The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-09-01
He HASN'T ANY
EVIDENCE SAYS
GEORGE WHITE
Entire Matter in Hands Of
Nominee, Democratic Chair
man Tells Probe Committee
Calls Book Sinister.
SHARP CLASHES OCCUR
(By Associated PreSs)

mittee investigating campaign expen-
dftures that he had no evidence to sus-
tain any one of the charges made by
Governor Cox, his party's presidential
nominee, as to Republican campaign
funds and quotas. or the alleged de.
sire of contributors Ito have back OF
them in industrial centers the bayo-
nets of their puppets in office"
He told Senator Kenyon that he be-
cause he had confidence in Governor
Cox. but that he had not discussed
them in detail with the nominee, and
brought nothing from him to aid the
committee in sitting them.
81 talked with Governor Cox last
Sunday for a few minutes" said Mr..
White. Il asked him Are you sure
of your ground? He said he was and
1 told him, You are the boss and you
run it."
"Isn't II His Duty?"
Senator Kenyon asked II Mr. White
did not consider 1t the duty of the
men who have this evidence, il it ex-
lists, to give 1t to us If thew are presi-
Dental candidates or not?"
When the witness did not reply the
chairman said he realized that the
query might be embarrassing and he
would not press it out of respect Of
| Mr.. Whites relation with Mr.. Cox.
| Pressed by his questioners Mr.. White
said he was willing to abide by the
| judgment of Governor Cox as to when
| the material should be furnished the
committee.
'It is the idea then that we are to
sit here and wait until Governor Cox
| is ready to come to us?" asked Sen
ator Kenyon.
| II did not say that" said Mr.. White.
| "But you have speaking trips ar
ranged for Mr.. Cox next week and
would not wish to interfere with that
argued Senator Kenyon. "In fact, we
have no desire to interfere with it."
THE committee has jurisdiction
over it's own affairs" said Mr.. White
Senator Kenyon read to the witness
kilograms from Governor Cox to the
committee and Senator Reed. a mem
ber, dated Aug. "a and 20, and prom
Using to furnish the Investigators with
information.
The latter messages told the Mis-
souri, senator that the candidate
would get some matters into your
hands soon"
Mr.. White said he had brought moth
ing for Senator Reed. The latter ex-
planned he had informed the candi-
date that the committee would well
come any information.
Calls Yearbook Sinister
Mr.. White, under questioning by
Senators Spencer and Kenyon, said
sinister influence backing the Repub-
lican party which he knew of person
+ ally was the Republican yearbook be-
ing published by William Barnes"
Discussion of the Barnes book dis
closed that Photographic copies of
moral and financial support to the
, book, signed by prominent eastern
men, including the Rockefellers, had
disappeared from the records in which
, they were introduced Monday.
|. heated clash occurred between
Senators Reed and Kenyon when Sen
, ator Reed insisted on an investigation
? of the disappearance of the papers
Senator Kenyon then questioned the
: witness about salaries paid speakers
and asked particularly about Prof
r John L. Hall, of the Scandinavian
bureau of the Democratic national
committee, who was shown in letters
read by Senator New, as negotiating
with both the Democratic and the Re-
: publican committees for his services.
Cans the Professor
The inquiry developed that Mr..
L
= last night, following disclosures of the
. New letters.
Senator Kenyon brought out that
!. Governor Cox was to have a special
n n train on his western trip which will
: last a month and asked if that train
: would not cost the entire 100000 ap-
:, -, propriated for the speaking campaign.
u Mr.. White said he did not know what
the cost would be.
Senator Edges examination drew
!, fire from Senator Reed. The New
:. Jersey member of the committee
3 learned that Mr.. White did not know
. that Big Bill Edwards, Harry Payne
- Whitney and other New York men
were on the Democrat tic finance com.
mittee which functioned in the last
= campaign, and rema arked that the pres
- ent chairman seemed to have much
= ground to cover in covering up pas,
:. affairs.
= Replying to questions by Senator
Edge Of New Jersey. Mr.. White yes
- = terday told the committee he had
y, planned to place a fiction article
Uncle Sam of Freedom Ridge" in
country newspapers but had not ye,
ordered the plan carried out Sena
tor Edge referred to the article as
= propaganda in favor Of the league OF
u nations.
e Evasion of Spirit
II Don't you think 1t would be ar
l. evasion OF the spirit of the law a,
a least.
5. "You say spirit Of the law?" re
n piled White. 'I think So"
IS 1t was later brought out that the
l. Democratic national committee was
planning to spend $4,000 to furnish
It this story free to small newspapers.
IS The article was brought before the
It committee by Representative Fred w
h, Britten of Illinois in connection with
70 his charge that the British embassy al
D. Washington had supplied funds for ths
r. Democratic campaign.
a. Upham Chief Witness
If Fred w. Upham, national Repub
o lican treasurer, was the chief witnes,
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