Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-11
KENYON REFUSES
sw
TO CALL COX FOR.
INQUIRY WITNESS
Holds Moore's Testimony, as
His Representative, Is
Sufficient.
100000 CHICAGO QUOTA
TAKEN UP BY SENATORS
Edge OF New Jersey Leaves Com.
mlttee Hearing-Barber Tells
Of His Drives.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
CHICAGO. September 11-Re,,ss,
20 summon Gov. Cox as a witness be-
1oie the senate committee investigat.
ing campaign expenses was an.
nounced today by Senator Kenvon
chairman. He gave out Telegram
received from Frank A. Mun..x
eastern publisher, demanding that the
democratic presidential nominee r.
subpoenaed.
Senator Kenyoa's reply was IN ~.
erect That Edmond H. Moore had an
peared before the committee az a per.
sonal representative Of the Ohio exec.
that sufficient eu
senator Kenyon said the Telegram,
from MI Munsey was typical of hum
1reos received by him and other mem.
uers OF the committee, and indicated
MAT the public announcement of the
Munsey message was made in tLs
nope that it might serve an an an
sMer 10 other kilograms and letters
which might be in prospect.
Barber Tells OF Drives.
Frederfck Courtenay Barber of New
fork- testified that he was brought
20 Cnicago to organize a seven -day
ulavs wh.e IN this city for the $500, ,O0s
Chicago quota. Mr.. Barber said he
nad conducted about sixty simiisr
campaigns for political, civic ana
pnilanehropic funds. He then de-
scrioed the method of Organization.
forty-five teams Of about a dozen rons -
each; and for the subdivisions so thar
nearly 5000 workers all told were
provided for
He said the "titular head" OF the
orise vas Charles Piez, chairman Of
nve; He said there was a "preferred
| iist OF between 700 and 500 names
| tnese prospects being all men Who
weaeo =, re considered capable of giving
Did you ever hear 500. 600 mems
Toned as the amount to be raised In
Snlcago! Senator Reed asked. 2.
ony casually, once or twice" said
Mt 6Afoer, and be added thar he did
IS Senator t Mee Reed made ,Ss, the remark.
amount had not been named In aus
tnorixed statements sent from hea6.
quarters to Chicago. newspapers. Tne
witness said he had no definits
/ Caleb Enfx. assistant city editor ~
ehs Snfcago Daily News, was thai
caiIeo TO the stand. He said he had re-
ceised an announcement from repubif-
ts neaoquarters naming 500, 600 as
the Chicago quota, and had useS th~
information in a news story.
senator Edge Leaves.
The committee opened it's en.,h
ing today with Senator Edge of Ne
Jersey absent Senator Edge In
statement said that the ..sluah funSS
charges made by Gov. Cox, democrat.
presidential candidate. had been
given even more consideration thar
ms Irresponsible charges warrant =
Iooays nearing was marked by the
appearance of girls employed al the
lnterhaI revenue Office at Aberdeen.
>. D., Representative Royal c. John,
son OF that state charged the girl
employees were solicited for $40 each
to aid the democratic campaign.
Next Session September =.
1t was pl1nned to have the finn,
testimony. which will also take up
republican fund raising in Chicago.
concluded by noon today. and the re-
naming four committee members ex.
pected to leave shortly after
The next session will be held Sep.
tember %, according to present plans.
At some eastern city to be selected BY
Senator Kenyon.
The democratic members of the com.
mittee have expressed a desire to
reopen the hearing in New York.
where they would summon Col. vii.
liam Boyce Thompson, chairman OF
tne republican ways and means COM
mittee, in pursuance of further eyi.
dence to support Gov. Cox's charges.
Inc republican members. however,
nave declared no more good can come
OF extending the investigation of the
COX charges. and their choice for the
next session is Pittsburgh. There
they would begin an inquiry into re-
ports that vast sums of money have
Deen contributed by liquor interests
IN support of Gov. Cox's candidacy.
Tells Of y State Quotas.
Charles w. Lee of South Beach,
Conn. yesterday told readily from
memory details OF the organization
states or which he has charge as a
divisional director of the republican
campaign drive. His testimony haIr,
ed only when Senator Reed asked him
A. G. McPike. a former regional di-
rector in southern California. Mr..
Lee recalled that McPike's name went
on the pay roll about three weeks
ago but he could not remember that
about August 16 he had written him
mentioning the present investigation
and saying that recent events had
thrown California plans into the dis-
card. He promised to produce ali
the correspondence with McPike later.
NIL A>Se, lHS conditions In
New England. said it was not neces-
sary to use in that section the cam
paign expedient" of expanding quotas
as practiced in Ohio, Michigan and
West Virginia. He cited Maine, which,
he said. raised two-thirds of it's quota
of $4,000 in three weeks, and indi.
Gated that the amounts assessed
against neighboring states were ex-
pected. In Massachusetts he said
the general campaign plan had been
set up only in metropolitan Boston"
and in Fitchburg. because former
Senator Weeks, ways and means
chairman for New England. had
found it unnecessary to use the drive
method in other communities.
Rumor Of $4.OOO,OO0 Fund.
Mr.. Lee said he had heard q rumor
that the non-partisan league had q
campaign fund of $4,000. 900 in the
northwest, but he could give no in
formation as to the source of the
report nor how the committee might
learn more about it.
While Mr.. Lee returned to his ONCE
for more papers the committee was
left without witnesses. SO Edmond II.
Moore, Gov. Cox's personal representa-
tive, volunteered to take the stand
and although assured by Senator
Kenyon that I'VE are through with
you" he resumed his testimony for
the fourth time.
Senator Kenyon objected to Mr..
Moore making a political speech" or
reading into the record a stack or
kilograms and letters from Al QAz1