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publican propaganda" /"

.pppuchh pTUphkhnuh,
Chairman Kenyon: III pledge OF
that kind or statements OF that kind
we're made 10 the Democratic National
Committee or some other person, would
you feel that you could call upon these
people by virtue OF that statement for
financial support2"
Mr.. Marsh "Why, Senator, II I had a
| list OF people like that who had pledged
financial and moral support would
think they were very friendly 10 us and
, would go to work with all the assur-
ance in tho world that could 90 to
them
Chairman Kenyon: "That you could
90 TO them and get campaign contri-
butionT
Mr.. Marsh: II would think that Is the
richest pay earth n man can find"
Chairman Kenyon! "You think II Is
pledge OF these gentlemen 10 support the
Republican party with their nnances?'
Mr.. Marsh: "Yes, | don't think that
IN itself Is sinister. but when a corpora
ton signs II, in violation OF law. and
several sign t. in violation OF law, and
IL agreeing to do an Illegal thing. then
l think 1t Is document the public should
know about"
Chairman Kenyon; III that Is true It
is sinister"
The committee then examined the
names and records OF the various con-
trlbutors to Mr.. Barnes's undertaking.
Mr.. Marsh thought that in view OF the
charge made that the liquor interests
Gre supporting Cox It was significant
that one OF the Barnes contributors was
Mr., F1egenspan, described by Mr. Marsh
as one OF the leading brewers OF the
United States, and he is the man whom
the Alien Property Custodian uncovered
as having passed the money TO buy one
OF two of the leading newspapers Of the
United States,
Pledges to Buy Book.
Mr.. Marsh introduced a batch OF
pledges to contribute toward the Barnes
hook signed by Starr ]. Murphy for John
d. Rockefeller, Jr., and John D. Rocke-
feler. Sr,, and others. He said he got
the slips from the New York World.
Senator Reed Nov let us assume
that this propaganda that Is to be car
r!ed on by Mr.. Barnes Is to be done
merely through n book nothing else
still II that book is good enough for
Mr. Hays to publicly commend II and
1t as a part Of the Republican prora-
ganda whatever it does in making pub
lie sentiment will inure to the benefit
Of the Republican party and the Repub-
lcan committee will be TO that extent
relieved, won't it?'
Mr. Marsh: Certainly"
Senator Reed: And that could be
carried on to such an extent that all
Ia ~ would
substantially taken care of by this out
side organization or outside men. That
is a possibility, Isn't it,
Mr.. Marsh: Yes, sir"
1T seems, Mr. Marsh. that this Re-
publican propaganda. this book NOV e.
ment. il connected with the National
Committee in about the same way that
the sutures to the brain and skull are
connected they zig-zag in and out but
they hold together pretty close, That is
about the situation. isn't it?'
Mr.. Marsh: II think the document |
speaks for itself"
MIR. Marsh. you don't make any |
claim, as l understand you. that the |
Republican National Committee ls In |
any way connected officially with this !
book you simply present these facts |
Mr.. Marsh Yes, with this comment. |
There are many organizations parallel |
ing the work of the Republican party, |
collecting money In quantities and do |
ing the work which national COM |
mittee ordinarily should do"
Chairman Kenyon: Now. just what |
are those organizations, that is what |
We want"
Mr., Marsh: 81 couldn't tell you all OF |
them, but l can tell you some"
Mr. Marsh mentioned as among these |
paralleling organizations the National |
Young Mems Republican League, which !
recently sent out an appeal for financial !
support, and which. said Mr.. Marsh, |
was probably doing a splendid work.
The only sinister thing about It."
said Senator Reed, ''is for Harry New, |
William Howard Taft and Warren G. |
Harding to be posing as young men"
Other organizations were the Southern !
Protective Tariff Association. which |
turned out to be bipartisan: the Com |
mittee of American Business Men, Mar |
bridge Building. New York, chairman. |
Richard NJ Hurd: the American |
Defence Society. which was trying to
elect Harding, Mr.. Marsh said.
Mr.. Marsh said the largest Democratic |
contribution in the last SIX weeks was
a check for $4,000 from Texas signed |
by Mr. K. Rowe, but II was not from
any person but represented underwriting |
until money from small towns could !
come in. Other contributors listed were : |
Edwin T. Hurley. former chairman
OF the Shipping Board. d................e5,00 900 |
James W. Gerard Observation-Disclosures. 1000 !
Mr.. Mcvicar ....................... 5000
". g. McAdoo ;:.................. 1000 /
National Committeeman Camden of
Kentucky ........................ 5000
Brennan, Chicago. Democratic leader. 1000
Mr., Marsh: "rhoEc 1ubscriptioHS t;ii ions
were obtained. was pretty we'll |
knocked out when I left San Francisco,
and / appealed to some people TO give |
me money, so we could start things |
going In New York city, and those con-
trLbutions are the result Of that
Chairman Kenyon-"Do you know Of |
any other evidence bearing on these |
questions and these charges of Gov. |
Cox. Answer that question. Do you
say no or yes?''
Mr.. Marsh-'T have no other evi-
dence.''
Chairman Kenyon-"Tfave you talked |
this matter over with Gov. Cox7 Has |
he sent you any information to give |
the committee?"
Mr.. Marsh-"Let me correct that |
statement or change the statement, II |
I may. 1 had taken Gov. Cox's stuff, |
which parallelled this stuff which I |
have, and I have heard him make sub |
stantially the same statements which he |
made in his Pittsburg speech, and saw !
the document which has been called the
ba ais of his charge that a fifteen mill |
ion dollar campaign fund was being
raised by the Republican National Com
mittee, and l have seen these bulletins !
which showed that funds were being |