Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-09-11
F F|GURES Of COX
IN MANY CITIES
CORRECT; UPHAM
HELD bLAMELESs
Witnesses Admit Amousts
Assigned For G. 0. P.
Campaign Expenses Were
Boosted by Local Leaders
TW0-THIRDS OF MONEY
HAS COME FROM WEST
Committee Expects to Finish
Its Investigation in Chica-
90 Saturday and Then Go
To Some Eastern City.

tsY MORNING JouREsL SPECIAL LEAsso w,szl
| Chicago, Sept. l0.-Investigation
of the republican campaign to
raise funds in Chicago tomorrow
will complete the Chicago hearing
of the senate committees inquiry
| into the charges of Governor Cox
that the republicans were seeking
to corrupt the electorate by solicit
ing s15.000,000 for campaign pur-
! poses
| The committee plans to meet
again September % in some east
ern city, the place to be selected
| by Chairman Kenyon. The demo-
cratic members want to go to New
York, while the republicans favor
moving to Pittsburgh to look into
reports that the liquor interests are
taking an active part in the demo-
cratic nominees campaign.
Widely Divergent Views.
The widely divergent views OF
the committee members as to the
results of the hearing here was ac-
centuated tonight when Senator
Edge, republican, New Jersey, is-
sued n formal statement tonight,
asserting the democrats had failed
to substantiate Governor Cox's
charges and senator Reed. demo-
crat, Missouri, countered with the
! assertion that any expression OF
opinion at this time lis indecent
Senator Reed today asked that
! Charles Piez, former president OF
! the emergency fleet corporation
and now chairman of the republic
can ways and means committee IN
! Chicago be subpoenaed tomorrow
| to tell of the fund drive in this city.
| The Missouri senator also asked
| that william Wrigley, Jr., and
Frederick Courtenay Barber, the
latter of whom is the $500 q week
/ director of the Chicago drive, be
summoned.
Local Workers Boosted Quotas.
Today's testimony showed that
! the practice of the republican state
workers of boosting quotas assigned
them by the national committee
was general in many states. "A
quota" Charles Mavity, former di-
rector of the West Virginia CAM
pa gn, explained "is target at
which we shoot but we don't expect
to hit it," Mavlty and other wit
nesses told how they increased and
sometimes doubled the figures as
signed them to raise. They testified
that Governor Cox's figures of quo
| tas in many cities were incorrect
but that these figures were those
they personally had set and not
those supplied by Frederick w. Up
ham, national treasurer.
Mr.. Upham, recalled to the stand,
said he took full responsibility for
the plan outlined in form 10i" to
set aside Chairman Hays limit of
$1,000 on contributions and substi-
tute a limit of $4,000. The ma
/ tional ways and means committee.
however, vetoed the proposal he
/ said.
Defends Blair's Work.
Mr.. Upham defended the work
of Harry NJ. Blair and other former
Y. NJ. C. A. secretaries. who are his
assistants.
you assume responsibility for
the psalm singers|" Senator
Pomerene asked.
IL do. and l am proud Of the
work my ex-Y. NJ. C. A. campaigns
ers are doing" said Mr.. Upham.
Il believe that on the showing here
of results, l could, as a business
man, get the job of raising the
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