New-York tribune., 1920-09-21
Senators to
Let Cox Fund
Charge Drop
Kenyon Announces No
More Leads Will Be Ia
ken Up; Adjourn Satur-
day Till After Election
Wet Contributions
Subject to Inquiry
Carroll To Be Questioned
ON Alleged Democratic
Canvass i'm New Jersey

From, The Tribume's Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON, Sept. Ex-senator W.
s. Kenyon of Iowa, chairman Of the
Senate committee investigating cam
paign expenditures, made it clear on
his arrival here to-day that, while the
committee is anxious to run down
stories of irregularities In campaign
funds, it will pay no further attention
to "leads" of the kind furnished by
Governor James M. Cox and his pre-
convention campaign manager, Ed
mond H. Moore, the Ohio attorney.
1t was suggested to Senator Kenyon
in this connection that the reorganized
German-American Alliance is taking an
active part in the campaign. He took
down the name of George Sylvester
Viereck, head of the organization, but
has not decided whether to summon
the former editor Of The Fatherland
before the committee.
The committee is preparing to con-
clude its work. 1t will meet here
Wednesday and suspend operations
Saturday night until after the elections
November 2, Senator Kenyon said.
Last-Minute Session Possible
There is possibility, however, Mr..
Kenyon added, of a two days session
of the committee Immediately preced-
ing the election in case circumstances
at that time warrant it. This is re-
garded as q sort Of warning to both
Republican and Democratic managers
that they may be called on the carpet
at the last minute.
Both Republican and Democratic
leaders are anxious to drop the investi-
cations and give all their time to the
campaign. Senator Kenyon, it develops,
is anxious to get on the stump himself,
and has decided to follow the course
urged by his party associatea.4 -. ;,
"The committee will conclude its
work for the present Saturday night" f"
bers, I understand, are anxious to get
into the campaign. AS for myself
leave Sunday and will begin speaking
in South Dakota Monday"
Senator Kenyon expects to go from
South Dakota to Oklahoma. In fact he
wants to devote the next month to
speechmaking.
The committees session here is to
gather up the loose ends left at Chi
cago. Little more attention will be
paid to The Cox charges. Only two
witnesses are to be heard on this
subject. They are William Barnes jr,
is under fire, and William Boyce
Thompson, chairman Of the Republican
Ways and Means Committee.
Barnes to Explain Book
1t is not expected that either
of these men will throw any new light
on the Republican fund. 1t has been
connection with the Republican ma
tional campaign. The Albany boss is
expected to prove that the book is a
private enterprise.
AS head of the Ways and Means COM
mittee Thompson is supposed to know
things that Fred w. Upham, the Re-
publican treasurer, Chairman Will H.
Hays and other Republicans did not
divulge at Chicago. Republican lead
ers say it is a waste of time to bring
Mr.. Thompson here.
Other witnesses summoned are:
George T. Carroll, head of the New
Jersey Federation of Liquor Interests
and also head of the National Retail
Liquor Dealers of America.
Charles Mcdonald, chairman of the
Democratic State Central Committee
of New Jersey.
Edward C. Stokes, chairman of the
New Jersey Republican State Central
Committee
James w. Gerard, former Ambassa-
dor to Germany and chairman of the
Democratic National Finance Commit
tee.
Herbert S. Houston, treasurer of the
League to Enforce Peace.
Wet Contributions Sought
Carroll is the man who wrote letters
to members of his New Jersey asso-
Citations urging contributions of money
to help Cox, saying that "Cox is q pro-
nounced wet Whether the committee
will go further into The question of
the vets helping Cox remains to be de-
termined. The Republicans have evil
dence, but they want to get the hear
ings over with. The proposed visit to