Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-10-25
BORAH COMMITTEE
TO CALL CHAIRMEN
FROM FOUR STATES

long cross examination in an effort
to show, he said, that the American
Bankers association had departed
at Chicago from its traditional pol
icy of "hands off" in politics to
wage a fight on La Toilette and
"terrorize" the bankers by saying
the La Toilette movement was
real menace to the government.
Shepherd insisted that accounts
Of the proceedings saying that the
sessions had a decided political t1nge
wer enot justified.
Senator Caraway, Democrat, Ar
kansas, suggested the inquiry was
going far afield, but Walsh dis
agreed vigorously. Senator Borah
suggested that the bankers had a
rie, to EXP opinion of
Senator La Toilette, and added
"I suspect that Senator La Fol"
lette had no objection to Their doing
So"
W-5h asked again about the Chi
cago convention of the American
Bankers association. but Shepherd
insisted that his association did not
discuss political contributions. lie
added that the association had no
contr /. over what was said by those
who addressed it.
Later the committee was told by
Charles D. HilIe, vice chairman OF
the Republican national committee,
that about $85O,OOO had been col
lected in New York state for the
Republican campaign fund.
IIilles also testified that the con
tributors' committee of the Repup-
Iican national committee had organ
! lied acommittee to collect campaign
funds among the casualty insurance
companies over the country.
Says Pomeroy Was Director
Mr.. Hilles testified that he. had
been interested in collecting cam
paign funds, but that work was
under the supervision of Daniel E.
Pomeroy, of Englewood, N. j.
Hilles said he had no knowledge
! of any organization collection IN be-
half of the Republican party out
side of the regular organization.
"Do YOU know of any organiza-
+ion association or individual in
| New York collecting campaign funds
in that state other than the Repub-
lican national committee?' asked
! Senator Borah.
! "OnIv one. That is the contrlbu-
tors committee, which sends all
! funds to the national committee.
do YOU know Guy D. Emerson!
asked Senator Caraway
II do
Us he collecting funds for the Re
publican party?' ~
HE is. He is head Of the contrib
utors' committee"
After the witness had told of the
committee dealing with casualty IN
slrance companies, Mr. Untermyer
/ brought out that it represented all
classes of insurance companies,
where are the contributions htus
received reflected In the reports of
the national committee made to this
committee
II couldn't say"
80 or so subcommittee
"How many subcommittee are
there under the contributors COM
! mittee?" Untermeyer asked.
about so or 60, operating in New
York"
Don't they operate also over the
country generality
II don't think Mr.. Emerson or
gained as fully elsewhere as in New
York"
Frankly now. don't you get your
money from the big protected bust
nesses?"
1--WE get our money from about
10000 contributors.
Aren't officeholders required to
contributed" interjected Senator Car
away.
They are not"
1T has been in the papers enough.
Haven't you read the c. Bascom
Slemp Dear Ben letters?'
L have not"
while I'm on that" Caraway
! added Il want 10 say that I have