South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-09-02
T. Fl. Moore. Pre-Convention
Manager of Cox Will Rep
resent Governor.
REFERS TO NEWBERRY
Saws He Will Prove "Slush
Fund of SI5.0O0.000 Has
Been Collected.

COLUMBUS. O.. Sept l-E. y.
Moore OF Youngstown. Ohio. pre-
convention manager for GOV. Cox
left for Chicago Wednesday nigh;.
as the personal representative OF
the democratic presidential nonii-
nee 10 be ready 10 present 90 the
senate sub committee investigatl tlnE
campaign expenditures evidence 90
back up the governors charge that
the republican committee is collect
ing a campaign fund Of tl5.000,0Oo.
This announcement was made
Wednesday evening by both Mr..
Moore and Gov. Cox, after an ALI
day conference participated in by
the nominee. Mr.. Moore and Sen.
Pomerenc, democratic member or
the investigating committee.
VIII Present Evidence.
Whether he testifies before the
committee. Mr.. Moore said. is up 70
the committee itself. He stated tina.
in case the committee did not not
sec fit 10 call him. the evidence
which he expects 70 take with him
will be there in readiness. He add
ed, however. that IL probably viii
find its way before the committee in
some manner.
Tired of the insinuations cast at
the governor by the subsidized q.
/ .. P press. which accused him 81
"faIsifying". Mr. Moore insisted up
I on presenting data 70 the public
which ne declared would suhstand-
ate the charge of a Si5,oOo.0oo
slush fund
! Commenting upon the papers
which the governor turned over q
/ him Wednesday. and those which
/ had come 10 him direct. Mr.. Moore
I sfgF
( is telling the truth. there is an en-
/ tirely separate fund and we arc go
/ ing 20 find It" Mr Moore declared
/ that il the men TO be called IN the
/ investigation deny or refuse 20 pro-
/ duce" evidence. he will present the
evidence himself lie also declared
, that II those witnesses do not pro
duce the evidence he intends 10 cal
the matter 10 the attention Of the
department of justice. Il will have
no hesitancy in calling the atten
/ tion OF the department of justice tc
/ the situation" ne said.
Will Prove Charges.
/ "If the republican party were IN.
dicted. I would stake my reputation
as "A lawyer that the leaders would
would be convicted 10y a republican
] jury just the same as Newberry wa
convicted by a republican jury ir
/ Michigan Mr.. Moore asserted
Mr. Moore stated that nc expect
I cd evidence 70 substantiate the gov
ernors charges 10 come from thf
paid district representatives" of
the national committee In charge ot
+ collection OF funds In their respect
i've districts and also from tho un
/ paid state chairman He declared
/ they were in possession OF the facts
, Commenting upon the invcstiga
+ ZION and its progress. Mr.. Moore az
/ serted that charges have been made
1 and denied. but that the comgit-
tee has not mad the Information -
/ conduct a thorough cross examina-
ton OF Chairman Hays and others
He intlmated that the materla
which ne Is taking 10 Chicago in ne
form Of documents and ocherw -
viii furnish this information. lie
said he VIII probably insist thai
that both Chairman HAYS and
4 Treasurer Upham be reca led for
l cross examination
Part OF Evidence.
As part OF the data which re VII.
+ take 20 Chicago, Mr.. Moore read the
/ following extract from a letter pur-
porting 10 have been written By ore
, Of the regional directors In the
south TO man 20 whom Moore re-
+ ferred as one OF the money Dig
gers"
Il have been wondering II you
will get any reaction from the part
/ OF Sen. Harding's sreech OF accept
ance which covers the enfranchise-
ment OF the negro. We of course.
do not want 20 discuss this phase %
the situation, but I would like 20 be
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