The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-09-10
UPHAM,S $40, 900
PLAN DEFEATED
Republican Treasurer Urged did Off Cam
paign Fund Voted Down by Colleagues
Who Held to $1,000 Limit on COntribu-
tiOns Declares Form 101
Cancelled.
Tells Probers G.. o. p Fund Collected to June. 1920
Totalled One and Fourth Million $4,879,O0O
Epected From All Sources Defends
psalm Singers"

his district committees for about $3.50, :
900 He explained that this total an
| ciuded 100000 which he was trying to
l raise for the state central committee
and that under the Indiapa corrupt
| practices law subscriptions intended for
tho state treasury could not 60 to the
national committee.
"Of course. You can't raise that much
| money In Indiana" he added. and then
stated that to date S3s,942 had been
raised for both the state and national
funds. There was one subscription for
$1,000 In his list. this amount coming
from William Irwin. banker, at Co
lumbus. Ind.
No Limit on Amount.
Questioned by Chairman Kenyon. OF
the committee, as to whether Indiana
was assessed county quotas, Bryson
testified he had seen no list OF Indiana
quotas by counties but had seen an
assessment OF quotas by districts. This
district, he said, was at republican
headquarters at Indianapolis.
Questioned again as TO just what the
Indiana state fund was TO be. Bryson
told the committee his campaign was
to raise whatever we could"
"No limit at ail?" said Kenyon.
Whatever was necessary to carry
OH the campaign" Bryson replied.
Bryson testified that approximately
$200,00 had been raised IN, Indiana for
the state campaign fund, making $780,
900 In all for republican campaign pur-
poses In his state.
Bryson said his committee had raised
to Sept. 4 little less than $4,000 for
both, state and national campaign
funds. Two thousand dollars Bryson
said, was the largest single contribu-
tion received to date In Indiana. Later
IN
been raised SO that ut might total APP
proxfmately $450,000."
I'VE knew we could not raise IT," he
added we just gave them something
= Ablufy TO BE Limit.
Charles Boeschenstein, democratic ma
tional committeeman for Illinois. said
there was no fund raising organization
OF his party in this state. He said
he was Just starting to get fund to-
Eether. the limit being "the ability and
Willingness OF the men who contribute"
There are some counties in Illinois
where you can't hnd two democrats
willing to work. he said.
The witness told Senator Kenyon he
had no hopes % raising a large fund |
this year and was, in fact. a bit dis
couraged over the outlook.
He knew nothing Of any other organ
ization trying to raise democratic funds |
In the state,
Cant YOU md some Y. M c. A. |
saeretFFias 10 belp- -xon ~ aaehd Senator
P0merene.
"Mr. upham msy loan you some"
''Senator KtNson learned that Mr.. |
BoeschensteiAhriiV riiVped to raise all the |
money he could get.
s'RtIf nc a nm ~ av nf fact yvh han ua
that MUCH We have barely enough to
meet necessary expenses" said MIR.
Bceschenstein.
The witness was asked about letters
sent to Joseph Coffman, the Augusta
ull.) postmaster, and given to the
no list of federal office holders and none
of postmasters, but suspected" he had
sent some letters to postmasters. He
assumed responsibility for the letters.
The envelope stamped deliver at
home address only" was shown Finn
stamp to call attention to the letter.
He said the practice WAS not confined
to letters sent to federal office holders.
Positively Not True.
sis 1t not true that you are trying
to get funds from federal officers in
queried Senator Kenyon.
Positively not" said Mr.. Boeschen-
stein.
Senator Kenyon finally concluded
that In Illinois both major parties tried
to get as much as possible and spread
1t around as effectively as circum-
stances permitted.
The committee win complete the Chi
cago end Of the inquiry tomorrow, but
the question of where the next session
would be held has caused a split in the
ranks OF the senators conducting the
hearing.
The republican members have de-
clared that the evidence brought by
Mr.. Moore to support Gov. Cox's
charges has proved nothing. and they
propose to drop the charges and move
on to Pittsburgh to investigate the re- |
port that liquor interests were spend
ing vast sums of money In the interest
Of Gov. Cox's candidacy. The liquor
charges involved William Barnes, COM
piler of the republican year book OF
1920, aud publisher of the Albany Jour-
nal.
The democratic members, Senators
Pomerene and Reed. however, are hold
ing out tn stage the next session in
New York, where they would subpoena
Col William Boyce Thompson, chair .
man of the republican national ways
and means committee: Reeve Schey,
eastern treasurer, and others. They con-
tended Gov Cox's charges are being
proven. and wish to complete the in {
vestigation started here