Show Committee to Learn Sources of AU All Cash For Campaign Funds Senator Borah to Question Bankers Labor Chiefs Business Men as to Contributions to Republicans Democrats and Independents By JAMES T T. KOLBERT CHICAGO Oct 18 By U. U P. P P. Investigation Investigation of the charges that the Republicans are raising a slush fund of between and to swing the presidential l election was transferred to Washington tonight Senator I Borah chairman of the senate campaign fund committee mak mak- ing the investigation announced the committee would begin hearing witnesses in Washington Tuesday I afternoon Noted eastern business men and bankers subpoenaed by Mr 11 Borah are arc Samuel E E. E Vauclain president of the Bar Baldwin Barwin Locomotive works E. E T T. Stotesbury banker Joseph R. R I Grundy yarn manufacturer Nathan Nathan Nathan Na Na- than T. T Folwell manufacturer Chester W. W Hill and John T. T King and W. W Atterbury president of the I Pennsylvania railroad all of Philadelphia Philadelphia Philadelphia Phila Phila- delphia T. T V. V OConner chairman i of or the United States shipping I board Carl W W. Riddick organizer I of the Republican league the manager of the Hamilton hotel and manager of the Black and White Taxicab company all of Washington OTHERS MENTIONED Nearly a dozen others on the list that Frank P. P Walsh attorney for I Senator La Follette head of the Independent in independent independent In- In dependent ticket who made the slush fund charges asked to be subpoenaed subpoenaed subpoenaed sub sub- may be called later Mr Borah said depending on whether I the facts warranted going more deeply into the matter Clem Shaver chairman of the national national national na na- na- na Democratic committee and James W. W Gerald national treasurer for the Democrats also w will ll be summoned summoned sum sum- Mr 1 Borah said The They will willbe willbe be asked to throw light on the parI party's par par- tys ty's national campaign fund At Atthe Atthe Atthe I the Chicago session only the money expended by western headquarters was accounted for i In to the for goin- goin witnesses witnesses wit wit- nesses the American Federation of I Labor will be asked to tell how much nione money it is spending in the I campaign John M. M It Nelson Kelson chairman chairman chair chair- man of the La Follette- Follette Wheeler Follette-Wheeler I committee the federation was c carrying rr ing on an Independent nt I fight for La Follette and Wheeler I ACCUSES REPUBLICANS Walsh at to toI today's ys y's session of the II committee said that the cans were raising three campaign funds which he said Senator La LaFollette LaFollette LaFollette Follette told him would total more than and possibly 12 Aside from the national Republican committee the bankers and the manufacturers and business businessmen men are raising two separate funds said Walsh Walsh Introduced several letters soliciting funds sent out by Grundy Folwell and others One unsigned letter stated that the bankers of the country at a recent convention of the American Bankers' Bankers association in Chicago had decided to contribute contrib contrIb- ute to the Republican campaign twentieth one-twentieth of of 1 per cent of ot the capital of the trust companies and tenth one-tenth of 1 per cent of the capItal capital capital capi capI- tal of the national banks SUGAR ANGLE INVOLVED President Coolidge was as brought into the investigation by Walsh who charged the president with keeping silent on the question of forcing the sugar Interests to reduce the price of sugar Walsh declared the tariff commission three months ago re reported reported reported re- re ported to the president that the sugar men were charging the people of the country 30 more per family above legitimate charges and prof prof- Its W. W V. V Hodges national treasurer treasurer treasurer treas treas- for the Republicans once a paid agent of the sugar interests appeared before the tariff commIssion commission commis commIs- sion slon in an an effort to keep prices up Walsh declared This Is a scandal of national importance im im- im port nc JR Itself lf Walsh told the committee I ch fg d ih Pennsylvania Pennsyl Pennsyl- I vania vanla railroad is conducting a ii campaign campaign campaign cam cam- for the Dawes Coolidge ticket ticket tick tick- et b by printing on Its dining tick tick-I car menus advice to vote against La Follette Walsh said he wanted the committee to ascertain whether the Pennsylvania was spending its own money or was being paid by the Republican national committee La Follette's mission is to delouse all political parties regardless of politics Walsh said |