Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-09
PROGRESS OF PROBE INTO
 ALLEGED FUND FOR cox IN 1918

Dayton, O., Oct. S-The senate sub committee composed of Senator Pornerene, democrat. Ohio, and Edge, republican, New Jersey, today concluded it's invcsti- gation of the circumstances surrounding the giving of a s5,OOO note by Governor Cox, the democratic presidential candi- date, to a local bank in August, 1917. and payment of the note by the Dayton Metal Products company in June, 1918. The committee will meet in St Louis Oct. IS 10 continue investigations.
 Testimony of Clarence Keller, who was vice president of the City National bank of Dayton, which discounted the note, was that The thought he had paid the proceeds of the note to Clarence N. Greer, chairman of the Montgomery county dem ocratic committee. Greer testified that he had received a S5, 900 certificate of de- posit from the City Trust and Savings bank, bank interlocking with the City National bank, the day following, and | that he used 1t to pay expenses incurred l by the democratic committee in conduct | ing it's primary campaign for the nornina- tion of candidates>\ city commissioners. | H. E. Talbott, pIesident of the Dayton Metal Products company, testified that the company had paid the note but that it was considered a personal obligation on 1 himself, Col. D. A. Deeds and C. F. Ket-
 tering, company officials. He said Gov
 ernor Cox had asked him and others forming committee interested in secur. | ing the nomination of desirable candi-
 dates for city commissioner to assume the obligation, inasmuch as their efforts
 to bring about a coalition between repub.
 licans and democrats to defeat socialist
 candidates had delayed campaign plans
 so long that the democratic organization
 had not had time to collect sufficien
 campaign funds. Talbott said he agreed
 with Governor Cox and consequently as
 sumed the obligation.
 Concerning the delivery of the pro
 ceeds of the Governor Cox note, however
 Marvyn Scudder, New York accountant
 testified that during the Hughes aircraf
 investigation he had talked with Keife
 concerning hte payment of the note an, |, that Keller had told him q paid tn money to Governor Cox and he put in bag and took it away with him.
 This testimony of Scudders was stren uously objected to by Senator Pomerene
 After the hearing was concluded Sena
 tor Pomerene issued statement in whic he declared that certain witnesses wh
 had been connected with the Hughes an f Frear aircraft investigations, and other. , had demonstrated that they were nor interested in besmirching Governor Co than in ascertaining the truth" He aIs declared that the entire investigation her
 had shed no light on presidential can
 paign contributions, investigation ( i which was the primary purpose for whic ' the committee had been appointed.
 | Senator Edge issued a statement i n which he said:
 2 "I do not care to discuss the thing | that have been made clear before th = committee The matter is now up to th '' prosecuting attorney. We have clearl f established there has been violation s the corrupt practices act of Ohio and il
 regular proceedings in the Cox campaign I of the past, but these are not within ot I Jurisdiction. We cannot conduct u g prosecution, but steps should be taken in -- mediately to act upon the evidence dii