The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-09-08
cox FIGURES
PARTLY RIGHT
Witness Says That S400, 900
Assigned Cleveland
Was Correct
D. S. BLOSSOM
HELPED TO RAISE 1T
Forty Teams of Six Men
Each Were Organized
For the Drive

Chicago, Sept. S-Flrst evidence sup
porting Governor Cox charge that
| large quotas were assigned to the
principal cities by the Republican cam.
paign fund committee WAS introduced
in the Senate committee investigation
to-day when Dudley s. Blossom, who
helped raise Clevelands quota, testi.
fed Governor Cox figures, 100000,
for that city were correct.
Senator Reed called the witness at
tention to the quota sheet submitted
last week by Fred W. Upham, Re-
publican national treasurer which
fixed the amount for the entire state
of Ohio at 100000.
Mr. Blossom testified that A. A.
Protzman, paid agent of the national
committee, was present when the
Cleveland quota was announced as
100000, and that Mr.. Protzman helped
direct the raising of the money.
Forty teams of six men each were
organized for the drive, Mr.. Blossom
said.
A list OF 5000 names of prospects
was provided by w. r. Woodford,
chairman of the ways and means com
mittee of Guyahoga county, and from
this list each team captain selected the
names of from so to rs men 10 be can.
vassed by his team. Some of the cards
in the list as furnished by Mr. Wood.
ford were marked with the amount the
prospect should give, Mr.. Blossom said.
Mr.. Blossom, who is director of pub.
lie welfare of the city of Cleveland.
testified that Mr. Woodford asked him
last July to head squad of 20 teams
and that the actual work Of raising
the money was set for the week OF
Aug. Is. A luncheon was held each
day and the general plan of the Red
Cross and Liberty loan drives was fol-
lowed. Congressman S. D. Fess Of
Ohio, chairman of the Republican con.
gressionG campaign committee, was
speaker at one of the luncheons of the
team workers.
How were these 5000 prospects
picked :" Senator Reed asked.
"They were chosen because they were
known Republicans Mr.. Blossom ex.
plained, and because il was thought
they were able to contribute TO the
fund"
There are surely more than 3.Ooo
in Cuyahoga county. Why
were these 5000 chosen"
mir. Woodford made up the list
| had nothing TO do with H."
"You were to get 100000 in Guy
ahoga county alone. although this
quota sheet introduced last week by
the Republican national committee
shows that the goal for the entire state
of Ohio was only $400,O00?" Senator
Reed continued.
eyes sir, that was my understand
ing"
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 catch the
goal of 100000
Senator Reed then took the witness /
through from lOl, the campaign plan I
which Republican witnesses have said 4
was never issued, and which Mr. Bios (
som said he had never seen. At almost /
,very step in organization described I
lv the plan, Mr.. Blossom nodded or 1
assent. He said an execu- |
i've committee was formed As described 4
md remembered Of its dozen or so mem 4
,ers. Michael Gallagher, coal operator,
Is chairman. and John Sheridan and |
J. r. Mutt, bankers, and J. X. Otis. ss
Members