Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-09
c. O,P. COLLECTORS
RECEIVED BIG PAY
FOR THEIR WORK
Probcrs Learn Fancy Salaries Are
Paid Boys 90 Get the
Money"
LIGHT THROWN ON
PARTY FINANCING
By Associated Press % Every Eveuinr

By Associated Press ~ Every Evcning
CbicaQo. Sept 9-The senate corn-
mittee investigating pregidentlal cam
paign expenditures today called mOrf
witnesses cited by r. n Moore, peronal
representative Of Governor Cor ~ neu
who could give detailed information con
cerning the Sl5,OOO,OOO campaign fund
which the Democratic candidate hae
charged the Republican national con-
mittee was trying - raise
Yesterdays sessions, which ran INTO
the night, were devoted largely ~ ques-
tioning Harry VI Blair, assistant - Fred
/ w. Upham, treasurer n The Republican
National Committee re admitted b. bad
drawn up form lO1, offered by Govrrror
| Cox to subg,antiate his claim that mOrcr
| than 81 600 was being solicited from in-
| dividuals, but said the ways and neans
| committee forbade is uae because VII
/ RI. Hays Republican Chairman. bad
/ declared contributions eXoeeding tl,pN
4 would not be accepted.
After the names II paid ernpioyrs ~
/ Mr. Blair's organization together wf'h
their salaries had been obtained senate
| Reed Of Missouri said:
eve established that tho Repuhhrsn
/ National Committee has The mnai eT-
travagant payroll that z campaign ever
had
senator Edge n New Jer-y lnter-
jected 70 read testimony ~ y y jarnespn
Democratic assistant treasures, that he
| payroll of his party organization amounted
! ~ sIS 600 a month. IL was learned from
Mr.. Blair that his payroll amounted -
s22 900 a month.
ssgorna n my men have been offered
from 100 20 $50 per cent moro for church
work" Blair said Tho lnfercnureh
World Movement offered two $40 each
a week and unlimited expense accounts
The questioning also developed that
the western headquarters had no Az
thority over seven eastern States ~ which
funds were raised under The direction
Of Colonel William BOyce Thompson ~
New York and James O.. Blaine. thrd,
the eastern treasurer.
An alleged attempt bv Charles l.
BoeschensteIn, Democratic National Com
nitteernan, for Illinois, - solicit campaign
funds from q postmaster was presented
70 the committee az secnnd hand Dy
William o. Fariov, a Augusta, lll..
Hancock county farmer. To devel0uea
that Mr. Farlow had volunteered his
testimony and that his evicence con
/, sisted Of FIVE letters addressed % JOSEPH
Fl. Coffrnan, postmaster az Augusta.
, The committee agreed that the evidenc'
. was not entirely competent IN that Torn
. but il was received and read. The letter
! ernphasized that contributions must b
voluntary and one Ol the letters "a,
rubber stamped for delivery at home al
dress only
Mr.. Blair was next on the stand anc
r7resentad a document Labelled 'c0nn
. / dental information for regional directors
al the Republican financial drive. TIT
,, / witness said the information was con
! fdential because lt vas Issued near'
. a wear ago and az that date y was de-
sirable TO keep knowledge Of hepuoiioai
. plans from the opposition.
, The Georgia d1ve described ~ =. "
! Mcclure yesterday, was taken up.. Mr
! | Blair said the figures Of S25,u1O TOT ~
State and returns Of about sll ,oVo spok'
I for themselves.
: Eastern drives we're not within SIR
/, Blair's direct knowledge. de sad be ha,
Z been told that New YORK and Pittsburl
we're organized but understood that Phiia
: delDhia was not.
Those places are in the territory %
: Colonel William Boyee Thompson, p
. explained.
! The witness said there were two phase
I of the fund drive, frst an attempt 20 81
; contributions of from 500 70 $1,000, an,
, second "a popular campaign tor sm.l.
: contributions from the many sitter th
: national convention had been Reid ans
> s.the ranks and file aroused % the ssles Q
, Senator Reed asked il there was plal
/ for big drive near the close OF the cam
paign. Mr.. Blair said be had drawn a Pro
posal for last week campaign but
: had been modified 70 apply TO the genere
: popular campaign opening thus mont.
: and providing for contributions rom +
: cents up. Mr. Blair said his more elahorat
plan was gwen up because certain cond.
lions were laid down by Colonel William
!. Bovce Thompson. chairman OF the ma
: tional WAYS and means committee.
Mr.. Blair then turned IN list OF pal
: workers supplementing that turned
J, last night. They proved % ~ assistant
10 State directors IN Illinois, Indiana an
Ohio. and two general travelling repr'
, sentatives working out Of the Chlcag
i headquarters
: He said there were about 70 m an