Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-08
COX'S SLUSH FUND
CHARGE PROVED BY
6. 0. P. COLLECTOR
Gathercr of Doodle at Cleveland
Tells Committee $500, 900 Quota
Was Right.
PROBERS GETTING
SOME INFORMATION
BY Associated pr.ss 10 Every Evening

Chicago, Sept. S.~-fIrsf evidence sup
porting Governor Cox's charge that large
quotas were assigned to the principal
cities by the Republican campaign fund
committee, was introduced in the Senate
committee investigation today when Dud-
lev s. Blossom, who helped raise Cleve-
lands quota. testified Governor Cox's
figures OF 800, 900 for that city were cor
rect.
Senator Reed called the witness's at
teniion 20 the quota sheet submitted
last week by Fred w. Upham, Republican
national treasurer, which fixed the amount
for the State Of Ohio NJ 100000
Mr. Blossom testified that A. A. Protz
man, paid agent of the national commit
tee, was present when the Cievcla nd quota
was announced as 500, 900 and that Mr..
Protyman helped direct the raising Of the
! money.
Forty teams of six men each were
organized for the drive. Mr.. Blossom said,
20 under hrs direction and 20 under 9. Il,
Brooks.
A list Of 1000 names Of prospects was
provided by W. r. Woodford chairman Of
ways and means committee Of Cuyahoog
county, and from this list eachteamgh
captain selected the names Of fifty 10
rs men To he esnvaSsed by hrs team. Some
of the cards in the list rs furnished by
Mr.. Woodford were marked with ths
amount the prospect should give, Mr..
| Blossom said.
Mr.. Blossom, who IL director Of public
| welfare Of the city Of Cleveland testified
that Mr.. Woodford asked him last
July 10 head squad Of 20 teams and that
the actual work Of raising the money was
set for the week Of August Is. Aluncheon
was held each day and the general plan
| of the Red Cross and Liberty Loan drives
| followed. Congressman :. ID. FEES Of
| Ohio, chairman Of the Republican con-
| pe~ional committee, WAS speaker At
| one III the luncheons Of the team workers.
"Yos were TO get 100000 IN Guya-
| hoea County alone, although this quota
sheet introduced last week by the Re-
| publican National Committee shows tho
goal for the entire state Of Ohio was only
t4OO. coo, Senator Reed asked.
"Yes SIR, that was my understanding.
Mr. Blossom said that when he left
| Cleveland Labor Day $4,000 had been
pledged and that the work was still
going on with Mr.. Protzman directing it
Z and all workers trying to reach the goal
Of 100000.
| Senator Reed then took the witness
through form l0i, the campaign plan
which Republican witnesses have said
sand he had never seen. At almost every
step in organization described by the plan
Mr.. Blossom nodded or expressed assent.
He said an executive committee was form
ed as described in the plan and remembered
of its dozen or so members, Michael
Gallagher, coal operator, as chairman and
John Sheruin and ]. II. Mutt, bankers,
and G. A. Otis, Broker as members.
They were among the most influential
and powerful business and professional
men in your city as described by this plan
for the executive committee, said Sena-
tor Reed.
Mr.. Blossom said that W. A. Wood
ford was chairman Of the Ways and Mean
Committee for Cleveland and agreed
with Senator Reed that he was described
by the language of the form which recon-
! mended big visioBed financial man"
for the post. The prospect list Of 5000
names" which form 10l recommended
was also identified as existing in Cieve-
laid as was the Cream List assigned
| TO the executive committee Mr.. Blossom
said he had been told by Mr.. Protzman
that the executive committee had obtained
about SIS, 900 in pledges from this list.
Sentor Reed brought out that this con-
versation with Mr.. Protzman took place
| after the committees subpoena was
served on MIR. Blossom.
| Senator Reed finished the reading of
| form 101 with the signature of Harry NJ.
| Blair. June IA, 1920. Mr. Blair isassistant
to Fred v. Upham, the Republican
National Treasurer.
Senator Reed and Chairmen Kenyon
clashed when the Missouri Senator asked
Mr.. Blossom who Suggested this ain,
you followed, which absolutely tallies in
almost every reseet with this sdocument
| have just readP
Senator Kenyon cautioned the witness
not to answer and objected 10 Senator
| Reeds asking Mr.. Blossom about docu-
ment which he had already testified he
had never seen.
esYou have bullyragged witnesses.
Senator Reed retorted: "you have don
every sort of thing TO witnesses; You have
asked leading questions. In oil my ex-
perience | never heard anyone IN court,
and especially not on an investigating
committee, supposed to be seeking all the
| truth, caution a wItIiess not To answer
Senator Kenyon finally withdrew his
| objections and Mr., Blossom stated that
either MIR Protzman or MIR. Woodford
had outlined the plan TO HIM.
Chicago. Sept S.-The Senate commit
tee investigating Presidential campaign
expenditures resumed its hearing today
with l.. II. Moore, OF Youngstown, per-
sonal representative of Governor Cox
again on the stand. Mr.. Moore was the
principl witness at yesterdays session.
His testimony consisted largely of
information he said he obtaine from tel
grams received from Democratic state
chairman III Western staes. These re-
ports he said were intended merely as
avenues OF inquiry adding that paid
employees of the Republican National
Committee ought TO be able to furnish
the committee with facts.
l Mr. Moore said the object was Ito
get those men on the stand here and if
they lie prosecute them Senator Ken
yon, chairman of the commute. re-
marked "You must expect to keep the
attorney general busy.
Chicago, Sept s-1he Senatorial Com
mlttee meeting yesterday was mark ed
by several clashes between Moore and
members of the committee. There was
a multitude of 'leads" offered by Moore
to show the Republican party is seeking
to raise a fund of $4,000, 900 to "buv the
Presidency They were in the shape of
names, dates and circumstances which il
followed up, will, he declared, result in the
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