Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-09-01

senator Reed did not snake M'. lp
ham's denial that he had no knowlcdg-
uf the city quota list which Governor
Cox read IN his speech at Pittsburg
last week. The questioning by the Mis-
Eourl senator finally led To the point
where Mr.. upham said that he did not
know nuM much of the various stat"
quotas was assigned 10 particular To-
calities. lie said he knew Of only tw,
city financial directors for the party In
the country. one each In Chicago and
New York. but he "hopcd there were =
hot more"
Never Saw Quota list
Il never SAW A alotn Tor any city in
the United States said Mr.. rphafn
Il assigned only the state quotas. ami
how these were sub.divided by the
state organizations was none of my
affair"
No. bat you are responsible f"r
them IN law, fact and conscience. -
long az these subdivisions were mad'
hy agents II your committee. and ~
long M ihcs. agents did nothing Grim
inal In carrying out your system. r"
jolnsd senator Heed. senator Reed
then argued that there was no way L.
limit the amounts that might bc col
lcctcd In any one state. and Mr.. Ipham
r,totted that he would "stop them be
fore they got to three million dollars.
Nj. tpham agreed with senator Pom
creme that II was both possible and
probable that large sums would be
raised In Industrial centcrs by elthci
party. of which the national officers
would have no knowledge. The witness
said no one knew what amounts would
be- expended by county organizations
a. a.. A.. HaN saN III
cities which Governor Cox used. hs
said ne only heard -four copies II this
list were made.
Turns Over Files
Mr Upham turned over a complete
file OF the treasurcr's official bulletins
a. which Governor Cox also referred
senator Reed pointed out discrcpancics
between some items In the bulletin and
the list II state receipts given the COM
mittee by Mr Cpham.
Under questioning by Chairman Ken
yun, Republican. of Iowa. Mr. lphan
aid the list of more than 40 600 con-
tributors which he turned over to tn
committee. represented the 'doubl,
purpose 10 pOpularizc the campaign
fund and at the same time may gvt
any stockholders. knowing that stock
holders would vote the ticket. He
said there had been no contributions
frum large interests. and when the l9O'
situation was recalled by senator Ken
yun. he remembered that Mcssrs Ryan
and Belmont of New York. were sup
puscd 20 have given about 5000 .0oV each
tu the Dcmocraatic campaign fund of
that year.
"Du you think thai the numerous
farmers and small business men IN lit.
tie towns who have contributed 10 this
wears fund ~ little rs "a dollar or less
src the peopl, 10 whom Governor Cox
Referred as intending to employ baN'
oneis to keep labor down. asked Sen.
, sior Kenyon.
Il could not tell sou what he was
getting at" replied Mr Upham hut
should say thcs. people are the b,s, w
have In this country"
200 Subscribers
The national treasurer said that Scna
I tor Weeks ~ Massachusetts. had re-
ported more than 1900 subscribers from
that state. which was ten tintss thv
number 81 any previous campaign. Tn"
| contributions from the state ~ Wash.
| inEtun Wvrr she first ever received from
| there by the Republican rational com.
miii-, be- Said. Not a single contrihu.
tiun IT more than $1,000 came frum New
! fork. but Mr. rpham was ne, familiar
with the ldvntitN q the contributors.
"Therc may hc contribution there
| from I,hn ~ Roysei,iirr Ter all
know h. adds-i Chairman HAYS ~
-um.d the stand tu furnish senator
| Hcrd with Information ~ a. thu com
mitiee's hudgri fur advertising ts Tor
I rigu language new spsp"rs. Tie snif
| the party hid no appropriation fut that
| purtHse. hui ~ hopci To- us" ~pni~ II
IT, funds in that direction. having an
, item ui tioono which perhaps mighl
4 lrscom' available
' IN that runu-stion. Nj lgavs turnse
over to the committee letter from an
advertising ageucN Whirh stated that
the nriner1tI, organization wfs pirn
uing 90 insru t"ee inches ~ adt,riiS
ing iu the best foreign language news
D.. papers
iie said advertising experts had t"'
| him there were .ti publications which
might is PLACED in such catcsUry. ans
! that % would c~st s-5s coo Ia carry uu
ths program outlined In the lei,.r.
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