The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-09-08
EVIDENCE OF THE
SLUSH FUN cox
HAS TALKED ABOUT
Republican w ker Says
Governors Figures A re
Correct as to Amount
Raised in Cleveland

ANlicSO
Chicago, Sept. 8-First evidence sup
porting Governor Cox's charges that
large quotas were assigned to the
principal cities by the Republican
campaign fund committee, was in ths
senate investigation committee today,
when Dudley S. Blossom, who helped
raise Clevelands quota, testified Gov
ernor Coxs figures for the city were
correct
Testimony Crosses Upham's
Senator Reed called the witness
attention to the quota sheet submit.
ted last week by Fred w. Upham.
Republican national treasurer, which
fixed the amount for the entire state
Of Ohio at s400 900
| Mr. Blossom testified that A, A.
Protzman, a bald agent Of the ma
tional committee, was present when
the Cleveland quota was announced
as 100000 and that Mr. Protzman
helped direct the raising of the
money.
Forty teams of six men each were
organized for the drive. Mr.. Blossom
]
under c. T. Bromas.
Tells of Team Work"
list of 10000 names of prospects
was provided by w. r. Woodford.
chairman of the ways and means
committee of Cuyahoga county, and
from this list each team captain
selected the names of so to IS men to
be canvassed by his team. Some of
the cards in the list as furnished by
Mr.. Woodford was marked with the
amount the prospect should give, Mr.
Blossom said
Mr. Blossom, director of public well
fare of the city of Cleveland testified
that Mr. Woodford asked him last July
to head a squad of 20 teams, and that
the actual work of raising the money
wes set for the week of August Is.
A luncheon was held each day and
the general plan of the Red Cross and
Liberty Loan drives followed. Con-
gresham s. d. Fess of Ohio chair.
man Of the Republican congressional
campaign committee, was speaker
at one of the luncheons
Hand-Picked Prospects"
How We're these 5000 prospects
picked?" asked Senator Reed.
They were chosen because they
were known Republican" Mr.. Bios
som explained, "and because 1t was
thought they were able to contribute
to the fund"
There are surely more than 1900
Republicans in Cuyahoga county, why
were these G,OOO chosen?"
Mr.. Woodford made up the list
| had nothing to do with II"
You were to get s4OO 900 in Cuya.
hoga county alone, although this
quota sheet introduced last week by
the Republican national campaign
committee, showed that the goal OF
the entire state Of Ohio was only
s400, ,000?' Senator Reed continued.
Yes, sir, that was my understand.
ing"
Mr. Blossom said that when he left
Cleveland, Labor Day, $4,000 had bee \
pledged and that the work was stin
going on with 9Ir Protzman directing
II and all workers trying TO reach the
goal Of s4O0 900
Fatal Form No. l01
Senator Reed then took the witness
through Form lOl," Of the campaign
plan, which Republican witnesses
have said was never issued. ard
which Mr.. Blossom said he had never
seen. At almost every step in organi.
cation described by the plan Mr..
Blossom nodded or expressed assent.
He said an executive committee was
formed as described in the plan, and
remembered OF It's dozen or so mem.
mers with Marshall Gallagher, coal
operator, as chairman, and John Sher-
win and j. K. Mutt. bankers, and c.
/. Otis, broker, as members.
. Most Powerful Men
"They were among the most inflr.
entail and powerful business and pro.
fessional men in your city, as de.
scrbed by this plan for the executive
! committee inquired Mr.. Reed.
Mr.. Blossom said that W. A. Wood.
ford was chairman OF the ways and
means committee for Cleveland and
agreed with Senator Reed that he
was described by the language OF the
form which recommended "a big
! vsoned financial man." for the post
, The prospect list Of 1900 names."
+ which form l0l" recommended also
was identified as existing In Cleve.
land as was the cream list" assigned
to the executive committee. Mr.. Bios.
: som said he had been told by Mr..
; Protzman that the executive commit
: tee had obtained about s2s,000 in
pledges from this list Senator Reed
! brought out that this conversation
with Mr.. Protzman took place after
! the committees subpoena was served
> on Mr.. Blossom.
3 Works After Inspiration"
At one stage OF the examination the
Missouri senator remarked:
? so II was after a good luncheon.
! an inspiring speech by Congressman
| Fess. with everybody feeling good,
that you started out and made the
/. raid7"
| The witness said nothing. but SEN
; ator Kenyon brought out that he pre-.
! ferred started the campaign" as .
concluding sentence to Senator Reeds
I suggestion.
. II do not think the witness should
4 he led into the p,~ ion Of using Ian
! guase with which re does not sgrss."
said Chairman Kenyon