Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1920-09-01
COXKNOWS, NOT
|, SAYS WHITE
Tells Senate Probers, Howev-
er, Confident Governor is
Sure of Facts on Charges

BY The Atkcciated Press.
CHICAGO. Sept. 1.--George White
chairlnan of the Democratic National
committee said on the stand today
before the senate committee insesti-
eating campaign expenditures that he
had no evidence to sustain any one Of
the charges made by Gov. Cox his
party's presidential nominee as 10
Republican campaign funds or quotas
of contributors to have back OF them.
the bayonets Of their puppets in Of
fice. ~
He told Chairman Kenyon that he
believed the charges were true, that
he had confidence in Governor Cox
but that he had not discussed them
with the nominee and brought moth
ing from him to assist the committee
II talked with Governor Cox last
Sunday, and / asked him are you
sure of your ground, he said. he was
and I told him you are the boss and
you run it,
Senator Kenyon asked '.if Mr..
White did not consider 1t the duty Of
the men who had. this evidence IL
it exists to give 1t 10 us whether they
are presidential candidates or not
and when the witness did not reply,
the chairman said, "he realized the
query might be embarrassing and he
would not press. 1t out of respect to
Mr.. Whites relations with Governor
Cox"
Chairman White said earlier in to-
days investigation, that he
thought $2.000,00o for national
committee purposes would provide
for an adequate presidential cam
paign this year.
He was careful to impress upon
hn mi this nGffr.na q
was a personal opinion.
II have not yet appointed our
campaign fund committee" he ex-
planned. II intend to do 1t this
week but was delayed by the call
to appear at this hearing. Conse-
quently my estimate is made as an
Individual.
THE Democratic organization has
not yet made up a budget" Mr..
White said, but he added that the
various bureaus were pressing him
to appoint the fund committee so
that they might be informed of
their allotment.
Senator Spencer, who presided in
the absence of Senator Kenyon,
brought out that national headquar-
sers of the committee are in the
Grand Central Palace in New York.
Replying to questions by Senator
Edge of New Jersey, Mr.. White
told the committee he had planned
to place a fiction article, Uncle
Sam on Freedom Ridge" in country
newspapers but had not ordered
the plan followed out.
Don't you think 1t would be an
invasion of state corrupt practices
law to have that article published
without a label paid for by so and
SO p" asked Senator Edge,
Don't YOU consider that an fnva-
least?v
"You say spirit Of the iaw?'
replied Mr.. White.
II think So"
The article was brought before
the committee by Representative
Fred w. Britten, or Illinois, in con-
nection with his charge that the
British embassy at Washington had
supplied funds for the Democratic
campaign. -
Mr.. White told the committee he
knew nothing personally about evil
dence showing an attempt by the
electorate and said the only place
he knew where such evidence could
be obtained would be Governor Cox.
do you know of any sinister f.
nancial or industrial interests seek
Ing to make profiteerins proftable
by contributing money or assistance
to the Republican national conmit-
tee or Republican party 2" Senator
Spencer asked. reading from press
accounts of Governor Coz speech.
II have, of course read the gov
error's speech and from long asso-
ciations with him believe he can
prove anything he charges<
Then so far as You know person-
ally. there is no such attempt by
sinister interests?" Senator Spencer
asked. r.
self" ,2z.. 9
Can you give Us any idea where
such evidence can be found ~
Yes, the governor OF Ohio"
Except for that, YOU know moth
,ins?s
Yes. that is correct
s.Do you know of any evidence he
has that we have not yet heard %
'sNo. the governor collected the
evidence himself
do you know OF millions being
given to the campaign of the Re-
publican party with sinister intent?"
$50 far as myself know. nothing.
] am not prepared to say that know
it myself.'f ~ ( s ss
And you don't know what evidence
the governor has. II he has any?''
That is true"