The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-08-31
never HEARD
OF COx'S LIST
UPHAM SAYS
Republican National Treasur-
er Denies Under Oath,
knowledge of City Quotas
Exposed by Leader.
MANY MEN ON STAND
(By Associated Press)


CHICAGO, Aug. 31.-Denial under
oath that he had ever seen, heard of.
or ordered made up the list of cam
paign quotas assigned to various cities
as charged by Governor Cox in the
latter's speech at Pittsburgh, was
made today by Fred w. Upham, treas
urer of the Republican national COM
mittee in testimony before the senate
campaign expenses.
Senator Kenyon Of the committee,
called attention TO the list, saying it
totaled more than $S,000,000.
THE first time l ever saw the list
was in the newspapers the day after
the Cox speech" said Mr.. Upham.
Furthermore. no one in my office
made up such list with my knowl-
edge or consent"
Mr. Upham also denied fatty that
the official bulletins issued from his
Office to field workers engaged in rails
ing the Republican campaign fund
were secret or counselled secrecy.
Don't Publish Contributors.
He pointed out that the only prohi-
b1tion in that respect referred to pub
fishing lists of contributors in local
newspapers. Such a list was publish
ed in one city, he said, and several
persons objected to seeing their names
in print.
Early in his examination Mr.. Upham
denied that there had been any cases
of subterfuge in connection with the
limitation of individual campaign con.
tributions to $1,000. He told Senator
Kenyon, who brought sup the topic,
that there were eight gifts of more
than $1,000 but that none of these ex-
ceeded s2,50O
CT 80
husband and wife have each given
$1,000, but there is no subterfuge in
that" said the Republican treasure.
Since the women have been given the
ballot they have evinced great interest
in the campaign"
Reveals 100000 More.
Seven hundred thousand dollars was
ADDED to the republican campaign
chest figures presented by Chairman
Hays yesterday when Mr.. Upham re-
vealed that the republican senatorial
and congressional campaign committee
are to raise Independent funds.
He testified that the national COM
mittee had agreed to loan the senator
ial committee up to $500.000 and the
| congressional committee 100000 to be
| returned when they collect their own
| funds.
The Republican committee received
| SLOT, 255.32 in contributions for both
national and state campaigns between
June IA and Aug. 26, Mr.. Upham said.
OF this sum, he said S61S,01354 was
for the national campaign and $780,
24l.7S for state purposes. With his
| report Mr.. Upham presented to the
committee the names of 1859 con-
tributors who had donated to the fund
and fixed their average contribution
| at SS211.
Mr.. Upham also presented a budget
showing the committee had planned to
| spend $3,079,037.20.
| A sheet read into the record by Mr..
! Upham showed, he said. the amount
collected in each state for state and
national campaigns. with the state
totals. The list follows, the first be-
| ing the national committees share,
the second the state budgets, and the
| third the total:
Arizona, s94256, s1,s43494. s2,377-
so; California. s13,S22.45, s24.072, S37,-
| 895."5; Delaware, $5,060.00. $3.50 90:
| District of Columbia, $500 90, $4,000. 90
Florida, $1,474.22, s1.11S.7s. $2593.00;
Georgia, S1,342.15. $716.35. $2,05S50
Illinois, s34,6s5.31, s31.621.s1, $685.
| 31712; Indiana, $2,2O2SS, s11.15O. 20.
s13.35S.Os; Iowa. s6,746.3o. s16.5ss .05,
S23,339.35; Kansas, 6,591.62, s9,70S13,
| s16,299.75; Louisiana. S5,29S47. ST.
1868, $6.43350; Maine, S9,S1S99, ST.
! S41.01, S11,66000 Massachusetts, s21.-
817.3S, s9,05462, $3OS7oO0; Michigan.
! $24,175,96. s32,O5714. s56,2331O; Mis-
sissippi. $4,000 $4,000; Missouri,
s1.795.97. s22.36495, S24,16O92; Mon
tana, S2.75450. s1,140.00, S3.s94.50;
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