Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-01
DEMOCRAT|CFUND
TO Be S2,oD0,000,
H|TEEST|MATES
Cox Leader on Stand as
Senate Committee Probes
Party Finances.
CANNOT OFFER EVIDENCE
TO SUPPORT GOVERNOR
Nominee Personally Collected All
Facts for Attacks on Re-
publican Party.


query toward democratic contribu
tions. the Senate investigating COM
mittee today turned it's full attention
toward the democratic party's cam
pagin finances, with George White.
chairman of the democratic national
committee, and Wilbur w. Marsh, ma
tional treasurer, as chief witnesses.
The hearing was an hour late in
starting because of a conference of
republican leaders at national head
quarters. Senator Kenyon remained
at the conference and Senator Spencer
OF Maine. took the chair.
White told the committee that he
thought $2.0o0,000 fund for national
committee purposes would provide for
an adequate presidential campaign
this year.
The democratic leader was careful
TO impress upon the committee that
this estimate was personal opinion.
Il have not yet appointed our cam
paign fund committee" he explained.
Il intended to do it this week. but
was delayed by the call to appear at
this hearing. Consequently, my esti-
mate is made as an individual"
White Cerrects New.
The democratic organization has
not yet made up budget, Mr.. White
said. out he added. that the various
bureaus were pressing him to appoint
fhefcampaign fund committee, SO that
they might be informed of their allot-
ments.
= Senator Spencer brought out that
national headquarters of the commit
tee are in the Grand Central Palace
in New York, with branches in Chica-
go, San Francisco and Washington.
Mr.. White said the committee had
c yAA ciy
ray Hill Hotel in New York, in which
he had planned to install a foreign
voters league" He said the rooms
were not yet occupied.
ss55asor New, head of the republican
speakers bureau, testified yesterday
that Prof. John O. Hall of Willamette
University. Salem. Ore, who had Of
fered to work for the republican cam
paign,s provided its managers met or
raised democratic offer of $500 for
Hotel quarters as head of the Scandi-
navian bureau.
The witness told the committee he
knew nothing personally about evi-
publican party to corrupt the cleo
torate" and said the only place he
knew where such evidence could be
obtained would be from Gov. Cox.
Then 80 far as you know person
ally there is no such attempt by sin
lister interests?" Senator Spencer
asked.
f'.No. haven't any evidence myself"
Can you give US any idea where
such 1. evidence del might be d2u 1oqnd?"
DO you know Of any sinister finan-
cial or Industrial interests which are
seeking to make profteering possible
by contributing money or assistance
or the republican party?" Senator
Spencer asked, reading from press ac-
counts Of Gov. Cox's Pittsburgh
speech.
ernors speech at Pittsburgh" Mr..
citation with him, believe he can prove
anything he charges =
Cox Gathered Own Evidence.
Except for that you know<noth-
ins!"
do you know of anyyevidence he
has that We have not yet heard?
mo. the governor collected the evil
DO you know of millions being
given to the campaign fund of the
:, republican party with sinister intent? ~
80 far as what l myself know. no,
that know it myself"
And you don't know what evidence
the governor has, II he has any? -
THAT is true"
Have you talked to him at all
about the matter?'
only briefly"
any leads showing that the check
looks of a multitude of people are
yopen and thousands, yes millions. are
jbeing contributed to the republican
party to buy an underhold on the
presidency that profteering may go
: We'll. think the Barnes book is
lfhe only evidence 1 can think of
Snow," Mr.. White replied. referring to
1.-THE republican year book being
published by William Barnes Of the
ALBANY, N. Y,.~Journal, printing of
which, evidence of Monday showed, is
being Supported by a number of New
York financial and business men. in
ciuding John D. Rockefeller and his
son.
Senator Spencer questioned Mr.
White about the relation of W. D.
Jameson to the democratic. national
committee and the truth of news
paper reports that Mr.. Jameson, then
democratic financial director. had
stated last year that 100000 would
be needed for the democratic cam
tpaign fund this year.
lis that your Judgment" the SEN
-ator asked.
1T is not
100000 for Speakers' Bureau.
Mr. Spencer. asked the democratic
chairman to produce a list of all en-
ployes of the democratic rational
committeeman and their salaries,
which he promised to do. No speakers
are being paid salaries the witness
said, and he does not plan to pay any.
He added that he had authorized the
expenditure of 100000 by the speak
ers' bureau sorfar.
us it true Senator Spencer asked,
that you have stated you will not
place any limit on campaign contri-
butionsT
II did say that. There is no limit
on the size. within the discretion of
the treasurer and myself after con-
sidering both the size and the source"
II talked with Gov. Cox last Sunday
for a few minutes" said Mr. White.
Il asked him: Are you sure of your
ground He said he was and I told
him: You are the boss and You run
it"
Senator Kenyon asked if Mr.. White
did not consider it "the duty Of the men
who have this evidence, if it exists, to
give it to US whether they are prcsiden-
tial candidates or not" When the wit
ness did not reply the chairman said
he realized the query might be embar-
RAISING and he would not press it out
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