The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-09-07
MOORE GIVES
TESTIMONY TO
FUND PROBERS
Names Men Whom, He Says,
Heads Fundsmen of G. o. P.
Clashes Frequent During
Hearing.
IS CHALLENGED OFTEN
(By Associated Press)

CHICAGO. Sept TN answering
direct questions of Senator Kenyon.
of Iowa, chairman of the SEN
atorial campaign probe committee.
here today for names of men who
knew about an Ohio fund, E. H. Moore,
! Of Youngstown, went into a long ex-
PLANTATION of his understanding of a
| Republican fund orga nization. He
! said it was headed by Colonel Thomp-
son and had as its state chairman a
man whom the Republican bulletin de-
scribed as "of commanding influence"
| He said Fred Miller, of Columbus,
was state chairman, and, like other
state cnairmen, he had appointed
chairmen of local ways and means
committees.
Il found that usually in Ohio these
local chairmen were ma nufacturers,"
said Mr.. Moore.
| ReIterates Quota CHARGES
The witness reiterated the charge
that specific quotas were assessed
! agai inst local communities, and then
said:
But these local organizations were
largely scenery The real workers
for funds were paid men, headed by
Harry M. Blair. assistant to Mr.. Up
ham,
He said Blair had under him seer
tain divisional directors" in charge of
sections of the country, and that two
of them were c. w. Lee and Henry
E. Owens
These are the professional money
rafsers,' said Mr.. Moore.
I'm Iowa the paid director is Irving
Norwood, of Davenport" said Mr.
Moore.
Says He isn't the Man.
THAT is not the man." interjected
Mr. Upham, who from the sidelines
was an interested listener
We'll, Mr.. Upham, can you give us
the name of the Iowa director?" said
| Mr.. Moore.
He then named John Kelly, Ohio,
Carl Fritsche, Michigan, and Charles
| X. Mavity, w. Va, as other paid di-
rectors. To the public these paid
| directors are camoufiaged as executive
secretaries OF the ways and means
| committees" said the witness
battalion of moppers up is also
a part of the Republican finance or
! ganization, according to Mr.. Moore. He
said these men went in after the or
ganization headed by Colonel had col
| lected from the cream list"
Names "Moppers Up."
Mr.. Moore said that one Of these
"moppers up" was A. A. Protzman, of
the Holland Hotel, Cleveland, and that
another, Edmond Silverbrand. of
Youngstown, had left town after he
| had heard that a request had been
1 filed for subpoena calling him before
| the committee.
Senator Kenyon asked for more
about the alleged Ohio quota Cover
nor Cox said that 100000 was raised
in the twinkling of an eye" the SEN
ator said quoting from the governors
Wheeling address.
"Yes, and l have heard it was more
than that said Mr. Moore
I'm my own town of Youngstown,
$4,000 was raised more than a month
ago"
i The committee is not seeking the
best evidence to prove Gov. Cox's
charges against the Republican party.
Mr. Moore, told the committee.
Moore told Senator Kenyon there
were men better able to tell of the
Republican plans than either he or
Gov Cox, and asked why Col William
M. Boyce Thompson, of N. Y, chair
man of the Republican ways and
means committee. and the so men of
the paid organization were not called
t Governor Cox has no evidence in
support of his charges, outside of
/ what Moses brought to Chicago with
him, the witness said. AS he spoke
he unfolded massive brief case and
took out stack of papers that ap-
parently numbered several hundred
sheets.
Have you all the leads Governor
Cox has" Senator Kenyon asked.
| Il couldn't say as to that"
He didn't ask you to give us Just
part of his information?"
Certainly not, but the Republican
bulletin and the Republican papers,
furnished all the leads necessary"
Mentioning Name of Blair
Governor Cox sent him to Chicago,
Mr.. Moore said, to give the committee
the list, from when the senate could
: get the information to suportp the
Governors charges
He mentioned Harry NJ. Blair, first
: assistant to Fred Upham, Republican
National treasurer, and several others
employees of Mr. Upham's office.
, Governor Cox has no evidence out
| side what you have brought to u.s."
} Senator Kenyon continued.
, Il think not"
Signs of friction developed when
Chairman Kenyon questioned Mr..
/ Moore about an interview he gave
newspapers last Thursday, when he ap-
J peared to testify but was not called.
The cha irman asked him If he had
said that the committee was afraid to
call him to the stand. and If he had
, said the committee was not seeking
, the evidence to prove Governor Cox's
charges.
81 did not" the witness explained.
"You don't need to get angry" said
Senator Kenyon.
II am not getting angry" said
Moore. What | said was that you