Norwich bulletin., 1920-08-27

| episode, money was spent after it had
 been collected from business interests in 1 the pre-convention campaign in such l sums that the whole country was shocked l by the scandal. Millions of dollars ad- 1 nlittedly were expenses in behalf of it's 1 candidates.
 ''The Newberry affair and the pre1irn-
 inaries to the national convention are now 1 admitted public facts They are recount ] ed as first symptoms of an iniquitous
 contagion that continues. Judging the
 future by the past, the people themselves must bring it to an end. Nothing ap- | parently, except the stiff shock of ex-
 pressed public condemnation at the polls
 will be effective.''
 l Governor Cox related how the republi- | can ways and means committee was or
 ganized last December and it's work. he
 said, was vigorously pushed from the l very first" Its local chairmen, he said | were business men, in most instances 1 very wealthy men,"
 1 Tt took ol the impetus of a commer-
 cial enthusiasm" Governor Cox contin- ued. "The philosophy running through ! all the literature is emphasized by the l recurrent terms of salesmanship. The
 plan was not only to organize every state
 but every county in the United States | Definite quotas were established in pre- | cisely the same manner as the Liberty | loan campaigns were conducted popula- i ton and bank deposits apparently being | the base of calculations. In addition to 1 the local chairmen, state managers were engaged travelling representatives oper- i ated between them and the community l organizations, salaries running as high as l five thousand dollars a week and expenses | have been paid in order to create and I maintain n
 official document published, intended
 as it will later be shown. for the eyes ex- | clusively of the men and corporations l who are a part of the movement"
 Governor Cox quoted at length from ! many issues of the pham bulletin" The l first issue of July IT, the candidate said
 contained this sentence
 l Nobody is going to have anything to
 do with this bulletin who has not had
 actual experience in digging up money
 in the field
 A statement by MT. Upham said that Senator Harding's election was the job
 and involved the simplest principles of
 salesmanship, knowledge in our goods, 1 faith in our goods, tact and energy in presenting our goods" Governor Cox de-
 clared.
 Describing the funds managers as
 money differs" Governor Cox said MT. ] Upham's assistants were Harry NJ. Blair, | Edwin L. Quarles, assistant to MT. Blair, | c. W. Lee, eastern division director Hen | ry E.. Owen, central division director, 1 Charles A, Mckeand western director, 1 and E. c. Fitzgerald, office manager
 At this point he presented the list of l 51 large cities and, he said the allotment would be 31 cents per capita for each
 man, woman and child of their 25,500,000 | population.
 The sum of SS,145. 900 is to come, not 1 from 2 states, but from the largest cities ] in 27 states" said the governor. New l York state is represented by only four | places-New York city, Buffalo, Roches- ] ter and Albany-and yet Franklin D. | Roosevelt announces that the county of l Duchess. a suburban and rural con-
 munity, was assessed s32, 900. But let us see whether the quotas placed upon the l larger cities were exceeded. Again we
 come for proof to the official bulletin, | which, under date of Aug. 10 says: Bos- l ton, Mass. had 90 per cent attendance l at an organization meeting Aug. f. | This is an excellent record for hot day.
 Real interest was aroused. Senator | Weeks inspired them with an understand ] ing of the situation and they agreed to | produce.
 That they did produce is proved by | the bulletin of Aug. 10, 1920, when tele-
 grams received that day were published l Among others. we see the following | Metropolitan Boston wills to contribute more than 250 per cent. of its original
 quota. which would turn the Boston fund
 from $3oo,0oo to $75o,oo0.
 Not Final Total.
 That the eight milhon dollar fund is
 not to be the final total in the country at
 larfge has already been clearly proved by the statement of MT. Blair, himself | Further information is supplied by of fieial republican documents. For instance | the Bulletin under date of August fifth | announces: The following cities in Ten
 nessess are all organized for the pro- duction of their quotas, Chattanooga Nashville, Memphis and Knoxville only
 one of these cities is in the eight mill
 lion dollar iist-A1lerpphis is assigned | twenty-five thousand dollars.
 Not a city in Arkansas is listed in the
 eight billion dollar class. Only one city
 in Louisiana-New Orleans. Only one city ] in Georgia-Atlanta. Not a single city in North Carolina ;Bid yet Mir. Blair wired the Bulletin as follows: Why not urge the rest of the United States to
 emulate the example of Arkansas. Louisi- | ana, Georgia and North Carolina which are all over the top
 'In Michigan, only one city, Detroit | is up in the eight million dollar class
 and yet the Bulletin under date of Au- | gust tenth says that Flint, Michigan
 business men decided to make their cam
 paign short and snappy and finish by August IS. Grand Rapids, Michigan | committee of large business men working enthusiastically to bring the campaign to speedy conclusion
 Tn Wisconsin only Milwaukee Is nam- ed and yet the Bulletin of August 10 says -Kenosha, Wisconsin, has raised | its full quota. Other Wisconsin counties organizing now The Bulletin of August | Is says, Wisconsin has every day since
 the adjournment of the convention rec orded itself on the cash 3egister at l headquarters with substantial sums | Milwaukee organization moving forward | with big men behind it.
 'Let use go to the state of Arizona
 which is not mentioned at all but the | Bulletin of August 70 shows what is go- ing on by this dispatch: Arizona. when the thermometer registered 110 in the shade every day few men usually respond 1 to campaign work, but the solicitine committee is working daily. In Phoenix Tucson, Douglas and Yuma considering
 conditions they are showing remarka-
 ble results in securing subscriptions.' 1 Maine Subscriptions.
 Maine is not found in the king row and yet under date of August Is the
 Bulletin places her in the list with these words; With this contribution, Maine made a record which she can be truly proud. In the past practically no sub l scriptions to the national committee fund l were ever received from this state. Start.
 ing July, IS the first organization of the 1 state ways and means committee was
 perfected and on August 15 the, quota | la hnnr ,he.a.