The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-09-08
Substantiates Cox's Charges.

poses. Blossom said he was or
this solicitation committee.
c. W. Mcclure, OF Atlanta, Ga, said
Mr.. Upham sent c. r., Taylor. paid
field worker. to him last month with
letter stating that MIR, Taylor was dele
gated TO raise more money In that state,
Mr.. Mcclure quoted DR.. J, Z. Stock
bridge. OF Atlanta, who assisted him, as
saying MIR. Taylor had told Dr, Stock
bridge that ho wanted to raise $4,000
In Atlanta alone,
MIR. Blossom said they actually raised
$4,000 In Cuyahoga county and Mr..
Mcclure said his committee obtained
pledges OF about 200 In the state OF
Georgia, on which f6,0ib.7b had been
paid,
A prolonged effort was made by Sona-
tor Reed To bring out through questions
asked Blossom that, IN the formation
OF this money raising organization IN
Cleveland, n plan laid down by the re-
publican national committee followed.
blossom steaGtastly proclaimed that he
knew nothing OF any plan other than
that in operation In Cleveland. He said
that A. A, protzmRn, whom Edmund IL.
Moore yesterday testified was one OF the
republican army OF money rhiaers had
been In Cleveland since the funds WAS
lnauE,lrntod but hc denied that Prot1-
man had attempted to direct the cam
paign.
senator Fsaad ealied the witness
attention 20 the quota sheet subs
nitted last week by Fred w.
upham, republican national treas.
Urer, which fixed the amount for
the entire state Of Ohio at $500. 900,
MIR. blossom testified that A, A.
Prctxman. a paid agent Of the national
,ttt nh Al
Cleveland quota was announced as
si0O. 900 and that Mr. protEman helped
dit ect the raising Of the money.
Forty teams OF six men each were
organized for tho drive, Mr.. Blossom
said, twenty under his direction and
twenty under c, r Brooks.
How They Organized Drive.
A list Of 1900 names Of prospects
was provided by W. II. Woodford. chair
man Of tho ways aud means committee
OF Cuynhoga county and from this Hist
onch tenn captain selected the names OF
hfty To seventy Ave men To he can
vasacd by hls team, Some OF the cards
In the list as Furnished by Mr. Wood
ford were marked with the amount the
prospect should give. Mr.. Blossom said.
Mr. blossom, who In director OF pub
lie welfare OF the city of Cleveland,
toatlflcd that Mr.. Woodford asked him
last July To head a squad of twenty
teams and that the actual work OF rails.
inR tho money WAS set for tho week Of
Aup, 10 luncheon was held each day
and the general plan ~ tho He'd Cross
and liberty loan drives followed Con
preFsmnn S. ~. Fceg, Of OHIO, chairman
Of tho republican congressional cam
phIgn committee, was speaker AZ one
of the lunehsons ~ tho team workers.
"Iow were these a,0OO prospects
pickod3" Senator Reed asked
HhauHn hprHlfHR tnFV were
known republicans" MIR Blossom eS-
planned "and because II was Thought
they were able to contribute TO the
fund"
"Thore are surely more than 5000
republicans In CuyahoRa county why
wcr, those 5000 ohoscn2'
RsnewA Pointed Query.
"Mr. Wo0dford made up the list.
had nothing to do with ~
HYou were to get $500 900 IN ChyA-
horn county alone. although this quota
sheet introduced last week BY the re-
publican national committee shows the
goal for the entire state OF ONO was
only $500 DOOR" senator Reed continued
''Yca sir. that WAS my understandings
MIR plossom said that when he lett
Cleveland Labor Day $4,000 had pechI
plodrcd, and that tho work WAS Ntlh go
Ing on, with Mr., rtoi1mnn directing ",
and MI workers trying TO rcHch tHe so"'|
senator Reed thon took tho witness
through Form l0i. the campaign plhn
which republican witnosscs have SAM
ynS never issued nuh Whlch MI h'"s
som said ne had never seen ~ alinoH,
cyrty step in organization drsri 'ptu o3
the pIhu. Mir Blosaom nodded "t ~
nrrssrA assent lie raid an eNecot'N
rommlitee wu7 formed ~ described IN
me plnu aud remembered az lih dozen
ar s6 members Michael Gallagher, cnal
nrr,ator na clmlmnn. and John Sher-
win aud j. y Suit bankers. an" . n
Dun bTuEer a. furWhcrs.
Were "PoWertuP' Men.
"Thcv were among the most inuEeu
tInl and 20 NCriul business HUi Pf"i'a
aloral men iu your city a. ors't ~,
hy this plnn tor The executive '"nih'
tee" raid senator Rgod M,
Mr. UioHsutn tail hat w. \ Nuou
ford WAS c'pirmnu of ie WAYS an"
means committee Tor Cleveland ana hei
agreed with Senator Reed tutt ne vas
described hy tho pnEulE" of IN" 'GW
which recommended u 'h's Nls''u'". nu
nneial man" for the post Tine ntod'
mnrt itst ~ g000 names" which Form
i0i recommended was also .''uuhna ~
rNihtIrr IN Cleveland aud the ''''H
ust' assigned tn tie executive '"WnNt
tee Mr. ~ Rl,HroW said hc h1l u'rn l"'II
hy Mr.. Frotzwan ihoi, We .N'sus'ooNcoo oco
committee had obtained about S+N'VV'
In uledgcH from this list.
Senator Reed brought out thet ih,sI
conversation with Mr. proisman took
nl4re after the committees suhpocnh
Wns served on Mr Hlo4sum
When the committee dffi resumed W.
hcsrinr r. a. Moore, Youngstown. per
snnai rapteEcntatiVe oi Gov cnN Was
not IN the room and several mluor wit
neaHeH were summoned
No Bayonets,
nlossoui said he knew nothing about
ANY move 10 use baVonets To- nut down
labor md could not saw whether the
republican national committee had anV
thlan 10 do with hNing a quota for
cleveland. although he talked over the
question with Protzman.
raiiinK 10 set any other ohio. wit