The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-09-02
Cox's Preconvention Manager
Was Prepared to Give
Names of Men After
Money"
DIDN'T GET THE CHANGE
Committee Adjourns Till Tues
day-Moore Says Upham
Distorted Facts on
Georgia.

chicago. Sept. 2.-"i am prepared
to 20 on the witness stand and olive
tnle senatorial committee the plan
when the republican, leaders have
made and which they boasted pub.
liely would raise $16,ooo, ,ooo," ed a.
Moore, preeonventlon manager for
GOV. James M. Cox, declared here
To-Day as he awaited a call to tes.
tify before the senate "siush fundu
investigating committee.
Without calling Mr.. Moore to the
stand or hearing any witnesses
nnlttee adjourned at 1.15 O'Clock un.
ti 10 am. Tuesday. The next ses.
sion OF the committee will be held
In Chicago.
~ am prepared TO give them the
names" Moore continued, "of the
men who were to raise this money
and az other evidence needed, 90
that. II this 10 not vanishing In.
vestIpation, they can prove all
charges made by Gov. Cox, n this
committee follows out these leads
they can produce the evidence that
Will give Truman n. Newberry, OF
Michigan, plenty Of company"
Will ask Of me-" Moore continued, but
am prepared to give this committee
the whole plan which the republicans
made to raise enormous funds.
q. o. Pa Open Boasts.
Before the public was aroused to It
and Its dormant conscience awakened
by this expose, the heads of this
money getting organization openly
hoasted that they would raise $4,000,
900 by 1t.
IT have the names of men through
which the committee can get absolute
proof of this. Treasurer Upham yes
terday testified that Georgia's quota
for the republican campaign was $25,-
900 and that only $4,000 was collected.
/ can prove that Atlanta's quota alone
was $2b,0 900 and that 1t was all COL
lected before June IA. and the man who
collected was SO dsgusted with Hard
ins's nomination that he quit the party.
I can give the committee the name OF
that man. l guess there will not be any
trouble about getting him to testify"
Blair Is the Man.
Moore named Henry M. Blair as the
professional money raiser" that headed
the national republican money-raisirg
organization.
"Mr. Blair, In spite Of the
that Mr.. Upham mas testified the
national committee budget was
3 only $1,000, ,ooo," Moore said, "has
been getting out the official buiie-
tin TO money raIsers throughout +
the states.
"This bulletin showed, as Gov.
GSs .: 1ssS fTSa pso II 'nss .s 'As s.mS
operated. ytds '
.'This nationwide money -raising or
under Mr.. Blair was organ
Fed along the lines of theswar drive.
Under Mr.. Blair there were regional di-
rectors. state directors and count :,
rectors and city and town directors. all
Of whom are experienced, professional
money getters and not political men.
Is a "Thlns Apart"
'.rais organization was a thing apart
In it's personnel and operation from the
national, state and county
chairmen OF the republican party. i
am prepared to give the committee the
names OF these various regional, state,
county and city directors of this colos-
sal money raising machine, so that II
the committee-is is In earnest about get
ting at these facts Underlying charges
that Gov. Cox has made. the commit
tee can do so"
II have come to help the committee
to prove Gov. Cox's charges. The COM
nittee. will have before IL al the ies ieaas
and testimony necessary to prove these
If they wish to do So
Have you this material with you?"
he was asked.
mo, l have no material with me"
me to testify l shall testify, but wont
discuss my testimony at this time.
y ANOTHER FUND ALLEGEGD
Mr.. Moore asserted that N Treas:
urer upham had told the truth In
giving republican campaign finan-
ciaI figures, there ls another CAM
paiqn fund In existence and that he
intends TO find II.
Jamieson In Denial.
A .,s In q niOhf heard tngti-
nony from J. F. Jameson, field MAN.
aEer of the democratic campaign man
lger who was questioned concerning a
.cpeated democratic fund of $5.000,00O
o SIC, ,000, 200. He denied any knowledge
II II.
II is considered likely that the COM
nittee will complete its hearing here
oday or tomorrow and adjourn to meet
probably lext Thursday, In Pittsburgh,
where the matter of an alleged con-
,ection between Illicit liquor traffic and
he democratic campaign fund will be
nutiired into. "Boss" Barnes. OF New
FORK. also may be summoned to this
lcaring.
Senator Kenyon said the decision to
ecess until Tuesday was reached to
permit several members of the commit
ee~ to keep engagements elsewhere
Saturday and on Labor day
Mr.. Moore. who was present through
nut the session. was requested to come
ack Tuesday with the evidence OF an
.lieged repub can plan to raise
IL. 900. 900.
Mr.. Moore told newspaper men that
Ie was prepared to prove that the re-
,ublican leaders announced publicly
pst January that they expected to
aise a $4,000, 900 campaign FUND.