Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-09-01

Senator Reed OF the committee delvet
deeply into the amounts assigned coun-
ties cities and other local subdivisions
Of the party organization, but did not
! shake Mr.. Tpham's denial that he had no
knowledge of the city quota list which
Governor Cox read in his speech at
! Pittsburgh last week. The questioning
by the Missouri senator finally led to the
point where Mr.. Tpham said that he did
not know how much of the various state
quotas was assigned to particular locali-
ties. He said he knew of only two city
financial directors of the party in the
country, one each in Chicago and New
York, but he hoped there was lot
more.
Uphams Ignorance of Quotas.
Il never saw quota for any city in
the United States Mr.. Upham said. Il
assigned only the state quotas, and how
these were subdivided BY the state Or
CARNATIONS was none Of my affair"
No. but you are responsible for them
in law. fact and conscience, so long as
these subdivisions We're made by agents
of your committee and SO long as these
agents did nothing criminal in carrying
out your system" Senator Reed rejoined.
The senator then argued that there
was no way TO limit the amounts that
might be collected in any one state, and
AlI tJhdEi 1SbOIItG IuSl lie WoulQ SksP
them before they got to 5000, 600
Local Committees Efforts.
Mr, Upham agreed with Senator Pom
creme that it was both possible and prob
able that large sums would be raised in
industrial centers by either party Of
which the national officers Of the party
would have no knowledge The witness
said no one knew what amounts would
be expended by county organizations and
then. reverting to the list of 81 cities
which Governor Cox used, he said he had
never heard a statement that only four
copies of this list were made.
Files Go to Committee.
Mr.. Jpham turned over complete
file of the treasurer official bulletins to
which Governor Cox also referred. Sem
ator Reed pointed out discrepancies be-
tween some items In the bulletins and the
fss S sf Mate M Uess Fess's sn latter as opnsd
that the language of the bulletin, which
he said. was designed to encourage the
field workers, might be taken as mani
festation Of good salesmanship, over
enthusiasm or Just plain bull.
Purpose of List.
Under the questioning By Chairman
Kenyon. Republican of Iowa Mr. Ttp-
ham said that the list of more than 30,-
NO contributors which he turned over
to the committee represented the double
purpose TO populariEe the campaign fund
and at the same tiUe set many stock
holders knowing that stockholders would
vote the ticket"
1904 Incident
He said there had been no contnhu.
tons from large interests. and when the
1904 situation was recalled by Senator
Kenyon he remembered that Messrs.
Ryan and Belmont of New York were
supposed to have given about $4,000
each to the Democratic campaign fund
OF that year
DO you think that the numerous
farmers and small business men in little
towns who have contributed to this years
fund as little as 81 or less, are the peo-
pie to whom Governor Cox referred TO
as intending to employ basonets to keep
labor DOWN." Senator Kenyon asked
Il couldn't tell you what he was get
ting at Mr.. Cpham replied. but I
should say these people are the best We
have in this country"
1000 Give In Bay State.
The national treasurer said that Sem
ator Weeks of Massachusetts had report
ed more than 1000 subscribers from that
state, which was ten times the number
or any previous campaign. Iue tohtai
buttons from the state Of Washington
were the first ever received from there
by the Republican national committee
he said
New York 81 900 Each.
Not single contribution of more than
81 900 has come from New York, out
Mr.. Upham was not familiar with the
identity of the contributors.
There may be a contribution there
from John n Rockefeller for all
know" he added
Alien Tongue Papers.
.Chairman Hays resumed the stand
TO furnish Senator Reed with informa
ton as to the committees budget for
advertising In foreign language news
papers He said the party had no ap-
preparation for that purpose but hoped
TO use some Of its funds in that direc-
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