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prove the project, the release on the docu-
ment WAS Cancelled.
Mr.. Blair early in his testimony said
that when he undertook his duties IN
November, 1919, list of State quotas
had been made up calling for approxi-
mately $5,OOO,O 900 Comparison OF this
figure with the $4,000 900 budget, pre-
sented in last weeks testimony by Chair
man Hays, was brought into the pro-
ceedings and Mr.. Upham volunteered
from the audience that Mr.. Blair knew
nothing about the manner in which the
money he collected was to be disbursed.
'1 expect to satisfy Mr.. Upham and
raise So, 900, ,OO0," the witness told Senator
Reed.
"And you are expected to raise that
for the National Committee and then
have the moneys that are due the States
on their proportion turned over to them
SO that the National Committee will
have the S3,OOO,0O0 clear?" asked Sena-
tor Reed. ''You really don't know what
money is for-the division of it2'
Officially / know nothing about it.
because have nothing to do with dis
bursting it., replied Mr. Blair.
"Unofficially, what do you known
asked the Senator.
Nothing" was the reply.
al shall object TO any more prompt
ing of this witness" announced Senator
Reed
eff ! have been prompted do not
know it," retorted Mr.. Blair.
The witness stated that the proposal
to raise the limit of individual cam
paign contributions above 81 900 was the
only reason for the disapproval of form
10l. He said his plans contemplated
no secrecy in fund collecting, but char
acterized as campaign expedient
an instruction in the form warning
against leaving papers relating TO fund
drives on the tables after luncheon at
tended by those engaged in the work.
MIR. Blair agreed that some sections of
Form 10l, aside from the plan to raise
the limit of campaign contributions
above 1000, showed that the national
headquarters showed wisdom IN refusing
to sanction the document.
'sDid YOU ever hear of Sl5,0OO,O 900
fund.-" asked Senator Spencer.
al never did until ] read the Cox
Pittsburg speech" said Mr.. Blair.
''But you would have heard of II If 1T
had been planned2' asked Senator Edge.
mot only that, but ] would have re-
fused to undertake TO raise it on quota
list calling for $1,000, 900" responded the
witness.
He stated to Senator Kenyon that con-
sistent efforts had been made TO avoid
receiving pledges from large interests
which might afterward demand favors
of Congress.
eve made no attempt whatever TO get
contributions from officers of corporations
as such, said Mr.. Blair.
Gas such wnat2" asked Senator Reed.
1--WE want to them in their capacity
as individual citizens and not as officers
of corporations" explained Mr.. Blair.
"You mean you went to the individual
officers OF the corporations and not
to the corporations themselves? re-
Joined the Missouri Senator.
Mr.. Blair said he became connected
with the Republican organization in No
vember. 1919, through Chairman Hays,
whom he met while on war fund work IN
Indiana.
Mr.. Blair said that one Of his first
achievements with Mr.. Upham's organi-
cation was to "zone the country" di-
viding it into seven regions with q mem
Der OF the National Ways and Means
Committee, resident in each as region
al chairman. He named as members OF
this committee John W. Weeks, Massa-
chusetts; William Boyce Thompson,
New York; William Cooper Proctor,
Ohio; John McGraw, Oklahoma; VIII
liam II. Crocker, California: Coleman
du Pont, Delaware: Mrs. John P. Pratt,
New York. and Basoom Slemp, Virginia.
The Committee took the witness
through a long description OF the way
in which the regions, States, Congress
sional districts and counties were organ
lied and directed for the drive. 1t was
brought out that through the State
Chairmen, the Republican National
Headquarters issued instructions TO Coun-
ty Chair1nen on how to orgnize their
communities, but did not attempt to 20
below that unit except in the case OF 4
few Of the larger cities.
Friction between Senator Reed and
Mr.. Blair broke at the night session
when the Missouri Senator accused the
witness of being insolent. Senator
Reeds ire was aroused when Mr.. Blair,
when asked what his salary as assistant
TO Mr. Upham is, replied:
"Six hundred dollars a month.
have no perquisites as Senators do"
"Do you know of any perqulsites
Senators have since you are so inso-
lent?" Senator Reed asked. Let me
tell YOU Something. You are witness
here and you are going to answer ques-
tons like gentleman"
Senator Kenyon intervened and re-
stored peace.
MIR. Blair told the committee that his
assistants received $50 10 5000 week,
Chicago. New York and several other
cities each had an individual director
he said. The Chicago director Frederick
G. Barbour, head Of New York organ
ization of professional money raisers,
receives 5000 a week and his hotel bills
The Chicago money raising campaign
with $780, 900 as its goal, started last
night, he said, with a dinner of team
captains and workers at a downtown
hotel. He estimated that there were six
hundred men engaged in the Chicago
campaign to raise the half million dollars
in the next seven days.
In addition, Senator Reed brought out
the fact that a women's organization
has been raising money for four or five
months in Illinois Mrs. Jacob Bauer,
who has been subp9naed, is in charge,
Mr.. Blair said. without salary.