THE 'MORNING OREG ONI AN, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1920 V COX BACKERS Ft TO PROVE CHARGES Evidence of Corruption Fund Stiil Lacking. f NEW BOGY TROTTED OUT fcarncs Republican Subscription List Book Declared Violation of Federal Law. (Continued From Flrfl Pasre. orrats and eight republicans had already given $1000 each to the asso ciation. Mr. Marsh said anyone con tributing to a protective tariff asso ciation should be classed as a repub lican and used the term "camou- flawed democrats" In this connection. Senator Kenyon wanted to know if Mr. Marsh thought the republicans had any reason to spend money in the southern states, and the latter re torted that he had heard that the re publicans expected to carry North Carolina and "on very hopeful days extended this hope to Texas. Senator Kenyon asked if the league to enforce peace was not spending money in advocacy of the league of nations and whether the witness thought the democratic national com mittee ought to do that work in Etead. Taft Doing Well Enough. "If you mean the organization of which William H. Taft is the head, 1 see no reason why we should under take work that Mr. Taft is doing so well for us," replied the democratic official. The chairman suggested that large expenditures would not in themselves indicate corruption if the work itself was legitimate. As possible electoral reforms Mr. Marsh advocated legislation classing as political parties all organizations engaged in collecting funds for po litical propaganda and compelling them to make public reports of their finances. He also said that he favored strongly a law which would prohibit Individuals sending money for politi cal purposes into states of which they were not residents, cjting as an ex ample of this practice J30.000 which, he said, Coleman Dupont sent to In diana in 1916. Every Check Scrutinized. Books submitted by Mr. Marsh In cluded a complete list of contributors to the democratic treasury containing thousands of names. The witness and Mr. White told the committee that no limit had been fixed on the size of Individual subscriptions, but that every check was scrutinized closely ' as to its size and source. From the list Senators Spencer and Edge learned that the largest single sub scription was for $20,000 from E. A. Rowe, a banker of Boston, Tex. Mr. Marsh explained that this amount had been made up by several Individuals with the understanding that it was to be repaid. The republican Investigators had Mr. Marsh Identify other contribu tors, bringing out that Edward N. Hurley, former head of the shipping board, bad given $5000 and James Gerard, former ambassador to Ger many, $2000. Then a subscription of $10,000 by William G. McAdoo was mentioned. "He Is also a former office holder," remarked Mr. Marsh. Adjournment Today Likely. Senators Kenyon and Edge an nounced tonight that the committee planned to complete its work here to morrow and adjourn to some eastern city, possibly Pittsburg. The commit tee had received no word tonight from E. H. Moore of Ohio, who was re ported as being en route to Chicago as Governor Cox's personal represent ative. Democratic national committee re quests for contributions from federal office holders were sent under special delivery stamps for delivery at homes instead of offices to avoid conflicting with the law, w. D. Jamieson. the democratic national committee's fi nancial director, told the senate com mittee tonight. - Jamieson. who was called to the stand primarily in connection with, the interview published by the New "Vork Times, which quoted him as Baying from $5,000,000 to $10,000,000 would be required to elect a demo cratic president this year, also de scribed the "Jamieson plan." of rais ing money. W hite Has IV o Evidence. George Wrhite, chairman of the democratic national committee, said on the stand today that he had no evidence to sustain any one of the charges made by Governor Cox, his party's presidential nominee, as to republican campaign funds and quotas or the alleged desire of con tributors "to have back of them in Industrial centers the bayonets ' of their puppets in - office." He told Chairman Kenyon he believed the charges were true because he had confidence in Governor Cox, but he had not discussed them in detail with the nominee and brought nothing from him to aid the committee in sift Ins them. "I talked with Governor Cox last Sunday for a few minutes," said Mr. White. "I asked him: 'Are you sure of your ground? He said he was and I told him: 'You're the boss and you run it. Mr. White said the committee had reserved six rooms in the Murray Hill hotel in New York In which he had planned to install a "foreign voters' league." He said the rooms were not yet occupied. Orpjton Man Hu Job. Senator New, head of the republican speakers' bureau, testified yesterdaj that Professor John O. Hall of Wil lamette university, Salem. Or., who had offered to work for the republi can campaign provided its managers met or raised a democratic offer of $7500 for his services, was in the