The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-09-01
For Presidential Campaign,
Says Democratic Chair
man White.
PARTY BUDGET NOT MADE
Refers Probers to Cox for
Evidence of @. o. P.'s At
tempts at Corruption.

dcntiAl campaign this year.
The democratic leader was careful to
impress upon the committee that this
estimate was a personal opinion.
II have not vet appointed our cams
paign fund committeo," he explained.
II intend 10 do II this week. but was
delayed by the call 10 appear at this
hearing. Consequently my estimate IL
made ms an individual"
The democratic organisation has moi
yet made up a budget. Mr.. white said
but he added that the various bureaus
were pressing him TO appoint tho cam
pnign fund committee no that the,
might be Informed OF their aliotments
Senator Spencer, who presided Mt III,
openinr Of todRy'R session In the ah
Scnce OF Senator Kenyon. brought ou
that national headquarters OF the com
mlttee are In tf Grand Central Palac,
In New York. With branches In Chi
cngo, San Francisco and washington,
Foreign Voters League,
Mt White said the committee ha,
also reserved six rooms IN the Murra,
liill hotel In New York, IN which h,
had planned TO install "forelRr
voters league"
Senator New. head Of the republican
sreakers bureau. testified vesterda,
that Prof John Q. Hail. OF Willamette
university. Salon, Ore, who had Of
fered to work for the republican cam.
naign. provided Its managcys' met oi
raised n democratic offer of 1890 foi
HIS services, was In the Murray IIl
Motel quarters ns head OF tho Scandl.
navIan bureau,
Mr.. White told the committee he
knew nothing personally about evil
uence showing nn attempt by the re-
publican party TO corrupt the elcc
tornte' and said tho only place he know
where auch evidence could be obtained
would be from Gov. Cox.
Believes Charges True.
Mr. White said that he had no evI
denco to sustain any one of tho chnrgei
made by Governor Cox, his party'i
presidential nominee M 10 republican
campaign funds and quotas, or the al
legged desire OF contributors "to hay,
pack OF them IN Industrial centerA IN,
bayonets Of their puppets In oliicn. f"
ne told Chairman Kenyon that
he believed the charges were true
bceause he had confidence In Gov.
ernor Cox, but he had not discussed
then, IN detail with the nominee and
committee N sitting them, Y ,s,
M ''cox the rosa
l.as.-" talked With aovernor Cox lAat
i sunday foF 1 few n,inutes,r said
Mr.. white. ~ asked him, ARE you
sure Of your prourd7' He said hs
|. was and I told him, You are the
boss and you run H."
| senator Kenyon asked n Mr.. whit
didn't consider " ''tho duty OF the me
who have this evidence n II exists
give II to us, whether they are pres
dental candidates or not" and who
tho witness did not reply the chairmn
snid he realized that query might l
embarrassing, and he would not pref
u out or respect to MIR. whites relr
| tlona with Governor Cox
ONLY "siNIsTEH INFLUENCE"
Mr.. white. under questioning by
senators spencer and Kenyon, said
the only example Of q "alnlster In.
nuenoe" backing the republican party
which he kne~ OF personally wAs
tho republican year book. being pub.
iished by William Barnes.
/ Discussion OF the Barnes book dis
closed that photographic copies
pledges Of moral and financial" sur
port 10 the hook signed by prcnnlncr
eatern mcnt Including the Rockefel-
lers. had diRanpeared from the rccordI
IN which they were introduced Mondn,
heated clash between Senator Rcr
ana Senator Kenyon followed when Gen
ntor Reed insisted on an lnyestIgntio
oi the disappenrance Of tho papers.
do YOU understand that thes
pledges related only tho support for tll
hook Senator Kenyon asked Mi
White.
They could mean anything" the wit
ness answered
Senator Reed objected 10 the line q
questioning and senator Kenyon heat
edly retorted that the Missouri demo
cratic senator seemed to nave "ond lin
oi examination for republican nm
crat."
DO you think the Barnes hook IL
more sinister influence that the clrc,in
tlnn through country nrwApnpcrs 4
propaganda fhyorinE the league af mn
lions, such na this story "1Incle Gam ,
Freedom Ridge" and having Il patd fe
ny political party and having III
nlnn who read not know that II IA poIi,
'cnl propaganda which In tho MOI
NlnlHttrT' Senator Kenyon asked wbe
1nict was restored
dont apologize for wanting 10 eff
onih'o That story" Mr white rcjoino,
/. ne editor OF tho paper II rosponsib
ne uses " He ikn't paid 10 print II,
Mo Limit on Contributions
senator spencer asked tho dcntorrb,
, 'ihfplhn To produce u list Of nil on
| lloN'H OF the democratic national Cou
lnltteemeh ana their salaries. which
, ptomiHcd to do No speakers are bnIf
nnld salaries The witness said nnd
|
that he had authorized tho eXpondltI
far.
rs II true" Senator spencsr aside
mat YOU have stated YOU win M
nlhce any limit on campaign coutribl
tionH"
, y dld say thnt There IN no lin
IN tho size. Within the discretion
III" treasurer hnd myself after consl,
"rinE hoih tho TlEc ana The source" b"
senator Kenyon then Inquired nhn
Prot John q Han head uf Tho Scar
I dinaylnn bureau of ihe democrntic N
llnnhl committee, who was shown,
letters read by senator New yeHer,la
~ negotiating with both tho dem,
cratic ann republican committees (,
his services
The inquiry deVetoped that Mr. viii
had dismissed Prof tlnll last uiel
following disclosures Of the New 10
tsrE
. 'He made statement before vi
ness that he was offered $4,000 hy n
Hhid he nrsfcrrcd in work tof 'hr den
orrRts Tho ioke II on uH. though. 4
paying him fl0h n wcclt "
, Co.'s Special Train.
senator Kenyon brought out that Go
, Cox was 20 have special train on b
western ulp, whl-h Win last q innui
and asked N that train alone Wnuldu
cost the full 100000 appropriated 4
, the speaking campaign STR waite %
y he dil not know what the CO
. would be
) Unloyed Reading story.
DufinF tho time when the eNRmlni
. ton then switched ~ tho npilcr rlatr
. propaganda story which R'preEcniHtl'
B.. Briten cited ~ part ~ campaign 4
r the league ~ nations, white admitt'
' h. had read II and enjoyed ~
4 "And YOU have made up your nina
waA rather a good thing, you though