Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-30
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story of the LaFollette campaign
and was told that one campaign coll
lector had received about S120.WW
among trade unions, mostly in small
amounts not covered by previous
collection reports placed before the
committee by LaFollctte managers.
Late today T.. J. Bliss. president Of
the Regal Shoe Company, was Ques
toned regarding newspaper adNer-
Using appearing in the name of the
company discussing political issues
along with selling talk for shoes. The
witness told the committee the ad-
vertising campaign was directed to-
ward preventing the election being
thrown into congress. One advertise
ment, which was printed in sixty
cities had cost $1,000. he said.
j.. X. Liggett. a drug dealer. and
manufacturer and chairman of the
Calvin Coolidge Finance committee
of Massachusetts told the committee
he had raised S1JOU0O and hoped TO
get more than S1OO,0O0. He was
questioned sharply by members of
the committee and counsel concern
ing the letter which tho committee
sent out asking for funds and say
ing every large contributions would
law"
The witness explained that the
Massachusetts law restricted contri-
buttons by an individual for the sup
mort OF a state candidate to 81 900
and said that the letter meant that
any contributions over 81 600 would
he divided between the national ana
the state committee. lie denied
sharply that the letter was viola
ton of the law.
At the morning session the conf
mittee turned its inquiry on the CIR
cumstances surrounding the break
fast party given at the White HonSe
to a delegation of actors from New
York. Rhinclander Waldo, former
police commissioner of New York and
head of the Coolidge Non-Partisan
club, said his organization had paid
the expenses of the actors trip to
Washington and that he had made
the arrangements through c. Bas-
com Slcmp, secretary to President
Coolidge.
Then Gibson Gardner. a Washing
ton newspaper man and supporter of
LaFollette. told the committee that
he had been approached early in
September by William Burch, of
Washington, representing the Nc
Kutcheon -Gerson syndicate. sub
sidiary of the Shubert Theatrica
Corporation. with an offer to sell to
the LaFollettc organization for $50
600 a publicity proposition which
would include lines worked into
vaudeville programs favorable to the
candidate.
Gardner said he turned down the
offer and Judged they sold the prop
Ostion to the Republicans when
heard about the actors calling at the
White House. including AL Jolson.
John Drew and Charlotte Greenwood.
who We're mentioned in connection
with the offer
From II. l.. Brunson. Of Washing
ton who has charge of raising CAM
paign contributions for I.aEollette
from trade unions. the committee
learned that he had raised approx
mately $4,000 from approximately
$4,000 contributions.
Henry l.. Eamm. railroad fireman
or Lawrence. Mass. a LaFollette sup
porter, testified that he had been Of
fered proposition by II. T. Drew,
former supporter Of LaFollette. to
come into the Coolidge ranks and
work among the railroad men, for
which he promised him $1,000 over
his expenses. He declared he declin
ed the offer but knew of one man
who did accept it.