The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-09-10

Chicago, Sept. to,-Fred w. Up.
nam today told the senate commit.
tee Investigating campaign funds
that he took full responsibility for
sne proposal to raise the limit Of
to $4,000 from $1,000.
:" was voted down by a large ma.
Iority at meeting In New-York,"
He said form 1o1," the so called
s'a,r plan" was brought about
py MIS- advocacy OF a larger cortri-
button limit and was prepared after
ne had told Harry M. Blair, his as.
slstant, that he believed the $fo..
ooo neure would be adopted after
fhe national convention had ended.
II hoped the lid would be raised ant
did ,recommend $4,000 as limit.
said Mr.. Upham. II presented thi,
proposition at a meeting in New York
attended by Will Hays, Charles Hollis
Alvin T. Hert. of Kentucky; William
Daugherty. OF Ohio. and Col. William
Boyce Thompson. of New York.
They voted me down by a big ma
Jority and ! stepped from the room and
told Mr.. Blair to telegraph his men In
Chicago not to send ont form 1O1."S
Two days later, continued Mr.. Up
ham. s'Col. Thompson went to Wash.
ington and saw Senator Harding and
the candidate gave out statement Ia
the Associated Press that he had in
structed the republican national com
mlttee not TO accept contributions OF
N,nore +than VI 900 each, promising that
II any change was made In the plan,
the public would be notified before ii
was put into effect"
Didn't Approve Form tot.
Mr.. upham said he did not write form
AiVi ana tnat 1t contained some express
Sions and IDEAS which he would not have
approved.
But form 1o1 was and is dead" he
SAID. furthermore the substitute form
III the Tower room of the union league
club in Chicago and ! was there
throughout that conference"
Il never saw quota list for cities or
any other quota list except that for states
prepared In my Office" said Mr.. Upham.
You assume responsibility for the
psalm singers" asked Senator Pom.
creme.
II do and am proud OF the work my
ex-Y. NJ. c. A. campaigners are doing"
said Mr.. Upham. II believe that on the
showing here of results l could, as a
business man. get the Job of raising the
democratic campaign fund and when
they reorganEe their finances I think
they will adopt on system"
Mr.. Uphanf presented figures on pre-
convention receipts and expenditures.
his previous testimony being limited to
the period after the national convention.
Today's testimony showed expenditures
OF more than sLoo0.0o0 for publicity
Headquarters and ether national COM
mIttee expenses between Dec. 1. 1918,
and July ~. of this year.
There was no campaign on in that
period" suggested Senator Kenyon.
There is always campaign on where
IInN L.. t.xAo oT..
ham. "An hour after he was elected
republican national chairman he tele-
phoned me by long distance and asked
me to try and raise some money"
Total Of s4,s7o,ooo.
Summarizing ''all this budget and
quota business" into what he called "a
plain business statement" Mr.. Upham
said that the state quota list of about
~. 500 900 made up in his Office included
both the preconvention and actual pres
idential campaign periods He then
pointed out that more than 81 100, 900
of this total had been raised and spent
before the present budget of $3,079,000
was made up.
B. He estimated that with the state and
,pational COMMITTEES funds and the loans
Of 100000 to the congressional. and
100000 to the senatorial committees Of
the party there would pass through his
hands a total of 1870 600.
Moore on stand.
Senator Kenyon called Edmund r.
Moore, Gov. Cox's representative. to
the stand and questioned him about the
democratic campaign fund plans and
particularly help that may have been re-
ceived from the liquor interests.
Mr. Moore said he first heard OF the
association opposed to national prohibi-
ton when his attention was called to
an Interview by Wayne Wheeler, zone
OF the republican heads of the Anti
saloon league, republican organiza-
ton"
"Mr, Bryan is one of the prominent
heads also. isn't hep asked Senator
Kenyon.
NO. just prominent employee" Mr..
Moore retorted.
He Is democrat though, isn't he?"
the chairman protested.
so l have heard.
From the league prospectus senator
Kenyon read the names Of several dem
Ocrats, including cambridge Colby, sec
retary of state. Bourke Cochran and
Joseph W. Bailey. of Texas who were
advertised as speakers against prohib-
ton.
Mr.. Moore hoped the questioning
OF the republican members Of the
committee was not an attempt TO
inject a wet and dry Issue into the
presidential campaign.
"The fact that | am known as
strong antlprohIbItionlst Is Of no
Georne Whlte, chairman Of the DEM
toeratIc national committee. advo-
Gated and voted for prohibition In
congress-" he said.
The committee. Mt the noon recess. |
announced that the investigation OF the !
charges by Gov. Cox would he COM |
pleted here tomorrow and that the com |
nrttee would then recess 10 meet in |
some eastern city on Sent. %.
Supplements Testimony.
Supplsmenting previous testimony !
before the senate committee investi- /
eating campaign expenditures Mr.. |
Upham today, at the behest of mem |
hers OF the committee. turned over in |
formation concerning oreconVention |
contributions to the organization.
From Dec. I, i9is, to June 10. 1920. |
ocived Sl,S35. .s53 20 from 1855 CON
tributors. or this amount Sl.365 s47. 40 |
went into the committee treasury. The !
balance. he said. was sent TO states /
which have an arra nEement with the !
national committee for Joint collection /
and ALLEGATION Of campaign funds.
The treasurer's figures showed that /
In eight States-Alabama, Arizona. In /
diana. Maryland, Nevada, South Da- !
kota. Tennessee and WashiuCton-thc /
state organizations were indebted 10
the national committee In amo,ints |
ranging from yll2 for Nevada 10 Wa /
5uh In Maryland
The largest contributions came from I
New York, Pennsylvania and Illinois, |
these. three states having to their I
800, 900 Asked OF indiana.
John G. Bryson Of Brazil Ind. chair /
,lusu of the republican ways and means !
Y"n mittee Of that state, said he was ap- !
hciuted TO that position by the chair (
man Of the state central committee. I