THE 'MORNING OREG ONI AN, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1920
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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
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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.
Two" hundred letters were sent to
other men with incomes ranging from
250.000 to $1,000,000. asking them to
duplicate Mr. Cummings gift, Mr.
Jamieson said, but only six or eight
esponded.
Senator Kenyon asked about news
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ENVOY IS C0UNTED OUT
John "V. Davis Not Expected to
Participate In Democratic Drive.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 1. John W.
Davis, American ambassador to Great
Britain, now on leave of absence in
the United States, is not expected
to take the etumip in the democratic
national campaign. It was stated to
day by administration officials.
The improprie-ty of introducing a
political bias into the foreign rela
tions of the United States was given
as the reason.
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OREGON CITY, Or.. Sept. 1. (Spe
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in the county jail for the last month
on charges of contributing to the de
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