Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-09-02
GOV. COX FAILS
To GIVE CHIEFS
AMMUNITION IN
EXPENSE PROBE
Democratic Committee Off,
ciaIs Back Up Nominees S
! Charges, But Produce No
! Evidence Whatever.
DEMOCRAT GOLFERS
PRACTICALLY EMPTY
Hays Budget Shows No
''Evidence Of a Desire to.
! Corrupt the Electorate, u
! White and Marsh State,

tN @osN'Ns JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED WiHgt
Chicago, Sept. 1.--Officials of
the democratic national committee
testified today before the senatorial
committee investigating campaign
expenses that they brought no evil
dence from Governor James M.
Cox to sustain his charges of re-
publican corruption and Wilbur
Marsh, its treasurer both backed
their candidates assertion and in
addition Mr.. Marsh produced pho
tographic copies of subscription
lists to a republican book published
by William Barnes of the Albany
IN. W Evening Journal, which, he
said, indicated a violation of the
federal statutes forbidding politi-
cal subscriptions from corpora
tions
Mr.. Marsh told senator Kenyon
chairman of the investigating COM
mittee, that the original lists were
"either in the hands OF Governor
Cox or the department of Justice y
Asked why they had not been
turned over at once to the attorney
generals office as basis for pos
sible prosecutions, he replied:
Good Campaign Material.
eve considered them an excel
lent campaign document. Bes des
we have had them only about two
weeks"
well" said Senator Kenyon, ''if
any of the signers of these lists
have violated the law, they ought
to be tailed, no matter whether they
are republicans or democrats"
Other witnesses today were par
lev P, Christensen, presidential
nominee of the farmer-labor party,
Guy r. Scott, treasurer of the re-
publican congressional and senate
rial campaign committees, and W
n Jamieson, hold-over financial d-
rector of the democratic natlonai
orga nization. Mr.. Jameson ap-
peared at night sess or Which was
ordered in an effort to speed uIls me
hearings.
Messrs. White and Marsh agreed
that the democratic coffers were
practically empty but both hopeo
for better conditions soon. They
said that the party as yet had no
campaign committee. no flnance
committee, and Mr., Marsh ADDED
yet been appointed
Differ as to Needs.
They agreed also that there was
nothing in the budget of 81, 900
presented on Monday by Will Hays,
chairman of the republican ma
tional committee, that was in It
self "evidence of desire to cor
rupt the American electorate.
Mr.. Marsh thought the amount
named was not excessive for re-
publican campaign but he said IT
would be far more than was neces-
sarv for a democratic effort.
The officials differed as to the
amount needed for this years
democratic campaign. Mr.. White
made strictly personal estimate
of $2,000,000 hut Mr.. Marsh sald
this was too high and that in the
two months remaining before cleo
tion. as good a campaign as the
1915 effort could be conducted for
s1.20O,O0O. He said he would "be
very happy" with that amount at
the disposal of the national COM
mittee. The evidence confirmed E,
assertions that the 1915 campaign ,
cost the democrats $2,300,000.
Barnes Book Considered.
The Barnes book received con-
siderable attention. Mr.. Marsh
explained that to his mind the sub
scription list indicated a plan to
collect large campaign funds inde-
pendently of the regular republican
machinery. He said there were
several organizations engaged in
similar work and at the behest of
Senator Kenyon he mentioned the
National Young Mems Republican
league, the Southern Protective
Tariff association, the Committee
of American Business Men. the !
American Defense society and the |
Republican Publicity association.
AS he mentioned each organiza-
tion, the witness submitted let |
ter from its headquarters which he |,
said bore out his assertions. He |
protested that he did not consider
the Young Mems league reprehen-
sible in itself, that he thought the |
idea of such an organization was a |
good one and that the democrats |
had one of their own and hoped TO |
revive 1t.
"But we financed our league |
through the national committee |
and whatever it collected was turn
ed in to the committee" he said. |
Trying to Elect Harding.
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