Evening journal., 1920-09-08
MOORE HASN'T
'SLUSH PROOF
Repeatedly Misquotes Up
ham in Seeking to Bolster
Up His Case
G. o. P. WORKERS
MEET COMMITTEE

CHICAGO, sept. s.-The Senatorial
committee investigating campaogn
expenditures "is not seeking the best
evidence" TO prove Governor Cox's
charges against the Republican party,
Edmund II. Moore, Youngstown, the
governors personal representative.
told The committee on the stand yes
tcrd8y.
Moore told Senator Kenyon there
were men better able TO tell OF the
Republican plans than either he or
Governor Cox. and asked why Colonel
William BOycc Thompson, OF New
York. chairman OF the Republican
ways and means committee, and the
60 men OF the paid organization were
not called
Governor Cox has no evidence in
support Of his charge outside OF what
Moore brought to- Chicago with him,
the witness said AS he spoke he
unfoldod a massive brief case and
took out a stack OF papers that ap-
perently numbered several hundred
sheets.
Governor Cox sent him to Chicago,
Mr. Moore said, to give the COM
mitice list from whom the Senators
the governors charges He men
toned Harry NJ. Blair, first assistant
10 Fred w. Upham, Republican ma
tonal treasurer, and several other
employees OF Upham's office.
"HaNe YOU all The leads Governor
Cox has " Senator Kenyon asked.
Il couldn't say as TO that
"He didn't ask you 10 give MS just
part OF his Information
Certainly not But The Republican
bulletins and the Republican papers
furnish oll the leads necessary.
Governor Cox has no evidence out.
side what you have brought to usY'
Senator Kenyon continued.
81 think moi"
signs on friction developed when
Chairman Kenyon questioned Mr.,
Moore about an interview ne gave
newspaper correspondents Thursday
last when he appeared to testify but
was not called.
The chairman asked Mr. Moore n
DC had said that the committee was
afpid TO call him TO the stand ana
if ne had said he committee was not
seeking the evidence TO prove Gov
ern0r Cox's charges.
"I did notw the witness exclaimed.
"You don't need to get angry
Senator Kenyon said.
IL am not getting angry. Whdt !
said was that YOU wcer not seeking
the best evidence. And ] say IL
oeain. You are notr'
nld YOU say: N the committee
wants 10 il can get The men here who
will prove the falsity or truth ooi
Governor Cox's charges in iS hours "
aeked Senator Kenyon. go
"Wcll IN ] did not say II then,
say II now" responded Mr.. Moore.
Nfr. Moore said he was sure ma
Fred W.kIipham. treasurer OF the ne
nubiican National Committee, Woul'
not testify 20 uniruths hut he Wg'
equally sure that The hepusiietn ,el
fcial was a victim or ellhcr M lsi iSfi l5
or bad bookkeeping when ne testlhtt
concerning the quotas assigned N'r'
Senator Reed protested that S.n.
nior KENYON was seeking what inc
witness did not know rather than
what he knew.
"You can question him In your own
xyav when your turn comes, rciorteu
fhc Iowa senator. and he then read
charges from Governor CoX's Wneel-
tnr speech to the effect that pow riul
9nfercsis~ were scheming TO puN
government control and from lhf
South Bend speech. that so iar as I've
nublican contributions were concern
ed .'ihe sky is the limit. ne als, aao,
read a Cox statement that SouOup'
had been raised In ONO I'm m'
twinkiing Of an eye. Al,
IN answering Senator kenyons al
rect question for names OF mon Wn'
knew about the Ohio fund, Mr.. Moei'
went into q long eNpanauon OF n'
understanding OF the republican cam I
paign fund organization, he ssla !
Il was headed by Colonel lhonil lsul
snd had as state chairmen men Wnon VI i
the Republican Bulletin uesoripeu "'
~of commanding influence.
uo said Fred Miller. OF Columbus
was chairman in Ohio and that, hk'
other state chairman, ne had appoint
ed chairmen OF local ways ana meant
~ found that usually in Ohio, thes.
local chairmen were MANUFACTURERS
said Mr.. Moore.
The witness reiterated the cnarg'
that specific quotas were asses,
arainst local communities ana thei
aBut these local organizations were
norreiv scenery The real workers
Co. Co. funds were paid men, headed by
Harry NJ. Blair, assistant to Mt. Up
"sih He said Blair had under him certain
~divisionsl directors" in charge OF sec.
aions of the country and that TWO ol
them were C. W. Lee and Henry +
srrhese are the professional none,
raisers." said Mr. Moore.
in Iowa The paid director Is lrVins