Murray Hill hotel quarters as head of the Scandinavian bureau. Senator Kenyon asked if Mr. White did, not consider it the "duty of the men who have this evidence, if it ex ists, to give It to us whether they are presidential candidates or not," and when the witness did not reply, the chairman said he realized that the juery might be embarrassing and he Would not press it out of respect for ir. White's relations with Governor Cox. Senator Kenyon read to the wit ness telegrams from Governor Cox to the committee and to Senator Reed, a member, promising to furnish the investigators with information. The latter message told the Missouri sen ator that the' candidate would "get some matters Into your hands soon." White Trusts Governor. Pressed by his questioners, Mr. White said he was willing to abide by the judgment of Governor Cox as to when the material should be fur nished the committee. "But you have a speaking trip ar ranged for Governor Cox next week, and you would not wish us to Inter fere with that." argued Senator Ken yon. "In fact, we have no desire to interfere with it." "The committee has Jurisdiction over its own affairs," said Mr. White. Mr. White, under questioning by Senators Spencer and Kenyon, said the only example of a "sinister influ ence" backing the republican party which he knew of personally was the republican year book being published by William Barnes. Discussion of the Barnes book dis closed that photographic copies of pledges of "moral and financial" sup port to the book, signed by prominent eastern men, including the Rockefel lers, had disappeared from the rec ords, in which they were Introduced Monday. A heated clash between Sen ator Reed and Senator Kenyon fol lowed when Senator Reed insisted on an investigation of the disappearance of the papers. "Do you understand that these pledges related only to the support of the book?" Senator Kenyon asked Mr. White. Papers Might Mean Much. "They could mean anything," the witness answered. "Do you think they relate to sup port for the republican campaign?" "Yes, through republican propaganda." "Do you think the Barnes book Is a more sinister influence than the circulation through country news papers of propaganda favoring the league of nations, such as this story "Uncle Sam of Freedom Ridge.' and having it paid for by a particular political party and having the man who reads it not know that it is political propaganda? Which is the more sinister?" Senator Kenyon asked. "1 don't apologize for wanting to circulate that story." Mr. White re joined. "The editor of the paper is responsible if he uses it. He isn't paid to print it." Mr. White said he had not seen the Barnes book. Senator Kenyon then questioned tliu witness about salaries paid speak ers or other campaign workers and inquired particularly about Professor John O. Hall, head of the Scandinavl an bureau of the democratic national committee, who was shown in letters read by Senator New yesterday as negotiating with both the democratic and republican committees for his services. Professor Hall Dismissed. The inquiry developed that Mr. White had dismissed Professor Hall lii-t night, following disclosure of the New letters. "How about this professor?" Sen ator Kenyon asked. "I was interested and investigated Mr. White said. "He seems to be bi partisan." "Yes. he seems to be," Senator Ken yon replied. "He made a statement before a wit ness that he was offered $8000 by the republicans," Mr. White retorted, "but he said he preferred to work for the democrats. The joke is on us, though, for paying him $100 a week. "Did he offer his services to the farmer-labor party?" Senator Kenyon asked. "I think he will next. He Is not working for us today." Senator Kenyon brought out that Governor Cox was to have a special train on his western trip, which wi last a month, and asked if that train alone would not cost the entire $100 000 appropriated for the- speaking campaign. Mr. White said he did not know what the cost would be. Refund Is Questionable. Senator Edge asked if Mr. White would return any part of his campaign collections if the fund exceeded the $2,000,000 which he had estimated would be necessary. Ion were here when I said ap proximately $2,000,000," Mr. White re filed, "and I qualified that by saying I would want to talk to men who know more about the matter than I do before fixing a definite amount." Professor John O. Hall, whose dis missal as head of the Scandinavian bureau of the democratic national committee Chairman White disclosed in his testimony today, offered hi services to the republican party fo a minimum of about $7500, according to yesterday's testimony. Professor Hall, in correspondence put in evidence yesterday, outline his former affiliation with the re-pub lican party and said, "my wide ex perience in government service since he had affiliated with the dem ocratic party had inclined him to "as Iturn over to the national committee?" asked Senator Edge. sist my old party to the maximum o my ability." He wrote tnat the dem ocrats were offering