Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-23
Hun,Or .Lightens Haze
TIT "SLush" Inquiry
Continued from Rage One


the end Of tho same cigar. Senator
Edge pufrcd comfortably. . Senate,
Reeds cigarette went out. was re-
lighted. burned out. was replaced. He
seemed to get n lot Of amusement out of
long typcwrittcn statement read into
the record by Colonel Thompson, set
ting forth his activities in the war and
subsequently,.
state chairman in New Jersey, told the
committee heartrending tale of Demo-
cratic poycrty. He sent out twenty let
tcrs and got about $4,000. he testified.
"Wcll. you have some good prospects,
haven't you?" Senator Kenyon asked.
"Oh. ycs." Mcdonald answered,
land some tightwads. too,
Asked when the Democratic National
Committee had last sent any money into
New Jersey. the witness turned to Sen
ntor Edge. Republican, and asked in
barely audible tones:
"When was it you ran. SCnator:'
Scuator Edge enlightened him.
Two years ago." answered MELON
aid. thus prompted. m
A laugh went around the committee
and the press tables.
Governor Edwards ran his own cam
pagn n year ago, the witness asserted,
adding that the state committee in that
campaign was n sort of an annex
to the Edwards organization.
"How do your Democrats expect to
put men in Office il they don't finance
the campaigns properly?' Senator Ken
yon asked.
kiss EN- Into Office
Tightly drawn lines in the witncss's
r.
UuerulouS smile about his close held
a touch Of cynicism.
Il guess they have an idea they can
kiss 'cm into Office h" said.
In distinct contrast to the rather dis
couraged dcmcanor of the Democratic
state chairman was the aggressive, con
fdent manner of former governor Ed
ward e. Stokes, Republican state chair
man of NeW Jersey. who followed him.
Governor Stokes spoke in crisp. rapid,
explosive sentences, biting off his words.
nodding his head for emphasis. He
wears his hair in bangs, supports an
artistic white mustache and bespoke
action in all his utterances. The in
quiry turned on the payment of cam
paign speak kers.
"What is your custom In paying
speakers" Senator Reed asked.
"Well, senator" came the starcato
response. IL never got any pay for my
speeches and | never pay anything for
speakers il can help it,"
lie chattcrcd like machine gun in
rattIing off figures on campaign contr-
buttons and expenditures. He Cxudcd
self confidence. To date, the commit
tee has spent S6o45 and received 5000
from the national committee, he tcs-
tilted.
We're in debit he snapped "But
in 1918 we We're way in debt. I was NOT
chairman then"
Senators and spectators laughed. The
witness saw nothing funny in it.
Barnes Cartoonists' Delight
William Barnes. Of New York.
Boss Barnes. who testified Yesterday
and again today, proved one Of the in.
teresting witnesses of the inquiry. He
is type. Cartoonists love him and their
cartoons look like him. His outstanding
feature is his nose, w hich is long and
large. He parts his hair IN the middle,
Deep creascs run down from the nos.
trils and furrOw his cheeks. A pendu-
lous lower lip droops dejectedly. When
he tries to smile, his face breaks out In
a myriad of little wrinkles, He wore Il
chcrkercd vest and brought two pairs of
SpPctaCles, both horn trimmed, hut one
pair with horn car frames and the other
with gold.
His testimony disclosed n frank ad
miration for his latest effort. "Repub-
licnnism Of 1920" book approved ia
writing hy such eminent individuals as
lflihu Root, former President Taft, Will .
liam Rockefeller, Charles Evans Hughes
and Will Hays. /
II think it's very interesting book"
he told the comnittec, "lt is gotten up
In good form, contains valuable infor.
nation
He appeared greatly grieved that any
one should suspect it to be anything but
a legitimate business enterprise. 4
Il am surprised to find that any ono
would suspect me OF subtcrfuge," no
said. amy one who knows me knows
that anything | do for the Republican
party. is done gladly and openly"
"YOu thought, possibly, the book
would help solidify the Republican
larty?' Senator Kenyon suggested. 4
IL thought it was already solidificd, ;
Barnes rCtOrted, with a twisted smile.
Taft and Johnson?"
Taft and Johnson"
"Do you quote them on the Leagu |