Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-03
DEMOCRATIC HOPES.
!. TOPROVE CHARGES
REVVEDbY MOORE.
Efforts Of Senator Reed
Turn Inquiry Into Promise
of Sensation.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

CAAASA0O, 1h.s oSpSChUSA -. S~h
fidence that Gov. Cox will prove his
charge that the republican party was
raising a campaign fund of $1s,000,-
900 seems to have developed suddenly
in the democratic camp. 1t is no Sc
cret that friends Of the democratic
nominee have been wavering, but the
arrival Of Ed Moore, pre-convention
manager for Gov. Coz. put life into
the democratic case.
Mr.. Moore came here aching to be
called by the committee. which, in
stead, took a recess until Thursday.
the decision being unanimous, how
ever. because certain members had
engagements over Labor day. I'm
doubtedly he will have an opportunity
all the state finance directors be
summoned to the witness stand and
that some of them will surely sub
stantiate the Cox charges. Mr.. Moore
said he was ready not only to prove
that Fred w. Upham. national treas
spect to various quotas. but that in
one case in particular he Was ready
to give the name Of the man who had
contributed all of the Atlanta quota
something like $4,000. Mr.. Upham
testified 1ssss II a so, eny sosas o aas f 6ss.
the impression that II he can show
wherein the republicans have failed
to admit the size Of their quotas in
one or two cases, the inference viii
be conveyed to the public that Gov.
Cox is right about the other quo
tas, too.
Reed Revives Interest.
It had truly begun to appear as il
the bottom had dropped cut OF the in
vestigation when Senator Reed, with
his characteristic vigor. brought out
on cross-examinatfOn OF Herman
Henke, the treasurer Of the National
Young Mems Republican League. that
man Kenyon had just disposed of the
witness by asking him how much
money had been raised-about $500
and everybody got the impression
that it was an insignificant organiza-
ton. The members Of the republican
moreover. that all these independent
organizations were outside Of the re-
publican national campaign organiza-
tion. while Wilbur Marsh, the demo-
cratic national treasurer, insisted
that several Of these independent or
national committee should do. and
thus were relieving the national Or
ganization of just such expense. The
democrats had proved that William
1ATucos lOEIHcT republican STATE Cn&IF-
man, had successfully solicited funds
from many big corporations and i'm
dividuals such as John D. Rockefeller,
and that a campaign book was
planned with the use Of that money.
The republican officials have indig-
nantfy denied that they had any con-
nection with the book, but Senator Reed
has made the point that the effort is
concurrent" with that Of the republican
national committee and must be consid-
cred part OF the whole republican CAM
paisn, for the presidency. In the same
tional Young Mems Republican League
as an illustration of an INDEPENDENTLY
institution, which had set for
itself an admitted quota Of 500, 900,
and had provided for state finance COM
mittees. Mr.. Reed developed, moreover,
talked over their finances and plans with
Chairman Will Hays OF the republican
national committee, .,~ -
Case Of Sensational Promise.
The efforts Of Senator Reed, together
with the revelations promised by Ed
Moore. who appears to have bean en-
trusted with the data possessed by Gov.
Cox when he made his Pittsburgh
speech. has turned what had seemed to
be hopeless case fer the democrats
into one OF sensational promise. Evil
IDENTIFY impressed with the poor show
ing the democrats had made during
the past week and with the convincing
effect Of the indignant denials by the
republicans; the democratic leaders have
decided to push the matter with all the
yigor they possess.
Hints Of Jail sentences for those who
perjnre themselves. talk about producing
men who were present at the time an
original typewriter list of quotas of
8,O00, 900 was approved and threats in
q n a hv,
the Cox manager, who has taken charge
Of the case. The republicans admit that
various quotas had been discussed dur
ing the campaign, but insist they know
nothing about the one mentioned by
Gov. Cox in his Pittsburgh speech. At
the same time they talk angrily in pri-
yate Of certain republicans who are in
reality supporters of Gov. Cox and who
are supposed to have fed him" alleged
republican information. This mysterious
side of the investigation, together with
Mr.. Moore's persistent reference to a