Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-09

conditions were laid down by W
William Boyce Thompson, Chairman
Of the national ways and means coin-
mittee. Dad
Under questioning by Senator Reeo
he said the chief condition was az
edict that the Blair proposal snot ta.
not apply to the seven eastern slaess
wi here Col. Thompson has 1uii cnaIse'
He said that these seven states con-
tanned 35 per cent of the republican
voters who might be expected 10 con-
tribute, but his elaborate explanation
was stopped by Chairman Kenyon
who said the committee wlshea 10
get rid of speeches by both Sizes
Turns to "Paid Workers"
Mr.. Blair then turned in a list OF
paid workers experimenting !nat
turned in last night They proved TO
be assistants to state directors in 1lli-
nois, Indiana and Ohio and two gen
eral travelling representatives WORK
ing out of the Chicago PERSONALITIES;
These latter were Frank. Aivisr anu
and w. B. Thweet of Peoria and W. r.
Stokes of Chicago were named; Tor
Indiana, F. NJ. Dickerman and =. L.
Sims, and for Ohio. R 0. Atkinson
now stationed at Cincinnati.
Mr. Blair then was asked to name
cities in which special agents were
located and recalled Boston, Cieye-
land, Cincinnati, Columbus. Toiedo,
Akron. Youngstown and Springfield,
Ohio, and Detroit. He said there were
about twenty in all.
Tells OF Results.
Mr.. Blair said the Columbus cam
paign had yielded about $4,000. Day
ton. he, said. had not been fruitful
ground, nor had Springfield. He said
he knew Of no campaigns In ZaneS-
willie, Sandusky, Hamilton. Steuben.
Vile, Middletown and other cities OF
y. tNy
campaigns. A MIR. Verify. steel manu-
facturer, was mentioned as having
charge i'm some OF those centerss The
witness had an indistinct recollection
Of a campaign of some sort in Ports
mouth.
In Michigan there were no special
organizations outside of Detroit. Mr..
blair said, and similar conditions ex-
listed. in Indiana. The campaigns in
Indianapolis Fort Wayne and South
Bend had not been particularly sue
cessful, he said. :.
ness said, but in Milwaukee the or
ganization was SO. modified as to
make it scarcely worth mention. San
Francisco, Los Angeles and Denver
were mentioned as organized, but MT;
Blair said that campaigns were still
in the contemplated stage IN d. Aou'a
and Kansas City.
Asked about Seattle. the witness SAID
the state central committee wished to
conduct the drive for Washington
$50 O00, under state ;auspices, and the
national committee had no organiza-
ton there. That the quotas 1or seat
tie and Spokane were not H1eo ny. .ue
national ways and means. committees
was brought out by Senator Kenyon
No Drive In Portland, Oregon.
Tn Oregon the national committee
nos orranized. but the ways ana
means committee chairmen had re-
a;~ned and there was no particular
drive, in Portland.
The Georgia drive described py =.
w Mcclure yesterday was next
taken up. Mr.. Blair said. the ngures
Of s25. 900 for the state and returns
Of about sl1, 900, spoke for themselves
Eastern drives were not Witnin MT.
pia;r,s direct knowledge. he saao ne
mad been told that New York anu
Pittsburgh. were organized. put unoef-
stood that Philadelphia was not.
sHThose places are in the terr1tory OF
Col william Boyce Thompson, he
explained. r.,,a
snot exDedientr to organize elaborate
ar;vasN in ST. Paul and Minneapolis
eve were advised by the gentlemen
whom we asked: to assume, cne cnAa :
manslipr that the occasion was moi
suieious,' he explained.
"What is the matter up there:
rbev. are. not broke, are they.
oueried Senator Reed.