Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-08
Admits One Quota
Charged by Cox
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"Mr. Woodford made up the list. I
had nothing to do with It."
"You were to get s400, 900 in Cuya.
hoga county alone. although this quota
sheet introduced last week by the Re-
publican National Committee shows the
goal for the entire state of Ohio was
only s400, ,00o?" Senator Reed con.
tinued.
ing"
Mr.. Blossom said that when he left
Cleveland Labor Day. S74, 900 had been
pledged. and that the work was still
going on with Mr.. Protzman directing II
and all workers trying to reach the
goal Of 100000.
Form tO1 Plans Carried Out
Senator Reed then took the witness
through Form 101. the campaign plan
which Republican witnesses have said
was never issued and which Mr.. Bios
som said he had never seen. At almost
every step in organization described by
the plan, Mr.. Blossom nodded or ex-
pressed assent. He said an executive
committee was formed as desired in the
plan and remembered Of it's dozen or so
members. Michael Gallagher, coal OPP
orator. as chairman. and John Sher-
win and ]. r. SUIT. bankers, and G.
A. Otis. broker. as members.
They were among the most intluen-
tial and powerful business and profes.
sional men in your city, as described
by this plan for the executive commit
tee" said Senator Reed.
Mr.. Blossom said that w. A. Wood
ford was chairman. of the ways and
means committee for Cleveland. and
agreed with Senator Reed that he was
described by the language of the form
which recommended big visioned
financial man for the post. The pros
pect list of 1000 names" which Form
iOl recommended was also identified as
existing in Cleveland rs was the cream
list" assigned to the executive com
mittee.
Mr., Blossom said he had been told
by Mr.. Protzman that the executive
committee had obtained about S2S,-
600 in pledges from this list. Senator
Reed brought out that this conversation
with Mr.. Protzman took place after the
subpoena was served on Mr.. Blossom.
Senator Reed finished the reading
of Form 101 with the signature of
Harry VI. Blair, June IA. 1920"
Mr.. Blair is assistant to Fred W.
Upham. the Republican national treas
urer. and the date two days after the
nomination Of Senator Harding
Reed and Kenyon Clash
Senator Reed ADD Chairman Kenyon
clashed when the Missouri senator asked
Mr.. Blossom who suggested this plan
you followed, which absolutely tallies
in almost every respect with this docu-
mcnt hav" just read?"
Senator Kenyon cautioned the wit
ness not to answer and objected to
Senator Reeds asking Mr.. Blossom
about a document which he had already
testified he had never seen.
"You have bullyragged witnesses,
Senator Reed retorted, you have done
every sort of thing to witnesses, you
have asked leading questions. In all
my years of experience ! never heard
any one in court. and especially not
on an investigating committee sup
roscd to be seeking oil the truth. eau
tiOn n witness not ~ answer question
in that manner
Senator Kenyon finally withdrew his
objections and Mr.. blossom stated that
either Mr.. Protzman or Mr.. Wood
ford had outlined the plan to him.
Senator Spencer had Mr.. Blossom in
dorse the Cleveland method Of raising
funds as n substantial repro
duction of the drives on behalf of the
Red Cross and Liberty Loans. After
the witness had repeated emphatically
that he had never seen Form 101, the
Missouri senator said:
"In that document is statement
which my distinguished colleague omit
ted. to the effect that contributions of
from $4,000 to $4,000 should be sought
Was there any such direction issued in
Clcvcland?"
"Not to my knowledge" replied Mr..
Blossom.
Made Quota Public
The question Of secrecy was also
brought up. and Mr.. Blossom said no
reporters attended the luncheons of team
captains. although newspaper repre-.
sentatives We're not barred. He said
he himself gave out q statement re-
gardng the $I00. 900 quota. and then
told Senator Reed that this happened in
an interview the day after the Cox
speech in Pittsburgh.
1--WE had no publicity committee and
| felt under no obligation to tell every
thing. although I really never thought
about the publicity end" said
The question of secrecy was also
aUl 'IOI WIoI uaes i5Aau pBV on aqua
Mr.. Blossom.
Mr. Blossom told Senator Kenyon he
could not say whether the Republican
National Committee had anything to do
with fixing a quota for Cleveland. and
Senator Spencer learned that so far as