Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-09-10

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ham today told the senate commit
|tee Investigating compaign funds
that he took full responsibility for
the proposal to raise the limit Of
republican campaign contributions
to $4,000 from $1,000.
II was voted down aby a large
majority at meeting in New
York" he said.
He said form 101," the so-called
Blair plan," was brought about by
his advocacy of larger contribu-
ton limit and was prepared after
he had told Harry NJ. Blair. his as
sistant, that he believed the $4,000
figure would be adopted after the
national convention had ended.
Favored $4,000 Limit.
II hoped the lid would be raised
and l did recommend $4,000 as a
limit" said Mr.. Upham. II pre-
sented this proposition at meeting
in New York attended by VIII
Hays, Charles Hollis. Alvin r. Hart
of Kentucky, William Dougherty of
Ohio and Colonel William Boyce
Thompson of New York.
They voted me down by a big
majority and / stepped from the
room and told Mr.. Blair to tele-
graph his men in. Chicago not to
send out form 101.
Two days later continued Mr..
Upham, Colonel Thompson went
to Washington and saw Senator
Harding and the candidate gave
out statement to the Associated
Press that he had instructed the
republican national committee not
to accept contributions of more
than $1,000 each, promising that
If any change was made in the plan
the public would be notified before
it was put into effect.
Mr.. Upham said he did not write
form 101 and that it contained
some expressions and ideas which
he would not have approved.
s'ForIn 1O1" Killed.
But form 101 was and is dead"
he added. Furthermore the sub
stitute form 102 was not presented
at the luncheon in the Union
League club in Chicago and I was
there throughout that conference. =
II never saw a quota list for
cities or any other quota list ex.
cept that for states prepared In my
office" said Mr.. Upham.
you assume responsibility for
the psalm singers -? asked Sen
ator Pomerene.
II do. and am proud Of the work
my ex-Y. M. c. A. campaigners are
doing" said Mr.. Upham. II be-
lieve that on the showing here of
results I could. as a business man,
get the job Of raising the demo-
cratic campaign fund and when
they re-organize their finances /
think they will accept our system"
Adjournment Set.
Chicago, Sept. 10.-The senate
committee at the noon recess an
nounced that the investigation oil
the charges by Governor Cox would
be completed here tomorrow and
that the committee would then re-
cess to meet in some eastern city
on September 30. M
Mr.. Upham presented figures on
pre- convention receipts and expen-
cultures, his previous testimony be-
ing limited to the preiod after the
national convention. Today's tes-
timony showed expenditures Of
more than $1.000,000 for publicity,
headquarters and other national
committee expenses between De-
cember, 1913. and July IL of this
year.
Summarizing "all this budget
and quota business" into what he
called statement" Mr.. Upham said
that the state quota list of about
$4,8OO,0OO made up In his office
included both the pre-convention
and actual presidential campaign
periods. ell then pointed out that
more than $1,100,000 of this total
had been raised and spent before
the present budget Of $3,079,0O0
was made uI
Would Refuse Excess"
He said that since the Chicago
convention he had raised about a
million and a quarter dollarS, of
which about two-thirds was ap-
plicable to the national comr,lttee.
the balance being returnedeo states
which had a joint fund campaign
with the national committee.