Evening star., 1920-09-02
'PO|NDEXTER TELLS
OF DISTRIBUTION Of
MONEY TO STATES
Division Of $500, 900 Aver
ages But s6,25o to Each
Commonwealth.
cox DATA EXPECTED
BY COMMITTEE TODAY
E. II. Moore of Youngstown Brings
Testimony to Of
ficials.
By the Associated Press.

fcials.
By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. September :.-The
Senate committee investigating
shortly after noon without having
heard Edmund Moore of Ohio. Gov.
Cox's personal representative.
Chairman Kenyon announced
that the committee would meet In
Chicago next Tuesday. September
2, to hear Moore and other witt
Aesses.
CHICAGO. September 2.-Members
Of the Senate committee investigat-
3ng campaign expenditures and con-
tributions today expected to receive
the data on which Gov. Cox based his
charges, that the republicans were
raising q $15.o00.000 campaign fund.
E. II. Moore of Youngstown, Ohio.
Cox's pre-convention manager at San
Francisco. was en- route here with
documents furnished by Gov. Cox. ac-
cording to word received by the COM
snittee. Senator Pomerene, a member
of the committee. also was present
at the conference at Columbus yes
terday when the democratic presi-
dentia! candidate decided to turn
over his information to the commit
tee.
Further investigation into the re-
puoi1can yearbook. being prepared
Evening Journal. will be undertaken
by the committee next week in Pitts
burgh, 1t was announced today by
Senator Kenyon. The committee
tion to charges that liquor interests
have contributed to various campaign
funds. Senator Kenyon said. Mr.
Barnes, whose book was mentioned
George White and Marsh as an ex-
ample of sinister interestS' sun
porting the republican party. will
be eubpoenaed to appear at Pitts
burgh meetings, 1t was announced.
Poindexter Takes stand.
Miles J. Poindexter of Washington,
recent candidate for the republican
presidential nomination. and chair
man of the republican senatorial
committee. told the investigators that
the 5000 which his committee sent
E Q. Wellers republican candidate for
the Senate from Maryland, was not
an example Of the general practice of
the committee.
AnSAS 40 AtO AAAC0 EuiS Ut SySlCth Oy
which candidates are helped" ex-
planned Senator Poindexter. I'VE sup
ply funds for campaign activities
upon which we have agreed with the
candidate or his campaign organi-
zation."
Senator Kenyon brought out that
the senatorial committee had an ar
rangement by which the formers
maximum campaign fund of $4,000
was guaranteed by the national COM
To-
1ected by the senatorial committee
are turned back to the national treas
ury of the party. Senator Poindexter
said. He added that Senator Freling-
huysen of New Jersey. is chairman
of subcommittee in charge Of col
organized an auxiliary committee
headed by Elliot Wadsworth of New
York.
They have not raised any money to
and Senator Reed of the investigating
committee supplemented this with the
Semark, mot yet
Averages $3.50 Per State.
Senator Pomerene had the witness
state that the 100000. If divided
equally among the thirty-two states
in which senatorial elections are to
be held this fall. would average $3.50
to the state. and he then called at
tention to the federal statute limit
Ing campaign expenses Of senatorial
candidate to $4,000. except in states
where a lower limit had been set
by statute.
Now. in view of the $176,00o ex-
pended in Michigan for nomina-
tion. did your committee think that
100000 was a reasonable sum for
all the senatorial elections?" asked
''s 1T 9nsU was senaaGi, fairly reasonable SO far
as the purposes of our committee
were concerned" responded Senator
Poindexter.
He agreed with Senator Pomerene
that organizations within the states
probably would spend some money
of their own.
There has been good deal of sneer-
ing here at the idea OF its being possible
TO buy the American electorate" said
Senator Reed. DO you believe that
money can be corruptly used in ouch a
fashion as to change the result of a
presidential or senatorial election?'
THAT opens a wide field of specula-
4ion." said Senator Poindexter. But so
far as national campaigns are concerned.
the vigilance exercised by both parties
would make it very likely that defeat
would come to any party which at
tempted corruption"
How about a fund of $4,s0o,00 ?"
was the next question from Senator
Reed.
This is too large. i'm my personal
opinion" replied Senator Poindexter
Senator Kenyon referred to the dem
pcratic expense of $2.300,00O in 1916
and the probable doubling of costs
since. and then obtained from Senator
Poindexter promise that he would
,et the committee know anything he
found out about that $15,00O.O0O."
Agree Morals Improve.
Senators Reed and PoindexteI
agreed that there had been some
ynoral Improvement in politics in the
last eight years. the former assign
ing as the reason that "the courts
have been in action in some cases"
Would you regard the existence OF
q campaign fund of $4,000, 900 as q
menace?' asked Senator Reed
II would" said the witness, and
added that a fund of $5,00O.000 would
be an abuse.
Ask senator About Plans.
Senators Reed and Pomerene cues.
toned Senator Poindexter at length as
TO republican campaign plans and de-
Seloped that there were approximate.
1y twenty states in which the party ex-
Jlected to make fight for the senate.
Sa.l elections.
af.S.- -n''ch questioning Senator Reet
spiucd that after the republican sena.
sofial committee had paid for its owr
9Nr-nses and work AN average OF
5000 Of its funds would be available
Tor direct campaign use i'll each of tho
j twenty states. Senator PoindeXter re-
OF the word average" covered wide
lContinued on Page 2. Column q