The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-02
Throws Def to Senate 2robers
in Advance.
viii Go to Department of JUS
tice to Get Justice.
BE COMPANY FOR HEWBERRY
LincoIn's Government by the
People" Revamped.
Says 1t Is Government Buy the
People NOw."

Chicago. Sept. 2.-The senate cam
paign fund investigating COMMITTEES
adjourned today until next Tuesday
when the hearings will be resumed in
Chicago
This action was taken after the Re-
publican members objected to putting
Z. H Moore, Governor Cox's repre-
sentative, on the stand today, on the
ground that some of them had out Of
town engagements over the weekend.
When the committee reconvenes
Moore will present evidence, he said,
backing up Cox's charges.
The Republicans charged the Demo-
Gratis with trying to put them in the
position of refusing to hear vital evf-
dence- They said it was unfair to put
Moore on without the full Republican
mem bership of the committee present.
Says He Has Proof.
Bringing evidence which he said ab-
solutely proves Governor Cox's "slush
fund" charges against the Republican
party. Z. H. Moore, Governor Cox's
representative, arrived here today to
testify before the senate campafgn
fund investigating committee.
He bore a mandate from Cox to
carry the fight to the enemy" He
indicated on his arrival sthat Cox be-
Iieved the senate committee is not go
ing after evidence as vigorously as it
might A large part of the evidences
Moore brought was documentary
: Senator Pomerene, who conferred
! with Cox at Columbus yesterday con-
cerning the inquiry. also returned to-
/ day.
Stage Senate Battle.
Senator Poindexter. chairman of the
i Republican senatorial campaign COM
mittee. said today he appointed a sub
committee headed by Senator Freling-
I huysen of New Jersey to make coliec-
tions. Funds so far collected are ''aI-
most negligible he said. All money
! collected is to be applied on a loan or
guarantee of $20O,0 600 from the ma
ltional committee. he said.
Poindexter named Oklahoma, New
Hampshire. New York. Maryland. Ken
lucky, Ohio Indiana. Missouri. Wis
consin, North Dakota, Washington,
Idaho, Oregon, California, Arizona.
Nevada. Utah and Colorado as battle
ground" states in the senatorial fight.
where most of the money will be
spent.
Moore Makes Threats.
THE senate investigating committee
can either dig UP the proof of Cover
Inor Cox's charges or it can leave mat
ters so that Truman Newberry will
have a lot of distinguished company"
! E. H Moore, who arrived today to
be Governor Cox's spokesman at the
"slush fund" investigation. made this
statement while waiting for the COM
mittee to decide whether It would hear
him or not
Moore indicated that If the senate
committee does not produce and act
on evidence of Cox's charges. the evil
dence will be Iaid before the depart
lment of justice.
4 Moore declared that "a professional
money raiser" has been put in charge
of collecting G. O. P. campaign funds.
He narned Henry NJ. Blair. assistant
Ito Treasurer Fred W. Upham of the
Republican national committee, as the
money raiser"
Moore said he was prepared to sub
nit evidence that the Republicans had
a special money raising organization
under direction of Blair and a number
of regional directors who were told to
raise $4,000. 900"
Government Buy People.
''If the committee will call those re-
real quotas, not only for states but for
cities" said Moore. Treasurer Up
ham testified that Georgia's quota was
s25, 900. / am prepared TO show that
1.-THE sum was the quota of Atlanta
alone and that IL was all raised by
June IA. ! can name the man who
raised it. He was disgusted when
Harding was nominated that he quit
and said he wouldn't support this
ticket"
Moore declared that the Republic
cans had corrupted Lincoin's governs
ment by the people" into government
buy the people"
While Moore was talking to inter-
i viewers, the committee was squabbling
, I over taking his testimony. Republican
, members objected to putting him on
the stand today. Senator Spencer OF
: Missouri. Republican. left Chicago last
night, and Senator Edge said he had to
depart this afternoon. thus leaving
: Kenyon as the only Republican, and