The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-25
(. 0. P. PAID $500 Z TO WIN SIJPPOp>>'>z'' 5 NEGRO W@ *ss,,fS Virginia Lily Black Springs Sensation By Barring Check At Quiz SECRET LETTERS
 TO BE PROBED Executive Session To Be Called To Discuss New
 Developments
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 24.- After rocking along rather placidly, the Borah campaign fund committee has run up against it's first sensation, dis closed by a negro dentist of Richmond, Va, Dr. David A. Ferguson, who testified that he had received a certified check of $500 from the chair man of the republican state committee of Virginia, Joseph l.. Crupper, after he had re- fused to support the republic an national ticket.
 Prior to this first sensation of the investigation, counsel for Senator La Toilette had announced Friday that they were in possession of startling cir cumstantial evidence in support of the ''slush" fund charges, and the commit tee took the matter up in executive session after the investigation was con- cluded for the day.( It has nothing to do with the Virginia ease, but is said to have been brought by two men from Chicago who came here with letters, telegrams and affidavits.
 Objected 70 Slemp
 Ferguson, saying that he, was treas iurt. of the Lilly Black" republican organization in Virginia, testified that he had written to the cha afrflfaia -of the republican auxiliary committee here, John R. Hawkens, on October 5, telling Hawkins that he could not support President Coolidge, because of the Pres- ident's- appointment of C. Bas0Dm Slemp as his secretary.
 s'I consider the appointment of Slemp, the leader of the Lily White faction, a slap in the face of the negro race, Ferguson said.
 According to testimony of Ferguson and Joseph R. Pollock, also of Rich mond and leader of the Lily Black" fac tion in Virginia, the check was handed to the dentist in Richmond Thursday by Pollock. Crupper, leader of the Lily White organization in Virginia, came to him in Richmond, Pollock said, and apologized for the treatment ac- corded the Lilly Blacks" by the reg ular" organization.
 MT. Crupper said he hoped the breach could be closed" Pollock said. "He said You know we haven't got much money, but hope you will give this check to the treasurer ot your organization
 Considers Check Insult
 Pollock testified that he took the check and turned it over to Ferguson. The dentist, who said that he would return the check as he considered 1t an insult" placed it before the com mittee, and photostatic copies were made of it for the files of the commit tee.
 There were frequent nipples of laugh ter as the negro dentist, a tall, ball. headed man, slightly beyond middle age, told his story to the committee.
 That check was to your orderT' Untermyer asked him, at one point.
 No, it was to my surprise" Fergu- son answered, without a smile.
 Pollock testified that many letters were being circulated among postal employees in Richmond, seeking contri- buttons for the republican fund. He said he would get some of them and hand them to the committee.
 Members of the committee declined to discuss the nature of the evidence that Samuel Untermyer and Frank F. Wilson, attorneys for La Toilette, had submitted behind closed doors. The attorneys explained that they had asked the executive session so that the com mittee might consider the new evil dence before it was made public, say ing they did mot want to take the responsibility of spreading it oveE the country until it is cOrroborated."
 Meet Again Monday
 If the committee decides to admit the evidence, it will be produced in open session, Borah said, announcing that the next meeting of the committee will be Monday.
 w. w. Atterbury, vice-president of the Pennsylvania railroad, who was the first witness Friday, had frequent clashes with Untermyer during cross examination. The railroad officials said that he had contributed $125 to the republican campaign, of which $1OO went through the Union League club of Philadelphia, and $25 through wOman's association.
 Untermyer declared that menus used on the Pennsylvania railroad, samples of which were produced by Atterbury. were of a political character, because they contained extracts from articles
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