The Washington times., 1920-09-21
OPEN FUNDS PROBE
|ND.C. TOMORROW
Cox Charges Failed, Says Ken
yon-liquor and German In
terests 10 Testify Here.
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senator Kenyon declared thsTs WIZ
be such a hearing.
mA YTERMINATE MONDAY.


MA YTERmINATE nONDAr.
Neyertheless should IL develop that
business still remained before ths
committee At the conclusion OF ths
proposed Monday session. senator
Kenyon Indicated he would have no
objection to Senators Pomsrsns. Edcs
and Reed continuing TO sit In his so-
sencs IL they so desired. But ~
noithsr he nor senator spencer. the
NTH member Of the committee. could
be- present, the impression seems 70
be that the Monday hearing VIII
term nate the Inquiry for the present.
The senator ADDED. however, that
he was due In South Dakota ON Tues
day and that II the comfaittes met
In 81. Louis on Monday II would net
be In session beyond that day.
"ws will resume our investtG alton
here tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock
to clean up some Of the tsG ends OF
our Chicago hearings" senator
Kenyon said.
He ana other members of the com
mittes, Republican and Democratic.
are going to plunge into the campaign
as stump speakers. Senator Kenyon
explained. He himself is going to
first take the stump In South DAKOTA
In Senator Harding's behalf.
"I shall keep on speaking right up
to election day" Senator Kenyon
added.
Neither Senator Reed nor Senator
Atlee Pomerene. of Ohio the other
Democratic member of the committee,
had reached Washington today.
In order to bring the investigation
Of the alleged misuse OF campaign
funds TO q close by Saturday night.
Senator Kenyon said II was his pur-
pose to have the committee hold hear
ings day and night until then.
Senators Reed and Pomerene. OF
Ohio, the Democratic members OF the
committee, are expected to reach
Washington this afternoon. Senator
Edge, of New Jersey. is the only other
member of the committee besides
Kenyon, who is expected to be pres
ent when the hearings are resumed.
Senator Spencer, of Missouri. tho
third Republican member. will prob
ably be unable to attend. Senator
Kenyon said. because the political
situation in Missouri will necessitate
his presence there.
Senator Kenyon admitted his plan
to conclude the committee hearings
Saturday night might be intsrfered
with IL the Democratic members In
sist on cross examining witnesses at
length. He said. however. Senator
Reed had told him he must leave
Washington not later than p. m.
Saturday Senator Kenyon made II
plain he was speaking for himself
only and as chairman Of the COM
mittee.
1--WE will certainly be through BY
Saturday night" he added. senator
Va oh ~ Satnr-
day afternoon. We must all get away
80 we may fill our engagements to
take an active part in the campaign.
NO PROOF OF COx's CHARGE.
"lf necessary. we can resume our
invest tigation just before or after the
election. though there is no evidence
now before us that would 3ustiiy
a prediction that we may meet again
1 do not feel that any proof OF Gov
ernor Cox's charge has been offered,
and II seems to me ii would De
waste of time to hold any further
hearings after this week.
"We wish. however. to be fair and
impartial, and we have therefore de-
cided to call some witnesses who were
unable to appear before us at Chi
cago, or whom we did not have time
to hear then"
William Barnes, jr, a New York Re
publican leader. and William boyce
Thompson, chairman of the Repub-
lican Ways and Means Committee.
would probably be the only and the
last witnesses called in connection
with the Cox charge, Senator kenyon
stated. Barnes will be asked about
the book, Republicans OF 1920 to
ward the publication of which . num-
ber of prominent Republicans are said
to have contributed literally.
Liquor MAN TO APPEAR. ..
George T. Carroll, of Elizabeth, N.
J., president of the National Retail
Liquor Dealers Association. will be
called upon to tell OF the use OF
money. IL any, by the VETS In the
campaign. !.
George Sylvester viereck and
others will be questioned as to the
alleged existence Of German propa-
ganda in support Of any candidate.
New Jersey has been singled out
in an effort to determine the extent
of State campaign receipts and ex-
penditures. The Republican and
Democratic chairmen Of that State
would be examined for that purpose.
Among the last witnesses would
also be former Ambassador to Ger
many James w. Gerard. Eastern DEM
ocratic teasurer, and Herbert s.
Houston, treasurer of the League to
Enforce Peace, which has been active
in conducting an educational cam
paign" in behalf of the League OF