Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-09-09
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asked him last July to head squad
of twenty teams, and that the actual
work of raising the money was set
for the week of August 16. A
luncheon was held each day on the
general plan of the Red Cross and
Liberty loan drives. Congressman S.
D. Tess, of Ohio, chairman of the
Republican congressional campaign
committee, was a speaker at one of
the luncheons of the team workers
5000 Picked Prospects
"How were these 5000 prospects
picked?" Senator Reed asked.
'They were chosen because they
were known Republicans" Mr.. Bios
som explained, land because it was
thought they were able to contribute
to the fund
"There are surely more than 81
600 Republicans in Cuyahoga county.
Why were these 5000 chosen?"
"Mr. Woodford made up the list.
L had nothing to do with it."
"You were to get 100000 in Gu
yahoga county alone. although this
the Republican national committee
shows the goal for the entire state
of Ohio was only $400,000?" Senator
Reed continued.
Yes, sir, that was my understand
ing"
xlr. Blossom said that when he
left Cleveland Labor Day $4,000
had been pledged and that work was
still going on with Mr.. Protzman
directing it and all workers trying
to reach the goal of 100000.
paign plan which Republican wit
nesses have said was never issued
and which Mr.. Blossom said he had
never seen. At almost every step in
organization described by the plan,
Mr.. Blossom nodded or expressed as
sent. He said an executive commit
tee was formed as described in the
plan and remembered of it's dozen or
SO members, Michael Gallagher, coal
operator, as chairman, and John
Sherwin and J. r. Mutt, bankers. and
c. A. Otis, broker, as members.
They were among the most in
fuential and powerful business and
professional men in your city as de-
scribed by this, plan for the. execu-
tive committee" Senator Reed said.
List identified
Mr.. Blossom said that w. A. Wood
IOld WdS CIdlII1ldu OIL Tie ways anu
means committee for Cleveland and
agreed with Senator Reed that he
was described by the language of the
form, which recommended "big
visioned financial man" for the post.
The prospect list of 5000 names"
which form 101 recommended was
also identified as existing in Cleve-
land as was the cream list" assigii-
ed to the executive committee Mr.
Blossom said he had been told by MIR.
Protzman that the executive commit
tee had obtained about $4,000 in
brought out that this conversation
with Mr.. Protzman took place after
the committees subpoena was served
on Mr.. Blossom.
Blossom said he knew nothing
about any move to use bayonets to
whether the Republican national COM
mittee had anything to do with fix
ing a quota for Cleveland, although
he talked over the question with
Mcclure Is Called
Failing to get any other Ohio wit
nesses, Senator Kenyon called C. w.
Mcclure, of Atlanta, who was chair
man of the state ways and means
committee.
Mr.. Mcclure testified that Geotgia's
quota was $25, 1000. of which 1000
was suhAcribed and about $4,000 col
lected An attempt was made, how
ever, by the Republican national
treasurer, he said, to get more money
out of Georgia, and for this purpose
c. Taylor, a paid field worker,
was sent to Atlanta with a letter
from Treasurer Upham to Mr. Nc
Clure explaining the purpose
Mr. Taylor was given q list of
twenty prospects, but after visiting
four gave up in disgust and left
the state, the witness said. Mr.. Nc
Clure quoted his chief assistant. DR..
J e. Stockbridge, as saying that Mr..
Taylor had told him he wanted =
get $4,000 in the city of Alta;