The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-09-03

I George White, national chairman, away
from their Jobs At n time when thes
ought 70 be At work trying 70 cleaI
S away the prsiiminSriss that should
The arrival here Of Ed Moore, per.
sonai representative OF Gov. Cox and
the man who engineered the nomina-
ton fight 30 successfully Mt San Fran
cisco, will relieve all the democratic
leaders somewhat, as they have testi-
Ned to their ignorance OF the proof on
which the nominee bases his charges
that proof.
Moore 20 Take Charge.
In talking with Mr.. Moore. the writer
learned that he has been entrusted with
the evidence that Gov. Cox had In his
possession when the charges OF n $l6,-
900, 900 fund were FIRST made. Mr., Moore
Insists that the republicans have a
dual organization, and that the national
committee and Its subordinates have
planned TO raise fixed sums, while In :.
dependently OF them state directors of
finance and local chalrmen OF the ways
and means committees have started to
raise quotas such as Gov. Cox men,
toned in his Pittsburgh speech.
Mr.. Moore says there is no special
need for Gov. Cox to testify as he him
self wasn't present at the meetings at
which these quotas were discussed. but
he, Mr.. Moore, can furnish the names
OF some of the men who were there. In
other words the Cox case rests upon
the expectation that there are repub-
leans who will testify TO the anthem
ITCHY Of the Cox statement about re-
publican quotas, and that after the
state finance chairmen have been sum-
moned, the real quotas win come out
so that in the aggregate the sums be-
ing raised Independently OF the national
republican committee will be found TO
have reached the estimates read by
Gov. Cox in Pittsburgh. Mr., Moore Is
an able lawyer and makes the threat
that II the men who were present at
these meetings do not tell about II
frankly on the witness stand they will
lay themselves open to charges OF per-
jury.
II begins TO look RS II Mr.. Moore
will handle the case from now on and
that Gov. Cox will not appear be-
fore the senatorial committee at an,
his attitude being that the republicans,
who are in the majority on the senate
committee, will have to be given all
the leads and clues necessary to prove
the case conclusively. and that II the
finances Of the several states are probed
to the bottom, II will be because OF re-
publican partisanship and nothing else.
Mr.. Cox sent for Senator Pomerene, n
democratic member OF the investigating
committee. two days ago and both Mr..
Pomerene and Mr.. Moore received from
the democratic nominee all the evil
dence In his possession.
Threat Of Indictments.
Meanwhile somewhat OF a sensation
has been caused by the threat OF in
dictments on both sides. The republic
cans say the democratic finance direc-
tor solicited funds from federal Office
holders. but the democrats say II is not
a violation OF law to do so In fed
'eral Office holders home and that
statutes merely prohibit soliciting In a
public building. Federal officeholders
In republican and democratic parties
have always contributed in direct ways.
urer of the democratic party, limited
that indictments might be asked
against the wealthy men who signed a
paper pledging their moral and financial
support to spread republican political
propaganda and subscribed big sums
NJ MONEY for the purpose The repub-