Arizona republican., 1920-06-02
SHOW ME STATE AIDE SHOWS I'M HIGH POLITICS
Missouri Delegate Gets $1,25O From Harding ar : $500 From Lowden to Sound Out" Sentiment Tn State-Other Primary Revelations" Barred

WASHlNGTON, June 1.-(By the Associated Press)-Checks' aggregat- ing $40,00O, sent into Missouri by the managers of Gov. Lowden's campaign, were persented today to the senate committee Investigating the pre-con vention expenditures of presidential candidates.
 While most of the day was devoted by the committee to questioning wit nesses as to the expenditure of sums covered by the checks, primary con- tests in other states were touched upon.
 In its inquiry into the Lowden cam paign in Missouri, the committee ques toned Nat Cioldstein and Robert l.. Moore, delegates to the Republican na- tional convention from Missouri who testified that they each had received a check for S2500 from the Lowden campaign fund. Both said the money still was held to their account in banks and would be returned, unless Cover nor Lowden were nominated. in which event it would be used in the campaign.
 Money Spent to Get Out Workers
 J. E. Babler, national committeeman from Missouri. whom GoldStein and Moore designated as the enc who transmitted the checks to them from L. l.. Emmerson. I4owden campaign manager also was questioned by the committee. F.. l.. Morse. head of the Lowden Missouri organization outside of St Louis. testified that he had re ceived. by check from Mir. Emmerson, approximately S32 900 and expended il in "gettng out the workers.
 Babler got ST 900 of these funds. he said, toi reimburse him for similar eN- penditures.
 Both Moore and Goldstein said they had declared no money was necessary in their congressional districts. Moore said Babler had told him "aw, go ahead and take it, when he had hesitated about accepting a check from Emmer- son.
 Babler was pressed on this point by Chairman Kenyon when he appeared later
 .was it a pretty hard job to get Moore and Goldstein to take the money" the senator asked. 'sWell. I was very anxious about the St. Louis situation" Babler replied ''I wanted to tie them up and urged Emmerson to assist in any way neces- sary to get their active support"
 Moore and Babler gave from mem ory, lists of state workers to whom they had distributed the money re- ceived from EmmersoH. The amounts ranged as a rule from $100 to S300 but in some cases went over 5000. Moore said three men on the list were national delegates, including Will liam l.. Cole. who is delegate at large. The witness said he had given Cole $500 for headquarters" purposes. Got Money From Two Senator Kenyon promptly called at tention to the fact that previous testi- mony before the committee showed 1 Cole had received S1250 10 ,'sound out sentiment for Harding. Moore and Babler said they had understood Cole was for Lowden with Senator Hard ing perhaps as a second choice"
 ssHere is a delegate at large with money said Senator Kenyon. Who ] is third choice?"
 i Additional information as to the ] Wood campaign in Michigan was pre- 1 sented by Fred NJ Alger Of Detroit, i who said he had personally contributed ! $50 GOO of the $54,000 Wood fund raised and expended in the state and 1 already in the committees records. He had also expended personally, he added, 22.OO0 or $25,00O. "I was proud to do it, l would do it again"
 One feature of the Missouri situation which drew the attention of committee members particularly was the state ments Of Moore and Babler that when the Lowden project was first men ! toned to them they believed no senti- meut had ''crystalIized for Lowden in ] Missouri" Both said they had per sonally favored the candidacy of Sen ator Johnson of California. -as long as he had a chance" Babfer added that 1 in December or January of this year, when the Isowden matter was taken up,
 he did not believe Johnson had a
 ghost of a chance which influenced l his action