The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-09-10
.COX'S AGENT IS
|. QuIzzEO ABOUT
LIQUOR help
Moore, Foe of Prohibi-
ton, Denies Wets Are
Raising Fund.

AuM0ttAt.E
CHICAGO Sept. iO.--Thc senate
committee at the noon recess an
nounced that the investigation OF the
chugcs by Governor Cox would T..
Oonpl' ;"d t,tU tomorrow and thai
the committee vtuld then recess tc
meet In some eastern city ON Scptem.
Der 20.
Mr.. Upham presented figures or
prc-convcntiOn receipts and expendi.
lures, his previous testimony being
limited to the period after the ma.
tional convention. Today's testimony
showed expenditures OF more than
$l,00O.OOO for publicity. headquarters
and other national committee expenses
between December 1918 and July /.
OF this year.
Summarizing "ali this budget and
quota business" into what he called
"a plain business statement Mr.. Up.
ham said that the state quota lial
OF about $4,000, 900 made up In his Of.
lice included both thepre- convention
and actual presidential campaign per.
iods. He then pointed out that NOR,
than xl.i0O,000 OF this total had beer
raised aud spent before the present
budget OF s3.072. 900 was made up.
Itaiscd Over Million
He said that since the Chicago con.
vention he had raised about million
and quarter dollars, OF which about
two-thirdH las applicable to tho nu'
tional committee. the balance being
returned to states which had Il joint
fund campaign with the national com
mittce.
He estimated that with the state
and national committee funds and the
loans OF 100000 to the congress
sional and 100000 to the senatorial
committees OF the party. there woud
pass through his hands q total OF
si.s79.OoO.
That Is the limit OF my lob" Mr.
| Upham. III the states raise more
than the quotas have assigned them
| Will not accept II. What they may
do after they have raised what
asked for. is none OF my business"
Senator Pomerene asked MIR. Up
ham To produce detailed figurei
showing the division OF the budget
Tor various items but the witness oh
| jccted on the ground that II would
| be unfair to force the republican
party to reveal IT'S campaign plans
II. VI. Moore. Governor Cox's per
nonal representative. who WAS a spec
I tator, interjected the comment tina
he agreed with Mr. Upham. and be
I licved Senator Pomcrene was carry
: ing the investigation too far.
Liquor Interests Aid?
Z Senator Kenyon called Mr. Moori
to the stand and questioned him abou
: democratic campaign FUND plnns ant
/ particularly help that may have beet
| received from the liquor interests.
Mr. Moore said the democrats hat
not formed campaign plan and mas
/ only $4,000 In the national treasur.
two weeks ago, Wilbur w. Marsh
national treasurer and James w. Ger
ard, former ambassador to German!
and now chairman OF the democratic
| finance committee. could give full de
tails, he said.
/ Senator Kenyon asked MIR. Moor
about the association opposed to ma
tlonnl prohibition and read "a pros
pectun OF tho organization, witch list
cd MIR. Moore and Rudolph Hynicka
republican national. committeeman
from Ohio an members Mr.. Moor
said he was not associated with tn
organization In any way and suggest
ed his name and that OF Mr.. Hynicki
may have been used because botl
have for years opposed prohibition.
MIR. Moore said he. first heard o
the association opposed to nationa
prohibition when his attention wa
called TO an Interview by Wayn
| Wheeler, zone Of the republican head
can organization"
Bryan Democrat?
"Mr. Bryan Is one OF the promin
cnt hcnds ,flso, isn't he?" asked Sen
d. ator Kenyon.
mo. Just prominent employe,
Mr.. Moore retorted.
He is "a democrat, though, ism
he?" the chairman protested.
80 | have heard"
From the league prospectus, Sen
ator Kenyon read the names OF sever
al democrats including Bainbridg
Colby, secretary of state; B0urk
Cochran and Joseph ". Bailey, o
Texas. who were advertised as speak
ers against prohibition. He also ask
cd about the New Jersey federation
OF liquor interests whose president
George 7. Carroll. OF Elizabeth,
raising funds to help Governor Coz
according to u letter offered last wee
by win Hays, and the Ohio iiquo
license league. which, according to
certified copy of it's report, had con
tributed to the ohio governors cam
paign in 1916.
Mr. Moore hoped the questioning o
the republican members Of the com
mlttee was not an attempt to injeo
wet and dry issue into the presidcn
tial campaign.
The fact that | am known ns
strong anti-prohibitionist Nis OF n
more Significance than the fact thu
George White, chairman OF the demo
cratic national COMMITTEES, advocate
and voted for prohibition In con
gress." he said.
Senator Spencer said he merel
wanted to learn whether the iiquo
interests were contributing to tn
Cox campaign fund, and Mr.. Moor
said no was sure they were not.
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