Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-09-08
TICKLE PALM
TRICKS KSOFG.O.P.
ARE SHOWN UP
Democratic Slush Fund
Charges Backed by Re-
publican Report.
PARTY SECRETS ARE OUT.

The crossing of the palms with
money" Of the treasurers of the
various republican county commits
tees in Indiana was one of the ways
that the Indiana republican state
central committee spent more than
$245.922.66 in Indiana during the 1916
campaign.
The methods used by the G. o. P.
state central committee are re-
Vealed in a lengthy report of cam
paign expenditures for 1916 now on
file in the county clerks Office.
Frank d. stalnazer. who was treasurer
Of the state central committee during the
1916 campaign. tells in an itemized state
ment how $245. .922.66 was spent out of a
huge campaign fund of 25s,sSs. %.
OF this enormous campaign fund, ap-
proximately $94,2O242 was dumped into
the state by the republican nationaI com
mittee in manner similar to the way in
which Gov. Cox is charging there is a
republican conspiracy operating now TO
buy the presidency"
In addition to the big cash receipts
for the 1916 campaign, Mr.. Stalnaker's re-
port shows there were 'other donations
besides the cold cash.
OH. LOOK HERE
D'YUH SEE IT?
Among these "other donations" were
the following:
$4,000 copies Of "Workmen and
Wages" in each foreign language;
German, 100000. etc.
Donated by Delayan Smith. Lake
Forest. Ill, publisher of The Indian
apolis News; 3T2 inches of advertise
ing space and 100000 pamphlets on
the Adamson law.
Donated by William B. Burford,
80 South Meridian street, 81 ,2J0 worth
of printing.
In the 1915 campaign Delavan Smith
was regarded as the sole owner of the
indianapolis News by the public and It
was not until recently that It became
known that the estate of the late Charles
Warren Fairbanks, former vice president
of the United States, was three -fourths
owner OF the News.
The sworn report Of StaInaker as to
the campaign expenditures Of the re-
publican state central committee throws
much light on the method used In un-
loading more than S245,e .es IA Indiana
IN 1915
The report shows thousands Of dollars
were given with lavish hand to the
various tressurers of the various re-
publican county organizations in Indiana.
and that additional thousands were spent
as salary to members Of the republican,
state committee, for headquarters at the
Hotel Severin, for kilograms, travelling
expenses, for newspaper boiler plate.
moving picture film. postage and for
hundreds of other reasons.
PALMS OUT IN
STATE TICKLED, TOO.
The tickling o. the palms with money
OF the repu51ieal easurers OF the
various county srs 5lization in Indiana
is revealed by Sts4naker's sworn report
4 few of these disbursements are listed
as follows in the report:
Sept 20, 1916-Schuyler Haas. treasurer
of the Marion county organization, to be
used in compliance with the laws TO
advance the interests of the republican
party''-S1, 900.
Oct. 14-C. L. Fowler. treasurer Of Lake
county organization, to be used in com
pliance with the laws of the state Of s
Indiana to advance the interests Of re-
publican party-S1.500.
Oct. 21-Frank NJ Boone, treasurer OF
st. Joseph county committee, to "ad-
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