Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-31
C. 0. P. Will USE |.
. OVER 100000
HAYS DECLARES
Homer Cummings Says
Even This Sum Is Too 4j
Much for Campaign. j;
STIFF FIGHT CAN BE MADE
WITH FUND OF $4,000, 900.
Chairman Denies Charge by.
Cox of Plot to Buy
Presidency. SS
HAL d. FLOOD TEsTIFIEs,
virginia Congressman Takes Wit
ness Stand on First Day of
Senatorial Probe.
STIFF FIGHT CAN BE MADE
WITH FUND OF 100000.
HAL D. FLOOD TEsTIF1Es:
Virginia Congressman Takes Wit
ness Stand on First Day of
Senatorial Probe,
tBy Associated Press1

lBy Associated Press.J
CHICAGO, August 30.-An extended
examination today of Will H. Hays
and Homer S. Cummings. Republican
and former Democratic national
chairmen, by the Senate committee
investigating campaign expenditures,
tailed to throw any light on the
sl5.oo0.o0o fund which Governor. Cox
charged the Republican party was
seeking to raise "in an attempt TO
corrupt the American electorate and
buy tho presidency"
The committee also heard Renre-
sentative III. d. Flood, of Virginia.
chairman of the Democratic congres.
sional campaign committee, and for
mer Representative Joseph l.. RhI-S
mock. Of Kentucky, treasurer of the
committee.
outstanding points in the maze OF!
nsures through which the COMMITTEES
struggled were: ~
Testimony by Mr.. Hays that this
Republican National Committee,s
budget for the presidential campaign
called for an expenditure of S3.o7,.-
037.20.
cummings Gives Fair Figure.
declaration by Mr.. Cummings thar.
allowing for the increased cost of
printing, clerical hire. rents, trans
portation. and all necessities Of ma
uonal campaign, national commit.
.ee shouid be able to stage "a fair
decent and stifr campaign with reas.!
enable publicity" for sS,0oo,o00. withf
that amount OF money. he said. the.
oae.onai chairman need not worry.
Mr. Hays also testified tho Renuh-
mean National Committee was seek.
ing 10 raise approximately $1,000. 600,
20 De donated to State committees
tor their local campaigns. making a
.oeai OF slightly more than $1,000. ooo
" 'he republican campaign chest for
all purposes.
r' cummings declared he believed
'hiS amount was excessive. md
po'h'ea TO the 1916 campaign. Saving
nc learned in his home State OF Cor
ieeticut the Republicans spent so5o
IA 'hat year. Hc considered this,
'oo huch Tor n Commonwealth
OF that size.
You let the State commIttso,
run Wild he said. you get an ar
u,u.atea expenditure which in ~
sci Is an outstanding evidence or,
upt purpose. 1 suggest that thias
80 'Ist what is going to happen 10
'he republicans this year"
ns either party any monopoIv IN
us .. practice!' asked Senator Edge d
mere is no monopoly upon N.
Stem' re)oined Mr.. Cummings "hu,
- no doubt about the Republi-
"" success In that direction - '~e-'s55
.use TO Discuss Details.
In hr. Rays and Mr.. Cumminps
10 aiscuss details OF their
onni.'ee financing. asserting thar.
.na man they had only gen,raIs
,hn leuse OF such subjects and thar
,no oooks and records of the commit.
Iieo would have to be re-
''ea upon in that respect. -
Neither knew of anv ,a
eonerioutions and Mr.. Hays Was
nI, Posit've that the Republican
80 init individual gifts to s1.ool
Jo ns carried out. successfully,
80 N"e" OF thirty-eight except,ons
~ u.e. me largest being $4,000:
tbirty e"ch. and the other
~, Ne LOT lesser amounts.
MT. Cummings explained tb.+ az.
~ sS".l't'on OF which he was CHAIR
as,,~, stricken when he
- ,,,l that office and that he left
successor $3.50 in cash and 4
than 100000. more re-
charge by Mr.. Hays that
as July. 1919, the Democratia
tee had installed an ei,hor..s t,i.0
h,i,., organization In tho bond
oa III washington. was explain
I'm,
propaganda and finance. He said
1t grew from a hope" bu, '0 80
duced in size when IL was fo,n.,
the overhead charges for main,s,s,1
sne organization exceeded the amount
from $4,000 to $4,000 n montn
Agree on Federal Control.
The two chalrmen agreed tbnt 49, M
isiation looking to Federal controI =,
presidential campaigns was dce,r.hiss &
senator Pomcrene argued that Con.
gress, powerless at presen, hec,,,..
the supreme Court had held that 4
presidential electors were State 81.
ficials. -'s -5Ss
a suggestion that n cons,itution.is &
amendment might be necessary fos$
give Congress oversight Of presiden.
tial campaigns brought from Nj
Hays proposal that the parties. ID
might unite in an effort to obtain &
such change In tie basic law asi
Representative Flood es,imatsd 4.
100000 would be required by his
Democratic congressional committsasS q
TO conduct Its efforts property. but
presented figures to show that Sc had IS
received only $500 In subscr:pt.ons,s s
He turned the money over 20 tbS7s
Democratic National COMMITTEE h6Sa &