New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-09-10

| told Of the difficulties Of raising money
among women voters.
we thought that since women had
assumed the privileges of the ballot
they ought to assume some Of its re-
sponsibilities," she said, but her figures
showed that she had collected $685.
S67.b7 from only FIVE counties in Illi-
nols and that all except 1925 had come
from Cook County. She said she had
trled to appoint vice-chairmen in each
OF the 101 counties of the state, but
had succeeded in only sixty-two. .
There was one subscription Of $4,000
and thirteen of $1,000 in Mrs. Baur's
list. The $4,000 was received last May
from Mrs. John II. Gary, the witness
said, and she explained that it was
divided between two fiscal years ain &C.
cordance with what I then understood
was general plan"
Did you have any sinister purpose
in raising these funds?" queried Sem
ator Kenyon, asking stock question.
mo, sir; it was for the best purpose
in the world" replied Mrs. Baur, and
she, then smilingly assured Senator
Pomerene that the remark was not a
reflection. upon Gus Democrats"
At the start Of the days session
there was evidence that Charles Boes-
chenstein, of Edwardsville, Ill.,, Demo-
cratic national committeeman for the
state, had sent letters to postmasters
asking voluntary contributions to his
psrty's campaign fund. Five Of these
addressed to the postmasters at Au-
gusta, ILL.,, rural town in Hancock
County, were given to the committee
by an emissary Of the postmaster, who
too busy to come in person until next
week. He also said the postmaster
was a Progressive who had won ap-
pointment by civil service examina-
ton after the Democratic incumbent
resigned a year ago. .
Mr.. Blair was on Che stand the rest
of the morning and at the start Of the
afternoon session. The Illinois and
Ohio chairmen followed, Mr.. Kinney's
testimony being especially brief.
Mr.. Kelly turned inga list showing
the quotas, pledges and payments from
the different counties Of Ohio. He said
drives for additional funds to be used
for county purposes. Senator Reed
pointed out that in the case Of Toledo
and Cleveland these additional drives
brought the totals to 100000 and $780,
600, the amounts named for those
places in the Pittsburgh speech of
Governor Cox.
Senator Pomerene asked whether
contributors would be reimbursed if
the Ohio total went beyond the figure
set by the national committee. Mr..
Kelly said his duties were confined to
collecting and transmitting the money
to the national treasurer and he did
not know what that official did with it.
Mr.. Ovens testimony brought first
chuckles, then gales of laughter from
the committee and audience He began
by identifying himself to Senator Reed
as a professional money digger" and
said he had been engaged in that work
for twenty years. He was asked at
once about the substitute for Form 1O1,
but would not acknowledge original
knowledge of it. Finally he told Sem
ator Reed that he might have made
suggestions about every paragraph In
the document, but knew nothing about
it in its completed state.
He identified several paragraphs as
"orth odox," but disclaimed knowledge
of every one referring to city quotas,
campaigns and chairmen. He said he
had attended meeting in Chicago at
which the document was supposed to
have been discussed, but left after
and Will Hays.
Mr.. Owen said he had spent about
five months in organization work in
the five states he supervised about
half that time being spent in Ohio.
He was asked to describe his duties,
and said he visited county chairmen
and state directors and looked over
the field.
Didn't you make suggestions to
them?" was one question.
"No, sir; very seldom. I have been