The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-08-31
TOTAL
IS BOOSTED
BY$7o0,OO0
Repub. Treasurer Adds
Nearly Million to Sum
Chairman Told of.

tuOubAuU collars was 0QQ0Q 10 the
Republican campaign war chest"
figures presented by Chairman
Hays yesterday when Fred w. Up
ham. Republican national treasur-
er. testifying before the senate in
vestigating committee, revealed
that the Republican senatorial and
congressional campaign commit
tees are to raise independent funds.
He testified that the national COM
mittee had agreed to loan the SEN
at0rial committee up to 100000
and the congressional comnAttee
100000 to be returned when they
collect their own funds.
Not, Included in Budget.
Mr.. Ufham explained that only
100000 of the loans could be ac-
tually be spent in the 1920 cam
paign as the senatorial committee
was to get only 100000 before No
vember 2. The other 100000 is to
be used to finance future cam
paigns.f
Senator Reed, cross-examining
Mr.. Upham, brought out the fact
that money advanced the two COM
mittees was on straight loans and
was not included in the budget of
approximately $4,O00,000 which
Chairman Hays told of yesterday.
Admits Added Amount.
"Where will thew get the money
to pay back these loans?" Senator
Reed asked.
From Republicans"
THAT means they will raise that
money in addition to the budget
you raise, and return it to you?"
"Yes."
There will be just that much
more added to your campaign
fund.-"
Not to our fund"
1--WE need not eQuivocate. You
: know and I know, MIR. Upham. that
when money is put into any cam
paign fund, it is put there to help
all the candidates"
Denial under oath that he had
ever seen, heard of, or ordered
made up the list Of campaign quo
tas assigned to various cities as
charged by Governor Cox in the
latter's recent speech at Pitts
burgh, was made by Upham.
Chairman Kenyon of the commit
| tee called attention to the list, say
ing it totalled more than $4,000, 900
"The first time l ever saw the
list was in the newspapers the day
after the Cox speech" said Mr.. Up
ham. Furthermore, no one in my
! office made up such list with my
knowledge or consent"
Denies Urging Secrecy.
Mr.. Upham also denied fatty
that the official bulletins issued
from his office to field workers en-
gagged in raising the Republican
campaign fund, were secret cl
counselled secrecy. He pointed out
that the only prohibition in that re-
spect referred to publishing lists ol
contributors in local newspapers.
Such a list was published in one
CITY," he said, "and several persons
objected to seeing their names in
print"
Senators Kenyon and Reed tried
to learn what effect the joint ar.
rangement campaign, whereby Ger.
tain state organizations agreed t.
raise their funds under auspices Ol
the national committee and receive
back a fixed proportion Of the
money for state purposes would
have. Mr.. Upham agreed with Sen.
ator Reed that in states where
there was no such arrangement
there was nothing to prevent the
state and county committees from
collecting any size fund they could
raise.
The witness maintained, however
that additional collections would bt
difficult as to be practically pro
hibitive.
SNonsense,' Says Reed.
"That is nonsense" rejoined Sen,
ator Reed. They do not see one IL
ten. l undertake to say that NOR,
money has been raised and expend
ed in every fight you have had il
the city Of Chicago"
you have had more in the cit,
OF Chicago than the national com
mittee ever saw. That will be trut
this fall. not only in this city bu
in other centers."
There certainly is no way t
stop q man from spending his owl
money" said Senator Pomerene.
"No man has been able to stol
Tammany Hail." intefjected Sena
Il tor Spencer.
j mo, nor Wall Street either" re
Joined Senator Reed.
| Must Produce @Quota Sheet.
| On demand Of Senator Reed thu
icommittee sent Mr.. Upham baci
to his ONCE to produce the much
discussed quota sheet" showinl
the amount each state was askef
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