The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-01
Ilh|TESAyS
$4,000,
|SENOUGA
Democratic Chairman Es-
i timates Total Fund
Needed.

chairman OF the Democratic ma
uonal committee today told the SEN
atorial committee investigating
campaign expenditures that he
thought $2,000,000 fund for ma
honal committee purposes would
/ provide for an adequate presiden-
jdal campaign this year.
The Democratic national commit
tee has collected to date only $685.
900 for its national campaign fund,
and must depend on small popular
contributions to provide the re-
remainder Of its budget estimated
II $2,000,000 Mr.. White said.
White painted picture Of party
activity that was in sharp contrast
Ato the Republican account pre-
sented by Will II. Hays and Treas
Irer Fred Upham.
Hays and Uphapa told OF collec-
tons Of $1,000. 900, a budget of $3,-
$4,000 and a nationwide organ
Ization' to raise money.
Has No Organization.
White said he had made no plans,
bad no exact budget, had r0 organ
liation to raise money and had been
unable to allot funds to various
party bureaus, because there was
no fund to allot. 81
White. Y
The Republican members Of the
committee snapped questions at
White in rapid fire concerning Gov
srnor Cox's charges that the Re-
! publicans had sinister interests and
Eere conspiring to buy an "urders
hold" on the government.
White, unperturbed by the heat Of
bis questioners, replied to all the
queries that he believed firmly IN
Cox's ability to prove all his
charges, but said Cox and he alone
h&s the evidence.
t"I have no evidence" White said.
f.'but have full confidence in Cox
ernor Cox"
The Democratic leader was care
ful to impress upon the committee
that this estimate was a personal
opinion.
Il have not yet appointed our
campaign fund committee" he OK
planned. l intend to do It this
week, but was delayed by the call
to appear at this hearing. Conse-
ouently my estimate is made as an
individual"
The Democratic organization has
not yet made up budget, MT.
White said, but he added that the
various bureaus, were pressing him
to appoint the campaign fund COM
mittee so that they might be in
formed Of their allotments.
Says Cox Has Evidence.
Mr.. White told the committee he
knew nothing personally about evi-
dence showing an attempt by the
Republican party to corrupt the
electorate" and said the only place
0e knew where such evidence could
De obtained would be from Cover
nor Cox.
He told Chairman Kenyon that he
believed the charges we're true be-
cause he had confidence in Gov
efno Cox. but he had not discussed
tnem in detail with the nominee
ana brought nothing from him to
I'D the committee in sitting them.
u talked with Governor Cox last
sunday for a few minutes" said
MI. White. Il asked him: Are you
sure Of your groundT He said he
vas and | told him: You are the
boss and you run it,"
Senator Kenyon asked IL Mr..
wnite did not consider 1t the duty
o. the men who have this evidence.
II exists, to give it to us whether
Mey are presidential candidates or
not and when the witness did not
reply the chairman said he realized
me query might be embarrassing
sao he would not press it out OF re-
spect to Mr.. Whites relations with
Governor Cox.
Gals Barnes Book Corrupt.
Mr.. White said the only example
" a sinister influence" backing
ae Republicans party which he
uew OF personally, was the Repub-
@ can year book being published by
William Barnes.
Discussion Of the Barnes book
disclosed that Photographic copies
= pledges Of moral and financial"
support to the book, signed by
prominent eastern men, including
@e Rockefellers, had disappeared
uom the records, in which they
sefe introduced Monday. A heated
asn betwee. Senator Reed and
nator Kenyon followed when Sem
@ Reed insisted on an investiga-
OF tbs disappearance OF the
Gould Mean ANYTHING"
70 you understand that these
ases related only to the support
the book?" Senator Kenyon
"a Mr.. White.
rhey could mean anything" the
1Asss answered.
o you think they relate to sup
- tor the Republican campaign =
through Republican propa-