The Sun and the New York herald., 1920-09-11
G. SENATORS
SAY COX CHARGE
PROVES UNTRUE
Edge Calls on Governor TO
Withdraw His
Accusations.
MOORE HAS UNEASY DAY
Investigators Press Ques-
tiOns as to Liquor Con-
tributiOns to Democrats.
UPHAM CLEARS RECORD
Insists Collections VIII stop
When St,800,000 Is
Raised for Committee.
MOORE HAS UNEASY DAY
UPHAM CLEARS RECORD
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CHICAGO. Sept, l0,--rho Kenyon
committee virtually completed to-day
htn investigation OF Gov Cox's charges
regarding tho Republican campaign
fund, and then, over the protest OF I'D
Moore, the Governors envoy extraor-
dlnary turned 10 a now phase OF tho
inquiry, Tho committee apparently
intends TO ind out just how active are
the 'llquor interests" In behalf OF
Cox and how much they nro contrib
Iting, through their associations or
individually, TO his Presidential cam
paign,
Tho Senators have sat here for eight.
days. with several night sessions, call
Ing witnesses on their own account
ard those suggested by Mr.. Moore
They have listened 10 all Mr. Moore
had to say under direct and cross ex-
animation. They have patiently ac-
cepted all tho leads" he has given to
them down to the last telegram ana
pink newspaper clipping, and have
summoned from as far away as Ari-
zona tho man who Mr.. Moore said
could prove tho charges true. Tho
result is that the Governors accusa-
tions have fallen fiat, from a Repuo-
llcan standpoint. and were hugely ex-
aS gerated. from any standpoint.
Now, although Mr.. Moore was In
and out Of tho witness stand again
to-day, pouring moro telcgrams and
clippings a. ''leads" upon the commit
teo's table as fast as tho telegraph and
mall messengers could fetch them to
him, the Republican majority OF the
committee feels that the country will
recognize that Cox's ease" such as 1t
Is, is complete.
An Open Campaign Found.
Senators Edge and Spencer, Repub-
LEANS, believe, in fact. that Mr.. Moore
knew several days ago that he had shot
his bolt and merely was trying to hold
the committee In session In the hope that
something might turn up which he could
seize upon TO turn to Gov. Cox's ae-
count and counterbalanee the prepon-
deratlng weight OF evidence as TO the
decency and openness OF the Republican
campaign. Senators Edge and Spencer
have been frankly impatient. Senator
Kenyon, the other Republican, has held
to tho non-committal attitude or chair
man. He has wanted to givo Mr.. Moore
and Gov. Cox all the rope they called for
in order that no one anywhere might ray
that the Republican members OF the COM
mittee endeavored to prevent the adms-
sion OF evidence.
The two Democratic Senators, Reed I
and Pomerene, are for going on a little
further. II anything develops that war
rants II, the Republicans will acquiesco'
But the committee expects TO finish It's
hearings in Chicago tomorrow with tes-
timony as to the raising Of 100000 In
Chicago--a seven days drive" now In
progress--and with the testimony OF two
young women Federal employees from
Aberdeen, s. D.. who say the Democrats
asked them for contributions.
Mr.. Moore spent restless half hour In,
the witness chair to-day when Mr.. Ken
yon and other Senators asked him about
rum, including the letter written by
George T. Carroll. president OF the New
Jersey Association OF Liquor Dealers, ac-
claiming Cox's nomination as big
factor for our interests" and asking for
contributions. Although two subpnnas
have been sent to Mr.. Carroll he has not
appeared before the committee, which
intends to hear him or know the reason
why when II meets in the East In ten
days or two weeks from now.
Mr.. Moore repudiated as unauthorized
a prospectus Of the Association Opposed
to National Prohibitions naming him AZ
one Of the managers for Ohio Ho ad-
mitted that he personally was wet"
but insisted that the liquor men were
not contributing to Coxs campaign and
never had. BY way Of retort to this and
TO Cox's assertion In New York a few
weeks ago that the liquor interests had
never contributed to any of his cam
psigns, Senator Kenyon introduced
sworn statement fled with the Secretary
Of State OF Ohio showing that the secre-
tary Of the Liquor License League OF
ohio spent Sl,400 in the Cox campaign
of 1915.
Upham Clarifies Figures.
Fred II. Upham. Republican national
treasurer, gave to the committee clarl-
fyInE statement. He swore that when
the money to meet It's budget Of SS.o7a,-
600 was obtained the National Commit
tee would stop collecting In all the sum
that would pass through his hands was