Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-06-02
FORCED WADS Of
|. LOWDEN CASH ON
MISSOURI c. O.P.
Men From "Show Me''
State Tell How Babler
Played Santa Claus.
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COLORED MEN S1OO EACH,
UP TO S2,5OO FOR OTHERS
Workers Admit to Senate
Grillers 1t Was Wrong and
Want to Give 1t Back.
SOME MORE WOOD ANGELS.
Colonel Alger, OF Detroit, Admits
That He Added $4,000 to the
Educational" Fund.
SOME MORE WOOD ANGELS"
Colonel Alger, OF Detroit, Admits
That He Added $4,000 to the
"Educational' Fund.
tBy Associated Press.1

lBy Associated Press]
WASHINGTON. June Checks,
aGgregatng $4,000. sent into Mis-
souri, by the managers of Governor
Lowden's campaign, were presented
today TO. the Senate committee in
vestisatinG the pre-convention ex-
penditurcs of presidential candi-
dates. The checks were laid before
the committee by Arthur Davis, OF
harrisburg. ILL.,. at the direction OF
H. l." Emerson. national manager of
Governor Lowden's campaign.
In it's inquiry into the Lowden
campaign in Missouri, the committee
questioned Nat Goldstein. clerk OF
the Eighth Judicial District, st.
Louis. and his deputy, Robert e..
Moore, delegates TO the Republican
National Convention from Missouri.
who testified that they each had re-
ceived check for s2,500 from the
Lowden campaign fund. Both said
the money still was held to their ac-
count In banks and would be returned
unless Governor Lowden were nomi-
mated. In which event it would be
used in the campaign.
$4,000 to Get Out Workers.
Jacob L. Babler. Republican nation.
al committeeman from Missouri.
whom Goldstein and Moore des,r
mated as tho one who transmitted the
checks to them from Mr.. Emerson.
also was questioned by the commit
tee. T.. l.. Morse. head cI the Lowden
campaign outside of St. Louis. an
other Missourien examined by TIC
committees. testified that he. had re-
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approximately $4,000, and expended
it in getting out the workers" Bah
ier got $4,000 of these funds. he said.
to reimburse him for similar expendi.
lures.
Both Moore and Goldstein testified
to having received the checks from
Rabier in the latter's office with no
specific instructions as to how the
money should be used. Both said
they had declared no money was
necessary in their conversational
districts and that none was spent ~
get out Lowden sentiment in tho
ward meetings and district conyen-
tons Moore said Babler had told
him, "Aw. so ahead and take It"
"heh ne mad hesitated about accept
ing the check from Emmerson.
""S pTessed on this point
by Chairman Kenyon when he an
peared later.
Money Forced On Them.
Was 1t a pretty hard job to get
Moore and Goldstein to take thia
money!" the Senator asked.
wen, | was very anxious abou.
the st. Louis situation" Babler re-
pied wanted to tie them up and
urged Emmerson to assist in any
way necessary to get their active
support"
Morse and Babler save from
memory lists OF State workers" 70
whom they had distributed the money
received from Emmerson. The
amounts ranged as a rule from s1oo
to $500. but in some instances went
over $1,000. Babier. in explaining
these items. said they went to men
who had hard fight" ahead OF them
In their districts. No accounting of
expenditures was asked by either
Morse or Babler. they testihed.
Rolling all this down." Senator
Reed, Democrat, of Missouri, said To
Babler doesn't it come to this. that
the method of campaign you adopted
was to set in touch with active work.
ers, sive them some money and tell
them 10 get busy?"
Babler agreed. As to an account-
Ing for expenditures made he said.
They were all men had known
a good while. I did not think thew
would retain any OF it for themselves.
] think many of them spent moro
than I gave them"
The witnesses were questioned
particularly as 10 whether any or
the men. other than Goldstein and
Moore. who received money. were
delegates to the national convention.
Morse said three men on his list
were, including William l.. Cole, Re.
publican State chairman, who Is
delegate at large. The witness said
he had given Cole $500. for head
quarters" purposes.
Senator Kenyon promptly called at
tention to the fact that previous
testimony before the COMMITTEES
showed Cole had received s1.25o to
sound out" sentiment for Harding.
Morse and Babler said they had un-
derstood Cole was for Lowden, with
Senator Harding perhaps as a sec
ond choice.
Well set down to brass tacks.~
Chairman Kenyon said at this point
In tho examination OF Babler. what
was your relationship to tho Lowdea
campaign"
Il assisted In bringing about tho
election of delegates favorable to
Governor Lowden." Babler replied.
Il started on an understanding that
should he reimbursed and spent
$4,000 OF my own money"
II had spent some money Bringing
my friends to st. Louis, paving tds6
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