The Washington herald., 1920-07-12

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fee flooded with mail from all parts
OF the country asking that the COM
mittee's spotlight be turned on con-
ditions in their respective States.
To Avoid Blind Trails.
Senator Kenyon. as we'll as other
members of the committee. feel
that there is much yet for them TO
do on the pre-convention expenses
investigation, but they wish to con-
fine themselves to material matters
and avoid as much as possible trails
that will lead only into the blind
alleys OF rumor and political insin-
uation.
Matters almost sure to be further
Investigated, however, are the DEM
ocratic situation in Missouri that
brought about the repudiation OF
Senator Reed by the Democratic
State convention, and the activities
of employees OF the Department OF
Justice in behalf of the candidacy
Of A. Mitchell Palmer. Attorney
General. The completion of the Mis-
souri, phase of the investigation is
to be left in the hands of Senator
Selden Spencer. of Missouri. and
Atlee Pomerene, of Ohio. who ex-
pect to meet in st. Louis shortly.
May Quiz Howard Fisg.
In following the leads developed
in st. Louis as to the activities of
persons on the payroll of the De-
partment of Justice in behalf of
Palmer. the committee is expected
to call Howard Figg, special attor-
ney general in charge of the high
cost of living campaign, and learn
from him how large an organization
was maintained in the sixteen cities
where branches of the high cost of
/ living campaign were established,
how many persons were employed,
what they were paid, exactly what
the duties they carried on were. and
whether they were for the govern
mnt or the private interests of Mr..
Palmer.
Another phase of the matter upon
which interest is likely to center is
that two of the delegates to the
| Democratic national convention
from the District of Columbia were
mem who. during the pre-convention
campaign, were employed by the
! Palmer organization at a weekly
salary of SIPS.
Decision I'm August.
The actual course to be followed
is to be decided by the committee at
a meeting which will be held about
the tenth of August. 1t has been de-
cided. however, that whatever that
| decision may be as to the future
scope Of the inquiry, the pre-conven-
! ton investigation will be finished
and a report drawn up before the
| committee begins any new phase OF
| the work.
The committee had expected to
| wind up its work with the examina-
tion of three or four more witness
es," said Senator Kenyon, but a
| number of new lines of investiga-
ton have opened up that the COM
| mittee believes require further in
vestigation. Senator Pomerene Is
expected to return from San Fran
cisco by way of st. Louis. and with
Senator Spencer. complete. the TAX
ing of testimony there. After that,
nothing will be done for a month,
| during which time the committee
will determine whether to follow
out the new lines of investigation
or close the hearings on the sub
ject, viz: expenditures relative to
the campaigns for the nomination of
President.
Senator Edge is sailing for Europe
in few days and have made my
arrangements for a little vacation
in the woods of Maine. We are all
desirous of completing the work as
soon as possible.
However, we desire to make the
investigation complete. I find upon
my return, many letters from differ
ent States urging the committee to
investigate the pre-convention cam
paign In their States. These matters
will be submitted to the full COM
mittee about August 10. and final
action will then be determined"