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81 CITIES QUOTAS,
PROBERSARE TOLD
Blair Admits Cox's Charges
Under Reeds Sharp
Questioning.
GOVERNORS COPY FOUND
INCOMPLETE AT INQUIRY
Paragraph Suggested Gifts OF
5000 and $4,000 Be
= Accepted.
ey fha Aspciated Press.

~ ths Associated Press.
CHICAGO, September s-Charges by
Gov Cox that the republicans had nx-
ed quotas and planned intensive fund
raising drives in at least fifty-one
cities. and that the national commit
tee had had a part in assessing the
city quotas were admitted on the
stand before the Senate investigating
committee today by Harry NJ. Blair,
assistant to Fred W. Upham. repub-
lican national treasurer.
Reading from a document produced
by Mr.. Blair, which. he said. was
sent out, in lieu of the much dis
cussed form 101," Senator Reed
brought out that the treasurer's Office
planned to organize intensive drives
in fifty-four cities. three more than
he read his list of fifty-one at Pitts
burgh.
Reed Reads From Document.
From the same document Senator
Reed read that the local chairman ap-
pointed In each city was to accept
the quota placed upon the city by
the national treasurer"
But he never did that to my knowl-
edge" Mr.. Blair interjected.
He explained the plan 'in his mind"
was for the state chairman of the
ways and means committee to select
local chairmen in cities, who then would
be confirmed by Mr.. Upham, Ito make it
Official" and that Mr.. Upham would
pass onto the local chairmen a city
quota suggested by the state head.
His testimony at many points showed
that the ideas which he had in his
mind were rejected by his superiors
when placed on paper, which was the
H0f ~
Produces ssForm 1O1."
Mr.. Blair produced copy of that
form and when it was compared to
the copy of the same form which
Gov. Cox had sent to the committee
by Edmund Moore, his personal rep
resentative. the governors copy was
found to be Incomplete. An entire
Rlair,s copy was omitted from that
sent by the governor. The paragraph
suggested that contributions of $1,000
and $1o.ao0 be accepted, removing the
$1,000 limit fixed by Chairman Hays.
The copy furnished by the governor
"from 5000 upward be received"
While he planned drives in fifty
four cities. Mr.. Blair said, it was
found impossible to carry out the pro-
gram because of local conditions in
some places. He mentioned Minneap-
% JA.a
cities where the drives were abandon
ed because it was mot expedient." he
said, to start them. Our experience
in Atlanta was not SO encouraging.
he explained. referring to the testi-
mony Of C. W. Mcclure. Georgia state
chairman, about the failure OF the
drive there.
"You did. though. contemplate. or
4aniying drives in ffty-four cities?'
Senator Reed asked.
''Yes, sir"
$50 il Gov. Cox or any other man
charges you had plans for organizing
in hfty-one cities, he simply under
stated. didn't he?'
Yes. sir"
One CoPy Of Form Missing.
Mr.. Blair testified that one copy of
issued, when the national ways and
means committee rejected it. had gone
out Of his Office. Either Harvey H.
Mather, Kansas ways and means
chairman, or Paul c. Gehert. Kansas
director, had received it. he said.
Senator Reed attempted to bring
out that the document which Mr.
Blair said displaced form 101 was not
intended for that purpose. and asked
how Dudley s. Blossom of Cleveland,
who testified yesterday. had been able
to follow the form 101 plan exactly If
he had never seen it.
Mr.. Blair explained that the cam
paign plan was commonly used for
money drives for hospitals. Y. NJ. c.
A., buildings and in war drives, and
that all his assistants had worked in
such activities and knew the general
procedure.
Senator Reed read from the substi-
tute document sentence saying a
plan of campaign was appended and
asked for a copy Of that plan.
why that was form 101," Mr.. Blair
said. but later withdrew his answer
on the ground that he had misun-
derstood the question. and declared
that in spite of the statement in thu
substitute document no campaign
plan Was attached to it.
Reed Keeps Up Questioning.
Senator Reed kept up his fire on
the witness and finally obtained as
sent to propositions that the national
ways and means committee appointed
tho state chairmen, then sent paid
workers to aid these chairmen and
finally by taking money raised by
those agencies approved their acts.
$50 il a quota of 100000 was fixed
for Cleveland by the state chairman
and used as goal by your paid work
er there. your national committee an.
1roved it and is responSbleg' sug.
Mr.; BlAir explained that the leader.
Of the Cleveland drive asked tha
they be allowed to raise $350,000 a.
the city's part of the Ohio quota o.
$3.50, 900, with the proviso that if the,
went to 100000 the difference woul(
be applied to the purposes Of thu
county committee in Cuyahoga county
Then he was asked if instructions has
been issued to slow up because O.
the revelations before the committee
speed-Up Order Given.
Not to slow up, but to speed up
said the witness
LAS q matter of fact subscription.
have been increasing since Gov. Co,
made his charges to such an exten
that / think he really ought to be list
ed with my paid workers"
you approve his work that make
49, Unanimous" said Senator Reed
"for we think he is doing a grea
work.
voluntary subscriptions have ais.
increased because many people thinl
we are being prosecuted" supplement
ed the witness
DO you mean that this committe,
is prosecuting you?" interjected Sen
ator Kenyon.
NO. sir" said Mr.. Blair. "but man,
.1eople think that the republican com
'1nittees plan of campaign for direc
covenants openly arrived at is bein,
misrepresented.' if may be permitted
to quote our President"
y Senator Edge suggested that tn.
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