South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-09-01


POmerene and Reed. democrats. who
elected from him the information
that the congressional and senat oral
campaign committees OF the party
had budgets totalling 500. 600. in
addition Ia the move than $4,000. 900
budget appearing in Chairman Hays
testimony Monday. At Sen. Reed S
request, Mr.. UphSm. the national
treasurer. read a table Of quotas
which the witness said he made up
II months before Sen. Harding was
nominated. This table totalled more
than $4,000 goo, but Mr.. Upham eX-
planned that he had no hope or desire
to collect more than 100000 OF
this amount
Sen. Reed delved deeply into the
amounts assigned counties. cities
and other local subdivisions Of the
party organization, but did not
shake Mr. Uphams denial that he
had no knowledge OF the city's
quota list which Gov. Cox read in
his speech at Pittsburg last week
The questioning by the Missouri SEN
ator finally led TO the point where
Mr.. Uph6m said he did not know
how much OF the various state
quotas was assigned 10 particular
localities.
Says He Never Saw Quota.
Il never saw a quota for any city
in the United States" said Mr.. Up
ham. 81 assigned only the state
quotas and how these were sub
divided by the state organizations
was none OF my affair"
NO, but you were responsible for
them in law, fact and conscience so
long as these subdivisions were
made by agents OF your committee
and so long as these agents did
nothing criminal in carrying out
your system" rejoined Sen Reed.
Sen. Reed then argued that there
was no way 10 limit the amounts
that might be collected in any one
state. and Mr.. Upham retorted tina
he would stop them before they got
10 three million dollars"
Mr.. Upham agreed with Sen
Pomerene that il was both possible
| and probable that large sums would
! be raised in industrial centers by
either party, OF which the nationa
| officers OF the party would have NJ
knowledge. The witness said that
no one knew what amounts would
be expended by county organizations
and then reverting TO the list Of 81
| cities which Gov. Cox used. he SAID
/ he had never heard a statement
that only four copies OF this Isl
were made
Admits Resort 10 Bull"
Mr.. Upham turned over a. com
! plete file Of the treasurer's officia
/ bulletins. 20 which Gov. Cox also re-
ferred. Sen. Reed pointed out dis
crepancies between some items in
/ the bulletin and the list Of state re-
| ceipts given the committee by Mr.
| Cpham. The latter opined that the
| language of the bulletin, which he
! said. was designed 10 encourage the
/ field workers. might be taken as q
manifestation of good craftsmanship
! over-enthusiasm, or Just plaiT
bull"
Under questioning by Chairman
/ Kenyon, Mr.. Cpham said that tn,
list OF more than $4,000 contribu
/ tors which he turned over 10 the
| committee represented the double
purpose TO popularize the campaign
! fund and at the same time ge
many stockholders, knowing tina
| stockholders would vote the ticket.
The national treasurer said tina
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reported more than 1000 subscribers
/ from that state. which was ten times
/ the number of any previous cam
/ paign. The contribution from tn,
state Of Washington were the frs
ever received from there by the re
\ publican national committee. n,
/ said Not a single contribution al
more than $1,000 has come from
New York. but Mr.. Upham was no
| familiar with the identity Of th'
contributors
There may be contribution
| there from John u. Rockefeller, 70
all l know" he added.
Foreign Language Press.
Chairman Hays resumed tn
stand to furnish Sen. Reed with in
! formation as 10 the committee
| budget for advertising in foreigl
language newspapers. He said tn
| party had no appropriation for tina
| purpose. but hoped 70 use some O
its funds in that direction. having al
item Of $4,000 which perhap
! might become available.
In that connection. Mr.. Hay
| turned over 10 the committee let
| ter from an advertising agenc
| which stated that the Democrat
| organization was planning 10 inser
one thousand inches OF advertisin
in the best foreign language news
paers" He said advertising expert
had told him there we're 241 publ
I cations which might be placed il
such a category and that II wOul'
! cost s235. 600 TO carry out the pro
| gram outlined in the letter.
Sen. New. OF Indiana. head OF tn
| speakers bureau OF the republican
| national committee. was called Z
! testify as to the salaries paid cam
| paign speakers. He said he hs
| planned 10 pay some few speaker
who could not afford 10 devote tim
| from their regular work 20 cam