Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-09-01

n Governor AOx would
reach Chicago on his trip
west. He was advised
Mr.. Cox was expected
Sunday. The newspaper reporters
asked if Governor Cox would be
asked if Governor Cox would be
subpoenaed. The senator said:
THE committee has nothing to do
with THAT. II we do | will announce
Harley p. Christensen, presidential
nominee of the Farmer Labor party,
appeared at the investigation today
and asked TO be heard Gas rman
Kenyon acceputed the offer.
Mr. Christensen read statement
in which he charged Wall street with
trancing both major parties "and
whichever won the government dur
ing the next four years will remain
in the hands of the combined capital
lists and manufacturers group, who
have been masters of the government
during the past thirty years
White on Stand.
George White, chairman of the Demo
cratic national committee said on the
witness stand today before the Sen
ate committee investigating cam
paign expenditures, that he had no
evidence to sustain any charges made
by Governor Cox, Democratic pres
dental nominee as to Republican
campaign funds and quotas, or the
alleged desire of contributors ITO
have back of them industrial centers
the bayonets of their puppets In Of
tice.
He told Chairman Kenyon that he
AaIl wed the charges were true, be-
tluse he had confidence in Governor
Co, but he had not discussed them
in detail with the nominee. and
brought nothing from him to aid the
committee in sitting them out.
u talked to the governor last Sun
day" said Mr. White 81 asked him.
Are you sure of your Ground?' He
said he was, and | told him, You are
the boss and you run it
Senator Kenyon read to the witness
telegrams from Governor Cox to the
committee and Senator Reed, dated
Aug. - and %, and promising to fur
nish the investigators with infOrma-
ton. The latter message told the Mis-
souri, senator the candidate would
get some matters into your hands
soon
Mr., White said he brought nothing
ftr Ia JaS,
ed he had informed the candidate the
committee would welcome any infor-
nation Senator Kenyon asked If Mr.
White did not consider il the dutv
of the men who have this evidence. if
il exists, to give 1t to them whether
the yWorc candidates or not. And
when the witness id not reply the
chairman said he aIized the query
might be embarrass and he would
not press it out of respect to Mr..
Nhi'a relationship to Mr. Cox.
oa" questioning. Mr.. White said
tr My example Of a sinister in
lnence backing the Republicans which
le knew Of was a Republican wear
book being published by William
Barns. The book carried Photographic
)rOmics of support from large eastern
iuanciers, including the Rockefellers.
evidence regarding the book disap-
feared Monday from the COMMITTEES
'ocords and a clash followed when
senator Reed demanded that an in
'cstjga'ion be conducted to ascertain
What was responsible for the disap-
lCarance
Needed $2,o0o,o0o Fund.
George White, chairman of the dem
,cratic national committee. today
old the senatorial committee investi-
,ajlng campaign expenditures that he
huught a S2.000000 fund for nation
i committee purposes would provide
or an adequate presidential campaign
his year.
The democratic leader was careful
impress upon the committee that
his estimate was / personal opinion
Il have not yet appointed our cam
'airn fund committee he explained.
j intend to do it this week, but was
IalUyod by the call 70 appear at this
Dtarjng. Consequently my estimate
$ made as an Individual"
Tine democratic organization has not
~; made up budget, Mr.. White
aid, but he added that the various
,u;eaus were pressing h,m TO appoint
hC campaign fund so that they might
,c informed of their alIotments.
Senator Spencer, who presided tha
opening of today's session in the ab-
ence Of Senator Kenyon brought our
hat national headquarters of the com
.tttee are in the Grand Central Pal
ce, New York with branches in Chi
are, San Francisco and Washington.