Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-08
COx'S SLUSH FUND
CHARGE PROVED
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The committee spent almost the entire
day in receiving, analy2ingand demanding
the source of the information upon which
Moore based his statements, Republican
members of the committee were mani
testify intent upon pinning the governors
personal representative who proved To be
a Tartar in more respects than ONE
down To eaact and specific charges based
on his personal knowledge.
He not only declined tn do so but
questioned the right Of the committee
to compel him to disclose the names of
persons who had given him the infor-
nation which he frequently asserted
would prove that the Republican party
through the processes of complicated and
secret machinery has attempted 10 raise
n campaign fund in excess OF that named
BY Gov. Cox.
The committee split into partisan fac
tions several times during the protracted
quizsing Of Moore. At one time Senators
Reed and Pomerene. the Democratic
members Of the,committce, hluntly charged
that their Republican associates were
attempting to suppress information that
should be secured to establish either the
accuracy or falsity of the charges made
by Cox and his supporters.
In defeating the right Of Moore t6
Withhold the sources of his information,
Reed and Pomerene asserted that the
manner in which he had obtained IT was
far less important than whether it was
true or untrue. Senators Kenyon and
Spencer, the two Republican members Of
the committee present, frequently ex-
pressed their inrreduhty of Moore's
statement and declared that they would
not be parties 10 wild goose chase un-
less he provided substantial information
rather than the general reports, gos-
sip, or alleged facts procured from sources
he refused TO disclose.
The most sensational clash between
Moore and the Republican members
occurred Just before the close last night.
Senator Spencer kept after Moore 10
disclose the names of his mformants.
Moore gave some of them, but declined
to reveal others. He said Democratic
State Chairmen are daily sending him
facts and figures. He supplied information
about Michigan, Washington and In
diana lie said the Detroit Chamber of
Commerce made up of motor manufactur-
ers had raised a fund for the Republican
ticket.
lie read an extract from circular let
Ter, the authenticity of which Spencer
questioned With that, Moore rose from
the witness chair and said:
Il see there is no Use my undertaking
to present any evidence. Even evidence
coming from a Republican committee
itself is to be dlscreited | have nothing
further to say. | cannot aid you any
further. No man, not even United
States Senator, can make such a charge
against me.
Spencer denied he had reflected on
Moore's integrity, and the latter re-
sumed his seat and continued 10 supply
''leads." Reed said, after the committee |
"Some people here don't |
want facts and are not trying to get any.
mean TO see they that do, if | have any
power We are after information. The |
way to get it is not to shut off leads that |
may produce it. | think we will get it.
Summoning up Moore's testimony, the |
committee obtained from him probably |
fifty names of officials of the National |
Committee, Chairman of Ways and |
Means Committees of several States, |
paid agents engaged in collecting the |
funds, wealthy business men, |
and citizens IN various parts of the |
country, who he declared could supply |
facts TO show that Gov. Cox |
was justified in making his charges.
Three witnesses supplied the committee |
with information of more definite char |
acter than was secured from Moore |
These were the Chairmen of Ways and |
Means Committees OF Missouri, Iowa |
and West Virginia. While each of these |
men denied any knowledge Of the quotas |
'or their respective States and munich |
palities, which Gov. Cox alleged We're pre-
pared by the Republican National Com !
,oittaa all of than made admissions that /
indicated the purpose of the Republican /
managers to raise many millions.
One of these witnesses frankly said |
hat he had been instructed to get as
much money as possible up to GER
ain amount, which he personally re- |
yarded as the "quota" for his county. |
None of the witnesses bad any definite |
of the agreement which /
National Treasurer Upham said, on the
witness stand, had been made between
he National Committee and the State
organizations that the former was To
nance the Senatorial and Congressional |
lights.
In many respects these witnesses
confirmed the statement made by Gov
Cox regarding the system adopted |
or organizing the country into regional /
districts and STIMULATING the methods |
% be observed In soliciting contributions /
or the Republican fund Il
The committee will confer tomorrow |
n an effort to reach an agreement as to
he scope OF the inquiry. Some of them |
the opinion tonight that to |
ollow up all of the "leads" furnished by |
Moore would compel continuous sessions |
until after the election.