The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-12
PROFESSIONAL TEsTIFIEs

Frederick Courtenay Barbour, of New York, professional money raiser told the committee he had prepared a card index of s5,ooo prospective contributors, including a preferred list of about 700 or 800 each of whom was believed able to give $1 600 Upwards of 3.O0o workers are engaged in the one weeks drive he said, with $500,0O0 as the goal. Testimony by Caleb Enix, a local news- paper man, that the republican national committee had sent out publicity matter giving the Chicago quota as 10000 led MT. Barber to say he heard others make the same statements but he let them rave. His goal, he emphasized. was $500. .00o
 Did you ever discuss the amount with Fred W. Upham. treasurer of the re- publican national committeey' asked Senator Reed.
 "Yes sir that is. there was not an awful lot discussion about it. Mir. Up- ham would say something and I would listen and not contradict him, all the time with my own plan in mind. Mr Upham in some talks with me mentioned $7o0 o0o but I could not be sure whether he men tioned 1t for all of Illinois or only for Cook county" M
 Miss Eunice Coyne, a newspaper rep- resentative in Aberdeen, and Miss Jessie Burchard of Minneapolis, a clerk in the Aberdeen internal revenue office, tod ot the democratic efforts to raise money from girl clerks. Miss Buchard said she had willingly donated $4o from her salary of $l20 month after a receiving letter from a democratic campaign fund raiser requesting her to call at his hotel and arrange this matter" About dozen of the girl clerks went to the hotel, she testified, and subscribed yD each at that time
 COPY OF LETTER
 A copy of the letter said to have been received by the girls was presented by Miss Coyne. st
 The letter said:
 The democratic national committee Is raising a state fund for campaign ex- penses, and those who are partaking in the benefits of office are asked to as- sist. You are cordially requested to ar- range this matter by calling at the Sherman hotel, Room 213 during the next three days"
 Miss Coyne said some of the letters were delayed because they bore insuf- ficient postage. and that the girls had to pay one cent on them when they were delivered.
 They had even to pay postage in getting duns from the democrats, did they?" Senator Kenyon commented
 Miss Coyne said she understood tho girls who were asked to contribute were all dependent upon their $130 a month salaries. that most of them were living away from home, and because rent and living costs were high in Aberdeen. she "dd not believe they could afford it.
 newspaper story written by Miss Coyne referred to the money raising among the girls as "blackj cking," ana Senator Reed requested an explanation -A k- saa IA a newspaper word synonymous with blackmail.
 You would have used a stronger word if you had thought of it." Sena- tor Kenyon commented. If there is any word too strong to be used for this episode. I do not think the Eng fish language contains it.
 Miss Jessie Burchard did not agree with Miss Coyne's conclusion that she girls were unwilling contributors and denied that they were afraid of los ing their jobs if they did not con tribute.
 ALL WERE ENTHUSIASTIC
 You think, then" Senator Kenyon asked, that the girls all contributed cut of their enthusiasm for the demo- cratic causeT'
 T do."
 50 there was just a spontaneous outburst of enthusiasm"
 Evidently"
 The girls talked it over and decided to give $40 each. Miss Burchard said
 Did MT, Waterbury fix that as .he amount?' Senator Kenyon asked.
 He mentioned it.. replied Miss Burchard. t
 ''Is that the way you all happened to give $40?'
 'I suppose" the witness answered it was because one girl gave $yo firs..'
 Senator Kenyon characterized the solicitation of funds from girl employees of the government as worse in it's infamy' than the raising of thousand of dollars from men outside of gov- ernment circles.
 'I agree with you. senator" Soma tor Reed said. that to levy in any way a political assessment upon girl working for the government is k~> ~f. tv1o N