Evening star., 1924-10-31

Hodges was directed to send in ac-
curate figures for collections to next
Monday, Chairman Borah saying that
the committee wanted the figures for
all the national political parties to go
to the country before the voters go to
the polls.
Thinks Request Unfair.
The national treasurer said that the
returns would have to be unaudited
and without regard to what would be
returned to the States. He added that
he thought the request little un-
fair"
THE impression has gone to the
country" said Senator Borah. that
the last days may be the 'sluSh' days.
! am interested as a partisan as well
as a member of the committee in let
ting the country have all the facts,
with all the organizations treated
alike"
Hodges then agreed to furnish the
figures. Samuel Untermyer. counsel
associated with attorneys for Senator
La Toilette. said he could not quite
understand the distinction as to re-
turns of funds to the States. that 1t
MI goes to the States in the cam
1aign.
Lists Contributions.
Hodges gave to the committee this
list of contributions from states re-
turned to them by the Republican
National committee: Alabama, Sl.016:
Arizona. s2,649; California. s5,63a:
Colorado. s2l. $50: Florida, s7s5: ILL.,
nois. s170092; Indiana. s34,715; Iowa,
s1S.640; Kansas, S4,496: kentucky.
$3.50: Minnesota, S36S; Missouri,
s91.6o2; Nebraska. s11,2l6: Nevada.
s7O7; New York. $255, 5,232; North Da
kota, $500; Pennsylvania, $4,000;
South Carolina, s3,942: Tennessee.
1888: West Virginia, s2,199: Wiscon-
sin, s35 79l. No funds were returned
to the states not named, but contri-
buttons came from all states.
G. Ii. Baker Testihes.
George Barr Baker, director of
publicity for the Republican national
committee, told the committee he had
no knowledge as to advertisements
appearing in many newspapers over
the country and not paid for by the
Republican national committee. Such
advertisements are not vised by the
Republican organization, he said.
The witness testified that the DEM
ocratic national committee had done
large amount of advertising with
out signing the advertisements. He
produced a full page run in the
Ladies' Home journal and said the
cost for a single issue was $500.
according to advertising agencies"
The advertisement was unsigned and
Baker could not say that 1t was
inserted by the Democratic national
committee.
Baker said that the Republican ma
tional committee had nothing to do
with the Literary Digest presidential
poll or advertisement inserted in
newspapers by the Illinois Central
Railroad and other business concerns.
Several such advertisements were
placed in the record.
Weymouth Kirkland, counsel for
the Republican national committee,
had inserted copy of an article in
the locomotive Engineers journal
suggesting that laboring men and
farmers contribute the equivalent of
days pay to the La Toilette inde-
pendent campaign fund.
Seen Coercion Effort
communication was received from
L. f. Sheppard. president of the Order
of Railway Conductors, saying copies
OF the letters written to Fred Stewart
of Oakland. Calf. and other members
OF his order regarding the campaign
were not available here, being at
Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Kirkland offered
other copies, indicating that he re-
garded them as showing coercion of
labor mon, denied by Sheppard. Chair
man Borah said the committee would
pass later on whether the copies
would be admitted.
The letter purported to have been
written to Stewart said, in part:
Il am in receipt of what appears to
be reliable information to the effect
that you are organizing Coolidge
clubs. You are no doubt aware that
the general executive committee of
the order, authority vested therein.
Endorsed La Toilette, and some of the
money which members of the order
pay into protective fund is being used
10 promote the Progressive party's
cause and to pile up as large a vote
as possible for La Toilette.
The order does not attempt to saw
to any member how he shall vote but
II proper ethics are observed a MEM
Der of the order will not openly work
Tor Coolidge or accept money for any
othr political party, therefore a MEM
Der of the order cannot consistently
go out and work for Coolidge"
Grundy First Witness.
Mr.. Grundy, the first witness, told
the committee that up until October
20, he had collected $521.s4s.ss.
You are still collecting funds?
asked Frank p. Walsh. La Follette's
counsel
"Oh. yes. we are doing our darned.
est" Grundy replied.
Are you acquainted with the fact
that 100000 has been sent into the
State of Nebraska?"
mo sir. I am not"
Who do you turn the money over
to-"
I've send the money to Mr.. Butler
(the Republican national chairman)
with full confidence that he Is using
1t properly"
Grundy told the committee that
$4,000 had been spent in the State
of Pennsylvania"
Pennsylvania Total s7o1,0oo.
Walsh called attention to the total
which w. L. Mellon had collected in
the Pittsburgh district and asked the
witness If that made the grand total
vania s791 900.
"If your arithmetic is correct, yes"
said Grundy
Frank Morrison, secretary of the
American Federation Of Labor, the
next witness. testified that in support
ing La Toilette the federation asked
only for voluntary contributions"
Ihere Is nothlng compulsory, ne
said. The contributions received up
to October 81 are $23,736.83."
Literature supporting La Toilette Is
sent out In the name of the non-par-
tisan political campaign committee of
the federation, Morrison said.
Did your organization to your
knowledge send out any literature op-
posing any member of the Senate and
House up for re-election?" asked
Caraway.
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