Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-09-09
C0ii}. Cl,i .iRGES Of
SLUSH FUND ARE
NOT ALL UNTRUE
PROBE RE vEALS
Governors Allegation That
100000 Had Been Set
As the Cleveland Quota Is
True, Witness Admits.
$4,000 ASSIGNED AS
SHARE OF ATLANTA, GA.
Upham, However, Had Pre-
viouSIy Testified That This
Was the Entire Amount
State Was To Raise,

| tsY MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED WiREl
Chicago, Sept. S,--Support of
Governor Cox's charge that $400.-
, GOO had been set as the republican
campaign fund quota of Cleveland
and s25, 900 as that of Atlanta.
came from republican witnesses
| today at the senate investigation of
campaign funds and expenditures.
| In addition there was an admission
by Harry NJ. Blair. assistant to the
| treasurer of the republican ma
| tional committee. that he had APP
proved form 101." document
! setting forth n campaign plan
| which called for subscriptions of
| $4,000 and $4,000 each
Mr.. Blair said sufficient copies
Of the bulletin were prepared to
| supply all field agents of the re-
| publican national treasurer but
| that when the national ways and
means committee refused to ap-
prove the project, the release on
the document was cancelled.
Testimony on the Cleveland
quota Of 100000 came from Dud-
ley S. Blossom. city official and
one OF the leaders in the drive for
funds there. He said that this
figure was given him by w. A.
Woodford, chairman of the ways
and means committee for Cleve-
land but that it was also discussed
with the national ways and means
committee representative and be-
came common knowledge among
/ the workers for the fund.
He snid $74 900 had been pledg-
4 10 bl
was continuing.
Mr.. Woodford was called when
Mr., Blossom finished. but it de-
veloped that he had been detained
in Cleveland by business. Other
Ohio witnesses also were lacking.
Atlanta's Quota $4,000.
The Atlanta testimony came
from G. w. Mcclure, former re-
publican candidate for United
States senator from Georgia. He
said that c. f. Taylor. a paid work.
er for the republican national
treasurer. brought n letter from
Fred Upham stating that an at
tempt was to be made to raise
more money there. The witness
also said that DR.. j. c. Stockbridge
of Atlanta quoted Taylor as saying
that they hoped to raise $4,000 in
Atlanta alone.
This was the amount charged by
Governor Cox as the quota for that
city and given by Mr.. Upham as
the quota for the entire state of
Georgia. The committee tried un-
successfully to learn by what au-
thority c. G. Brainerd. Washington
correspondent for the Brooklyn
Eagle, had written a story last
January that the republican plans
cal ed for the expenditure of S16,-
900, 900. Mr.. Brainerd maintained
that the source of his information
was confidential and declined to
answer. relying upon rulings of
privilege made for other Wash
ington correspondents when they
appeared before the committee
several weeks ago.
Senator Reed pressed for the in
formation and his stand was back
ed as to its legal aspects by Sena-
tors Kenyon. Spencer and Pomer-
enc. A decision on the point, 1t
was announced. probably would be
given tomorrow.
Mr.. Blair's testimony extended
over into a night session of the
investigation Early he said that
when he undertook his duties in
November, 1919. u list of state
quotas had been made UP calling
for approximately s5,o00.000. A
comparison of this figure with tho
100000 budget presented in last
eek's testimony by Chairman WIN
Hays was brought into the pro-
ceedings and Mr.. Upham volun-
teered from the audience that Mr..
Blair knew nothing about the man
ner in which the money he collect
ed was to be spent.
II expect to satisfy Mr.. Upham
and raise $4,000, ,000," the witness
told Senator Reed.
And you are expected to raise