Arizona republican., 1920-09-10
At the start Of the session theT

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 At the start of the session there was evidence that Charles Boeschenstein Of Edwardsville. IL. Democratic ma tional committeeman for the state, had sent letters to postmasters asking vol untary contributions to his party's cam paign fund Five of these addressed to the postmaster at Augusta. ILL rural town in Hancock county. were given to the committee by an emissary of the postmaster who explained that the official would be too busy 10 come in person until next week. He also said the postmaster was progressive who had won appointment by civil service examination after the Demo crat incumbent resigned year ago. Nil, Kelly turned in a list showing the quotas, pledges and payments from the different counties in Ohio. He said that in some ten counties there were dr yes for additional funds to be used for county purposes. and Senator Reed pointed out that in the case of Cleve- land and Toledo these additional drives brought the totals to sf00,000 and s400.- 000 resI actively. the amounts named for those places in the Pittsburgh speech of Governor Cox.
 Senator Pomerene asked whether the contributors would be reimbursed if the Ohio total went beyond the figure sot by tic national committee. MT. Kelly said his duties were confined to collecting and transmitting money tr the national treasurer.
 Professional Money Digger
 Mir. Owens testimony brought frs chuckles. then gales Of laughter from the committee and audience. lie began by identifying himself to Senator Reed as a professional money digger and l said that he had been engaged in that ] work for twenty years He was asked l at once about the substitute for Form hut aPl Q - l inal knOWled2e Of it. Finally he told i Senator Reed he might have made sug 1 gestions about every paragraph in the 1 docum ent. but krew nothing about il i in it's copn'eted shape.
 He identified several para graphs as 1 "orthodox" but disclaimed knowledge 1 of every one referrinr to city quotes campaigus and chairmen. He said he l had attended a meeting in Chicago at which the document was supposed te ! have been discussed. hut left after listening to speeches by Mir. Jpham and 1 Win Havs.
 Mir. Owen said hc had spent about 1 five months in organization work IT the five states he supervised ahout ! half Of that time being spent in Ohio l He was asked 70 describe his duties and said he visited county chairmer and state directors and looked over the field.
 Didn't yon make suggestions to them @" was the qpeetioa.
 No. sir. very seldom. I have beer told my look is better than my word, was the cnigmatie replv
 The witness declared that he die not know the quotas Of the various rtoueae bo vis'te3
 T. K. Thcmpson. a Cincinnati news paper man who is Republican financia director for Illinois and Carl D F'ritsche executive secretary of the IL. fsf testified at the night session.
 MT F'ritsche said the Michigan quota was $25O. 900 for the Republican nations. committee and st00.000 for state pur- l poses. Tn dividing the quota among thu 1 congressional districts the figures were 1 boosted he said. on the theory, he sai i'd it was necessary to asK for more thar We expect 10 get. He asaed for S3sS. 40i to get S25o.oo0 for the national com mittee.
 Another case Of expanded truth. : Senator Pomerene remarked.
 Mir. Fritsche said he asked for S200. 00' l in Wayne county, including the city o Detroit of this sum s69,53S had beer raised up to last Saturday night II the entire state. cash collected and uu. paid pledges total s11o.oS3.65. Ba, county with a quota of S1U000 wa. asked to raise SIS. .aa0 MT. F'ritsehe said
 Mir. Fritsche said hc had received [ contributions of sl .o00 each and al th' other extreme 356 of one dollar each No contributions of more than s .00' have hePn accepted. ne said
 Senator Kenyon asked why SD muci | money was needed ia the Michigan campai gn as there is no senatoria election
 Mr Fritsche said the cost Of cam paiening in Michigan was high a-at i cited the expenses of county mectin' at Battle Creek. The opera house renta for one night vas STE, he said. the ban cost Sl00; decorations SEQ and th' speakers travelling expenses st0o
 Mir Fritsche told Senator Reed h had received S2.00o contributions iron two persons in Michigan in each cas- s1.000 before the convention and LOO since.
 Senator Reed asked where the wit ness obtained authority to dc so an' MT. Fritsche produced "confidentia bulletin No. 6" Of the Republican na tional committee which suggested tn plan.
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