Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-09-25
TURN SPOTLIGHT ON
COX'S SLUSH FUND
Senate Committee investigators to
Look Into Gubernatorial Campaign
in Ohio in 1918-chargsd Cox 40
eepted 5000 from Dayton concsrn
Used in His Campaign.

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washington. Sept 25.--The senate
copimittee investigating campaign
funds, plans to turn it's attention to-
day to the Ohio gubernatorial cam
spaign OF 1873. dusfng which K was
implied by a witness at the committee
ceived concealed contribution from
the Dayton Metal Products Com
pany. The implied charge, made by
George B. Lockwood. editor of the
National Republican, led to the sum-
moning of II. e. Talbot, who Lock
wood said. wassprGsident Of the metal
products company in 1918, and Off
cials of the company and of the City
National OF Dayton. with the expec-
tation that they would be here to
testify today.
Lockwood testified that in June,
1918, the Dayton Metal Products
Company paid $1,000 personal note
to Governor Cox. and added that "it
appears to me from all the circum-
stances that it must have been a
contribution to Mr.. Cox's campaign
fund"
u
Secretary Meredith. Of the depart
ment Of agriculture, were assessed as
democrats to finance publication of
the soldier paper, Stars and Stripes,
Richard n. Waldo, Of New York,
stated today before the senate invest
igating committee. Waldo said he
hadebeen told that Baruch had furn-
ished $1,000 and Meredith $4,000,
which they did not expect to get
back.
The absence Of witnesses having
halted its inquiry into implied
charges that Governor Cox, in 1918
received a cancelled campaign con-
tribution of $1,000 from the Dayton
Metal Products Company, the SEN
ate campaign investigating commit
finaAcing Of the Stars and Stripes. a
soldief publication.
The committee plans to conclude
its present session here today. Chair
man kenyon indicated that the COM
mittee would meet next on Oct
18 at ST. Louis.
Mrs. f. M. Parks, assistant an,
secretary to w. d. Jameson, director
Of finance for the democratic naHona
committee, was questioned as to the
| financing of the Stars and Stripes
| She said that she had undertaken tC
underwrite $4S,000 for the public;
ton. OF this sum she said she furn>
ished $4,000, and she obtained the
remainder from friends.
May state,' the witness said
ia
mittee nor any member Of it as such
has ever contributed dollar to the
paper or lent me cent. I had an in
tense desire, like most other men and
| women, to do something for ex-
soldiers. tried to help"
Asked who were the friends who
loaned her money Mrs. Parks said:
| II don't care to say. That is my per-
| sonal business"
Chairman Kenyon said the source
Of the funds was important, but Mrs
Parks refused to change her state
ment.
Guy E. Mason, Washington at
torney who assisted in the work OF
the League to Enforce Peace. testi-
fled that Edward A. Filene, Of Bos-
ton, had put $4,000 into the leagues
Work.
you went to Henry Ford and asked
for 100000? asked Senator Reed.
mo, suggested that" Mr.. Mason
said. "He finally was asked for $780,
900, I understand, but the proposi-
ton came to nothing"
Mr.. Mason said he. had suggested
hot ID n Do ~.
gave $4,000, but put the final total
of Mr.. Baruch's contribution at $47,-
500.