him from $750 to $10,000 for his services in thi campaign. He wrote that "my Ion and expensive professional trainin and my philanthropic work at a sac rifice salary make it necessary, for the welfarn of my family, that my present income should be somewhat commensurate with my services. And the services- which I could render in the republican campaign are unique." Talents Are Disclosed. Describing some of these services, the professor wrote, according to the letters submitted: "You Probably know that Scandi navian church people (especially the Methodists) are not only indifferent to politics, but consider it a spiritual contamination to have anything to do with it. This prejudice I have been able to overcome- ... "Another obstacle to be . overcome Is the Non-partisan league, and as many of the leaders in that move ment are Scandinavians, I am posi tive that I could gain many converts among them for a republican victory. "When you consider that I am in the service of the present adminis tration and considering also its ar dent efforts to enlist my services in its political campaign, you can readi ly see that to go over into your cam paign means that I must burn all the bridges behind me as far as the dem ocratic party is concerned, and I am willing yes, glad to do so, for the welfare of my country, providing'you can by August 10 offer me a salary approaching the minimum amount offered me by the democratic com mtttee and if you can also give me the assurance that the republican party will promise me a good ap pointment, provided that my services in the campaign, as well as my quali fications, would warrant such an ap pointment." Offer Refused by New. Senator New testified that he re fused this offer and that Professor Hall went with the democratic cam paign. He said that his first letter from Professor Hall came on the let terhead of the Willamette university of Salem. Or. Senator Edge learned that Mr. White did not know whether "Big Bill" Edwards, Harry Payne Whitney and other New York men were on the democratic finance committee In the last campaign and remarked that the present chairman seemed to have much ground to.cover in gathering up the threads of past affairs. Mr. White then told . Senator Edge the democratic committee had no defi nite plans as yet looking to co-opera tion between state and national finance committees. He said funds mieht be collected by local organiza tions over which he had no control but would not admit that he knew anv such plans. Mr. White gave as his Judgmen that all democratic funds would b limited to $2,000,000, and told Sena tor Reed he had publicly announce that he would refuse any contribu tion carrying with it any imprope nhlisration. either expressed or lm plied. Tammany Control Denied. "Do vou not know that the New York democratic committee, common lv known as Tammany Hall, will raise hundreds of thousands of dollars 1 addition to funds which they ma Mr. White said he did not know that, and added that he had no control over Tammany Hall. Senator Kenyon reverted to the Barnes political publication. The sen- tor asked Mr. White's judgment on what would happen if Barney Baruch wrote a book indorsed hy Thomas Lamont and other New York demo- rats, adding: that all the financiers were not in the republican party. "Well, our receipts would indicate that," rejoined Mr. White. Senator Kenyon took up campaign advertising and publicity and drew the statement that William J. Coch- i ran, democratic publicity director. ad planned a $400,000 billboard cam paign, but the arrangement lapsed ecause funds were not available. Senator Kenyon asked about the 1918 democratic fund, said to have been $2,300,000, and after lengthy questioning persuaded Mr. White to tate that the same campaign, re peated this year, would cost anywhere from $3,450,000 to $4,600,000, because of the increased cost of everything. Mr. White explained again and again that, while he believed the 1916 fund was spent for perfectly legiti mate purposes, he did not believe so large a fund was necessary and was planning a more economical cam paign. Collections Rather Costly. Senator Kenyon questioned the wit ness about the expense oi maintain ing his financial collection agency in Washington and brought out that $155,000 was spent for furniture and equipment; that the payroll at its peak averaged $18,000 a month, and that office rentals at their height were $3600 monthly. About 300,000 letters were sent to prospective contributors, he said. All letters to confidential employes bore special delivery stamps. That was so they would go to their homes?" Senator Kenyon asked. Yes." You know that the law prohibited the solicitation of funds in federal buildings?" Yes." 