Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-09-10
Blair Says 81 Cities Were
Selected for Intensive
Campaigns For FUNDS
FENCING WITH REED
Witness Admits the National Com
mi.tee Had Something to Do With,
Fixing Amounts Desired

Chicago. Sept. 10.-Confirmat:On OF
more of Governor Cox's charges re-
gard;ng the Republican plans for ra!S
/ inc large amounts of money for Their
campaign was supplied today before
Inc Senate Investigating Committee
BY Harry NJ. Blair. assistant to Fred
w. Upham, Republican National
Treasurer.
Under sharp cross-eXamlnaton by
Senator Reed, Mr.. Blair, who IS the
author of the famous Form lOl
which has figured so largely in Gov
arnor Cox's accusations. admitted that
uuotas had been fixed for funds TO he
ca:sed in the larger cities, as the Dem
ocratic candidate asserted.
Governor Cox had listed 81 cities.
rhe witness added three TO this total
Embarrassing devices of an intensive
.haracter had been planned for these
.;tics. he said. and he admitted that
he Republican National Committee
nad had a part in assessing the city
| quotas.
This evidence was drawn out IN
}!ively session. in which there were
| some amusing exchanges between
| Blair and Reed.
John A. Kelly, State director Of
fund raising in Ohio, threw some
| light on methods employed in that
State, admitting that he doubled the
I,original State quota proposed (@62o.
0OO) and thus called upon his aids for
total of Sl.30OOO0 without Inform
ing them that he wanted only half.
The amount actually raised IN Ohio
Mr.. Kelly reported was S3o0.GOo. with
/ $4S7 900 actually pledged.
! I'VE will take all wc can get. how
ever" ne said. we wont stop at any
figure If we can get mere.
The grllng of Blair by Senator
Reed began early in the days session
Mr.. Upham's aid presented the sub
st;tute for Form l01." which he had
approved This told Of the campaign
proposed in fifty-four cities. An cx-
animation showed that only part Of
'Fcrm 101" had been read into the
record and that the fo'm, as original
ly drafted. also told of the specia!
.ampaign IN cities.
Then if Governor Cox or anybody
Else charged that the Republicans had
plans for intensive campaigns in fifty
pne cities. he was undertaking the
.ase by three? commented Senator
Reed.
The witness replied in the affirma
tive. but added that special local con
litions had forced the abandonment
If ";ntensive campaigns in somc
cities.
Blair also identified as part Of the
original Form 101' which was not
included in the one read INTO The re-
cord the following paragraphs.
Get five $4,000 subscriptions, ten
$4,000 subscriptions. twenty-five al
| 81 900. fifty at $1,000, fifty at $500
ore hundred at $3.50 and one hundred
and fifty at 500"
This would total $26000G Senator
Reed tried to force admission that
this form had been sent out or used.
hut Blair adhered to his origina! story
If it having been rejected by the Ma
tional Committee.
| Questioned further about quota
lists" Blair exhibited three. al sim;l-
ar 10 the ones already. exhibited by
Treasurer Upham
| One. hcwcver, was pencil marked.
| Ic said that he had revised the orr
u:nal quotas suggested TO him. rails
;nr Ohio from 1884 600 TO S500000.
Colorado from SIS 900 to 100000 and
Illinois from $3.50 900 to $750.000
Don't you krcw that the quota fo!
Chicago alone is s75O.oOo' Senator
Reed asked
Il don't was the reply.
"Well we'll show that tomorrow.
:aid TIE Senator.
Senator Reed and the witness clash
ad frequently. At one point the wit
5ncss declared that some OF the bull
letins sent on by his office contain
cd statements that ne regarded as
Just bull"
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