Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-09-08

| IhSS "SiS aiipiiSS tiaS ihSSS tiiliu
entail and powerful business and pro
fessional men in your city, as de
scribed by this plan for the executive
kcommittee." said Senator Reed.
Mr.. Blossom said that w. r. Wood
ford was chairman Of the ways ant
| means committee for Cleveland, an,
agreed with Senator Reed that h,
was described by the language of tn,
form which recommended a big.
visioned financial man" for the post
'The prospect list of 5000 names
which form 101 recommended wa.
also identified as existing in Cleve
land, as was the Cream list" assigned
to the executive committee. Mr.. Bios.
som said he had been told by Mr.
Protzman that the executive commit
tee had obtained about $4,000 II
pledges from this list. Senator Reet
brought out that this conversation
with Mr.. Prots:man. took place after
the compnittee'u subpoena was servet
on Mr.. Blosson,.
Kenyon and Reed Clash.
At one stage OF the examination
the Missouri senator remarked:
$50 1t was sitter good luncheon
an inspiring sreeeh by Congressman
Fess. with everybody feeling good
that you start sd out and made the
| raid"
The witness smiled but Senator
Kenyon brought out that he pre-
ferred started the campaign" as q
concluding phr,lse to Senator Reeds
suggestion.
II do not think the witness should
be led in the position of using Ian
guage with whi ch he does not agree
said Senator Kenyon.
"The witness and are getting
along fine" re.ioined Senator Reed
amid laughter. IF you leave me
alone TIL be good natured all day."
Senator Reed finished the reading
OF form 101 with the signature OF
Harry M. Blair, June IA, 1920"
Mr.. Blair Is assistant to Fred w
Upham. the republican national
treasurer, and the date is two days
after the nomination OF Senator
Harding. Senator Reed and Chair
man Kenyon clss shed again when the
Missouri senator asked Mr.. Blossom
who suggested this plan you fol-
lowed. which absolutely tallies In al
most every respect with thit- docu-
ment have just read 2"
Senator Keliyon cautioned the
witness not to answer, and objected
to Senator Reed asking Mr. Bios
som about document about which
he had already testified he had new
or seeh.
'"'You have buly-ragged witnesses :
Senator Reed rstorted. You have
done every sort Of thing to wit
nesses. You fave asked leading
questions. In all my years OF ex-
perience / never heard any one in
court and especially on an investi-
eating committee supposed to be
seeking oil truth. caution witness
not TO answer question in that
mannor."
Senator Kenyon finally withdrew
his objection and Mr.. Blossom stated
that either Nj. Protzman or Mr..
Woodford had outlined the plan to
him.
Nothing Was Secret.
Senator Spencer had Mr.. Blossom
endorse the Cleveland method of
raising campaigrl funds as a sub
stantial reproduc ton of the drives on
behalf OF the Red Cross and liberty
loans. After TIN, witness had re-
peated emphaticany that he had new
er seen form 1o1, the Missouri sena-
tor said:
In that document Is a statement
which my distinguished colleague
-omitted. to the effect that contri-
buttons OF from $4,000 to $4,000
should be sought. Was there any
mot to my knowledge replied
Mr.. Blossom.
The question Of. secrecy was also
brought up and Mr.. Blossom said 40
reporters attended the luncheons Of
team captains, altho newspaper rep
resentatives were not barred. He
said he, himself, gave out state
ment about the 100000 quota, and
then told Senator Reed this happen
ed In an interview, the day after the
Cox speech IL, Pittsburgh.
I'VE had no publicity committee
and felt under n, obligations to tell
everything, altho really never
thought anything about the publicity
end" said Mr.. Blossom.
Mr.. Blossom told Senator Kenyon
he could not say whether the repub-
lican national committees had any
thing to do with fixing a quota for
Cleveland, and Senator Spencer
learned that 50 far as the witness
knew. the idea came from Mr.. Wood
ford.
But you talked about 1t with Mr..
Protzman, representative OF the ma
tiona1 committee, and he concurred
with you in s400,t00 as the amount
to be raised" suggested Senator
Reed.
"oh. yes" satl Mr.. Blossom.
"That amount became a matter Of
common knowledge among the work
ers for the fund"
Senator Kenyon was told there
was nothing sinister about the
luncheon to team captains" and then
asked whether 1t wasN difficult to
arouse enthusiasm because Cleveland
was dry
IL prohibition interfered with the
republican campaign fund, it is the
best thing have heard about it,"
interposed Senator Reed
Never Heard Of Bayonet Plans.
A reference by Senator Kenyon to
Governor Cox's phrase about use OF
bayonets to put down labor brought
from the witness reply that the
charge was Complete news to- him."
He told Senator Read that he did not
know whethertMichiael Gallagher head
OF the executive committee in Cleve-
land, had asked for militia during the
mine strike Of last fall. neither did he
know whether Mr.. Gallagher was un-.
der indictment on u charge Of vio-
1afin1 fha Lever Qct