South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-09-03
COX EVIDENCE
OF G.O.P.FUND
NOT ACCEPTED
Committee Investigating Cam
paign Expenses Refuse to
Hear Edmund Moore.
ADJOURN TILL TUESDAY
Several Republican Leaders
Subpoened to Testify at
Hearing Next Week.

CHICAGO Sept. democratic
witnesses Thursday were unable TO
present TO the senate committee in
vcstigating campaign expenditures
the data on which Gov. James NJ.
Cox based his charges OF a SIS,
900 campaign fund. because OF the
adjournment Of the committee until
Tuesday.
At the request Of Sens. Reed and
Pomereue. the democratic members.
Chairman Kenyon Thursday night
issued a list OF subpoenas for wit
nesses. chief OF whom is Edmund
n. Moore Of youngstown. o., Gov.
Coxs personal representative. Mr..
Moore was here Thursday for the
announced purpose OF preseh ing TO
the committee all the data in Gov.
Cox's hands regarding campaign ex-
penditures, but he was not called
during the brief session.
Withhold Names.
Several OF the subpoenas issued
were withheld from publication at
the request OF Sens Reed and Pom
creme. the latter OF whom returned
10 Chicago Thursday from Colum-
bus. where he conferred with Gov.
Cox and Mr.. Moore.
Among those made public were
six republican leaders. including
Harry Mr. Blair OF Marion, O., assis-
tant TO Fred W. Upham. republican
national treasurer. The others are
Dudley S. Blossom, Cleveland; Gar
rett Kinney. Chicago; Walter $.
Dickey, Kansas. City, No; John j.
BrysOn, Brazil. Ind, and II. q. Car
rett of Kentucky They are chair
men OF the republican ways and
means committees IN their reSpec-
tive states. charged with apportion-
ing the republican budget within
their territories.
The six republicans were called at
the request OF Sen. Reed, who an
nounced that he wanted TO find out
how Treas. Upham's fund containing
collection machinery was function
. ing IN republican states.
Decision Unexpected.
The decision of the committee TO
recess Thursday 20 permit members
10 keep weekend speaking engage
ments was unexpected. Mr.. Moore
had appeared 10 take the stand and
had told newspaper men that he eX-
pccted TO present documents IN sup
port Of Gov. CON's charges that mill
lions were dowing into the repubh-
can campaign chest.
The committee heard Sen. Miles
Poindexter Of Washington and Her
man Hencke. treasurer OF the Ma
tional Young Mems Republican
league. and then adjourned.
Mr.. Moore told newspaper men he
would attempt 20 prove that repub-
lean leaders had publicly announced
last January that they planned 10
raise $4,000. 900 campaign fund
and had boasted OF it,. He also de-
cIared that $4,000 had been raised
i'm Atlanta. Ca. prior TO June Il by
man who later become so dis
gusted when sen. Warren II. Hard
ing was nominated that he quit the
Iarty'.
PInns Upset.
Mr.. Cpham testified earlier I'm the
week that the quota OF the entire
state OF Georgia was $4,000 and
said that $2.O5S was all that had
been raised.
Failure 10 hear all witnesses here
Thursday upset the committees plan
10 meet In PittsEurg next week and
INQUIRE into charges that the liquor
interests there had assisted Attor-
uey General Palmer's campaign for
the democratic nomination for pres
ident. That plan, however, has not
been dropped. and Sen. Kenyon. be-
fore leaving Chicago Thursday night.
said that the committee would &c L.
Pittsburg. probably as soon as 10 had
heard the witnesses subjOenaed here.