Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-09-03
Committee Decides to In
vestigate Campaign Down
to Ward Bosses.
DOZEN OR MORE
SUBPOENAS ISSUED
Committee TO Call Upton's Assistant,
Charged by cox's Spokesman IS
Being tho Father Of the City Quota
Plan--Moore Unable to Give Com
Mittee Facts on Which Cox Based
His Charges.
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
dozen or, more witnesses were sent
today by the senate committee in
vestigating campaign contributions
wh1e the committee took recess
until next Tuesday. Many of those
summoned, 1t was understood, were
cited to the committee members by
{ e. H. Moore, of YOUNGSTOWN, O., pre-
convention manager OF Governor
Cox.
One OF the subpoenas issued today
was for Harry N. Blair. assistant to
Treasurer Fred w. Upham, OF the
republican national committee. Mr..
5 Moore declared Blair was the faith
er Of the city quota plan." which was
referred to by Governor Cox in his
Pittsburgh speech.
After a conference with Mr. Moore,
the committee members declared
they would search into the records
of every political group, down to the
smallest ward unit, and that they
Seispected to uncover series OF poll
itical scandals"
Moors Hasn't the Evidence.
E. III, Moore, of Youngstown, o.,
Governor Cox's pre-convention man
ager, who was heralded yesterday as
on his way from Governor Cox, with
- "A &<N tot &hN
nors assertions, informed Senator
Reed that the evidence was in other
hands. He would give the leads
he suid, .and the committee could
get the necessary information di-
recr." He had come mot to testify
but to listen to the evidence for Gov
ernor Cox"
Wants Facts, Not Leads.
Senator Reed told Mr.. Moore that
he wanted facts, not leads-the men
who could testify of their own knowl-
reasonable tribunal as to the matters
at issue"
Mr.. Moore informed Senator Reed
he could not do that. There was a
conference OF the committee. BY
agreement 1t was decided to take the
recess. have Senators Reed and
Pomerene get the names of the COM
petent witnesses from Mr.. Moore.
ard issue subpoenaes for the next
meeting Of the committee.
While the conference was going on
Mr.. Moore gave a statement to the
reporters saying "the committee was
not seeking evidence" and that 1t
was within the power Of the COM
mittee to give Truman III. New
berry plenty OF good republican COM
pany."
Committee 10 Enlarge Scope.
The effect Of this on the committee
was such that after conferences last
ing the greater part Of the afternoon
q decision was reached to>go into the
entire political financial situation in
dependently Of any charges of Gov
ernor Cox or counter charges made
by the republicans.
1t was learned that the COMMITTEE
will investigae the activities Of every
political machine republican and
democratic to. the smallest
ward unit-and that 1t expected to
uncork a series Of scandals that
would end once and for all the use OF
large sums Of money in political
I campaigns.
Some Targets Of tho Inquiry.
The Penrose machine in Pennsyl-
vanta. the Tammany machine in New
machines In Chicago in pri-
, mary and election contests-the Kan
sas City, Mo-, machine. every poll
tical organization which is function
ing actively will be. taken apart and
its workings-as well as the cost OF
peration-explained to the people OF
the country.
The first move was the issuancs o1
subpoenaes for ]. @. Bryson, Brazil
Ind, Mrs. Jacob Baur, Chicago; FREQ
A. Miller. Columbus, O.; w. K
Woodford. Cleveland, O.; Dudley S
Blossom. Cleveland, O.; Garrett Dc
Forest Kinney, Peoria, ILL.,; Waite,
Dickey, Kansas City. Mo-, and Fl. G
Garrett. Winchester, KY. ALI are
either chairmen or vice-chairmen Of
the republican ways and means com
mittee in their several states.
Upham's Aids Summoned.
Subphoenaes also were issued fol
Harry AZ. Blair. assistant to Fred w
Upham, treasurer of the republican
national committee, who, Mr.. Moore
said. was "the financial genius of the
republican organization and father Of
the city quota PLAN" for Mr.. Moore
himself, and for number of repub.
lican field agents, whose names the
committee refused to make public.
Cox En- Route West.
By Associated Press
En- Route With ), Governor Cox
Sept. 3.-The western swing O.
Governor Cox was opened early to-
day with a before breakfast real
platform address to a railroad sta
ton crowd at Toledo, whNe the dem
ocratic candidate was en- route tt
Michigan.
I'm starting to the coast sait
Governor Cox to his surprised audi