The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-09-09
TESTIMONY READ
TO THE COMMITTEE
/" "Confidential Information
For Regional Directors"
of Republican Party
Document Was Present
ed BY Democrats in Eff
fort to Incriminate Re-
publicans.

Chicago, Sept. 9.The Senate COM
mittee investigating presidential cam
paign expenditures today called add.
tional witnesses cited by L. III. Moore,
personal representative of Gov. Cox, as
men who could give detailed nforma
tion concerning the $l5,000,000 cam
paicn fund, which the Democratic can
didate has charged the Republican ma
tional committee was trying to raise.
Yesterdays sessions, which ran into
the night, were devoted largely to
questioning Harry NJ. Bair assistant to
Fred w. Upham. treasurer of the Re
publican national committee.
An alleged attempt BY Charles S.
Bocschenstein. Democratic national
committeeman for Illinois, to solicit
campaign funds from a postmaster
was presented to the committee by
William o. Farlow of augusta, ILL.,, a
Hancock county farmer. 1t developed
that Mr.. Farlow had volunteered his
testimony and that his evidence CON
sisted of five letters addressed to Jo-
scph n Coffman, postmaster at Angus
ia. and written statement from the
latter certifying that he had given the
letters to Mr. Farlow.
The committee agree that the evi-
dence was not entirely competent in
that form, but it was received and
read. The missives emphasized that
contributions must be voluntary" and
one of the letters was rubber stamped
for delivery "at home address only"
Mr.. Farlow said the postmaster was
q progressive and added that he was
himself a Republican H'and proud of
IT.
Mr. Blair was next on the stand and
presented a document labelled conf
dental information for regional direc-
tors" Of the Republican financial drive.
The witness said the information was
confidential because it was issued
nearly a year ago and at that date it
was desirable to keep knowledge of Re-
publican plans from the opposition.
The testimony at once turned to the
dispute between Senator Reed and Mr..
Blair as 10 the amount of publicity
that was desired by the Republican
managers. Witness said there were
two phases of the fund drive, first an
attempt TO get contributions of from
500 TO 81 900 and second "a popular
campaign for small contributions from
the many" after the national conven-
tion had been held and 'the rank and
file aroused to the issues of the cam.
paign."
Senator Reed asked If there was a
plan for big drive near the close of
the campaign. Mr.. Blair said he had
drawn a proposal for a 'lsst week.
campaign but it had been modified to
apply TO the general popular cam
paign opening this month-and pro-
viding for contributions from 25 cents
up. Mr.. Blair said his more elaborate
plan was given up because certain CON
ditions were laid down by Colonel viii.
liam Boyce Thompson. chairman of |
the national ways and means commit
tee.
The chief condition was an edict that |
the Blair proposal should not apply to
the seven eastern states where Colonel |
Thompson has full charge
Mr.. Blair was asked to name cities
In which special agents were located |
and recalled Boston, Cleveland. Cincin- |
natl. Columbus, Toledo, Akron, Youngs- |
town and Springfield. Ohio. and De-
troit. He said there were about twenty
in all