts to Leave Room
Reed to His Rescue

Chicago, Sept. 7.-Edmund II.
Moore, as personal representative of
Governor Cox, today presented to the
senate committee investigating cam
paign expenditures part of the docu-
ments and information upon which
the democratic presidential candi-
date based his charges of republican
plan to raise campaign fund of $15,-
100000. The testimony was not fin
ished, but its presentation caused a
stormy session of the committee.
Senatorial traditions as to courtesy
were strained to the breaking point
on several occasions, as republican
over the value of the evidence. At
one stage Mr.. Moore started to leave
the stand, exclaiming that Senator
Spencer, republican Of Missouri, had
intimate forgery by questioning the
authenticity of circular letter which
he had offered as furnishing lead to
further information.
mo man, even tho he be a United
States senator, can make such &
charge as that against me-" said Mr..
Moore.
Senator Spencer's disclaimer of
such charge brought his democratic
colleague, Senator Reed, to his feet,
ging." He said the entire incident
was "disgraceful," and announced
that he proposed to see that the wit
ness was treated like a gentleman
The exchange was the climax to
several similar occurrences and not
even chairman Kenyon's plant that
he "could not keep peace in Mis-
souri," served to settle the atmos-
phere.
II don't want peace, am prepar-
ing for war;" pronounced Senator
Reed.
In answering Senator Kenyon's di-
rect question for names of men who
know about the Ohio fund, Mr.. Moore
went into a long explanation of his
understanding of the Republican cam
paign fund organization. He said it
was headed by Colonel Thompson and
had as state chairman men whom the
Republican bulletin described as "of
commanding influence" He said Fred
Miller, of Columbus, was chairman
in Ohio, and that, like other state
chairmen, he appointed ehairmen of
local ways and means committees.
81 found usually in Ohio these local
chairmen were manufacturers" said
Mr.. Moore.
The witness reiterated the charges
against local communities and then
said:
"But these local organizations were
largely scenery The real workers
for funds were paid men headed by
Harry M. Blair, assistant to Mr.. Up
ham,"
Paid Directors.
He said Blair had under him GER
tain divisional directors" in charge
Of sections of the country and that
two of them were C. w. Lee and Hen
ry Owens.
These are the professional money
raisers, said Mr.. Moore.
"In Iowa the paid director is Irving
Norwood, of Davenport, said Mr..
Moore.
"That is not the man." interjected
Mr.. Uuham who found the side lines
was an interesting listener.
"Well, Mr.. Upham can give you the
name of the Iowa director" said Mr..
Moore. He then named John Kelley,
Ohio; Carl Fritsche, Michigan; and
Charles Mavity, West Virginia, as
other paid directors.
Cleverly Cam0ufiaged.
'To the public these paid directors
are camoufaged as executive secre-
taries of the ways and means COM
mittee," said the witness.
"A battalion of moppers up" is also
a part of the Republican finance or
ganization, according to Mr.. Moore.
He said these men went in after the
organization headed by Colonel
Thompson had collected from the
"cream list"
Mr.. Moore said that one of these
"moppers up" was A. A. Protzman,
of Cleveland, and that another, Ed
mund Silverhrand Of Youngstown,
had left town after he had heard that
request had been filed for SUBJ
poena calling him before the COM
mittee.
Mr.. Moore said that Chester II.
Hamlin, of Colorado, he'd raised $103,
900 in that state.