The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-09-22

thc uemOcratic national finance com
mlttee at the personal request OF Gov
~. nsrnocratlc hpminee ior president
Mt. uerara was the nrst witness calle'
q. tnc' reopenlng OF the INQUIRY here
Examined by Senator Kenyon, republi
can q Iowa. Mr.. Gerard said he ha'
become mead OF the democratic fnanc'
committee on Sept. % and, had asked
Snsr'es Dna p, e. Alexander; Allen A., Ryan
rom IL. Stanchheld. Morgan j, O'Brien
Ihomas L" Chadpourne. William Church
OsDorn. H. Ihornton Wilson, Frank M
1s a.teIson, FRANK j. Croeker. Georg'
Gordon Battie. Mrs. Daniel O'Day, Cor
don Auchincloss, Percy Strauss, Pau
fuller' Jr'. ana some others to assis
hln' rr
How did you overlook Barney Barucl
in making your lst?' asked Chairman
Kenyon. 49, i. s.,.s...,
ST ssked Nv. .Rar,,ch :, h. wor,6
Il ,a,yo - xsr Ssarasi na,e,tAa .a.'.l l., .aiS
seaN ma ba a,d m efaro Ssra fephep aRd lie toic
I'VE ,,,itnas, ia az, SS,,7si ~ ~ od
,rcl,da ad 49, GaN, w ~ ~. NC. ~
,,,a. enaanxsr;n yas's ~. 49, -. ~
r,iitos n eaeh s,ata i''" io'"' 'o'"'
''tseo 80 ~ encn 1,,.S s.a'e
Won rJ r,i yVa ta,n .,ms tr .he aount I oi lunuS
80 Nv ~, sdne iIoti, e.nsie ihuiViuuai'
esNSu M Hhairh'ah henyoh'
10 no; ,,
ahe any amount you can set'
ANY amount can get
Asked for names OF persons in other
states assisting the national finance
committee, Mr.. Gerard produced bulky
4 package Of papers. ; t..,si,s.
They are to. raise all. the money they
q can get.fn the statess chaffman KEN
a Won asked, tsi tr4eir 's@4tr
n Yes"
Would you take $4,000. 900 IL YOU
got it?"
No, that would be too large. So
8grcat sum would shock the public
sconscience and insure the defeat OF the
party."
IA Mr.. Gerard added that he had. raised
s1SS 600 so Sap u and ih" den,sred n ndp that e a
~ 900 moo total would he ano,,ph :" for
fhe democratic national can,nalkn and
tbat Ne wo,,Id ~ thnnLe,s, 80 y
ss,il,,on ny ~ "o"'u 20 th"nAiu' 70 set a
IA Z = poor and ,3umh,.. p.an,.
M rtnra.,s IN a. "a 49, -.
ana h,,n9,,1a ,,ss,,,iA w ,sn r are poor
vnn asked shn,,t M Iiarn,h,s ,o.sonaI
notssss,ons snd ,ha.. ns .e,,a,. osbn,.
named, Rici, man A., CnrarS ono
nn,mcaa nuar. inem. easo MI ,sa,a ue,ara .l,,, m
in the, den,ocratic ranrs .So yon hava
tried n GET vo,,r cn,,r,ittaa nada ~,
8of neonle close ~ tha so,,rcas ~
fsyen ith ]" The cha,rr,an nrocesded "so
that thew Gould smaLa to,,cb ~
lS "E,xsctI, =" Mr. GnrarS rosnordoa
IA Tho Uifnacc nrod,,cad q honl- from,
hc records hrorgbt an which Showed
M tha roea;,,to ~ ra.inr,., ,"ownu 49,
n,i,tan e heip.s tn 81 .ns ha,,ohs, % Son oa,
"a "f so NJ paa,,,S 49,,
ruo WITH AZ ooo aonor5;,. ~ ~ ,es,
n IAN, j, On airn,s,, SRons,nn co,,n,ontnd
4 aThats is riaht - ~ 81 B. '''N''0"'
4 and IN : r. Doheny raye another
ss o0fsS, cha,ry,,an Ken,,n rsed
A .,A,,rust' Ra,nont sS mn ,yhn q. be -,
II
"Then ,har. is Iosonb T Wi,iard ,or
AZ. 900. senator Rsnyon read
u .He's amba ssador to Snain" the
kwitness said
Another 81. 500 from, Doheny." the
tsenator remarked turning mage
4 "His oii interssts are in MeIico.
aren't they?'
"He was candidate for nomination
tfor vice president before the democratic
cony ention.. 's'.ss, '1,,1,s,.,y7 49,
Charlesa ID. Alexander also gave
'$5, 900, Senator Kenyon said The wit
rcsa testified that Secretary of War
Baker gave s50.
Have Won made anv budget Of ex-
|penditures?'' Chairman Kenyon asked.
81 have nothing to do with that"
Mr. Gerard said. '1 am informed that
100000 is needed for expenses OF Gov.
Cox's special train and that Senator
Harrison wants SloO 900 for Sneakers
cNFeHseS FTankin IL. NOOSeVelt Wants |
his expenses paid, and has already re-
ceived 100000" .5
would you accept IS, 600. .000?"
II think that is too much"
knovb Nothlna OF Tammany.
rs Tamrnany Halt raising money for |
the democratic CAMPAIGN independent |
of YOUR canpaign?" Kenyon asked.
~ suppose SO. hut I know nothing of
answered.
Gerard presented a tabulation of fe. |
ures showing receipts by his COMMITTEES |
or sf2S. s2I 10 "up to yesterday
To this amount Iernard NJ, Baruch |
and August belmont had each con-
trIhuted az. fO0. Gerard testified,
august Belmont is a hereditary |
democrat" Gerard said. rs that the |
only slIhscription from the Belmont ]
familv7" Kenyon asked:
yes" Gerard answered.
Have YOU any postmasters in your
1st of contributors"
mo. am against asking ONCE
holders for contributions. | see Sec
rstary Baker Is supposed TO have cont
I trihuted $50, but have not seen any
thing Of H." de-
William G, McAdoo has contributed
81. 600 Gerard declared.
Ahout s2f5. .0a0 or s225. 600 was to he
spent for democratic campaign public
iN. "eVaTa slaIu, 40 am mn "a ,he limit