Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-10
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
CHICAGO. September 10..Fred W
Upham today told the Senate commit
tee investigating campaign funds tha,
he took full responsibility for the
proposal to raise the limit of repub-
aican campaign contributions to
$4,000 from $1,000.
Il was voted down by a large ma
oority at meeting in New York" he
said.
Il hoped the lid would be raised
and l did recommend $4,000 as a linn
It, said Mr.. Upham. Il presented
York attended by Will Hays. Charles
Hollis. Alvin T. Hart of Kentucky
William Daugherty Of Ohio and Col
William Boyce Thompson of New
York.
They voted me down by big ma
5ority. and / stepped from the room
and told Mr.. Blair to telegraph his
men In Chicago not to send out form
/. AFsrm 1o1. Blair Plan.
He said form 1o1." the so-called
siBlair pian." was brought about by
his advocacy of larger contribution
limit. and was prepared after he had
told Harry NJ. Blair, his assistant.
that he believed the 10000 figure
would be adopted after the national
eonve1ft0n had ended. 5. ~ .<s,s.
Two days later continued Mr.
Opham. Col Thompson went to
Washington and saw Senator Hard
ing. and the candidate gave out a
statement to the Associated Press
that he had Instructed the republican
national committee not to accept con-
trfbutions of more than $1,000 each,
promising that if any change was
&paA a. la {vp h1 vHvn $I4 = \,
00tided before it was put into effect"
Upham Supplements Testimony.
Supplementing previous testimony
before the Senate committee. Mr. Up
ham. at the behest of members of the
committee. turned over information con-
cerning pre-convention contributions
to the organization.
From December /, 1918, to June 12
1920. Mr.. Upham said, the committee
received $1,835.353.7O from 1855 con-
tributora OF this amount $1,365.-
1S97.49 went in the committee treas
ury. The balance. he said. was sent
with the national committee for Joint
collection and ALLEGATION of campaign
funds.
The treasurer's figures showed that
In eight states-Alabama, Arizona,
Indiana. Maryland. Nevada, South
Dakota. Tennessee and Washington
the state organizations were in
debted to the national committee in
amounts ranging from S112 for Ne
vada to $14,500 in Maryland.
The largest contributions came
= fkom New York. Pennsylvania and
Illinois, these three states having I'D
their credit about 100000 of the
total
Upham was directed to produce all
records of pre-convention expendi-
hxyf 1,4
can national committee
Mr.. Upham said he did not write
form 101 and that it contained some
expressions and ideas which he would
not have approved.
But form 101 was and is dead" he
added. Furthermore, the substitute
form 1O2 was not presented at the
luncheon in the tower room of the
Union League Club in Chicago, and
was there throughout that confer.
ence.
Il never saw a quota list for cities
or any other quota list except that
for states prepared in my Office" said
Mr. Upham.
You assume responsibility for the
psalm singers? asked Senator Pom
7 do and am proud Of the work my
ex-Y. M. c. A. campaigners are doing
said Mr.. Upham. Il believe that or
the showing here of results l could
rs q business man, get the job o,
raising the democratic campaign fund
and when they reorganize thej,
finances I think they will adopt oul
system"
Presents His Figures.
Mr.. Upham presented figures OF
pre-conyention receipts and expendi
lures, his previous testimony beinf
limited to the period after the ma
tional convention. Today's testimon,
showed expenditures of more than 81
100000 for publicity, headquarter.
and other national committe expense,
between December 1, 1918, and Jul,
IL of this year.
There was no campaign on in tha.
period" suggested Senator KENYON
There is always campaign q,
where Will Hays is in charge" sal,
Mr.. Cpham. AN hour after he wa.
elected republican national chairma,
he telephoned me by long distanc,
and asked me to try and raise som,
money"
Estimates $4,s78,0OO Total
He estimated that with the stat.
and national committee funds and tn,
loans of 100000 to the coneressiona
and 100000 to the senatorial corn.
mittees of the party there would ma 9,
through his hands a total of 81.
$4,000
That is the limit of my job" Mr.
Upham said. IF the states raise NOR,
than the quotas 1 have assigned then
will not accept it What they MAJ
DO after they have raised what / ask,
ed for is none of my business"
Reviewing the results of the cam
: paign Mr.. Upham said:
Hitherto the east has always ma IL
the bills for both parties. But up te
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