Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-09-02

ple.E Mr. Moore said, -ssA 4
3 nc To Jnvestigate Book.
II Further Investigation into the Re-
publican Year Book, being prepared
BY William Barnes Of the Albany
Evening journal, will be undertaken
by the committee next week in Pitts
eurgh. It vas ANNOUNCED today p. BY
Senator ksny9n Tss ,antaas
that liquof interests have contributed
to various funds, Senator Kenyon said.
Mr.. Barn4s, whose book was mention
ed yesterday W Democratic Chairman
George White and Marsh yesterday as
IN example, Of sinister interests
the Republican party; Will
be subpoenaed to appear at the Pitts
bur8h neeting. 1t was announced. sss
: Milesp. Poindexter$ OF Waa1iington.
resent candidate Tor the Repub blicas,,
mkn, OF the Republican Senatorial
cofnmiti ie9. /. told the investigators to-
:dGy thGt the 81, 900 which hts commit
.tkss On 10. 10. WSiiaf, Repu blican can
didAtSsfo the S0hGte from Maryland.
WaS 1Rt m sAxAn1pia OF the general
practice of tho committee. ~
! Il Il No Fred Rule.
.!sere Is no hxed rule Or ystem
by Nd Itch scAndidN are Helped" ex-
rplainfd q SanS4S fs;fs oindexter. 4 J. We
senpp1Is fnnd1 .kQr ealmp pai1@ activities
dpoEM which we I'll g. "a With the
sandt bates or his cas.,piasgn orsanisa'-
Senator Kenyon brought out that
the banaforiat commit had an arr
ranGamentf by which 6 the formers
maximum campaign fund Of S10O,000
assguaranteed by the national COM
mittse. In return, all moneys col:
lected by the. senatorial committee are
turned back to the national treasury
of the party Senator Poindexter said.
He. sadded that Senator relinghuy.
senSasof New Jersey e chairman Y. M OF "a 2
inss funds ana, that be, Sip turn had
Organized an 4 auxtliary COMMITTEES
headed by Elliot; Wadsworth Of New
/ Il No. Money Raised. q
q They have not raised any money
to speak or said Senator Poindexter,
and Senator, Reed Of the investigattn
confmittee supplemented this with the
remark: Not yet K
senator Ponnerene has the wit
ness state that the 100000 II divided
equally among the thirty-two states
be held this tall would average $3.50
toSthe state and he then called atten-
tiQn to the federal statute limiting
campaign expenses OF q senatorial
Candidate to $4,000 except IN states
where a lower limit had been set by
statute. 5tts3e r II t g
!, ss.Now5 in the view OF the $17s,ooa
expended in Michigan for "a nomtnA:
ton, did your committee think thai
$500, 900 was q reasonable sum for ~
the senatorial elections asked the
.kSHv,4
SIT was fairly reasonable SO far al
the purposes Of our committee were
Concerned" responded Senator Poin:
he agreed with, sentor Pomerene
that organizations within the statea
probably would spend some money Of
- Some ImproveH,ent.
4 Senators Reed and Poindexte,
agreed that there had been somt
moral improvement IN polttics in thu
last eight years the former assigning
a the reason that The courts have
been In action tn sone cases. $ : ~
..Would you regards the existence o.
~ campaign fund Of MS 100000 rs Z
,nsnaceT 2 asked Senator Reed. B
81 would, sid the witness, and
added that q fund of 1S 200 900 would
be IAN abuse. III NJ q.
i How about = fund Aef $4,000, y 900 2
was the next qaestton from Senator
a Reed.
senator kenyon refarred to th.
Democratic expense OF $780, 900 u
1aie ana the probable \ doubling o.
4 Costs gsince and then obtained from
I sanator Poindexter 4 promise that h,
would let the committee know any