New-York tribune., 1920-06-02
Senate Told of Distribu-
ton of $38, 7O3 in Mis-
souri, to Win Support
for Illinois Governor
Politicians Deposit
Funds in Accounts
Charges of 100000
''Slusls Fund.- Prob.
ably VIII Be Dropped

" ASHINGTON, June I By The As
soclatad Press Checks agerega.inp
S8S.7o3.50, sent into Missouri by the
managers Of Governor Lowdens cam
palgn, were presented to-day to the SEN
ate committee investigating the pre-
convention expenditures of Presidential
car.dld@.es. The checks were laid be-
lore the committee by Arthur Davis, of
Harris tlsourg, Ill.,, at the direction of L.
/. t'amerson, national manger of Gov
erNor Lowden's campaign.
nile most OF the day was devoted
by the committee to questioning wit
nesses as to the expenditures Of sums
covered by the checks, primary con-
tests in other states We're touched
upon. The committee sought further
information on the campaign of Major
General Leonard Wood in Michigan
and Indiana and the contest between
General Wood and Senator Harding in
Ohio.
$4,000 of Fund in Bank
In its inquiry into the Lowden cam
t@-s>" ~ -NiHoOulI tlIc COIllulLLCp uupS-
toned Nat Goldstein, clerk of the Cir
cult Court of st. Louis, and his deputy,
robert L. Moore, delegates to the Re
publican National Convention from MIS-
souri,, who testified that they each had
received II check for $500 from The
Lowden campaign fund. Both said the
money still was held to their account
m banks, and would be returned unless
governor Lowden were nominated. in
which event i; would be used in the
campaign.
Jacob l.. Bablcr, Republican Ma
tlonai committeeman from Missouri,
"hom Goldstein and Moore designated
as the one who transmitted the checks
10 them from Mr.. Emmcrson, also was
questioned by the committee. e. l..
Morse, head of the Lowden campaign
outside of st. Louis, another Missou-
rlan examined, testified that he had
received by check from Mr.. Emmerson
S32, ,703.50 and expended it in "gettiap
out the workers" Babler got SIT 900
of these funds, ne said, TO reimburse
him for similar expenditures.
Hcsitated About Taking Check
Both Moore and Goldstcn testified
to having received the checks from
babler. in the latter's Office, with no
SPECIFIC instructions as 10 how the
money should be used. Both said they
mad declared no money was necessary
in their Congress ssional districts. and
that none was spent to get out Lowden
sentiment in the ward meetings and
district conventions Moore said Bah
ler had told him, "Aw. g. ahead and
take it," when he had hes;tated about
accepting the check fro II Emmerson.
Bnbler was pressed on this point by
Chairman Kenyon, when he appeared
later
"Was it a pretty hard job to get
Moore and Goldstein to take this
money!" the Senator asked
WELL I was very anxious about the
St. Louis situation," Babler replied. 81
wanted to tie them up, and urged En-
merson to assist in any way necessary
TO get their active support"
Morse and Babler gave from memory
lists Of state workers. to whom they
had distributed the money received
from Emmerson. The amounts ranged
as a rule from s!00 to $500, but in some
instances went over $1,000 Babler, in
explaining larger items, said they went
TO men who had hard fights" ahead of
them in their districts. No accounting
Of expenditures WIS 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
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