Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-09-01
WHITE HAS NO
EVIDENCE To
SUSTAIN COX
Democratic Chairman Says
He Knows Nothing of
Charges.
HAS NO EVIDENCE
OF SLUSH FUND
Has Not Discussed Them With Can
didate cox-ReIieves Charges Are
True Because of Confidence in
Nominee-White Admits unethioaI
4 Campaigning in Spreading Propa-
oanda in Favor of League.

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Campaigning in Spreading Propa-
oanda in Favor of League.
BY Associated Press.
Chicago, Sept. George White,
chairman OF the democratic national
committee. said on the stand today
before the senate committee investi-
| eating campaign expenditures that he
had no evidence to sustain any one
Of the charges made by Governor
Cox, his party's presidential nominee,
as to republican campaign funds and
quotas or the alleged desire Of con-
gtribntArs ito have back of them in
industrial centers the bayonets of
their puppets in office"
He told chairman Kenyon that he
belleyed the charges were true be-
cause he had confidence in Governor
Cox, but he did not discuss them in
detail with the nominee and brought
n0thing for him to aid the committee
IN sitting them.
talked with Governor Cox last
Sunday for few minutes" said Mr..
white. = asked him: Are you sure
of your ground?, 5e said he was
and told him 'youaare the boss and
you run it,
Senator White told the senatorial
|committee that he thought a $1,000
MOO fund for national committee pur-
DOSES would provide for an adequate
presidential campaign this year.
photographic Records Lost.
M. White, under questioning by
Senator'S Spencer and Kenyon, said
/ tho only example OF a sinister in
nuence'' backing the republican
SpN14y which he knew OF personally
was the republican year book being
published by William Barnes.
Discussion of the Barnes book dis
fcloaed the Photographic copies OF
Apledges OF moral and flnanciar'
Support to the book, signed by promi-
lueSSt eastern .men, including the
Hers, had disappeared from
,rds in which they were in
b. Monday. "A heated clash
bet Senator Reed and Senator
kenyon followed when Senator Reed
insisted on an investigation Of the
disappearance Of the papers
The democratic organization has
1 not yet made UP budget, Mr.. White
| said, but he added that the various
bureaus were pressing him to ap-
point the campaign fund committee
30 they might be informed of their
Allotments.
Senator Spencer, who presided at
the opening Of todays session, in
the absence OF Senator Kenyon,
brought out that national headquar-
tiers OF the committee are In the
Grand Central Palace in New York,
with branches In Chicago, San Fran
fcisco and Washington.
Democrats Admit Trickery.
Democratic campaign enthusiasm
has approached violation of the COR
rupt practices act which many states
have on their statute books, accord
ling to inferential accusations made
yesterday during the hearing Of the
ysenate subcommittee on presidential
capapaign expenditures.
Chairman George White Of the
democratic national committee was
forced to admit on the witness stand
{that celtatn league of nations propa-
gandists had violated campaign eth
les.
Tho admission and the charge
(which brought it forth were results
of the committees investigation into
the charges OF Congressman Britten
that 1900 of British gold had been
sent to the United State to sway Ann
erican opinion toward adoption Of the
fleagus.
Senator's Clash.
Senator Edges examination turned
to Governor Cox's charges that there
was republican purse to buy the
election and asked Mr.. White II he
thought that American citizens Of
established reputation would DELHI
erately collect money for corrupt pur-
poses.
Senator Reed objected that the
question did not seek proper evidence
and said its purpose was to make
Mr.. White swear that he believed
that Frank Upham, republican treas
ufer, land VIII Hays, republican
chairman, were corrupt.
We'll, II 1t embarrasses Mr. White
!. to answer the question I will not
press II" said Senator Edge.
IT ought to embarrass a man to
ask such q question" retorted SEN
ator Reed.
White Doesn't Control Tammany.
Mr.. White then told Senator Edge
the democratic committee had no de-
finite plans as vet looking to CO.
operation between state and national
finance committees.
Mr.. White gave as his Judgment
that all democratic funds would be
limited to $2.Ooo,c00. and told Sen
ator Reed he had publicly announced
that he would refuse anv contribution
carrying with it any improper obli-
cation. either express or implied.
'Do you not know that the New
York democratic committee, common
~ known as Tarnmany Hall, will
raise hundreds OF thousands Of dol
lars In addition to those which they
may turn over to the national com
mittee?" asked Senator Edge.
Mr.. White said he did not know