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(31rned back to tie national III 5EIfy
FOR the party, Senator poindexter said
He added that Senator Rre1fnghysen
OF New Jersey is chairman Of sub
committee in charge of collecting
funds and that he in turn had organ
lied an auxiliary committee headed
by Elliott Wadesworth of New York.
They have not raised any money
to speak Of" said Senator Poindexter.
committee supplemented this with the
remark mot yet"
Improve In Politics.
Senators Reed and Poindexter
agreed that there had been some
moral improvement in politics in the
last eight years, the former assigning
as the reason that "the courts have
been in action in some cases"
Would you regard the existence of
a campaign fund of $15,000,000 as
menace?" asked Senator Reed
81 would" said the witness and add
ed that a fund of $5,000,000 would be
IAN abuse"
How about a fund of $4,000, DOOR"
was then asked.
THAT is too large in my personal
opinion" replied Senator Poindexter.
Senator Kenyon referred to the
democratic expense of $4,000, 900 in
1916 and the probable doubling Of
costs since and then obtained from
Senator Poindexter promise that he
would let the committee know any
thing he found out about that $15,-
100000
Reed Liberal In Estimate.
Senators Reed and Pomerene Ques-
toned Senator Poindexter at length
as to republican campaign plans and
developed that there were approxi-
mately twenty states In which the
party expected to make q fight for
the senatorial elections. After much
questioning Senator Reed opinioned
that after the republican senatorial
committee had presented for It's own
expenses and work that an average OF
$4,000 Of it's funds would be available
for direct campaign use In each OF the
twenty states. Senator Poindexter re-
marked that the Missouri senator's
use Of the word average covered q
wide. range but he would not agree
that some states would receive az
much as $4,000.
Corruption Not Possible.
There has been a good deal OF
|sneering here at the idea of its being
possible to buy the American elec-
torate," said Senator Reed. do you
believe that money can be corruptly
uScu III ouSl q kobAIOn 6b u Cuauk6
the result of a presidential or sena-
itorial election?'
Wide Field Of Speculation.
"That opens wide fold OF specu-
lation," said Senator Poindexter "But
SO far as national campaigns are con
cerned, the vigilance exercised by both
parties would make 1t very likely that
defeat would come to any party which
attempted corruption"
Adjourn Until Tuesday.
The senate committee investigating
campaign expenditures adjourned
shortly after noon without having
heard Edmund Moore Of Ohio, Gov
ernor Cox's personal representative.
Chairman Kenyon announced the
committee would meet in Chicago next
Tuesday, September z to hear Moore
and other witnesses. Senator Ken
yon said the decision to recess until
Tuesday was reached to permit sew
eral members of the committee to
keep engagement elsewhere Saturday
and on Labor Day.
Mr. Moore who was present
throughout the session was requested
Ito come back Tuesday with the evf-
|depce of an alleged republican plan to.
raise $15.000.0D0. Mr.. Moore told
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