Norwich bulletin., 1920-09-09

ChieaSo, Sept S.-Support of Governor IoAls charge that SsOO.O0O had been set as the republican campaign fund quota or Cleveland and S25.O .ODO as that of At lanta came from republican witnesses to- uo! al the senate investigation of cam paign funds and expenditures In addi- tioll, there was an admission by Harry NJ Blair, assistant to the treasurer of the republican national committee. that he mad approved %Form lel." a document settins forth campaign plan which $loO each.
 MT Blair, whose testimony extended over into night session said sufficient copies of the bulletin were prepared 10 supply all field agents of the republican national treasurer, but that when the national ways and means committee re- Lusea to approve the project the release on the document was cancelled.
 Testimony on the Cleveland quota Of s4oO,oOO was given by Dudley S Bios som, a city official and one of the leaders Tn the drive for funds there. He said this [lsure was given him by W. A. Wood- lord chairman of the ways and means committee fol Cleveland. but that if was also discussed with the national wars and means representative and became com mon knowledge among workers for The
 
 10 me iund and that the work was con- I tinuing.
 The Atlanta testimony came from C. w. Mcclure, former republican candidate TOT United States senator from Georgia lie said that c. r. Taylor. a paid worker | for the republican national treasurer. Fought letter from Fred Cpham stat Ing that an attemp. was to be made 10 | raise more money there. The witness also said that Dr. J. .. Stockbridge of Ali | lanta quoted Taylor as saying that they 1 hoped to raise S25,o00 in Atlanta alone. This was the amount charged by Cover nor Cox as the quota for that city and given by Mr. Upham as the quota for tine entire state of Georgia.
 MT. Blair early in his testimony said | that when he undertook his duties in No vember 1919, list of state quotas had been made up calling for approxima tely | S5.oOO,O6e. A comparison of this figure with the S3,o0o poo budget presented in last weeks testimony by Chairman Will | Hays. Was brought into the proceedings and NIT. Upham volunteered from the audience that Mir Blair knew nothing about th emanner in which the money he 1 collected was to be disburscd.
 Senator Kenyon called attention to the fact that the work in Cleveland described | by Mir. Blossom at the morning session followed the details of Form 101 closely.
 The witness explained that almost all the men associated with him nj the re- publican drive had shared experiences with the witness in Y. NJ. c. 4. and war fund work and that their ideas on now to conduct campaign for funds coincided closely.
 Asked how successful his drive for funds had been. Mir. Blair said that be- tween Dec. l, 1918. and June 12. 1920 ] tthe pre-convention period), cash and pledges amounted 10 sl.7oo.0o0. From June F 10 Sept he said the total was Sl2oO. 900.
 The committee tried today unsuccess- fully to learn by what authority C. C. Brainerd. Washington correspondent foi the Brooklyn Eagle. had written story last January 10 the effect that the reDub- lican plans called for the expenditure O. lSi6.066. COG throughout the country. MT Brainerd maintained that the source oi his information was confidential and de clined 10 answer relying upon rulings oi privilege made for other Washington cor respondents when they appeared befor. the committee several weeks ago.
 Senator Reed pressed for the informa ton today and his stand was backed ai to its legal aspects by Senators Kenyon Spencer and Ponerene. 4 decision on th,
 
 be given torrow.
 Friction between Senator Reed and Nil Blair broke at the night session whe
 the Missouri senator accused the witnes
 of being insoient. Senator Reeds ir ' was reused wheT. Mir Blair asked whs - his salary as assistant to Mir. Upham ii a replied
 s Six hundred dollars amonth. I hay h no perquisites as isenstors do."
 Mr. Blair told the committee that hi
 assistants were pair from S150 10 ss0 n a week. Chicago. New York and severs .- other cities each has an individual direi .- tor. he said.
 Q Among paid assistants most of whor il in addition 10 their salaries. receive s-
 a week for expenses. Ai-. Blair name
 c. ". Lee. eastern regional director Seef
 IT. c. Witehill. director Maine. Yer .. mont New Hampshire and Msssachi b sets. S25o: n. W. Williams. assistant '. MT. Whitehill in Maine and Massach, ,, sets, Sl25; A. r. Hoffoner. assistant
 Vermont. western Massachusetts ar
 Boston. S125: P. L. Mccoy. assistant
 Mir. whitehill. SOS; c. B. Sawyer. z! d sistant to Mir. Whitehill. s100. n James Wright. New York city directo = worked directly under Colonel wiilia " Royce Thompson. chairman of the re7ub 2, licaa national ways and means con
 mittee and has been engaged for abol
 :5 morths at salary of about S1oO q week, Mir. Blair said.
 e There are several paid workers who, ,I names and salarits he did not reremh II Mir. Blain said. Senator Reed d.rectc I him to bring the information tomorrow "a Senator Reed characterized the rspuh.
 can treasurer's salary list as the ''bir
 gest ever spent by any national commi
 tee"
 Senator Edge referred to the record ar s brought out that .N Blair's office
 spending S20.o00 a month for salari' v- while ". D. Jamieson. financial direct, l. of the democratic committee testifie " last week that his salary list was SIS n Ooo monthly.
 e "The main difference between your 0 I flee and Mfr. Jamieson's seems to be thi D. yours is getting results" Senator Ed: m added"
 Mir. Blair told the committee the II .d ter Church World Movement had offer, 70 three of his men s250 a week and q r- unlimited expense account but they p- t. ferred to stay with the republican cor . | nittaa