Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-09-02

persistent questioning obtained from Mr.
Marsh the information that he had seen
no list of subscriptions TO the Barnes
propaganda plan which was not headed
"Republicanism of 1920, published by the
Albany Evening Journal"
But / do not believe" explained Mr.
Marsh. that the Albany Journal head
on these lists means any more than
If used one of my lettcrheads as owner
of the Waterloo, Iowa, Times-Tribune 10
appeal 10 citizens Of that city to build
church"
As possible electoral reforms. Mr.. Marsh
advocated legislation CHASING as politicai
parties all organizations engaged in col
ecting funds for political propaganda
and compelling them to make public re-
ports of their finances. He also said that
he favored strongly law which would
prohibit individuals sending money for
polit!ca! purposes into States Of which
they were not residences citing as an
example OF this practice $4,000 which.
he said, Coleman Dupont sent TO Indiana
In 1916
LIST or DEMOCRATIC GIvERS
ROOFS submitted by Mr.. Marsh included
! n complete list of contributors to the
Democratic treasury and containing thou
sands Of names. The witness and Mr..
White told the inquisitors that no limit
had been fixed on the size Of individual
subscriptions hut that every check was
scrutinized closely as to its size and
source. From the list Senators Spencer
and Edge learned that the largest single
.ubscrptH6h was for $4,000 from L. A.
Rove, n banker oe Boston Texss Mr..
I
made UP by several individuals with the
understanding that 1t was to be repaid
| from funds collected from general sub.
scrptons in the State when the ma
chnery of the national committee was set
fairly in motion.
I The Republican Investigators had Mr..
! Marsh identify other contributors. bring =
! ing out that Edward ". Hurley, former
| hear Of the Shipping Board. had given
| 5000 and James Gerard, former ambas-
sador to Germany, $4,000. Then a sub
/ scripton of $1,000 by William c. McAdoo
was mentioned.
| "He is also former officeholder," re-
marked Nj. Marsh
MORE ABOUT BARNES BOOK
The William Barnes book bobbed UP
again when Mr.. Marsh produced new cop
les of the photogra phs of alleged subscrp-
ton lists to the expense Of publishing hte
! book. Copies introduced two days ago. had
disappeared from the committee records.
| lie also produced individual pledges from
| q number Of prominent men pledginC def
mite amounts 10 the Barnes book fund.
, lie read one signed by Jacob Rupert.
! New York brewer and baseball magnate
promising to pay $1,000.
''ls that the same Jacob Rupert whose
name appeared in the published list of the
reception committee for Governor Cox al
! New York last Saturday," Senator Edge
asked.
WILL SUBPOENA BARNES
! Senator Reed interrupted with an OBJ.
lection against this fishing around" and
demanded that Mr.. Barnes be subpoenaed
Senator Kenyon agreed and said the sub
pocua would be Issued
Mr.. Marsh. in introducing the list oi
pledges to the book fund suggested the!
violated the law against corporations sub
| scribing to political campaigns. as some OF
the signers were by individuals on behalf
Of corporations He pointed TO a subscrip.
| ton Of 81 ,0N0 from the Hudson Coal com
pany, by l.. +. Loree. president
He also called attention to the nam,
of Christian Fiegenspan, New Jerse,
| brewer, who he said, tho alien prop
ertY custodian uncovered as having
passed the money TO buy one or tw'
Of the leading newspapers Of tho Unit
cd states" during the war.
SOME CONTRIBUTIONS
From the pledge sheets Senator Rec,
read several contributions into the rec
ord, among them being the following
John n. Rock efeller. $1,000: John r
| Il Z y
ReploEle. S2,500: Jacob Ruppert 81. 900
Peter Cooper Brice. $500; Samuel H Coll
$3.50: John y. Rock efeller. Jr., $1,000
Murray Crare $1,000: Famous Play
crs- -LaskY Corpora ton, $500. Thore wer
rs subscriptions in all and they totalle
! S31.S5o.
OFFTCEHOLDERS NOT DUNNED
Mr.. Marsh denied that special effort
had been made to get contributions fror
federal officeholders.
. Never since | have been treasurer ha
any letter asking money been sent to
, federal official as such" he said.
You mean with your sanction?" querie
Chaidman Kenyon.
with without
. 'Do YOU want to say that?"
Yes"
Senator Kenyon then read letter frol
: w d. Jameson. formerly Democrat
national financing director under NJ
=. Marsh, asking for lists of names of po
=, sble campaign contributors and specifyin
that any who he'd federal posts shou
IA be SO designated.
= Il suppose that was done so YOU wou
not send letters to them?" Senator Kei
yon remarked.
Possibly"
Senator Kenyon also called Mr.. Marsh
attention to a letter to an Iowa pos
mistress from the Iowa Democratic clu
= of which Mr. Mash is director asklr
. for a contribution. He brought out th
y the Iowa Democratic club contributed
: the Democratic national campaign funt
From Mr. Marsh books for 1919 NJ
70 Kenyon picked out a contribution of 81.
by william b. Colver of the federal tra'
= commission and asked the witness If
o could supply complete list of all fe
eral employees who had given TO Il
Democratic fund.
- Mr.. Marsh said he could not.
- The witness also was questioned abo
the $2.300000 campaign expense in 1916,
100000 deficit that year and particular
r. about two loans of $4,000 from Henry
~ Priest of St. Louis and SIC, 900 from +.
es Peabody of Chicago. Mr., Kenyon ask
rd If Mr.. Priest was not running for I
~ Senate in Missouri on a League of n
ll | In bu, n