Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-09-09
Assistant to Treasurer
Upham Tells Commit
tee He Planned Raising
Big Campaign Sums.
List of Salaries Paid Re-
gional Directors Show
Sums Of $500 Per Week
and Expenses.

Chicago. Sept. Support of Cover
nor Cox's charge that 100000 had been
set as the Republican campaign quota
of Cleveland and $4,000 as that of At
lanta came from the Republican wit
ness at the afternoon and night sessions
of the committee.
In addition there was an admission hy
Henry NJ Blair. assistant to the treas
urer of the Republican national com
mittee, that he had approved form lOl.
n document setting forth q campaign
plan which called for subscriptions of
$4,000 and $4,000 each
The committee tried unsucceSsfully to
learn by what authority G.. G. Brainerd.
Washington correspondent for the
Brooklyn Eagle, had written story last
January to the effect that the Republican
plans called for the expenditure of Sl6,-
100000 throughout the country. Mr..
Brainerd maintained that the source Of
his information was confidential and de-
cined to answer. replying on rulings Of
privilege made for other Washington
correspondents when they appeared be-
fore the committee several weeks ago.
a decision Oh the point, it was an
nounced, probably would be given Thurs
day:
MT. Ildlf testimony PSttlutu NNfI
into the night session of the investiga
tors. Early in his testimony he said
that when he undertook his duties in
November. 1919, a list of state quotas
had been made up calling for approxl-
mately s.. 600 900. \ comparison of this
feature with the S3.0000OO budget pre-
sented i'll last weeks testimony by Chair
man viii II. Hays was brought into the
proceedings and Mr. Trham volunteered
bn Ny
nothing about the manner in which the
money he collected was to be disbursed.
Blair To Raise Money
Il expect to satisfy Mr. Tpham and
raise S3.O000O0,' the witness told Sena-
tor Reed.
"And you are expected to raise that
for the national committee and then
have the moneys that are due the states
on their proportion turned over 10 them
so that the national committee will have
the $3,OO00O0 clear" argued Senator
Reed. "You really do not know what
the money is for-the division of it|,
Officially | know nothing about it,
because / have nothing to do with dis
bursing it. replied Mr.. Blair.
"Unofficially what do YOU know
asked the senator.
Nothing" was the reply.
Il shall object to any more prompting
of this witnesf" ANNOUNCED Senator
Reed.
"If have been prompted ! do not
know it. retortcd Mr.. Blair
Why Form i0I Disproved.
The witness stated that the proposal
TO raise the limit Of individual campaign
contributions above 81 600 was the only
reason for the disappearing of form 101.
He said his plans contemplated no Sc
crecy in fund collecting but character
lied it as "a campaign expedieDt.' an
instruction in the form warning against
leaving papers relating to fund drives on
the tables after a luncheon attended by
those engaged in the work.
Senator Kenyon called attention to
the fact that the work in Cleveland de-
scribed by Mr. Blossom at the morning
session followed the details of form 10l
closely.
The witness explained that nearly all
the men associated with him in the Re
publican drive had shared experiences
with the witness in Y. VI. G.. A. and war
funds work. and that their ideas on
how to conduct a campaign for funds
.oincided closely.
Mr.. Blair agreed that some sections
of form 101, aside from the plan to raise
the limit of campaign contributions
above $1,000, demonstrated that the
national headquarters showed wisdom
In refusing to sanction the document
Amounts Raised.
Asked how successful his drive for
funds had been, Mr.. Blair said that be-
tween December /. 1913, and June H.
1920 (the pre- convention periodl cash
and pledges amounted to S1,100,oW
From June L to September I, he said,
the total was $1,200,OO0.
ibid you ever hear of S15,00o,OO
fund.-" asked Senator Spencer.
II never did until | read the Cox
Pittsburgh speech said Mr.. Blair.
But you would have heard Of it If it
had been planned?" asked Senator
Edge.
fused to undertake to raise it on
quota list calling for S5,OOO,OO0,' re-
Bponded the witness.
No Pledges From Big Interests.
He explained that consistent efforts
had been made to avoid receiving pledges
from large interests which might after
wards demand favors Of congress.
I'VE made no attempt whatever to
get contributions from officers of cor
poratfSns as such" said Tr. Blair.
"As such, what?" asked Senator Reed.
"We went to them in their capacity as
individual citizens and not as officers
of corporations explained Mr.. Blair.
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