Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-09-09

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1--WE never allow a quota to be jabbed
down the threats Of city workers. he
said
I'VE approve the efforts of state chair
men to fix states.''
This investigation has interfered with
your plan to the extent OF causing in
structions to slow up. hasn't it?" asked
Reed.
No, we have sent out word to speed
up" said Blair.
Contributions are keeping up.
MANY men are sending in money be
cause they feel we are being prosecuted.
Gov. Cox ought to be one Of my paid
field workers.
If he keeps on our money will come
a lot easier
rs this committee prosecuting your"
asked Senator Kenyon.
'No, but the unbiased people of the
country think the republican national or
ganization's plan for open covenants
openly arrived at is being distorted and
misrepresented"
MORE CITY
QUOTAS GIVEN.
Taking up individual city quotas, Reed
asked about Boston.
Blair said Boston and nearby towns
are raise Sl50,000.
Toledo. Ohio tentatively accepted a
quota CT $4,000, Blair said.
lie testified Columbus quota was
$50 600, and $50 to S95.o00 has been
raised
Il think S1C0.o00 Is the voluntary quota
set by Columbus" Blair said.
That is what GOV. Cox said it was In
his speech" Reed said
Reed quoted from the official bulletin
Of the finance department a statement
that Cincinnati business men had under
written that city's quota.
Il consider that just so much bull "
said Blair.
Reed asked about a meeting in the
power room of the Union league club IN
Chicago which he said was held July G.
Blair said Fred Upham, national treas
urer; John Kelly, Ohio director; Carl
Fritsche, Michigan director; A. A. Protz
man, Cleveland director, and six or
seven Others were present, representing
state and city directors.
VIII Hays was there 'for n while
and John 7. Adams, vice chairman CT
the national committee also attended.
Virtually all the men sent into the
field were called in for a conference, the
witness testified
Form 1O2, the campaign plan for cities,
was distributed. he stated
NOTHING DEFINITE ABOUT
GRAND JURY ACTION.
While rumors Of grand jury action null
tiEhed, the senate committee investigating
campaign funds continued today ueiying
into the details of the money raising plan
sn Reorganization built up by republican
party leaders.
Democratic members Of the committee,
spurred on by disclosures yesterday and
sf ferhr al haF xx-ha ba in
CURRY reeesses probably tomorrow night,
they will have proved in their entirety
Gov. Cox's charges of a huge G. o. p.
corporation fund.
So far as grand jury action is con-
cerned nothing definite in the way Of
facts was obtainabIe today.
United States District Attorney Clyne
was known to be keeping in close touch
with Z. H. Moore, Gov. Cox's star wit
ness here.
A transcript of all the testimony thus
far given has been available to Clyne II
he wants it.
Moore, who had long conference with
Clyne yesterday, refused to talk today
about possible grand jury action.
So did Clyne.
Members OF the committee with whom
Clyne lunched yesterday were equally
reticent.
Neither Moore nor anyone else would
go very far in even suggesting the pos
sible basis of grand jury consideration
of the matter.
The democratic members of the com
mittee took up the city plan which Gov.
Cox charged included the fixing Of quotas
for ifty-one cities at least in twenty
seven staets, totaling more than sSO0O,000.
Witnesses were questioned regarding
form 1902 document sent to workers fol-
lowing the rejection of the so-ealled
Blair plan as embodied in form 1O1.
Form 102 is a campaign plan for
fifty-four of the largest cities in the
country.
It contains positive proof, democratic
members of the committee say, that def
mite city quotas were levied as Cox
charged
They base that assertion on this Ian
guage from form 102:
This chairman (of a volunteer city or
ganization). along with a carefully Sc
Iected executive committee will accept
the quota placed upon the city by the
national treasurer"
FORM 102 CALLS FOR
INTENSIVE EFFORT.
Form 1O2, according to Blair, was
sent TO state directors and other work
ers in the money-raisfng campaign
It further refers to city quotas in this
language:
"AlI cities will be given credit On
their quotas for money raised in the
pre-c convention effort.
Quotas have been levied upon the ba-
SIS of population, wealth, republican
vote. industrial production and general
ability to contribute
Form 102 stated that an Intensive, ef-
fort was to be launched simultaneously