Arizona republican., 1920-10-09
FUND COMMIT TEE
 FINISHES PROBE .OF DAYTON NOTE
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 DAYTON. Ohio. Oct. s.-The senate sub committee composed of Senators Pomerone, Democrat. Ohio, and Edge, Republican, New Jersey, today con- cluded its investigation of the circum- stances surrounding the giving of a s5o00 note by Governor Cox to a local bank in August. 1917, and payment of the note by the Dayton Metal Products comany in June. 1918. The committee will meet in St. Louis on october IS to continue investigation.
 Testimony of Clarence Keller. who was vice president of the City Nation al bank of Dayton. which discounted the note. was that he thought" he had paid the proceeds of the note to Clar- ence N. Greer. chairman of the Mont gomery county Democratic committee. Greer testified that he had received a s5000 certificate of deposit from tho City Trust and Savings bank. a bank interlocking with the City National bank, the following day, and that he used it to pay expenses incurred by the Democratic committee in conduct ing its primary campaign for the nom ination of candidates for city commits sloners.
 II r. Talbot. president of the Dayton Metal Products company, testified that the company had paid the note, bur that it was considered a personal ob- ligation on himself, Col E. A. Deeds and c F. Kettering. company officials | He said Governor Cox had asked him and others forming committee inter ested ir securing the nomination of de- | sirable candidates for city comm ssicn- CTS to assume the obligation inasmuch as their efforts to bring about a coali- tion between Republicans and Demo crats to defeat Socialist candidates had delayed campaign plans so long thai [ the Democratic organization had not had time to collect sufficient campaign funds. Talbot said he agreed with Governor Cox. and consequently as sumed the obligation.
 Concerning the delivery of the pro- ceeds of the Cox note, however, Mar l vyn Scudder, New York accountant testified that during the Hughes air | craft investigation he had talked witt | Keller concerning the payment of tn, note and that Keller had told him: 'f paid the money to Governor Cox ana he put it in a bag and took it ava. with him."
 The testimony of Scudder was stren. uously objected to by Senator Pom. creme.
 Senator Pomerene later issued statement in which he declared tha certain witnesses who had been con nected with the Hughes and Freq, aircraft investigation and others haC demonstrated that they were more in
 terested in besmirching Governor Go, than in ascertaining the truth" H also declared that entire investigation here had shed no light on presidentia
 campaign contributions.
 Senator Edge issued a statement fl which he said:
 T do not care to discuss the thing
 that have been made clear before tn
 committee. The matter is now LID t the prosecuting attorney. We hay clearly established there had been vio , lation of the corrupt practices act O
 Ohio and irregular proceedings in tn . Cox campaigns of the past, but thes
 are not within our Jurisdiction. w
 cannot conduct the prosecution, bu 1, steps should be taken immediately { , act upon the evidence disclosed befor
 the committee"