The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-09-07
well, II I did not say Il than !
say II now" RESPONDED Mr., Moore,

Inc Witness reiL5iHLeu the CHdTBt
that specific quotas were assessed
against local communities and then
said: But these local organizations
were largely scenery The real work
ers for funds were paid men headed by
Harry NJ Blair. assistant to MIR. Up
ham"
He said Blair had under him certain
divisional directors in charge Of sec
tons Of the country and that two of
them were c. w. Lee and Henry f..
Owens.
These are the professional money
! In Iowa the paid director Is Irving
Norwood. of Davenport" said Mr..
Moore
THAT is not the man" interjected Mr..
Upham, who from the hide lines was an
interested listener.
., We'll MIR. Upham can give you the
ghame of the Iowa directors" said Mr..
Y Moore He then named John Kelly.
Ohio; Carl Fritsche. Michigan, and
Charles X. Mavity. West Virginia, as
other paid directors.
ITO the public these paid directors
are camouhaged as executive secretaries
of the ways and means committees, :"
said the witness
In answering Senator Kenyon's direct
question for names OF men who knew
about the Ohio fund, Mr.. Moore went
into a long explanation of his UNDER
standing of the republican campaign
fund organization. He said 1t was
headed by Col Thompson and had as
state chairman men whom the republic
can bulletin described as ''of command
ing influence"
X battalion Of moppers-up'' is also
part of the republican finance organ
iZation, according to Mr.. Moore. He said
these men went in after the organiza-
tion headed by Col Thompson had col
lccted frorl THE cream list.
q Mr Moore cuid Of these
'moppers up was A, A. Protheman. of
the Holland hotel Cleveland. and that
another. Edmund Silverbrand, OF
Youngstown, had eft town after he had
heard that request had been filed for
subpoena calling him before the COM
mittee.
Mr.. Moore said that Chester. Hamlin,
OF Colorado, had raised 100000 In that
state.
Names Men Who Can Tell.
Moore said he had heard that more
than 100000 was raised in ONO, ana
declared $4,000 was raised in his home
town OF Youngstown, He mentioned
the names OF several men. declaring
these gentlemen can tell you all
about it,
i "My understanding is" he continued,
that Cincinnati was to raise $3.50 900
and Cleveland $500, 900. other Ohio cities
he named as having quotas OF $4,000
20 100000.
Uphanl Corrected.
Fred w, Upham, republican interna-
tional treasurer interrupted to tell MT.
Moore that Ohio had raised Sl7S,90O be-
fore the convention and SLOPES since.
IT understand, Mr.. Upham, he re-
piled. that your quota in Ohio was
$500. O00--was, but you revised 1t upward
later to $3.50, o00'
Senator Kenyon asked about Gov.
CoS's charge that republican cam
palon Contributors planned to use
bayonets In putting down labor
troubles, and endeaVored. without
success, to either learn the names
~ aonne OF che men who contributed
with that Idea, or falling, that TO
have MI Moore admit that the
sharue was a "wlld night OF the
Imagination"
$50 Tar as know, every man who
contributed TO the $50 900 raised IN
Youngstown was either the presl-
5ent, secretary, or a stoekholder IN
steel company" Mr.. Moore oe-
dared al can't say, OF course,
whether they were planning 10 use
bayonets. I only say that they have
used the bayonet, not under Gov
Cox, but under his predeeessor'
To supnort his statement that GOV
cox had no scoop when he said the re-
publicans MANNED 10 raise FUND OF
NS .00n 600" the witness introduced
SIGNED article taken from the BROOKLYN
Eagle ~ Jan. II 1920. Vhich article,
he said EaVe VIII Hays, chairman or
--1'N republican national committee. and
col Thomson as authorities for sim o.
liar statement = G RrHtncrd, writer
~ tho article. has been subpocnaed.
NJ Moore also gave the committee
to'e~rnm sent to Gov. cox by Freder-
ick W. Enright. publisher Of Lynn