The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-08-30

was sent free to any paper that would
print it."
An Intellectual attempt to show that
the republican national committee had
placed orders for a large amount OF
propaganda in foreign language news
papers was made by Senator Reed when
he took UP the cross s-examination of Mr..
Hays. The witness denied that any
such contracts had been made.
Hays said he hoped congress would
agree upon some law to limit campaign
expenditures and activities, but ad-
mitted he could not point out a peg
In the Constitution upon which such a
law could be hung"
Hays Becomes indignant.
The national chairman became very
asked II he had said, at dinner in Gin
cinnati, that anyone wanting to give
larger sum than 1000 could do II by
using the names of families, clerks or
employees" He rose In his chair and
Indignantly shouted:
mo. That would be a sutterfuge
and | do not intend to practice such n
thing. In fact that is Just the sort OF
thing ! have been trying to avoid"
Mr.. Hays told Senator Kenyon that
he had never heard OF the quota list
OF cities which Gov Cox set out in his
Pittsburgh speech.
Gave Cox a shoddy List.
Somebody gave the governor a
shoddy list" he said. The statements
| In regard to the whole quota matter are
| false"
Mr.. Hays charged that in addition to
| the regular democratic campaign ac-
| tivities, that the liquor interests of the
! country wera raising large amounts to
| forward the Cox candidacy. In support
| OF this charge he gave the committee
| n letter signed by George T. Carroll as
| president of the New Jersey Fedora
tion OF Liqour Interests" Hhe commit
tee decided to subpoenae Mr.. Carroll
and ]. N. Heller. who was named as
| treasurer OF the federation.
Senator Reed, brought out that the
| Carroll letter was obtained by MIR.
Hays from SSenator Frelinghuysen, OF
| New Jersey.
All Charges "FaIse."
Mr.. Hays then grouped under hve
headings charges he said Gov. Cox had
| made. and as he concluded reading each
OF them. he added: That statement also
| Is false"
DOUBLE AMOUNT NECESSARY
Senator Spencer questioned Mr..
Hays to develop that the addition
OF women 90 the voting lists and m
creased transportation and other
costs would necessltate for 1870 4
campaign fund double that OF the
$2,5oo,ooo used In 1916. Mr.. Hays
said the committee had tried to take
these factors Into confederation In
making UP It's $1,000, 900 budget.
Senator Pomerene read Gov. CoX''
| quotations from the official bulletin OF
| the republican national treasury had
Mr.. Hays verify them from a file Of tbs
| publication and then asked him how he
| explained the frequent use OF the word
| quota" as applied to various cities
| Mr. Hays replied that the amount ~
| be expected from given state had un-
| doubtedly been discussed by soma one
| somewhere. hut that he SuDpcsc1 the
goals set for various cities, u such goals
were set. were laid out by the state
| organizations.
Senator Reed questioned Mr.. Hay
| about the inter-racal council. tbs
| American Defense society. the Ma
tionAl Republican. q Washington news
| paper. and the Republican Publicity
| association. OF which former Senator
| Jonathan Bourne IL head.
Mr.. Hays said the republican nationa
| committee had been financing the pub
licIty. association for the past few
| months,
Mr. Hays said he knew nothing abou
| the inter-racial council, but had hear
of an advertising agency which place.
advertising In foreign language news
papers.
Hasn't that agency heen bought VI
| by Coleman Dupont and Frances Kei
iar7" Reed asked. with the purpos
of controlling the advertising In tn
foreign language papersI
Not 10 my knowledEN"