New Britain herald., 1920-09-07
Cox's Representative in Heated Tilt With Chairman Kenyon; Suggests Col. Thomp- son Be Called
Has List of Men Who He Ayers Could Give Out De- tails.

Chicago. Sept. 7.-The senatorial lcommittee Investigating campaign Expenditure "is not seeking the best 1 evidence" 10 prove Governor cox's l-harEea against the republican party. SEdmund Fl. Moore. Youngstown. ohio. the governors personal representative, old tho committee on the stand today. Moore told Senator Kenyon there we're men better able to tell of the re- publican plans than either he or Govcrnor Cox and asked why Colonel wm. Boycc Thompson of New York. Chairman of the republican ways and moons committee and tho sixty men Df the pHid organization" were not ralied.
 Has List of Names.
 Governor Cox has no evidence in nupport of his charges outside of (xhat Moore brought to Chicago with him, tho witness said. As he spoke he unfoided a massive brief case and ook out a stack of papers that ap- parentiy numbered several hundred Hheets.
 Governor Cox sent him to Chicago. Mr. Moore said, to "give the com )nittee the list from whom the sena- tors could get the information to sup bort the governors charges"
 He mentioned Harry NJ. Blair. first ,saistsnt to Fred W. Uphams repub- ican national treasurer. and several Xpther employees of Upham's office.
 Clash With Kenyon.
 Signs of friction developed when hairmnn Kenyon questioned Moore bout an interview he gave newspaper ,rrcapondents last Thursday when appeared to testify but was not iled.
 Ihe chairman asked Mr. Moore if had said that the committee was lraid to call him to tho stand and he had said the committee was not kekinR the evidence to prove Cover or Cox's charges.
 .sI did not" the witness exclaimed. "You do not need to get angry rnntor Kenyon said. s'I am not getting angry. what hld vas that you were not seekinsa ho best evidence and say 1t again' ou arc not" I"pid you say: If the committee art. ,o it can get the men here who Inn prove the fnlsity or truth of Gov nor cox's charges In 4S hoursT krd Senator Kenyon.
 "wen, if did not say 1t then it now" responded Mir. Moore.
 Mistakes In Figures.
 Mr Moore said he was sure that rcd w. Tpham, treasurer of the re- ,hltran national committee would bt teatify to untruths but he was lunIIy sure that the republican of- .iaI was a victim of either mistakes had bookkeeping when he testined ncerping the quotas assigned var la states.
 Rrhe witness reiterated the charge at apsclnc quotas were assessed kainst local communities and then bd:
 "But these local organizations were rxeIy "scenery''. The real workers funds were paid men headed by rry. M Blair assistant to Mir. tp- m.
 He anid Blair had under him cer- m 'indivlduRi directors" in charge sections of the country and that Of them were C. W. Lee and ,nry F. owens.
 Professional Money Raiscrs.
 'Thcse are tho professional money sers'' said MT. Moore.
 ITO the public these paid directors
 camoufaRed as executive secre- Lics of tho ways and means com ttees." said tho witness.
 "bnttnlion of moppers-up' is b a part of the republican finance Fanization. according to Mir. Moore.
 Aaid these men went in after tho ranization headed by Col. Thomp- had collected from the cream {"
 Mir. Moore said that one of theso Ioppera-up' was A. A. Protzman of Holland hotel. Cleveland. and at another. Edmund Siiverbrand. of unKstown, had left town after he d heard that a request had been sd far subpoena calling him be-
 the committee.