The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-08-31
TWENTY DEAD IN SIX DAYS IS IRISH RIOT TOLL
REPUBLICAN ISIS, 100000 FUND" Is
DENIED BY TREASURER UPHAM
Says, He Never Saw Cox List of
Quotas Until They Appeared
in Newspapers; Hays Puts
Amount at S3,OOO,OOO

Democratic candidate for president,
in Il statement today declared as "aD.
sOlutely untrue and false" the state.
ments attributed to Will H. Hays,
chairman Of the Republican national
COmmittee,s before the senate sub.
committee investigating campaign ex.
penditures. that 1t was not the policy
Of the Republican party to accept con.
tributiOns in excess OF $1,000.
Chicago, Aug. 31.-Denial under
oath that he had ever seen, heard
of or ordered made up the list OF
campaign quotas assigned to various
cities as charged by Governor Cox
in the latters recent speech at Pitts
burgh was made today by Fred w
Upham, treasurer of the Republican
,ational committee, in testimony be-
fore the senatorial committee investi-
eating campaign expenses.
Chairman Kenyon called attention
to the list saying it totalled more
than $S,000,O00.
"The first time I ever saw the list
was in the newspapers the day after
the Cox speech said Mr.. Upham
Furthermore no one in my office
made up such list with my know
edge or consent"
Mr. Upham flatly denied that the
official bulletin issued from his office
to field workers engaged in raising
the Republican campaign fund were
secret or counselled secrecy He
pointed out that the only prohibition
in that hespect referred to publish
ng. lists of contributors in local
newspapers. ,>a%
Object to Publicity
"Such list was published in one
ity," he said, "and several persons
objected to seeing their names in
9ri~t
"On demand of Senator Reed, the
olu.4lliLoe sent 4Ar. Upnam back TO
lis office to produce the much-dis-
ussed quota sheet" showing the
exact amount each state was asked
0 raise for both national aud state
ampaign purposes. .-
Demands Records
Senator Reed, also instructed the
treasurer to produce all records
showing:
The items making up the sums the
.gregate sums of the national budget.
The names OF all speakers who are
be paid, with the amounts they
are to receive. 1901 r.Fa S.
Contracts for bill-board advertising.
Contracts for advertising in for
sign language newspapers.
Mr.. Upham was instructed to be
back at two O'clock with the evi-
lence. And Rep. F. D. Fess, chair
nan of the congressional ,uinpa4e.4
committee was called to the stand.
The outstanding points in the maze
If figures which the committee strug-
gled yesterday afternoon were:
Hays Says Three Million
Testimony by Will Hays, chairman
If the Republican National committee,
that the Republican National commit
ee's budget for the presidential cam
Daign called for expenditure of $3,-
j79,O3720.
Declaration by Homer Cummings,
chairman of the Democratic National
committee, that, allowing for the in
creased cost of printing, clerical hire,
'ents, transportation and all the ne
:essities of a national campaign, a ma
ional committee should be able to
tate "a fair, decent, and stiff cam
)aign with reasonable publicity" for
100000.
With that amount of money, he
laid, the national chairman need not
worry over finances.
Mr.. Hays also testified the Repub-
ican national committee was seeking
10 raise approximately $1,OOO,OOO to
,e donated to the various state COM
mittees for their local campaigns,
making total of slightly more than
100000 in the Republican cam
oaign chest for all purposes.
Mr.. Cummings declared he be-
.ieved this amount was excessive and
pointed to the 1916 campaign, say
ng that he learned in his home state
of, Connecticut the Republicans spent
s25O,OOO in that year He considered
this was too much for common
wealth of that size.
Check on States
IF you let the state committees
run Wild" he said, "you get an ac-
cumulated expenditure which in it.
self is an outstanding evidence of
corrupt purpose. I suggest that this
is just what is going to happen with
the Republicans this year.
HAS either party any mononoply on
this practice?" asked Senator Edge.
There is no monopoly upon the
SYSTEM rejoined Mr.. Cummings,
but there is no doubt about the Re
publican success in that direction"
Both Mr.. Hays and Mr.. Cum
mings refused to discuss details OF
their committee financing, asserting
that as chairman they had only a
general knowledge of such subjects
and that the books and records OF
the committee treasurers would have
to be relied upon in that respect.
Neither chairman knew OF any
large individual contributions and
Mr.. Hays was rather positive that
the Republican plan to limit indi-
vidual gifts to $1,000 was being car
ried out successfully. He knew of
SO exceptions to the rule, the largest
being for $4,000 two for $4,000 each
and the other 35 for lesser amounts.
Poverty Stricken, Cummings Says
Mr.. Cummings explained to the
committee that the organization OF
which he was chairman was poverty
stricken when he assumed that Of
flee and that he left to his successor
S6S1 in cash and a net indeht edneSS