Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-01
Upham Claims Bulletin
Is "Just Plain Bull" to
Encourage Workers

CHICAGO. September 1.-Will H.
Hays. Fred Upham and other repub-
lican leaders found occasion yesterday
for further denial Of Gov. James M.
Cox's charges that 6fteen-million-
dollar fund was being raised, and also
leads directed toward the democratic
Golfers.
Mr.. Upham. treasurer of the re-
publican national committee, was
questioned at great length by Sena-
tors Pomerene and Reed. democrats,
that the congressional and senatorial
campaign committees of the party had
budgets totaling 100000 IN addition
to the more than three-million-dollar
budget appearing in Chairman Hays
testimony Monday. At Senator Reeds
treasurer. read a table of state quotas,
which, the witness said. he made up
fourteen months before Senator Hard
ing was nominated. This table to-
tailed more than $4,491.O00. but Mr..
Upham explained that he had no hope
900 of this amount.
Mentions Other Funds.
Mr.. Upham agreed with Senator
and probable that large sums would
be raised in Industrial centers by
either party of which the national
officers of the party would have no
knowledge. The witness said that no
one knew what amounts would be ex-
then, reverting to the list of ffty-one
cities which Gov. Cox used, he said he
had never heard a statement that only
four copies of this list were made.
Mr.. Upham turned over a complete
file of the treasurer's Official Bulle-
ioIr ole
Senator Reed pointed out discrepan-
cies between some items in the bulle-
tin and the list of state receipts given
the committee by Mr.. Upham. The
latter declared that the language of
the Bulletin, which he said was de-
ers. might be taken as manifesto
ton of good salesmanship, overen-
thusiasm or lust plain bull"
Under questioning by Chairman
Kenyon, Mr.. Upham said that the list
of more than 10000 contributors which
he turned over to the committee rep
resented the double parpose to pop
ularize the campaign fund and at the
same time get many stockholders,
knowing that stockholders would vote
the ticket"
Chairman Hays on Stand.
"Do you think that the numerous
farmers and small business men in lit
tie towns who have contributed to this
years fund as little as a dollar or less
ferred as intending to employ bayonets
to keep labor down." asked Senator
Kenyon.
ii could not tell you what he was
getting at" replied Mr.. Upham, but
should say these people are the best we
have in this country
The national treasurer said that Sen
ator Weeks of Massachusetts, had re-
ported more than 1000 subscriptions
from that state, which was ten times
the number of any previous campaign
The contributions from the state OF
Washington were the first ever received
from there by the republican national
committee, he said.
Chairman Hays resumed the stand tC
| furnish Senator Reed with information
as to the committees budget for ad-
vertising in foreign language news
| papers. He said the party had no ap.
preparation for that purpose, but hoped
i to use some of its funds in that direc'
ton, having an item of $4,000 which
perhaps might become available
| Professor Sought Two Jobs.
! Senator New of Indiana, head of the
! speakers bureau of the republican
| national committee, was called to ties
| tify as to the salaries paid cam
| paign speakers. He said he had plan
| ned to pay some rev speakers Wht
could not afford to devote time from
their regular work to complaining
He promised to turn over to the com
mittee all his correspondents will
| such men.
Senator Edge, republican, New
Jersey. asked Mr.. New If there wer'
any cases of speakers seeking worl
from both major parties. The witness
produced correspondence with Prof
John O. Hall, formerly of Willamette
University, Salem, Ore, which, h
practice.
The correspondence showed tina
Prof. Hall was recommended to Sen
ator New by Representative Nelson
of Minnesota, as a speaker fitted 4
address Scandinavian audiences Sen
ator New wrote Prof. Hall, asking
the terms on which his assistance
could be obtained
Replying from Washington. D. C.
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