The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-10
Republican Treasurer Supple
ments Testimony at Probe.
Quotas Only Amounts To Be
Accepted, He Says.
WILL TOTAL S4,879, 900
Gives Detailed Budget of All Ex-
penditures Planned.
States, However, Are Not Bound
Making Local Drives.

Chicago, Sept. 10 Republican
campaign funds for national, state.
senatorial and congressional cam
paigns will total s4,S79, 900 if all the
money is raised which is sought, Fred
W. Tpham, treasurer of the RepubI-
can national committee, testified today
before the senate subcommittee in
Vestigating campaign funds.
That sum, and not s15,0OO,O0O, as
charged by Governor Cox. represents
the absolute maximum of Republican
fund raising plans, Upham stated
Upham resumed the stand to deny in
detail the charges of Governor Cox
and E H Moore, Cox's. personal rep
resentatives here.
After stating the outside total
of G. o. P. funds, Upham detailed
items gong to make it up as follows:
National committee budget, $50 S,OOO'
For state campaigns. 100000 FOR
congressional campaign, $500, 900
For the senatorial campaign $2OO,OOO-
Got $3.50, 600 Since Aug. 25.
Since August &c, Upham disclosed
s25O.OOO has been added to Repub
lican contributions, making the total
raised to date since the national con-
vention $1,249,OOO, he said, of which
$3.50, 900 is for the national committee
and the remainder for states.
I've still got to raise $2,150,OOO OF
the S3O79,O00 budget" said Upham.
Usually, he said, the eastern portion
of the Unuited States provides the
bulk of the funds. This year. he
stated, the east has given $438,000 and
the niddlewest and west SSH, 900. Up
ham asserted that the 81, 900 limit on
contributions had been very closely
Wanted Lid Off.
Il wanted the $1,000 lid taken off,"
said Upham, but I was overruled.
favored raising the limit to $4,000
Out of $4,000 contributors since June
u, there have been only 80 over
1000"
Upham also gave figures on collec-
tions and expenditures between De
cember l, 1918, and the Republican
national convention in June
In that period, he said $1,365, 897 4e
was contributed for the use of the ma
tional committee and S469, ,456,21 for
state purposes. The national COM
mittee spent in the same period
$1,171,O 900. he testified. part of it to
about. spreading Republican doc
trine."
VIII Refuse Over-SubscriptiOn.
Senator Pomerene questioned Up
ham regarding the increases on state
quotas, which state directors testified
to-
In Ohio and Michigan, the quotas
have been largely increased and as
result you Will get lot more money
won't you?" asked Pomerene.
Il don't believe they will get the in
creases.'' said Upham. II know I won't
get them. I won't take from any state
more than its quota
Pomerene asked about the seven
eastern states concerning which no
facts have been submitted. They in
clude New York, Pennsylvania. Mary
land. Rhode Island. Connecticut, Della
ware and the District of Columbia.
Upham said that section was doing
poorly" New York state, he said, has
raised TO date s727.O0O.
States Arc Independent.
Following Upham's declaration that
he would not take from any state any
thing in excess of its quota. Pomerene
asked But you have nothing to do
with any money raising in the states
for their own use in campaign IN ex-
cess of your quota ?"
Not a thing" said Upham.
80 that they can raise anything
they have a mind to and use it to help
in the national campaign p"
Il suppose they could
Pomerene asked Upham to furnish
specific detailed figures concerning the
use of chautaUqua lecturers to spread
G. o. P. propaganda with the names
of the speakers
"The audience who heard these
chautauqua speakers did not Know
who was paying for the lecture? %
asked Pomerene.
"I don't know" said Upham.
Demurred on Figures.
Upham demurred at furnishing fig
ures on expenditures since the con-
vention.
rs it quite fair politics" he asked,
''to have to furnish that information
during the campaign? That will give
the enmey considerable information
Pomerene said: The other side can
get the same facts about the Demo
Gratis"
E H. Moore asked the committees
permission to say that he ae eed with
Upham that the request was unfair.
Pomerene insisted. and the committee
backed him up. Upham said he would
produce the Information.
Upham was followed by Moore. who
was questioned by Senator Kenyon re-
garding Democratic plans to raise
money. The witness said no plan has
been worked out. Democratic activi.
ties are Just commencing" he said.
Moore Denies Liquor Backing.
Moore had not heard of efforts BY
an anu-prOhibition orga niZaticn Il
helD the Democratic ticket he said
Then the use OF your name in tht
prospectus of the anti-prohibition So
ciety. as one of the patrons OF the
body, is unauthorized ?" asked Ken
yon.
1T is" said Moore
The committees plan to recess to-
night was upset by failure of Soutf
Dakota witnesses to arrive today
Senator Kenyon announced following
n executive session Of the COMMITTEES