Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-09-07

Icommittee investigating campaign
expenditures rs not seeking the
hest evidence, ia prove Governor
! Cox's charges against the republi-
can party, Edmund HI. MOORE.
Youngstown. the governors per-
sonal' representative, told the COM
mittee on the stand today.
Moora to,d Senatar Kenyon there
,a,.a ,,,s,, h.tto,. ah1a ~ 'tell ~ ithe
ran,,hlicar mans than either he or
Ca,,arrnr Cav ana asked whv Col.
Wu,iam Royce THOMPSON Of New
york. chairman OF the republican
ways and means committer, ano
.the sixty men OF thep aid organ
izationn weren OF called.
p~,rce An rsvidence.
rsovernoy r.o, has NO evidence m
,nor.' os.sh,. charges outside Of
,rhat Moora hrnupht To Chicago
v,;t,, ~ h,r, tba wtiness said. AS he
srora ha unso,ded 4 massive brief
ss nrd toolr o,,t : stack Of papers
that annarent,v numbered several
hmndrad sheets.
ra,,asv,.. 49, .art h,n " chi
Governor Cox sens TT. nm ,,a N ~
cago, Mt MooI1 s.su = 49, III
committee tns ". .ron wn 49, a.sor ~
senators coulu ~. llle y, !,
70 support tne Eovev p,na.. s,r.+
he men.ioneu % Y, ,,,sha. [ 80
..ss,ssns ssss,,,.,a - uattaral treasurer. and
puuao" ,s. ~, .,so,as, e. T1nha m 4
ss,ao . o' @sl
..Gnuarnor COY has no evidence
s,Sa .,,,,at 81, have brought to
ous. a.. $500 w..a Tanvon asked'
~ II, 4x,s.,. atm
fTic.iun ASIscps N,
isns - Eanwor Questioned NJ.
10, 80. ~ ,rterviaw ~ gave
s.o a 80 oorrasnondents last
rr rs,,ssSa,, wsps. alg
Tha ,roor asked Mr.. Moore
= M sa,d tbat The com mittee
~ s,.a,a a saaa,I hin, n The stand.
was ia ~ tt,a nan, n,,ttan, was
anu ne sa ~, ss,aanca ~. rrova
~. $3.50 c..s, .t,aryas
1uvolmor ~ ~, 49,. ,,it,ass axcia iyn.
~ "A ssl
~. , .a W 80 angry \,
aou U..,~or satd
s.a.s5rg 1 Z grv what
+ so,d ,vas That Won were not seek
sa.u ~ We ,east auidence Ana I say Ii
- s,,, v vom are mott"
as .. ~ = ]
MT. Mo9re s.lu nc ,,.sr W. M ~ ths
rreu W.. mattonal' comn,ittee.
lopu ,.,s - +astisv ~ untruths. but
wou'a ,,a,,,, % s,,re that the republi.
was ssr,a,a, ,,as = victim Of either
- - had hoolkeepinr when
Ne testified CONCERNING the quotas
ssirned various states.
go. r,,..vo Federated.
r. Sw s,rarsrg senator Kenyon's
81. an ,,sst,on for names Of mvr
oirec. aues. ,sn,,. Tho Ohio fund. Mr..
Moore Moo went into a long explanation
Moore we,. sa-staUding - of the repub-
,.aar oarnnaIen fund organization.
IIa said n was headed by Colonel
Thompson and had as state chair
men men whom the republican
bu,letin described as Command
ing Influence"
The witness reiterated the charge
that specific quotas were assessed
against local communications and
then said:
"Rut these local organizations
were largely scenery The real
workers for funds were paid mer
headed nv Harry M. Blair. assistant
70 Mr.. IJpham."
~ a.,s p,a,r had Under him GER
tain ndivisional directors In charge
"a sections of the country, and tha'
two OF them were c. w. Lee and
Henery Il. Owens.
Co,,ectors CamoufIaged.
"These are the professional mon
ey-raisers," said Mr.. Moore.
"In Iowa the paid director is frv
ling Norwood of Davenport saio
Mr.. Moore.
That Is not the man.
jected Mr. opna.
ITO the public these paio uusa
tors are camoul,aseu as aaan.
secretaries OF lns WYE .,.noss @
coinmi.lse, :. noannars.,,n. 1,
"A pa.sa tha renuhlican Fl
.o araarization. according &c
nsr Moore He said these mer
went In after the organization head
ed bv Colonel Thompson had col
lected from "the cream list"
Mr.. Moore said that Chester z
Hamlin of Colorado had raisee
100000 in that state.
PROOF oiiefcu 49,.
To support MS stateihehe .na
Governor Cox haa no SOUP
when he said the repuD.ioans pa, pa.
ned to raise a fund OF sio'oVV'ooo
the witness introduced a signed