Omaha daily bee., 1920-09-01
G. 0. P. Treasurer Swears
Campaign Finance Quotas
Given by Democrats Never
Seen by Him Until Published.
BULLETINS ISSUED TO
WORKERS NOT SECRET
Only Reservations to Publicity
Is List of Individual Donors
Who Object to Having Names
Printed in Newspapers.
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oath that he had ever seen. heard o
or ordered made up the list of cam
paign quotas assigned to variou,
cities as charged by Governor Co,
in the latter's recent speech at Pitts
burgh, was made today by Fred w
Upham, treasurer of the republican
national committee, in testimony be
fore the senatorial committee invest
eating campaign expenses. Chair
man Kenyon of the committee callec
attention to the list, saying it totallee
more than $S,000,000.
The first time | ever saw the lis,
was in the newspapers the day afteI
the Cox speech" said Mr.. Uphan
Furthermore, no one in my Office
made up such list with my knowl
edge or consent"
Denies Bulletins Secret.
Mr.. Upham also denied fatty tina,
the official bulletins issued from hi.
office to field workers engaged ii
raising the republican campaigr
fund were secret or counselled Sc
crecy. He pointed out that the only
prohibition in that respect referred
to publishing lists of contributor
i'll local newspapers.
Such a list was published in on,
city," he said, "and several person
objected to seeing their names il
print"
Banks Make Loan.
Two banks in New York, one ii,
Chicago, one in Boston and one ii
San Francisco, as we'll as two indi
viduals. have contributed to tht
$360,000 borrowed by the republi-
can national committee, Mr.. Upham
told Senator Reed. The loans were
made on authority of the party exec
utive committee and do not con
stitute legal obligation on whiell
the lenders could sue the commit
tee members, the witness said.
The lenders and the amount they
loaned the committee are:
Liberty National bank, New York,
$125,000
First National bank, Boston.
Ss0,000
Continental and Commercial Ma
ticnal bank, Chicago, $4,000.
Chase National bank, New York,
$4,000.
Crocker National bank, San Fran
cisco. $4,000.
Walter S. Dickey, $25,000
Fred w. Upham, $4,000.
Denies Cox Charge.
Before leaving the stand Mr..
Upham, questioned by Senator Ken
yon, entered categorical denial to
Governor Cox's charges that "spe-
cial interests" were financing the re
publican campaign.
"Is any campaign being made
among those who seek to contro
the federal reserve bank?" Senator
Kenyon asked.
as any campaign to raise money
being conducted among people who
want to put down labor dispute;
with the baynot!
mo, sir"
Have you inquired the price Q,
bayonets?" Senator Reed inter
jected.
Eyes, they are very cheap"
Raises Hays Figures.
Seven hundred thousand dollar.
was added to the proposed republi
can campaign chest figures presented
by Chairman Hays yesterday wher
Treasurer Upham revealed that the
republican senatorial and congress
sional campaign committees are to
raise independent funds.
He testified that the national COM
mittee had agreed to loan the SEN
atorial committee up to $500.0O0 and
the congressional committee 5000,
900 to be returned when they collect
their own funds.
Mr.. Upham explained that only
100000 of the loans could actually
be spent in the 1920 campaign. as
the senatorial committee was to Re'
only 100000 before November 2
The other 100000 is to be used tc
finarc "a future campaigns.
White Says Demos Broke.
Senator Reed. cross-examining
Mr.. Upham, brought out the fact
that money advanced the two COM
mittees was on straight loans and
was not included in the budget oi
approximately 100000 which
Chairman Hays told of yesterday.
Chairman George White OF the
democratic national committee was
on hand today to supplement the
information given the committee
yesterday by former Chairman Ho-
mer S. Cummings. Democratic cam
paign contributions to date total
only $4,000. Mr.. White said he
would tell the committee.
Actually the democratic commit.
tee is SO poor I almost hate to con-
fess it." Mr.. White said. I'VE have
already spent practically all the $o7,-
600 subscribed. I have stepped into
my place so recently that l have no
final campaign cost estimate to pre-
sent"
Made Bank Examiner.
At the reQpest Of the comptroller
OF the currency G. NJ. McClerkin. as
sistant cashier of the First National
bank of Omaha and formerly ma.
tjonal hant exau,iner rat,rre AK l,.s