Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1920-09-03
PROBE COMMITTEE
QUESTIONS UPHAM
Says He Never Heard of the 3d.
600, 600 Levy.
c0NTRADIcTs HAYS FIGURES
Republican Treasurer Reveals That
Budget of ss,o7e,os7 Is Not the
Party's Total - Organization
Needs More Than 100000.

chicago, sept 1.--DeDlai uRueF Odtu
that he had ever seen, heard Of or or
dered made up the list of campaign
quotas assigned to various cities as
charged by Governor Cox in the lat
tar's recent speech at Pittsburgh, was
made by Fred w Upham. treasurer of
the Republican national committee, in
testimony before the senatorial COM
mittee investigating campaign ex-
penses.
Chairman Kenyon of the committee
called attention TO the list. saying it
totaled more than $8.000,000.
"The first time ever saw the list
was in the newspapers the day after
the Cox speech" said Mr.. Upham.
Furthermore, no one in my office
made up such a list with my knowl-
edge or consent"
Mr.. Upham denied fatty that the of
fetal bulletin issued from his office to
field workers engaged in raising the
Republican campaign fund was Sc
cret or cour seled secrecy.
He pointed out that the only prohi-
bition in that respect referred to pub
fishing lists of contributors in local
newspapers.
"Such a list was published in one
city" he said, "and several persons
sobjected to seeing their names in
print"
Orders "ouota Sheet" Produced.
On demand of Senator Reed the
lcommittee sent Mr.. Upham back to his
Office to produce the much-discussed
quota sheet" showing the amount
each state was asked to raise for both
national and state campaign purposes.
The list of state quotas for the Re
publican campaign fund, totaling S4,-
SS7 800, was produced He said 1t
was made out by the national commit
tee last May. The quota assigned to
Illinois in this list was S560000 and
that of New York was $1,600000.
Disbursement Of 81. $40 0434 to Au-
gust &c as starter for the Republican
campaign fund of 1920 was admitted
by Mr.. Upham.
The expenditures, which have all
been made since June IA. included
loans to the senatorial, congressional
and state committees, which these
bodies are expected to collect inde-
pendently of the national committee
and return to that body, Mr., Upham
said.
Raises Hays 100000.
Mr.. Upham also added 100000 70
the Republican campaign chest figures
presented Monday by Chairman Hays
when be revealed that the Republican
senatorial and congressional campaign
committees are TO raise independent
funds.
He said that the national commit
tee has arranged to loan the congress
sional committee 100000 to Novem
her ,, and the senatorial committee
100000 of which 100000 is to be
used after the November election.
you seem to be in conflict with
Mr.. Hays on this said Senator Ken
yon. II understood the budget OF
s3,0T9. O3720 submitted by Mr.. Hays
covered the entire Republican national
campaign"
you are in error. senator" broke
In Mr. Hays. "The national commit
tee has nothing to do with the finances
of the congressional and senatorial
committees"
'Then," asked Senator Reed, adj
dressing his question to Mr.. Upham
''these committees will be expected t.
so out on their own hook and raise
funds to pay back to your"
"Yes. and knowing Mr. Foss as ]
do, have no doubt he will finish the
campaign with well-hlled Golfers" said
Mr. Upham. J
Denies Dummy Charge.
When asked whether dummies" or
other means had been used to disguise
any contributions In excess of 81 900
Mr. Upham denied the use of any sub.
terfuges.
"In some eases" he said, "a man
and his wife have each contributed
$1,000. but since women have the
right to vote ! see no reason why
they should not contribute to cam
paign funds in their own Names
The Republican national COMMITTEE,
received $1.01I255.32 in contribution.
for both national and state campaign,
between June IA and August 26, Mr.
Upham said
OF this sum, he said, s61S,013.54 wa
Cor the national campaign and 1899.
241.TS for state purposes.
With his report Mr.. Upham present
ed to the committee the names of 10
$50 contributions who had donate,
TO the fund. and fixed their averag
contribution Mt SSH,
Mr.. Upham also presented bulge
showing the committee had planned 4
spend $3.079037.20.