Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-09-10
Never Existed Except in
Mind of Assistant Who
Suggested It
VOTED DOWN BY
LARGE MAJORITY
Trsasurer Upham TsstIfies Regard
ins Republican Campaign Plans
Never Saw Quota List For Cities
and Ono Was Never Nils office
He says-Proud Of Work Of His
Former Y. m. G.. A. Money Raisers.


Former Y. M. c.. A. Money Raisers.
BY Associated Press.
Chicago. Sept 10.-The senate
committee at the noon recess an
nounced that the investigationof the
charges by Governor Cox would be
completed here tomorrow. and that
the committee would then recess to
meet In some eastern city on Sept. 2.
BY Associated Press.
Chicago, Sept. 10 Edmond H.
Moore personal representative OF
Governor Cox. resumed the stand to-
day before the senate committee in
vestisatins presidential campaign
expenditures.
After several conferences with
Senator Resd. Mr.. Moore told the
COMMITTEES he desired to go on the
stand again ito present further testi-
mony tending to prove charges made
by Governor Cox that the republican
national committee was planning to
raise q $16,000.000 campaign fund.
John c.. Bryson. OF Brazil, Ind,
chairman Of the republican ways and
means committee OF that state, said
he was appointed to Nhat post by
the chairman OF the State central
ccmmittee. He said that Fred w.
uphan. treasursr Of the national
republican committee. asked him to
Try to get 100000 from the state.
Asksd For impossible Sums.
Il then developed that Mr.. Bryson
had used the increased quota idea
adopted IN Michigan and Ohio, ask
Ing his direct committees for about
$450.000. He explained that this total
included 100000 which he was try
ing to raise for the state central
committee and that, under the In
diana corrupt practices law, sub
scripttons intended for the state
treasury could not go to the national
committee.
"Of course you cant raise that
much money in Indiana" he added,
and then said that to date $SS,942 had
been raised for both the state and
national funds. There was only one
subscription for $4,000 in. his list, this
amount coming from William Irwin
q banker at Columbus. Ind.
Vpham Tells Of Previous Funds.
Supplementing previous testimony
before the senate committee. Fred w.
Upham. treasurer Of the republican
national committee, today at the
behest Of members OF the committee
turned over information concerning
pre- convention contributions to the
organization.
From Dec. l, 1918. to June H., 1920,
Mr. Upham said, the committee re-
5cetved $1.ss5,s53.70 from 1855 con-
tribntors. OF this amount, 1885,
S97.4s went in the committee treas
ury. Tho balance. he said, was sent
to states which have an arrangement
with the national committee for joint
collection and ALLEGATION Of campaign
funds.
The treasurer's figures showed
that in eight states-Alabama, Ari-
Eona. Indiana. Maryland, Nevada,
South Dakota, Tennessee and Wash
ingtoh tho state organizations were
indes ted to the national committee in
amounts ranging from SIP for Ne
vadas to s$14,50o in Maryland.
The largest contributions came
from New, York. Pennsylvania and
Illinois, these states having to their
credit about 100000 OF the total.
Upham Takes Responsibility.
Fred w. Upham today told the
senate committee Investigating cam
paign funds that he took full re-
sponsibility for the proposal to raise
the limit Of republican campaign
contributions TO $4,000 from $1,000.
Vas voted down by a large ma
jorfty at q meeting in New York" he
said He said form 101," the $50
called Blair plan" was brought about
by his advocacy Of large contribu-'
ton limit and was prepared after he
had told Harry NJ. Blair, his as
sistant, that he believed. the $4,000
figures would be adopted after the
national convention had ended.
hoped the limit would be raised
e~AASAs = SAA0 ASSVIAIuSIlO ~ P1V,VUV VAS u
limit" said Mr.. Upham. II presented
this proposition at meeting in New
York. attended, by Will Hays. Charles
Hollis. Alvin T. Hert Of Kentucky,
William Dougherty Of Ohio, and
Colonel William Boyce Thompson Of
New York.
They voted me down by big ma
jority and I stepped from the room
and told Mr.. Blair to telegraph his
men in Chicago not to send out
form 101.
Harding Fixes Limit.
Two days later" Continued Mr..
Upham. Colonel Thompson went to
Washington and saw Senator Hard
ing and the candidate gave out
statement to the Associated Press
that he had instructed the republi-
can national committee not to ac-
cept contributions Of, more than
$1,000 each, promising that if any
change was made in the plan, the
public wotN be notified before it
was put into efTeet'
Mr.. Upham said he did not write
form 10l and that IT contained some