The Indianapolis times., 1924-10-18
Republicans Are Dumping
Millions Into Campaign
Attorney for La Toilette
Declares Before Senate
Probe Committee,
SAYS G. O, P, TREASURER
AGENT OF SUGAR TRUST
information Secured From
Reliable Sources, He As
SertS - Asks Witnesses
Be Summoned to Appear
Before Investigators,
By United Press

By United Press
CHICAGO, Oct. 1S.-Republicans
are dumping more than 100000
into the presidential campaign,
Senator La Toilette, leader of the
independent ticket, today charged,
through his attorney, Frank ?.
Walsh, before the Senate campaign
fund committee.
IT appear here because Senator
La Toilette cannot be present"
Walsh stated. 4 am here as his
attorney. Senator La Toilette told
me to tell this committee that more
than s10,000.00O is being spent in
this campaign TO defeat the viii Of
the people"
All evidence in the case has been
secured from "creditable witnesses
and other reliable sources. and lead
to belief the charge is a fact, Walsh
said.
Senator la Toilette in talking TO
me on a long distance phone at
Kansas City. said he had under
estimated his charge made that a
slush fund Of S5.OO0.OOO was being
raised" Walsh said. we have leads
10 show that the fund viii run TO
AS1O, 900 600 or perhaps 1000. 900.
q &c Partisan T.nge"
Senator La Toilette also asked
me TO tell you he does not want this
10 take on a partisan tinge and that
we are not selecting evidence and
documents TO suit our case. We will
simply present all the evidence"
Walsh also announced that Sam
uel Untermeyer. noted lawyer Of
New York. will be associated with
him in the alleged ''slush fund in
quiry.
Walsh made a sharp attack On
Hodges. national treasurer for the
Republicans, for alleged failure TO
curb the price OF sugar. Walsh
charged that Hodges was a paid
agent of the sugar interests"
More than a year and a half ago
the Department Of Justice and the
tariff commission in Washington
were called on TO investigate the
price Of sugar which Walsh said
was pushed to a point where it rep
resented a direct toll of $50 a year
on every family in the country.
The Department of Justice never
took any action so far as he could
ascertain. Walsh continued Three
months ago the tariff commimssion
made a report TO President Coolidge
calling attention TO "the abuse
Of the sugar interests, Walsh said.
Walsh said Hodges appeared be
fore the tariff commission and 9th
ers ito keep up the price"
THE fact that this matter is un-
der advisement before President
Coolidge and this man is Republic
an national treasurer is a scandal
Of national proportions. Walsh told
p the committee.
D "Alarnnist Appeal
Walsh charged all the literature
sent out by the Republicans is in the
nature ofsan ''alarmist appeal" He
decried labelling of citizens of the
country as 'sedittonists and reds" ."
Walsh asked the committee to
subpoena John B. Shannon. a lawyer
OIL hduSdS lily anu u RANK
Reaume. president of the American
Economists Institute of Washing
ton. Reaume. Walsh said. will be
found TO represent the railroads Of
the country in the fight on La
Toilette.
Three campaign funds are being
collected for the Republicans, Walsh
stated. One by She national Repub-
lican committee. second by the bank
ers OF the country and third by the
manufacturers and business men,
Walsh said.
Il was at a directors meeting last
Thursday and one of the officers
said that the bankers convention at
Chicago a few days ago had request
&c all trust companies be requested
to give one-twentieth of one per cent
Of their capital as contribution to
fight La Toilette in the West. Ed
ward T. Statesbury was made chair
man Of the committee to collect the
money" Walsh said.