Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-08-31
Quota List
FakeSays
Treasures
Upham Declares He
Nor Assistants Pre-
pared Alleged Plea
for Money

Chicago. Aug. 31.-Denial under
oath that he had ever seen, heard
of or ordered made up the list Of
campaign quotas assigned to vari-
Gus cities. as presented by Governor
Cox in the latter's recent speech
at Pittsburgh, was made today by
Fred w. Upham, treasurer of the
republican national committee, IN
testimony before the senatorial com
mittee investigating campaign ex-
penses. Chairman Kenyon of the
committee, called attention to the
list, saying it tailed more than S5,-
100000.
Never Saw List.
'"The first time I ever saw the
list was in the newspapers the day
after the Cox speech" said Mr.. Up
ham. Furthermore no one in my
office madeup such a list with my
knowledge or consent"
Mr.. Upham also denied fatty
that the official bulletins issued
from his office to field workers en-
gagged in raising the republican cam
paign fund were secret or counso.-
led secrecy. He pointed out that
the only prohibition in that respec.
referred to publishing lists of con-
tributions in local newspapers.
''Such list was published in one
city," he said, and several persons
objectedt 0 seeing their names in
print
Hays Figurs Increased.
Seven hundred thousand dollars
was added to the proposed repub-
lican campaign. chest figures pre-
sented by Chairman Hays yesterday
when Treasurer Upham revealed
that the republican senatorial and
congressional campaign committees
are to raise independent funds.
He testified that the national
committee up to s500,000 and the
congressional committee 100000
to be returned when they. co;fect
their own funds.
Mr.. Upham explained that only
100000 of the loans could actually
the senatorial committee was to get
only 100000 before November 2.
The other 500, 900 is to be used to-
finance future campaigns.
Senator Reed, cross-examining
Mr.. Upham brought out the fact
that money advanced the two COM
mittees was on straight loans and
was not included in the budget of
approximately $4,000,000 which
Chairman Hays told of yesterday.
Banks Back Loans.
Two banks in New York, one in
Chicago, one in Boston and one In
San Francisco, as well as two IN
dividuals have contributed to the
100000 borrowed by the republi-
can national committee, Mr.. Up
ham told Senator eRed. The loans
were made on authority tof the
party executive committee and do
not constitute a legal obligation on
which the lenders could sue the
committee members, the witness
said.
The lenders, and the amount they
loaned the committee are:
Liberty National Bank, New
York, $125. 900.
First National Bank. Boston.
$4,000.
Continental and Commercial Nat
ional Bank, Chicago. $4,000.
Chase National Bank, New York
$4,000.
Crocker National Bank, San
Francisco, $4,000.
Walter S. Dickey, $25,000.
Fred w. Upham, $4,000.
BayOnets are Cheap.
Before leaving the stand Mr.. Up
ham, questioned by Senator Ken
yon, entered categorical denial
to Governor Cox's charge that the
special interests" We're financing
the republican campaign.
rs any campaign being made
among those who seek to control
the federal reserve bank?" Senator
Kenyon asked.
NO"
'Is any campaign to raise money
being conducted among people who
want to put down labor disputes
with the bayonet?'
mo, SIR"
Have you inquired the price of
2" Senator Reed interject-
ed.
"Yes, they are very cheap"