Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-09-08

| mentS he made on his arrival here
| last week, and followed it with an
apology to Frederick w. Upham,
treasurer of the republican national
committee.
! Republican members Of the inves-
| tigating body frequently clashed
| WITH Mr.. Moore. both at the morn
| ing and afternoon sessions
A sample of one OF the leads" Of
| fered by the Cox Moore testimony
was disclosed in the examination of
A. B. Paxton of Wheeling, w. Va,
| who was appointed chairman of the
republican ways and means commit
tee of Ohio county, West Virginia.
West Virginia Fund.
| 1t was at the suggestion of Mr..
Moore that Mr.. Paxton was required
| to appear.
Mr.. Paxton admitted he had dis
cussed with other republicans the
raising of a fund of $4,000 or $1,000"
| in bis county, which has n popula-
tlon Of approximately 100000
| An excerpt from the testimony:
| Senator kenyon--And the infor-
nation you bring us is that in that
county of 100000 population you
| have raised s4.a0s! Ayes.
Q-And somebody else raised
$4,000 or $4,000! Ayes. sir.
| Q-That is all the information you
can bring us after coming from
| Wheeling, w. Va? A-That is all.
| Candidly, l think it is rank injus-
tice to bring me here.
Senator Kenyon think 1t was.
too.
Senator Reed--I don't think twas.
think 1t is the business OF this
committee to find out. and If we
can not find out by wholesale. we
will find out by retail.
Senator Spencer take my share
OF the responsibility of bringing you
here and l apologize for it.
Balks at Bayonet Charge.
| Governor Cox started something
which, it appears. no democrat cares
to finish-when in his speech before
the National Democratic Clug In New
York he said:
II know many men who are max
ing contributions to the republican
campaign fund for the purpose Of us
ing the bayonet to settle industrial
differences"
Mr.. Moore, who was the single wit
ness occupying the stand during the
morning session. admittedly did not
desire to discuss this charge.
Altho the pre-convention manager
OF the Cox forces said that he
had gone over with .Governor Cox
the lattefs material and had been
given possession of all bases for the
Cox charges. he demonstrated anger
and then trace of panic when asked
to explain the hypothesis upon which
Governor. Cox reached his "bayonet'.
chargs-conclusion.
Don't ask me about that speech,
didn't read it" he begged OF Chair
man Kenyon.
But Senator Kenyon was obdurate.
He pressed the question and demand
ed the names of men who had con-
tributed to the republican fund by
way OF renting soldiers equipped with
bayonets.
Answered Mr.. Moore:
Senator. don't say for what pur-
pose they are contributing, but as far
as know. every man in the city of
Youngstown who. contributed to the
republican campaign fund to get
$4,000. Of which $4,000 was raised.
was either president or secretary or
some other officer Of a steel COM
pany. or a large stockholder in 1t. !
don't say they contributed so they
might use the bayonet. only say
they have used them there. not under
Governor Cox, but under his prede~3
cesor. don't know the purpose.
You shouldn't ask me to analyze the
purpose Of those. who contributed
money"