The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-09-03
DiSOrganizati0n In
Democratic Ranks
Seen By Lawrence
BY DAVID LAWRENCE
Copyright by The tnt"llsgenc"r

Chicago. III. sept 6" Jam"s u. Gov.
Democratic nominee for tho preside 'n"N
and James NJ cox. manager "t tn
. pemocrati. campaign. arc ON" and IA"
same person Thor, ar" m'n hh"
George White. oat,"C.d chairman. ana
! I'd Moore prr-c"u,"ntl"n manager. ana
"A host or others who ar" helping. hn'
ho testimony before ih" S'nnt"rl"' IA
loatIgAIInE '".umitt"~ 'h"WN '""'H
y,Atvely that tho Ohin E",'rm"r - 'h' r'''
axaculi.c "a il,r l'ru.', ',Int' 'hmi"lE"
Candidates for "a" rrr-r'l'"'} h'r"'"
fore huNo tried t. uInuhE' 'h"li """
cAmpaiEnH bat ur'ILllN hh'" blN'h "
up at the rnd uG hri"f I" i'"h 81
psrIntntInR. hut In th" 'nH" - Nt '"N
his fricnin Eav hr nlwnNr manages n' >
own CanpaiRn-. and thHt h' WIZ
equal To- Ihin i"h. t'".
Tho tact ~ t,uNorn"T I"N ~ "''"'''
born manager. aud that u" ma ~"
faculty of getting l"Nnl h"d 'h'hn',A'
tic support from hlu Tuh"r'linn'"N. nut
managing n campaign and mana hRlhH
buElncsA property hTc i"" h'nr'cn'
thInRA In tho nr-t pln"". ~" 'n"
governor can't give all MS tln" '' Wv
task Of management. and ~ the "''"''
place tho tiino ~ ~" whole '''"l"'S"
In too abort Ia select ia" !" Tr"nn"l Mh'
can got ma Nimum results IN III" ~ ,'""
of two months l"ft hcf"r" 'l"' i"" ""N
Dsma DisorR aniIod.
Every Indication bath Gr"m ia" i,''''
tnony Of thc Democrats about u" II
finances and from ~" lnlk 81 the '''''-
ers who have drlftcd ~ her" I"'h't I"
a state OF diSnrEantEnu"n rather I"'"
organization nsid, th' l'"m"' f"'',
camp. The money iHnt IN sight am
tho Organization work OF campaign IN
hardly started Tho sudden intrusion
OF the investigation "t nn7n""H mas
taken men like Wilbur Marsh. national
irSaauror. and " -. Jami"E"n director
OF finance. and even Gc"rE" Nh't'' hh
tional chairman. away to" th'lr J""H
Al n time whom they ought I" h 1T
work trying TO clear away IN" pfcIlm-
InarIoH TINT should hay" boon don" IN
Jnly.
aonal representative ~ i'"Ncrn"r '"N.
and tho man who engineered ia" n"m'-
nation night Su successfully At Hhh
francisco, viii rCliCNo all the Demo
cratic leaders somewhat. NJ they have
tcsti to their Ignorance OF the proof
on which tho nominee bases htH 'harE"H
and have said no olon" could FURNISH
that proof
II begins to look az if Mr., Moore
will handle the case from now on and
. that Cf6gornor Cox wIll not appear bc-
fore tho senatorial committee nt All.
his attitude bclnR that tn" Republicans
committee will havo been given all I'll"
leads and clues necessary TO prove tho
case. concluslvcl". and that IL finances
OF tho several states arc probeq to, The
rory bottom II wiil os because OF Re-
publican partIsanship and nothing else.
Mr.. Cox sent for Senator Fomcrcnc.
Democratic member Ot tho lnNCStiSat-
lng committee. two days ago. and both
4Mr. PomsrCnc and Mr.. Moore received
from the Democratic nominee all the
evidence In his possession.
Threat Of Indictments.
Meanwhile somewhat Of a sensation
has been caused by the threat or indict-
rnents on both sides. Tho Republicans
say the Democratic finance director so
llcited funds from federal office holders.
but the Domocrais say II Is not rio-
lation OF Law to do so in a federal Of
flee holders home. and that the
statutes merely prohibit soliciting In
public building. Federal office holders
in Republican and Democratic parties
. have always contributed In indirect
ways.
But Mr.. Marsh. the national treasurer
OF tho Democratic party. hintcd that in
dictmentS might bc asked against the
wealthy men who signed a paper pledE-
ing their moral and financial support
to spread Republican political propa-
Ganda. and subscribed hiR sums OF
money for the purpose. Tho Republican
defense ~ that the money was given
70 rth" publication OF book by Will
liam Barnes, as tho editor Ur news
paper. aud MnS In no~IsC different from
tho issuance Of IA special edition nr
supplement nv any Republican or
DctnocTattc Newspaper The Democratic
.insist that tho pledge itself doesn't
nnnntion tho hook. hut rcrcrA To p"liIi, al
Z propA o. ndh generally som" "r tho
biRkcEt corporations IN ih" country
pledged their ruPP"TI They ar" nati
mated 10 have nn HRErcEHtn wealth "f
many hundreds ur inIllt"ns of dollars
u In unllkclv that Indictments Will H."
prcAHcd Iu tho courts on either FidC The
effort viii bo To secure indI"i nlrntr by
the court Of publ" opinion "n "lo"ii"n