'You thought this plan would not violate the law?" Yes." Did you have any advice to that effect?" Chance Admitted Taken. I talked to two members of the civil service commission." "Did they tell you it would not?" "No; they would not commit them selves." Senator Kenyon questioned Mr. Jamieson about the collection of funds by the Iowa Democratic club and referred to the letter from I. W. W. Drenner, secretary of the club, to Miss Clara Boehle, postmis tress at Norway, Iowa. The chairman brought out that WilDur W. Marsh, democratic na tional treasurer, and E. T. Meredith, secretary of agriculture, were direct ors of the club. Reading from the letter. Senator Kenyon quoted: "'In order to conf ply with an old-fashioned law, I am sending this under a special delivery stamp.' " The letter said the club had given $13,000 to the democratic national committee, while Jamieson said his figures showed but $j000 received. Mr. Marsh interrupted to sav that the figures In the letter might be correct. Jamieson Denies Report." Mr. Jamieson denied ever having said he planned to raise from five to ten millions for the democratic pres idential campaign. Senator Kenyoit read the Interview wnicn quoted the witness as saying he planned to get 1,000,000 contrib utors to give $5 or $10 each; planned to have 1000 employes in his financial department; would send out 3,500,000 letters, and would speifd more money for 2-cent-postage stamps alone than had been spent in any previous dem ocratic presidential campaign. Mr. Jamieson replied that he had never said anything about the amount of money he intended to raise, but had said he wanted to get an army or contributors, and had, in fact, ob tained about 300,000. Senator Kenyon asked If he ex pected to get $5 or $10 from each of the 300,000, but Mr. Jamieson reit erated that no amount had been fixed. Few Millionaires Respond. Senator Kenyon introduced copies of various form letters sent out by Mr. Jamieson asking the recipients to f (contribute amounts ranging from $30 to $300. One pamphlets accompanying a letter, said several million names were on the democratic mailing list. Senator Keed interrupted to ask what Homer Cummingss former dem ocratic national chairman, gave to paper reports that Mr. Jamieson had met Bernard. Baruch and Thomas Chadbourne In New York and that they "rushed to the financial rescue of the democratic presidential nomi nee." Ther witness denied having met either man for several weeks. 101 Contributions Cited. Mr. Jamieson testified that the 1916 democrtaic campaign contributions In cluded $75,000 from Cleveland H. Dodge; Bernard Baruch, $50,000; Thomas Chadbourne. a total of $40,000, and William G. McAdoo. $1000. Senator Edge sought to disclose some connection between the demo cratic financial department and the "Stars and Stripes." a Washington publication. Mr. Jamieson said bis secretary, a Mrs. Parks, was a stock holder in the magibzine and the presi dent of Its board of directors, and that Mr. Parks, also employed in the democratic financial bureau, was also interested in the paper. The "Stars and Stripes," he said, had offices in the Bond building, where his offices also were located August 1. but there was no connection between the two organizations, he declared. The committee will move its hear ing to Pittsburg next week to inves tigate charges that the liquor inter ests have contributed to various cam paign funds. Senator Kenyon an nounced tonight. William Barnes, publisher of the Albany Evening Jour nal, wil be subsepaed to appear there and tell about his Republican Year J3UOK. Senator Kenyon announced that Ed Moore. Governor Cox's personal rep resentative, will be the first witness heard In the morning. Senator Pat Harrison, head of the democratic speakers bureau, also is to be heard tomorow, he said. HALL CENSURED BY DOXEY J"Mercriandise of J Merit Only" - A Sale of II ii ii ill i i LTse of University Stationery In Hunting; Political Job Criticised. SALEM. Or., Sept. 1. (Special.) Carl -G. Doney of Willamette uni versity, in a statement today, cen sured Professor John O. Hall, now enmeshed in political In vaptigatlon t Chicago for using school station ery in his search for a job with one of the two great parties. Tlr. Hall severed his connection with Willamette university in the summer of 1918," said President Doney. "when he handed me his res ignation. Prior to that time he had held the chair of instructor in econ omics and sociology. While in Salem Professor Hall appeared to feel the political 'urge' and seemed to be in terested In state institutions only only where they related to his own department of work." Professor Hall was a brilliant man. Mr. Doney said. PERSHING MAY GO SOUTH "Good Will" Visit to Latin-Amer ican Republic Considered. WASHINGTON. Sept. 1. Considera tion is being given by the state and war departments to a suggestion that General Pershing pay a "good will" visit within a few months to South American countries, it was said today by officials of the two departments. Official decision has not been reached. Visits to the United States have been made by a number of officials and diplomats from South ' American countries recently and officials here are known to have considered a proper return of such visits. he campaign, and learned that Mr, Cummings check was for $1000. 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