Norwich bulletin., 1920-09-23
CONTRADICTORY TESTIMONY OF
 CAMPAIGN EXPENDITURES

disclosed.
 Two flat denials connected with charges that have figured in previous testimony were produced, however. One was entered by William Barnes, Jr., who asserted that the book "Republicanism in 1920" published by his newspaper, the Albany (N. Y) Journal, had no connec tion with the republican national com mittee and was a private commercial venture The other denial was made by | George T. Carroll, of Elizabeth, N. J., 1 president of the National Retail Liquor Dealers of America, and of the Feder- 1 ated Liquor Industries of New Jersey who said that such support as these or ganizations had given the candidacy of Governor Cox for the presidency was in no way connected with democratic par | ty financing.
 MT. Barnes carried h4s denial to the extent of challenging the committee
 right to demand subscription lists for | the book published by his concern. He questioned it's authority to call for an
 accounting as to private business
 venture, contending that the explanation
 he made showed the work not to be a
 campaign document. After an argument with Senator Reed, democrat. Missouri, who insisted that a form of subscription
 contract differing from those produced by the witness was already in the rec ord, completion of MT. Barnes examna-
 tion went over until tomorrow. EXhib
 it's filed with the committee during it's
 Chicago sessions will not be available
 until then.
 MT Carroll acknowledged having au-
 thorized the sending out from his office
 of letters urging liquor dealers ill the
 national association to aid the Cox and
 Roosevelt ticket. The letter before the | 1aa bod haa, r, over the telephone for approval, but he said he did not recall the paragraph spe- officially urging that the democratic can
 didates be supported No official action
 had been taken by either organization of
 which he was head to endorse a presi-
 dential ticket, he said although it had been decided to urge election of lib
 eral congress, regardless of what party they represent"
 A total of less than $2500" had been received on response to the circular let ters, Carroll said, adding that no cam
 paign literature had yet been put out U although it was in preparation Senator Edge republican, New Jer- t sey, asked if any democratic party off cial had ever sought to have the liquor , men 'desist" from this activity in be, half of the democratic ticket Carol Il replied in the negative and the senator e then asked if the work had not beer s accepted" by the democrats. Senator U Pomerene, democrat, Ohio, challenged J this last question as unfair and Sena tor Reed finally broke into the discus ' sion with the declaration that the sin 'e gle subscription of John D. Rockefel
 Ter to the Barnes book was larger thal le the whole fund raised by the liquor men P He insisted that such a subscription wa T. shown in the committee records and wa diz1uting this with Senator Kenyon. IS chairman, when adjournment was takeT At The first witness heard today wa III James w. GerarC, former ambassador t e- Germany and now chairman of the f e. nance committee of the democratic na Ia tional committee. He gave the flu CT membership of the committee and suf
 mitted his books to show all contribu re tors to fund which yesterday totalle a' Sl2S,s2l The witness told Chairma S' Kenyon that national campaign fun o- or $l5'o0O,0oO would shock public COT D.. science and insure the defeat of th on party that raised it." He denied know e. edge of any sinister" influences :
 work to aid the republican campaie to fund
 nt MT. Gerard expressed the opinio oo that $20o0 900 should be an ample n; "S tional campaign fund for any party ar 'o added that he would be thankful to 2 "o Sl,000,00O, "or even $800,0O0.' Include Itt in the list of democratic contributors TX presented were several with sums of & iu' 900, and one, Edward L. Doheny, reac ld- ing total Of s6,50o.
 lis The sharpest clash of the sessic 'iS came during the testimony of Colon M William Boyce Thompson, chairman iat the ways and means committee of t oeo republican national ms assertions that charges of a republics
 slush' fund were all bunk arous no Senator Reed. During the interchan ITS. Thompson asserted that "big bushes 10 as represented by Wall street financ me interests were more behind Govern ase COX than Senator Harding and declar ap- Cox himself was mot a stranger to w lay street"
 Iu- Senator Reed demanded if the "
 ness knew of "a crooked dollar" Gc
 ernor Cox had made and Thompson 2
 Bwered "No" The senator demanded Ns know if the witness intended to in
 that Cox had been "in any way ents or Eled with Wall street interests" a a' Thompson finally said his statemel TOT were founded on common report. and lnors and talk"
 om- T have nothing against MT. C. lly. whatever" Colonel Thompson said.
 ol would say he is clean, fine man." De- Thank you for that" replied Sena on- Reed. Nobody is throwing any TO,
 at MT. Harding here and want to { lleo he is very splendid, fine American c 'cal zen. Both of them are"
 or MT. Thompson told the committee inns dropped all private business affairs WI Tor war was started and had devoted h lfts. Self to public work ever since. hao Citing past campaign fund collectic into the witness expressed the opinion L hen the republican, effort this year was a ac- ward step toward cleaner politics.
 he Senator Pomerene, democrat, Ohio. any rerted to the republican quotas set
 to states. MT. Thompson said the natio 'ver committee expected $5,0oo from c, re- necticut and s35,00o from Pennsylya, 'om. Maryland had mo particular. quota,n with continues. and he had no information lnce1to the requirements or expectations the other funds by state or county comr the tees.
 They are very hard up at natic S. headquarters, and will have to bor1 lege some money" the witness said. Ex- ---.-