El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-09-04
IN
COXCHARGEIS
NOW GROWING
By DAVID LAWRENCE.
lContInned from naee II

ike $4,000. Upham testified that
only S206S had be n raised in Georgia
Outside, Say Republicans.
Moore gives the impression that II
he can show wherein the Republic
cans have failed to admit the size Of
their quotas in one or Two cases, the
inference viii be conveyed to the
public that Gov Cox is right about
the other quotas, too.
1t had truly begun to appear as II
the bottom had dropped out OF the
investigation, when senator Reed,
with his Characteristic vigor, brought
out on cross examination Of Herman
Panke. treasurer OF the National
1t had planned TO raise 100000.
Chairman Ksyon had Just disposed Of
the witness by asking him how much
money had been raised-about $500
and everybody got the impression
that 1t was an insignificant organiza-
ton
The members Of the Republican ma
tional committee have claimed, how
ever, that all these independent or
ganizations were outside OF the Re-
publican campaign organization. while
Wilbur Marsh, the Democratic ma
tional treasurer, insisted that several
Of the Independent organizations were
doing work which a national commit
tee should do and thus were relieving
the national organization OF Just such
expense.
Barnes Book Brought Up.
The Democrats had proved that
William Barnes formerly Republican
state chairman, had successfully So
Icited funds from many big corpoa-
tons and individuals such as John D.
Rockefeller and that a campaign book
was planned with the use OF that
money. The Republican officials have
Indignantly denied that they had any
connection with the book, but senator
Reed has made the point that the ef-
fort Is concurrent" with that OF the
Republican national committee and
must be considered part Of the whole
Republican campaign for the presi-
dency- in the same way the Missouri
senator used the national Young Mems
Republican league as an illustration
Of an independently organized insti-
tuition which had set for itself an ad-
mitted quota Of 100000 and had pro-
vided for state finance committees. He
developed, moreover that the organ
izers OF the league first talked sver
their finances ana plans with chair
man VIII Hays Of the Republican ma
tional committee. The effort Of sena-
tor Reed TO get a hearing for the
revelations promised by Ed Moore
who appears TO have been entrusted
with the data possessed by Gov. Cox
mas turned what had seemed to be a
hopeless case for the Democrats into
a sensational promise
Talk Of Prosecutions.
Evidently impressed with the poor
showing the Democrats had made dur
ing the last week and with the con-
Vlncing effort OF the indignant de-
malls by The Republicans. the Demo-
cratic leaders have decided to push
the matter with all the vigor they
possibly can-even hints OF Jail SEN
fences for those who perjure them
selves They talk about producing
men who were present at the time an
original typewriter list OF quotas
were approved Threats in q similar
vein were made by Ed Moore, the Cox
manager, who has taken charge OF the I
case.
The Republicans admit that various
quotas had been discussed during the I
campaign, but insist they know moth /
ng about the one mentioned by Gov.
Cox in his Pittsburgh speech
At The same time they talk angrily 1
IN private OF certain Republicans who l
IRE IN reality supporters OF Gov. Cox I
ana who are supposed TO have FED I
llm' alleged Republican Information I
rms mysterious side Of the investiga-
ion, together with .Ioore's persistent l
reference 10 a dual organization OF 4
Republican finance directors, operat-
ng In secret, has at the last moment ]
revived interest IN what almost /
proved a fizzle FOR the Democrats
copyright, 1920, by David LaWrence. |