The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-09-10
WAS VOTED DOWN
BY BIG MAJORITY
He Then Told His Assist
ant, Henry M. Blair, to
Stop the Delivery of the
So-called "Form 101,"
Which. HI as. b e n
Brought in Question Re-
Gently.

Chicago, Sept. lo.-Frcd w. Uphan
to-day told the Senate committee in
vestigating campaign funds that he
took full responsibility for the pro
posal to raise the limit of Republican
campaign contributions to $4,000 from
$1,000.
~ was voted down by large ma
iority at a meeting in New YORK" he
said
He said form l0l," the ,o-called
Blair plan, was brought about by his
ad, ocscy of a larger contribution lin
il end was prepared after he had told
Harry VI. Blair. his assistant. that lie
believed the $1,000 figure would b.
adopted after the national conyrntion
had ended
~ hoped the lid would be raised and
] did recommend $4,000 as limit, !"
said Mr.. Upham. II presented this
proposition at meeting in New York
attended by VIII Hays, Charles Hol-
lis, Alvin +. Hert, of Kentucky; Will
liam NJ Daugherty of Ohio, and Colof
mel William Boyce Thompson OF New
York
They voted me down by a big ma
iority and | stepped from the room
and told Mr.. Blair to telegraph his
men in Chicago not TO send out form
lOl.7
Two days later" continued Mr.. Up
ham. Colonel Thompson went to
Washington and saw Senator iIarding
and the candidate gave out 4 state
ment 10 the Associated Press that he
had instructed the Republican nation
al committee not to accept contribu-
ing that if any change was made in tire
plan, the public would be notified he
fore IL was put into effect"
Mr.. Cpham said he did not write
form l0l and that il contained some
expressions and ideas which he would
not approve.
But form l0l was and is dead" he
added. Furthermore the substitute
form lo2, was not presented Mt the
luncheon in the tower room of the Tn
ion league club in Chicago. and I was
there throughout that conference.
81 never saw a quota list for cities
or any other quota list except that
for states prepared in my office said
Mr. Uphsm.
you assume responsibility for the
psalm singers ? asked Senator Pom
creme.
II do and am proud Of the work my
rx-Y. NJ. c. A. campaigners are do
ing" said Mr.. Uphsm 81 believe that
on the showing here of results, {, as a
business man, get the job Of raising of
the Democratic campaign iund and
when they re-organize their finances
] think they will adopt our system.
Mr.. Upham presented figures on pre-
convention receipts and expenditures,
hs previous testimony being limited to
the period after the national convention. |
To-day's testimony slowed eXpendi- |
lures Of more than 81 100000 for pub !
iicity, headquarters and other national /
committee expenses between December |
/. 1918, and and July II Of this year.
There was no campaign on in that /
period,V suggested Senator Kenyon
There is always campaign on
where VIII Hays j. in charge" said |
Mr. Upham. "An hour after he was
elected Republican national chairman
asked up 70 try and raise some money"
Mr.. Upham testified that part Of the 1
pre-convention expense for speakers
was for men sent out to preach Re
publican doctrines at chautauqua. He
said the Republican national commit
tee had "ehautauqua bureau" under a
DR.. Ellis and that the salaries and ex-
pcnses Of the speaker were paid for
out Of the national committee treas
ury
Some prominent Democrats have ap-
peared on the ehsutsuqus platform,
said Mr. Kenyon.
"Yes. but not ss paid props gandists."
said Senator Pomercne
The chairman then brought out that
Mr.. Upham understood that there were
Democratic speakers a. the chButau
ouss ehcre Republican speakers we're
sent. 4
Putting all this budget and quota
business into shat ne called q pls in
business statement. Mr.. Lpham said
that the state quota hst 81 about 50
$4,000 made up in his office included
kosh the pre- -contcn.iu and actual
presideutls csmpsign pcriods- He
iker poiuted ouf that more than 81
l00.Du q this total hsd been rsised
and spent before the present buiget
81 s3l07anod aas made up
Hr said ttaf -5uer thr Chics1o cor
teutiur he had raised nh0ut milliau
End-a cusrtef aellsr.. ~ which atrsut
wo-thirds uas aurlezhis 10 thf na
lt tnual canrallfea. tte iziar hetu- nr-
,uruss q sfstes aAi.h h.f a ioIrt fund
zmrsi.n Hth BE natieuzl committee.