South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-09-08
SENATORIAL TRADITIONS
OF COURTESY STRAINED
DURING STORMY SESSION
Moore Threatens 10 Leave
Stand When Kenyon Cues
tions Testimony.
REED PROTESTS ACTION
Witness Tells Committee Paid
Republican Employees Can
Furnish Facts"
By Associated Press

By Associated Press:
CHICAGO. Sept. Edmond II.
Moore, as personal representative OF
Gov. Cox, Tuesday presented % rhe
senate committee investigating cam
paign expenditures part ~ the doc
umcnts and information upon which
the democratic presidential candi-
date based his charges OF a repub-
licau plan 90 raise "a campaign FUND
Of S15.00O.000. The testimony was
net finished. but its presentation
caused a stormy session OF the com
mittec.
Senatorial traditions as 10 cour-
-esy were strained 20 the breaking
point on several occasions as repub-
ljCan and democratic members
wranE,cd over the value OF the evil
deEce and AT one stage just before
adjournment, Mr.. Moore started 20
leave the stand eXclalming that
Sen. Spencer, republican OF Missouri
had inumated forgery by question
lnE the authenticity OF circular
letter which he had offered az fur
nishing a lead 10 further informs-
ton.
Reed Protests.
mo man, even though he be a
United States senator. can make
said Mr. Moore.
Sen. Spencer's disclaimer IL such
charge brought HIS democratic
colleague. Sen. Reed. % his feet
with q protest against "builyraS-
ging"
He said the entire incident was
"disgracefuI" and announced that
ne proposed 10 sec that the witness
was treated like gentleman.
D aFaH
several similar occurrences and not
even Chairman Kenyon's plant that
he could not keep peace in Mis-
AS0uri" served TO settle the atmOs-
'phere.
"I don't want peace. I am prepar-
ing for war pronounced Senator
Reed.
Moorc's Testimony
Cousid era BILE Of Mr.. Moore's late
testimony consisted Of Information
cleaned from telegrams received
from democratic state chairmen in
western states, lie told Sen. Ken
Won ne had sent for some OF this
information and that other parts OF
it had been volunteered.
Don't YOU expect 90 give us other
leads besides teIegrams from demo
cratic state chairmen asked Sen.
Kenyon.
AIr. Moore said the MESA Ees
were intended merely 20 suggest
avenues Of inquiry. and he said the
paid employees Of the republican
national committee ought 20 -
able 90 furnish the committee with
the facts.
THE object is 10 get those men
on the stand here and II they lie
prosecute thom.' declared Mr.
Moore.
You must expect 20 keep the at-
torrev general busy" suggested Sen.
kenyon "Of course. II perjury Is
committed before this committed
the guilty should be punished"
Answers Chairman
Son. Kenyon continued that -
newspaper interviews NJ Moore
had criticized the work Of the COM
mittee and added,
"Gov Cox wired Ser. Reed shat
no would produce the evidence and
leads 90 support his charges But
through YOU he sends none ~ this
evidence and vou start a line ~ evil
dancc which % would take rs a wear
% run down"
senator" replied Nr. Moore.
Gov cox had tho official bulletins
If tho republican committee. show
ing that certain quotas existed and
that widespread plans were being
carried out % collect them Yet
The republican witnesses get or The
stand here and tell us these bulletins
were ONLY bull Then ne had
rouv Of what he had every reason
~ believe was true quota list
The da- before the list was publish
cd tho republicans said there were
only four copies of it ir existence.
<o-r -rrv testify that the list never
existed II is the same way with
Form 10I.f and we believe We have
got tc get this evidence u the COM
rt-tce really wants b..
Others Testify.
Pas.d+s Mr. Moore there was tes-
-fr-ort- Tuesday also by Walter g.
Ut-kav az Kansaq City. and Charles
lr~%fdr- If Mason CITY Ia. chair
man of the republicans ways and
means committee for their states.
and A. 3 Paxton of Wheeling W.
VA who holds similar position for
Ohio county West Virginia. From
lTr-srs Dlrkey and McN-der the
committee Ie3rred Cf the plans 20
~ lra money in those states Mis-
sfu~Ts share of the national repub-
Hrar fund heirr given as $4,000
and TCwa's as $4,000 Nr. Nc
Nt9e- said that on his own initla-
tive no set the Iowa goal AZ $500
600. believing that the figure asked
tv the national committee was too
low to cover the state. congressional
and national tickets in his state
IEe said that $4,000 had been rails
ed Mr.. Moore told the committee
he thought this testimony tended 20