New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-09-03
Moore Admits
He Can't Back
Fund Charges
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ers have made and which they boosted
publicly would raise $16,000,00O.
81 have the names of the men who
were to raise this money, and all other
evidence needed, SO if this is not var
nishing investigation they can prove all
the charges made by Governor Cox.
If this. committee follows out these
leads they can produce the evidence
that will give Truman H. Newberry, of
Michigan, plenty of company"
Mr.: Moore named Henry M. Blair,
as the personal money raiser"
that headed the national Republican
raising organization. Mr.. Blair has
been under subpoena all week.
II do not know what the committee
will ask of me-" said Mr.. Moore. "But
l am prepared to give the whole plan
which the Republicans made TO raise
enormous funds.
Tells of Money Boasts
Before the public was aroused and
its dormant conscience awakened by
this expose, the heads of this money
that they would raise $16,0O0,0oO by it.
~ have the names of the men through
which the committee can get absolute
proof of this. Treasurer Upham yes
terday testified that Georgias quota
for the Republican campaign was $685.
600 and that only $4,000 was collected.
| II can prove that Atlanta's quota
alone was $4,000 and that it was all
collected before June ID and that, the
man who collected it was so disguised
with Harding's nomination that he quit
the party. l can give to the committee
the name of that man and / guess there
will not be any trouble about getting
him to testify"
"Mr. Moore does not know these
facts of his own knowledge, but he says
he is prepared to give us the names
in discussing Moore's evidence. at
will be necessary, therefore, to get
those men in here, and, as most Of the
committee have speaking engagements
over the weekend and holiday, we have
adjourned until next Tuesday. In the
meanwhile we hope to have these men
named by Mr.. Moore here"
on much wider scope when Senator
Reed, during the examination of Sena-
tor Poindexter, demanded that Chair
man Will Hays and Blair be called
upon to produce lists of all the finan-
clal or, money raising committees in all
the states.
Senator Reed warned Senator Poin-
0eAIe1 tiat tHc appropriation OF @GUU,-
| 900 to be spent in thirty-two states in
| the Senatorial campaign placed the Re-
| publican leaders and candidates dam
| gerously near prosecution under cor
| rupt practices act, cited in the case
Of Senator Truman H. Newberry Sena-
! tor Reed said:
"Ten thousand is the maximum a
Senator may spend. You have sent an
average Of S6.250 into thirty-two states.
There is no limit to what your local
organization may raise. The court in
the Ncwberry case held that. if the
money be spent by any organization in
the interest of the Senator, the Sena-
tor could be convicted under the law"
Upham's Words Upheld
Senator Poindexter confirmed the
testimony of Treasurer Upham that his
committee had been guaranteed a loan
of 100000 by the Republican National
Committee. lie said he had appointed
a. finance committee, composed of SEN
ators Frelinghuysen, Elkins, McCor-
mick and Calder, to raise funds to re-
mittee had organized an auxiliary fund
raising committee, headed by Elliot
Wadsworth, Of New York.
Chairman Kenyon first asked the
witness to outline the plans for .xais-
ing funds and the cooperation with the
national and Congressional committees.
Senator Poindexter replied:
1.-THE national committee requested
the Senatorial committee some time
ago to coordinate its work with the
national committee in raising funds.
An agreement was reached and modi-
fed subsequently by having representa-
tives Of the Senatorial committee, as
the subcommittee Of which Senator
Freelinghuysen is chairman, take
It L. ~
paign funds. The funds being collected,
negligible so far, are to be credited
against a written guaranty by the ma
tional committee Of o fundsof 100000
Underwater by the National Com
mittee7" Chairman Kenyon asked.
All funds to be credited to this
5000. 0oo?"
eyes"
III you collect moro than 100000
what would happen?" Senator Reed
ut would be placed with the Ma
tional Committee"
Explain what the Senatorial Com
mittee does" said Chairman Kenyon.
There Ia no fixed procedure as to
how esnd .s esc are helped: I have "a
general campaign to employ stenog-
raIhers, rent Offices and in general for
campaign activities in which we are
interested. In addition, we undertake
to circulate literature, and all activi-
ties of the committee are designed to
be in harmony with local committees
Interested In the election OF Senators
and In cooperation with tho National
} Committee. There is no fixed system
: or rule ~ to how local candidates o,
, committees arc to be helped"
i, Senator Reed then asked tho witness
10 tell Of his plans for spending the
500, 900. Senator Poindexter replied
I'VE do not apprchend that we viii
spend that much money In any state
and 80 far a. tho Senator'S own OK
pxnditures are concerned we don't know
anything shout II, and have nothing u
DO With II ] presume We comply with
! the isw."
ii, Senake1 1esGsxss know what hap