The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-08-24


next Thursday night at Pitts.
burgh.
The statement Of Governor Cox
! follows:
\ Senator Harding denies my
Aharges about the campaign fund
which the senatorial oligarchy
is raising. l am prepared to be-
lieve that he knows nothing about
q lot Of things that are going
on around him. This reveals the
very dangerous symptom which I
have been discussing. In my Pitts
burgh speech this week. l will ad-
wise the country as to matters Of
which the senator claims to be ig-
norant and l will prove my
charges"
The governor made no reference
10 reports that he might be asked
70 appear before the senate cam
psign investigating committee.
His presence has not been request
ID, 1t was said. and 1t was reiter-
ated today that he had advised
Senator Reed, Deussesat. Missouri,
Of the committee. that he would
) tranmit information in time for the
ounmittee's meeting next Monday.
Hearing Begins Monday.
Chicago, Aug. 24.-(By United
Press. .)-Possibilities in the COM
Ag quiz OF the campaign funds OF
jthe Republican and Democratic
parties. ordered by the senatorial
Investigating committee, today held
the interest Of party leaders here.
The hearing will begin next Mon
day.
1t was declared on all sides that
the probe is welcomed as the one
means Of settling charges against
both parties Of underwriting funds
Of unprecedented size.
Chairman Kenyon Of the senate
committee set at rest reports that
both Senator Harding and Governor
Cox would be subpoenaed by the
committee.
win Call Neither Candidate.
We will call neither OF the pres
idential candidates" he said. Gov
efnor Cox was asked to aid US be-
cause he is reported to have stat
Cd that he had certain information
about the Republican campaign
innd. II he has. we will be glad
% hear from him"
1 Senator Kenyon said he would
] remain in Chicago until he had
word from Washington that all Of
NE subpoenas ordered sent out had
been issued.
The possibility of Franklin d.
Hoosevelt, Democratic vice presi-
aential nominee, being asked to
ptove statements attributed to him
Nearding the Republican cam
eslgn fund was also considered to-
esy Committee members declined
. verify this report. but 1t was
suo that Roosevelt might be asked
70 give the committee information
statements credited to him were
aetnowledged.
Both SNos Confident
Republican headquarters here
vefe jubilant in predicting that
0e Investigation Of the party's H.
s.acial Affairs will result in COM
pete vindication of the charges
ss'o TO have been made by Governor
sox that a $15,000,O00 campaign
'and had been raised.
democratic headquarters was
veaiiy as optimistic that their
~ Will give . clean bill Of
asa'ta BY the committee.
They WIN Do Quissing.
Inc senate committee which will
1veeugate charges that "slush"
una are being raised for the COM
~ presidential campaign Ii 0rdi-
Wly composed Of five members.
.ssluoing three Republicans. At
lent Senator Walter E. Edge.
~ Jersey. Republican, IL in Eur
- which leaves both parties
aAiy represented on the commit
sollowing is the personnel and
esucs Of the committee:
csnator William Squire Kenyon.
~ chairman. lawyer and . Re-
aenator Walter Evans Edge. New
10y, Republican and Newspaper
nhlhher.
ssaator Selden Palmer Spencer.
oan. Republican. college pro-
saator James A. Reed, Missouri.
oetat and . lawyer.
NOR Atlee Pomerene, Ohio,
ocrat and . lawyer.
ecer 10 the only member who
candidate for re-slection this