Evening star., 1920-06-02

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formation on the campaigns OF Maj.
lGen. Leonard Wood in Michigan and
Indiana and the contest between Gen.
Wood and Senator Harding in Ohio.
In its inquiry into the Lowden ,1ne cam.
paien in Missouri; the commlttee o1ann ee
the eighth judicial district (St. Louls),
and his deputy. Robert E. Moore, del
egates to the republican national con-
vention from Missouri. who testlned
that they each had received a cneck
for 81. 500 from the Lowden campaign
fund. Both said the money still was
held to their account in banks ana
would be returned unless Gov. Low
den were nominated. in which event
lit would be used in the campaign.
Other Missourians Questioned.
]. l.. Babler. republican national
committeeman from Missouri; wnom
Goldstein and Moore designated as tne
one who transmitted the checks TO
them from Mr.. Emmcrson. also was
questioned r. l.. Morse. head OF tne
Lowden campaign outside OF 81 LOUIS
another Missourian examined oy the
committee. testified that ne n2o re-
ceived by check from Mr. Emmelson n
approximately {32. 1000 and expenoed IL
in getting out tho workers. Baoler
got $4,000 OF these funds. he SAID. 70
reimburse him for similar expenol-
lures.
Both Moore and Goldstein testihed
to having received tho checks from
Babler in the lattcr's Office. with no
specific instructions as to now INC
money should be used. Roth said they
had declared no money was necessary
in their congressional districts. ana
that none was spent to get out l.owden
sentiment in the ward meetings and
N OF ~
Ter had told him. "Aw. 20 ahead and
take it," when he had hcSitatod about
accepting the check from Emmerson,
Babler was pressed on this point by
Chairman Kenyon when no appeared
later
Was il pretty hard Job 10 get
Moore and Goldstcin Ia take this
money" the senator asked.
We'll. l was very anxious about the
ST. Louis situation Bablcr replied.
Il wanted TO tie them up and urged
Emmerson to assist in any way nccos-
sary to get their active support.
Gave .Memory Lists"
Morse and Babler gave from Nom.
ory lists of state workers" to whom
they had distributed the money re-
ceived from Emmerson. The amounts
ranged as a rule from 500 to $500.
but in some instances went over
$1,000. Babler. in explaining the
larger items, said they went to men
who had hard fights" ahead Of them
expenditures was asked by either
Morse or Babler. they testified.
Boiling 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 get in touch with active work
ers. give them some money. tell them
to get busy?"
Babler agreed. AS to an account
ing for expenditures made he said:
They were all men 1 had known
good while. 1 did not think they
think many of them spent more than
gave them"
Other Distributions.
The witnesses were questioned az
to whether any of the men. other
than Goldstein and Moore, who re-
ceived money were delegates TO the
national convention. Morse said
three men on his list were: including
William L Cole. republican state
chairman. who is a delegate at large.
The witness said he had given Cole
$500 for headquarters" purposes.
Senator Kenyon promptly called at
tention to the fact that previous ties.
timony before the committee showed
OUT sentiment for Harding. Morse
and Babler said they had understood
Cole was for Lowden. with the sena-
tor perhaps as a second choice"
Here is a delegate at large with
$3.50 Harding money and $500 Low
den money" said Senator Kenyon.
who is q third choiceT'
Senator Spencer. republican, Mis-
souri,, said Cole had received the Har-
ding money to sound sentiment for
Harding as second choice. After a
brief wrangle between Senators Reed
and Spencer over injection of ex-
PLANTATION by any other than the man
involved in statements made by wit
nesses the committee ordered Cole
subpoenaed.
Wood Campaign In Michigan.
Additional information as to the
Wood campaign in Michigan was pre-
sented by Fred A. Alger OF Detroit.
who said he had personally contrib
uted $500 to the $4,000 Wood fund
raised and expended in the state and
already in the committees records.
He had also expended personally, he
added, $4,000 or $4,000 for Wood in
the state primary election and of his
total expenditures of more than $780,
600" He said:
"I was proud to do 1t. I would do
it again"
Alger said he had first intended to
seek subscriptions, but when the first
unjust talk of ..supposititious''
financial ring behind Woods candi-
dancy came up he had decided to put
the money up himself He said he ex-
pected no return from his expendi-
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