Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-08
cox QUOTA FIGURES ~~'
ARE CORROBORATED
BY G. 0. P. WITNESSES

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Senator Reed asking Mr.. BLOSSOM
about a. document which ne nao al
| ready testified he had never seen.
Kenyon Witharusvs ObJeetion.
..yon have bullyragged witnesses,
Senator Reed retorted: you have done
every sort of thing to Witnesses, you
have asked leading questions IN al
INV years of experiences I never nearo
anv one in court, and, especially mol
on an investigating committee sup
posed to be seeking all the truth, eau.
ton a witness not to answer ques.ioi
in that manner.
Senator Kenyon finally Withdrew ms
objections, and Mr.. Blossom stated a ina;
ieither Mr.. Protzman or Mr. Woooioi
had outlined the plan to MIN.
Senator Spencer had Mr.. BLOSSOM
indorse the Cleveland method OF rais,
ing campaign funds as a sunstantlaI.
Reproduction of the drives on DenaI,
| of the Red Cross and liberty loans
After. the witness na0 repe form
tphatically that he had never seen Ao' LII
1O1- the Missouri senator SAID:
l "In that document is Statement.
which my distinguished colleague
omitted. TO the effect that contributors
of from 5000 to $4,000 should De
sought Was there any socn oirectioa'
Not to nv knowledge" replied Mr.
Blossom.
No Reporters Present.
Thu uuestion OF secrecy was aLS0
hrr,,~ht nm and Mr.. Blossom said no re-
porters attended the luncheons or teAn
captains. although newspaper repre-
senta tiyes were not barred. ne MIN
self rave out q statement reSardinS tne
SOC, 900 quota and then tolo Sen y
afor Reed that this happeneu Y
an interview the DAY Sltef
speech in Pittsburgh. .... ,rd
ssWe had no publicity cofnmittee 2no
7 fe,t under no obligation to tell every
thing. although I really never .noos 80
ANYTHING about the publicity emu sAa0
Mr. Blossom. r-.,,,,, bs
cr,,Id moi say whether the repuonca1
na fional committee had anything 70 oe
with Axin9 a quota, for Cleveland, anu
Senator Spencer learned that 90 lzI =.
the witness knew the idea came lfo'i
Mr. Woodford ,x4x mr.
fprotzman representative Of the ma.
, tionaI committee, and he eoncuffee
with YOU in 100000 as the amount U
| h. raised" suggested Senator neeo
| .Oh- yes.- said Mr.. Blossom. ina
amount became a matter OF common
/ knowledge among the workers ="
| the fund
| yotAfnx Sinister Aboat LuHeAesas'
| Senator Kenyon was told there wa
nothing sinister about the iuncneoh
to team captains. and then AsNe'
whether it was dimcuit 70 Ssou IN
tthusiasm because Cleveland was dry
.If prohibition interferes with tn
trepublicau campaign fund, 1t Is Tn
best thing I have heard about II, IN
lterposed Senator Reed
A reference by Senator Kenyon T.
lGoy. Coxts phrase about use OK nay
ionets to put down labor brought froh
the witness a reply that the sn.r Ell
Twas complete news" to him he tot
tSenator Reed that he did not know
whether Michael Gallagher. head
the executive committee In CleveIant
thad asked for militia during the min
strike of last fall, neither did h
know whether Mr.. Gallagher was un
;der indictment on a charge OF viofat
ing the Lever act.
| Gerard May he Called.
Senator Reed called for other Obi
witnesses when Mr.. Blossom was ex
Icused. W. A. Woodford, IT was learn
led, was detained in Cleveland b
republican state chairman, was re
ported as sick, and 1t developed tina
FRANK A. Refer. whom E. H Moor
YESTERDAY named as Cincinnati imam
cial manager for the republican,
could not be found. Fred Cpham @
the republican national commltte'
isaid the correct name was Resster,
land a new subpoena was onered-
| Mr.. Moore suggested that the com
!mittee might save time by sommonln
John Kelly of Columbus, A. n. Protz
Imam and Edmund Silverbr2no, Wht
T., - n
cleveland and Youngstown district
iof the republican finance campaign
This brought q further suggestio
from Senator Edge that q suopoen
lbe issued for James w. Gerard, forme
Ambassador to Germany ana recent!
iappointed chairman of the democE2ti
lcampaign fund COMMITTEES.
The New Jersey member OF tho com
lmittee also said he had read in
morning paper An item to the enet
THAT letters had been found In tn
records Of the Federal Reserve Boar
ifiuence that board and through 1t tn
banking system Of the country on be
half of the Cox candidacy. He aske
that officers Of the board be called I
Testify before the committee.
| Paid Worker Sent to GevFxia.
| CHICAGO, September S.-Failing I
Iget any other Ohio witnesses. Senate
Kenyon called C. W. Mcclure Of At
tlanta, Ga, who waD chairman OF tn
state ways and means committee.
Mr.. Mcclure testified that Georgia
quota was $4,000. Of which $11.o0
was subscribed and about 5000 col
lected. An attempt was made. how
ever, by the republican nations
treasurer. he said. to get more none
out Of Georgia, and for this purpos
c. F. Taylor. q paid field worker wa
sent to Atlanta with a letter froI
Treasurer Upham to Mr.. Mcclure ex
planning the purpose.
Mr.. Taylor was given q list OF twent
prospects, but after visiting four CAV
up in disgust and left the state. tn
| witness said. Mr.. Mcclure quoted hi
chief assistant. DIR. j. c. Stockbridg,
as saying that Mr.. Taylor had told hir
he wanted to get $4,000 in the cit
of Atlanta alone.
Mo0Fe Not Mt Opening.
Mr.. Moore was not In the roon
when the committee was called to or
der and several minor witnesses wef
summoned. The first was II. q. Gar
rett Of Winchester KY -RhA1e0A1 q