Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-09-23
|SIIME PROBE OF EXPENDITURES BUT
 1 GETS NO EVIDENCE;
b;sher Denies Book Has
 .naction With G. 0. r. 1 Campaign
Mlrs HE IS ,a oov
:. official Declares However, L.t ,a He Made Special Plea Referred to In
 Letter

Letter
 ,.h;ngon, Sept. 22.-The senate tigsting committee agaln L.d into the seas of Republican ' :, ,o,ratic campaign financing 'snt the record had little af- .;.a Ds' attenuation on party funds ''s s,ose of the session to add |s.t had previously been dis- l flat denials connected with Es that have figured in previous Eonv were produced, however [ss ' entered by William Barnes [ho % asserted that the book Ike Lan;sm in 1920" publishedby his nv. the Albany (N. Y.) Journal d ', connection with the Republi- national committee ana was ke commercial veture. The denial was made by George lrroll of Elizabeth, N. J., presi- 1 |of the National Retail Liquor rs of America, and of the fed Liquor Industries of New Jer- Tho said that such support as orpanizations had given the aacv of Governor Cox for the ency was in no way connected |the Democratic party flnan- Barnes carried his denial to tent of challenging the commit right to demand subscription for the book published by his n. He questioned it's author call for an accounting as to business venture, contending he examiation he made showed prk not to be campaign doc- After an argument with Sem eeed, Democrat, Missouri, who kd that a form of subscrip- contract differing from those bed by the witness was already
 record, completion of MT.
 examination went over to to- N. Exhibits filed with the ittee during it's Chicago ses-| will not be available until then. Admits Supporting Cox. Carroll acknowledged having ized the sending out from of letters urging liquor dealers national association to aid the md Roosevelt ticket. The let efore the committee, he said, zen read to him ever the tele-
 for approval but he said he pt recall the paragraph speci-
 urging that the Democratic ates be supported. No off ttlon had been taken by eith- anlzation of which he was head dorse presidential ticket, he| although it had been decided 'ge election of a Liberal con- regardless of what party they 9al Of Hess than $2,5oo" had ecelved in response to the cir letter, Carroll said, adding campaign literature had vet laion. " LOT Edge, Republican, New Jer- sAso II any Democratic party
 mad ever sought to have the
 Msn deslst" from this activ- Dsnaif of the Democratic tick
 .'oll replied in the negative as senator then asked if the sats! Dy the ,ss, ~ r,O,merene, ,,! Democrat, ohio ps sed s this last question as un. s Sa ssnator ,: Reed finally broke Is .s.e discussion with the decla- n ,As p sne single subscription of ,,s nlvekefeiler to the Barnes
 h, ,ser than the whole fund
 ts;. Iy the liquor men. He in. asn ,' WI with Senator Kenyon.
 When adjournment was
 w V witness heard today was
 c... s, Gerard, former ambass.s wss pss.a pe.aaay and now chairman of
 NY committee of the non.
 1,tienal committee. ss '"g He Dsmo, saSs Pbm;sa mm;ssna9,ership of the committee hsse
 uta,. rIa,.'eo his books to show all
 tssl,.ss 70 .,ao a fund which yes- .ea,ed knowledee of -
 lie.a ssaees as at work to aid the
 'p.a R.a. campaign fund. N '"e n.d 4ss 4ss. on taking the stand a.,s,as';;at ss mat publication Ae of S'Iha tha u teft''eanis'm of s in 1920" deveis is
 l sssa.. Sa contract made by Sstans ths N YaIaay Yo,s with a Mr. Youne ,ns Ins s,as,,., sv,s, whose business 0uns was
 and d'pselal .;sa:, editions" for newss was .sid '1m'lar m enterprises. erse The mai .s as <, was not in control ns o z dol,.sa sas purely a commare;a, rssd !, { ssias ssi'a' {. of | the money .auri,a. comina
 esnu;attssoo 70 the Republican nas
 st ssas,s.: 'ssss, He produced produced two na,
 , Gs' Glssts ys, furnished him. 'ho he
 s.' any ssrs.s ,s and denied that
 tAe sub.erG;ht, ,Gt political purpo-
 ,elssd in ta.sn tha contributions