The Sun and the New York herald., 1920-09-08
MOORE FAILS TO
PROVE ANY FUND
CHARGE BY COX
Governors Star Witness
Has Only Hearsay and
Clippings.
ADMITS THAT is ALL
Repeatedly MisquOtes Up
ham in Seeking to Bolster
Up His Case.
G. 0. P. WORKERS HEARD
W. s. Dickey Tells of 500, 1000
Missouri Fund--NO Dis
trict Quotas.
G. 0. P. WORKERS HEARD

| By a Staff Correspondent Of THE Sun AMI
| New YoRK HERALD.
CHICAGO, Sept AFTER a day Of
wrangling between the Republican and
Democratic Senators and of rambling
testimony from Ed, Moore, Gov. Cox's
star witness in support of the charges
that the Republicans tried to raise a
fund of S15,OOO,00O to buy the Presi-
dency, the Kenyon committee nearly
d.sintegrated in a war of words this
evening. Senator Reed of Missouri,
who had previously charged Chairman
Kenyon and Senator Spencer Repub-
llcans, with "bulldozing" and bully
ing" the witness, wound UP with the
word "bullraggins."
Mr.. Moore, deeming himself accused
10y Senator Spencer Of wilfully sub
nitting forged paper to the commit
tee because he had introduced an un-
signed circular letter indicating that
the Republican quota for a county In
Michigan was $4,000 jammed his docu-
ments into his leather brief case and
! threatened to quit the hearing. Where
upon the learned Senators stopped
blazing at one another. Chairman
Kenyon said, mo, no; let's go on"
Senator Spencer protested that the ac-
cusation OF forgery was furthest from
hia thought, and temporary peace was
restored just before adjournment to
tomorrow morning.
| Mr.. Moore. who was sent here by
Gov Cox, and whose appearance was
postponed from last Thursday. when no
l'reached Chicago. made an extraordinary
witness. He conceded time and again
that he had no proof Of the charges, all
though he thought he had everything
that Gov. Cox had. He proposed to estap-
| llsh the proof by having the COMMITTEES
summon scores of witnesses whom ne
named. and host OF others. men ne
pictured as the Money Diggers'' work
| ing in the States under the direction OF
the National Committee, specifically OF
Harry N. Blair. assistant to Treasurer
Upham. He said they could tell the
facts as to quotas assigned and money
actually contributed and sought.
Many of these have actually been sub
penaed, but as Mr. Moore extended his
list with nearly every breath the i'm
patience Of the Republican Senators was
voiced by Senator Spencer. who said he
didn't propose to be a party to summon
| ing men thousands Of miles without hav-
! ing any idea OF what proof they might
| be expected to offer.
MOore's Wrath stirred.
The attitude of Senator Spencer, COM
bined with frequent questions barbed
with satire from Senator Kenyon; nnally
stirred Mr. Moore to great wrath. The
Democratic members Of the committee,
Reed and Pomerene, took his side, or
course, and the day was full Of thunder
and lightning.
From Mr.. Moore the committee got
only what he called leads" to add TO
its earlier accumulation. The testimony
of C. II. McNider, chairman OF the
Money Raising Republican Ways and
Means Committee of Iowa, was rather
more important from the standpoint OF
thoae who are looking for the smallest
substantiation of the charges of Gov.
x. +.
was a quota fixed for his State and
that 1t was $4,000, but that he raised
1t on. his responsibility to 100000 which
he did not expect to come anywhere
near raising. He also said quota was
fixed for each county by himself.
McNider was the first witness TO be
heard by the committee at the sugges-
ton Of Mr.. Moore.
~. aAh KoI4
of Kansas City, chairman of the ways
and means committee for Missouri,
swore that no quotas had ever been as
signed to the ub-division Of his State.
He said further that Missouri was to
raise 100000 for the National Commit
tee under the joint money raising plan
frequently described and that the cash
actually turned in, together with unpaid
pledges, did not amount to more than
100000.
The circuar letter which got the bet
ter Of sorely tried tempers tonight had
a letterhead with the names Of VIII
Hays and the other Republican national
officers. It bore the printed signatures
of three women who were the committee
for raising money In Lenawee county,
Michigan.
One Of the things the letter said was |:
'The county quota has been fixed at
/ 5000, of which the women are asked
| to raise one-third" Senator Spencer s
objection was that this was not evil
dence. as the signatures were not hand
written.
"Do you suggest that this paper is a
! forgeryT said Senator Reed.
/ 1T don't know" returned the Republic
! can Senator 'But l am eaying that to put
before this committee as evidence, as
"ieads," printed circulars without the
name Of a single person. without any
thing to indicate that they are moro than
a general circular. is ridiculous"
"It simply shows quota levied over
there" chirped Ed Moore, and Senator
| Reed broke In with:
ut doesn't furnish any lead to man
! who wants to avoid the truth. but Il
furnishes It to any man who wants to
get at the facts"
Kenyon ms PeacemakeF.
! Afr. Moore by now was collecting his
belongings and saying he saw no use In
undertaking ITO present any evidence
4 hacause he eafd ''if evidence coming Ia