The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-09-08
z WITNESSES
Give FIGURES
To SENATORS
Republican Agent Says Cox's
Assertion of 100000 for
Cleveland is Correct
Upham Denied.
GEORGIA MATTER IS UP
(By Associated Press)

(By Associated Press)
| CHICAGO, Sept. S.-Governor Cox's
quota figures on the amount the Re-
pubiicans sought to raise in Cleve-
land, O., were substantiated and an
admission made that the national
committee had sought to raise mora
! than Georgia's $4,000, when the SEN
ate committee investiga ting campaign
expenditures resumed hearing today.
Dudley S. Blossom, one of the lead
ers in the Cleveland Embarrassing
drive, testified the Cuyahoga county
quota was fixed at 100000, although
the testimony of Fred w. Upham, Re-
! publican national treasurer, fixed the
goal for the entire state of Ohio as
! 100000 for the national committee
and $4,000 for state purposes.
| c. w. Mcclure, of Atlanta Ga, said
Mr.. Upham sent c. F. Taylor. a paid
field worker, to him last month with
letter stating that Mr.. Taylor was
delegated to raise more money in
| that state.
| Mcclure quoted DR.. J. c. Stock.
bridge, of Atlanta, who assisted him,
as saying Mr.. Taylor had told DR..
| Stockbridge that he wanted to raise
$4,000 in Atlanta alone
MI Blossom said they actually
raised $4,000 In Cuyahoga county, ana
Mr.. Mcclure said the committee oh
tanned pledges of about $11,0 900 in the
state of Georgia, of which s6,O15.75
had been paid.
Called Attention to Statement.
| Senator Reed called Mr.. Blossoms
| attention to the quota sheet submitted
last week by Fred w. Upham, Repub-
lican national treasurer, who fixed the
amount for the entire state of Ohio
/ at 100000
| Mr.. Blossom said that when he left
Cleveland Labor day $4,000 had been
! pledged and that the work was still
going on, with Mr.. Protzman directing
it, and all workers trying to reach
the goal of 100000.
| Senator Reed then took the witness
through Form 101, the campaign plan
which Republican witnesses have said
was never issued and which Mr.
! Blossom said he had never seen. At
almost every step in organization d.
scribed in the plan Mr.. Blossom nod
ded or expressed assent. He said an
| executive committee was formed as
described in the plan and remembered
of its dozen or so members Michael
Gallagher, coal operator and chair
man, and John Sherwin and j. H. Nc
Mutt. bankers, and c. A. Otis, broker
as members.
! They were among the most influ-
ential and powerful business and pro-
fess1onal men in your city as describ-
ed by this plan for the executive COM
mlttee?" said Senator Reed.
Senator Reed finished the reading
OF Form 101" with the signature of
Harry M. Blair, June IA, 1920" Mr..
Blair Is assistant to Fred w. Upham,
the Republican national treasurer and
the date two days after the nomination
of Senator Harding
Senator Reed and Chairman Ken
yon clashed again when the Missouri
senator asked Mr.. Blossom who "sug-
gested this plan you followed, which
absolutely tallies in almost every res
pect with this document / have Just
read?"
Senator Kenyon cautioned the wit.
ness not to answer and objected to
Senator Reeds asking Mr.. Blossom
about document which he had al
| ready testified he had never seen.
| You have bully ragged witnesses"
Senator Reed retorted, you have done
every sort Of thing to witnesses. YOU
have asked leading questions. In all
my years of experience l never heard
| any one in court and especially not
on an investigating committee SUP.
| posed to be seeking all the truth, cav
| tlon a witness not to answer a ques-
i tion in that manner"
| Mr Moore was not in the room when
the committee was called to order and
several minor witnesses were sum-
moned. The first was H. G. Garrett. OF
Winchester, KY, chairman of that
states Republican ways and means
committee
Blossom testified that A. A. Brotz-
man, paid agent of the national COM
| mlttee, was present when the Cleve-
| land quota was announced at 100000
and that Mr.. Brotzman directed the
raising of the money.
Mr.. Moore's testimony Tuesday
consisted largely of information ho
said he had obtained from kilograms
received from Democratic state chai-
men in western states. These re-
ports. he said, were intended merely
as avenues of inquiry, anr that, paid
employees of the Republican national
committee" ought to be able to fur.
nish the committee with facts.
Get EN- on Stand.
Mr.. Moore said the object was sto
get those men in the stand here, and
II they lie, prosecute them"
i don't want peace; 1 am preparing
for war;" pronounced Senator Reed.
| Considerable of Mr.. Moore's late tes.
timony consisted of information
| cleaned from kilograms received from
Democratic state chairmen In Western
states. He told Senator Kenyon he
had sent for some of this Information
and taht other parts Of 1t had been
volunteered.
United States District Attorney
Charles F. Clyne announced today that
information about presidential cam
paign expenses has been submitted to
him by E. II. Moore. Governor Cox's
representative, at the senatorial In.
vestigation Of the campaign expendt
lures.
Mr.. C lyme said he was not ready u
announce what action may be taken.
Mr.. Clyne said the question Of per
Jury in the testimony Of certain wit
resses was brought up. Mr.. Clyne ant
department Of justice representative