The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-08

which recommended a big visioned III
nancial man" for the post The pros
pect list OF 1000 Names, which form
lot recommended, was also identified as
existing ~ Cleveland as was the cream
list assigned to the executive commit
tee. Mr.. Blossom said he had been told
by Mr. Protzman that the executive
committee had obtained about S2S.0e0 in
pledges from this list. senator Reed
brought out that this conversation with
Mr. Protzman took place after the COM
mittee's subpoena was served on Mr..
Blossom
At one stage Of the examination the
Missouri senator remarked;
$50 u was after q good luncheon.
| an inspiring speech by Congressman
Fess with everybody feeling good that
you started out and made the raid
The witness smiled, but Senator Ken.
yon brought out that he preferred
started the campaign" as a conciud-
ing phrase TO Senator Reeds sugges-
tion
II do not think the witness should
be led into the position of using Ian
guage with which he does not agree"
| said Chairman Kenyon.
The witness and / are getting along
tine rejoined Senator Reed amid
laughter. III you leave me alone III
| be good-natured all day" -
Senator Spencer had Mr.. Blossom in
| dorse the Cleveland method OF raising
campaign funds as a substantial repro
| duction OF the drives on behalf OF the
Red Cross and Liberty bonds, After
| the witness had repeated emphatically
| thnt he had never seen form 10L the
Missouri senator said:
In that document IL a statement
which my distinguished colleague omit
OF from $4,000 to 100000 should be
| sought Was there any such direction
issued in Cievelandf"
Not to my knowledge" replied Mr..
Blossom.
The question OF secrecy was also
brought up. and Mr. Blossom said no
| reporters attended the luncheons OF
team captains. although newspaper rep
resentatives were not barred. He said
| he himself gave out a statement re-
/ garding the 100000 quota in an inter-
| Pittsburgh ~
We had no publicity COMMITTEES and
| / felt under no obligation TO tell every
| thing, although | really never thought
ANYTHING about the publicity end" said
| Mr. Blossom
Mr.. Blossom told Senator Kenyon he
could not say whether the Republican
| national committee had anything to do
with fixing "a quota for Cleveland, and
senator Spencer learned that, so far as
the witness knew the idea come from
Mr.. Woodford
But you talked about 1t with Mr.,
Protzman, representative Of the nation-
al committee, and he coneurred with
you In $500, 900 as the amount 10 be
raised" suggested Senator Reed.
'Oh, yes" said Mr.. Blossom. That
amount became matter of common
knowledge among the workers for the
fund"
Senator kenyon was told there was
nothing sinister about the luncheons
to team captains" and then asked
whether It was difficult to arouse en-
thusiasm because Cleveland was dry.
IF prohibition interferes with the
Republican campaign fund, It is the
best thing l have heard about It." In
terposed Senator Reed
A reference by Senator Kenyon to
Gov. Cox's phrase about use of bay
onets TO put down labor brought from
the witness a reply that the charge was
complete news" 10 him He told Sen
ator Reed that he did not know wheth-
er Michael Gallagher, head of the ex-
ecutive committee in Cleveland, had
asked for militia during the mine strike
last fall, nor whether Mr.. Gallagher was
under indictment on a charge OF violat-
ing the Lever act.