The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-11-05
CAMP AIGN FUNDS
INVESTIGATION
BRINGS NOTHING
Memories of Politicians
Get Sudden Lapse
BY JAY LoVEsToNE.

The Borah investigation of the cam
paign funds fizzled out more rapidly
than many had expected. The employ
ing class politicians simply will not
take a chance on saying anything
about their activities. This is par
ticularly true because the hearings
are being held in the midst Of the
campaign when all are anxious to poll
the heaviest vote and are on guard
to prevent any loss thru loose talk.
Senator Borah told the DAILY
WORKER that he knew before the
investigation was begun that very lit
tie Roadway would be made during
the campaign. Today the republicans,
democrats, and self-styled progress
sives have succeeded in hiding the ex-
tent and character of their contribu-
lions. Besides, the committee has not
made any serious effort to press for
results.
Hearing Adjourned in Chicago.
The hearings at Chicago were adj
iourned. William Morgan Butler APP
peared before the committee and told
the senators that his national head
quarters have so far received about
three and half million dollars for
the election of Coolidge. Sufficient
evidence has already been submitted
to indicate that the republicans have
resorted to wholesale buying Of news
papers and to lavish expenditure of
funds secured from the biggest busi-
ness interests. The republican party
has been more definitely tied up with
the house of Morgan than in any of
the previous campaigns.
It has also been shown that the La
Toilette campaign costs will run into
at least a million dollars, If the vari-
GUS auxiliary units are taken into
account. A considerable portion of
the LaFollette money has come from
such notorious open shoppers like w.
T. Rawleigh of Illinois, who has given
$sS,O00 so far.
Facts Carefully Concealed.
The great precaution taken by the
various witnesses to hide the facts of
their campaign was shown most plain
~ ~ tAG nCdlA46S uGl4 III OnlCd6Os
When Samuel Untermyer showed Mr..
Butler some wires and asked him to
identify the same and their contents,
he republican national chairman
calmly declared he knew nothing
about them. Not a single member of
he committee would dare attempt to
have Mr.. Buffers memory refreshed.
The republican attorney, Weymouth
Kirkland, who is also lawyer for the
Chicago Tribune, saw to it that moth
ing damaging enter the record.
1t is interesting to note that Mr..
Butler admitted that the bulk of he
republican contributions came from
New York, Pennsylvania, and Illinois.
At the Washington sessions Mr.. Grun-
dy was forced to tell the committees
that In Pennsylvania alone the repub-
licans collected more than $4,000
Under cross examination by Mr.. I'm
termyer in Chicago, NJ McCuthcheon
displayed remarkably weak memory,
when he was questioned about the
breakfast that had been arranged at
the White House FOR many prominent
actors. George Barr Baker, republi-
can publicity director, was likewise
deserted by his memory when he was
Quizze about many of the full page
ads appearing in some of the leading
dailies turnout the country in behalf
Of Coolidge and Dawes.
The Chicaso hearings have been Of
ficially closed. The Washington hear
ings win wind up officially as soon as
Borah reaches the capital. The COM
mittee at the capital succeeded in
making very little Roadway in getting
Information from Frank Morrison of
the American Federation of Labor as
70 the support rendered by this body
to the Wisconsin senator.