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Show MORE CHARGES I BY COX FOUND I TO RE CORRECT I E Assistant Republican Treas- urer Is Questioned by Reed on G. 0. P. Plans I CHICAGO, Sept. 9. t'harges by H Governor Cox that the Republicans had fixed iioias and planned Intensive H fund raising drives in at least fifty. H ' Itlee and that 'he national com- H mittee had had a pari in assessing the H i ity quotas were admitted on the stand H before the senate investigating com- H mittee today by Harry M. Blair assist- H tint to Pred W Upham, Republican H national treasurer. Reading from a document produced H by Mr. Blair which, he said, was sent H out in lieu of the much-discussed H j' torm 101," Senator Reed brought out ( i li.it the treasurer's office planned lo H I organise Intensive drives in fifty-four H cities, three more than the Ohio gover- H nor mentloneil when he read his list of H fifty-one at Pittsburgh. H I'rom the same document Senator H Reed read thnt the local chairman H appointed in each city was lo "accept H the quota plated upon the city by tho national treasurer." H BUT M I R DID IT Hut he never did that to my know 1- J edge.' Mr. Blair Interjected. H He explained that the plan "in his H mind" was for the state chairman of H the ways and mc.-mg committee to select local chairmen in cities, who B then would be confirmed by Mr. Up-nam Up-nam "to make it official," nnd that Mr. 1'pham should pass on the local B chairman a city quota suggested by BBVJ head. H PAR M.R M'H MISSING, Mr. Blair produced a copy of that BVB form and when it was compared to BVH the copy of the same form which BVH Governor Cox had sent to the commit-t, commit-t, by Kdmund Moore, his personal i presentatlve, the governor's copy was found to be incomplete an entire BVH ' ;'li which appeared In Mr. IBV I Blair's copy was omitted from that sent by the governor. Tho paragraph JBi suggested that contributions of $5,000 and $10,000 be accepted, removing the 31.000 limit fixed by Chairman Hays. IBV i The copy furnished by tho governor ell suggested that contributions of HBH I from 5 . - 0 upward bo received." HBH 'LANS 1 ALL DOW N While ho planned drives In fifty- IBV I four cities, Mr. Blair said. It was found I impossible to carry out the program -e of local conditions In some places- BVJ "You did though, contemplate or- BBV ganuting drives In fifty-four cities?' axked Senator Reed. JBVJ "Yes, BVJ ' So, it' Governor Cox or any other man charges you had plans for or-Iganlzing or-Iganlzing In fifty-one cities he simply I understated, didn't he?" Senator Reed attempted to bring JBV out that the document with whlctr 1 Mr. Blair displaced form 101, was not intended for that purpose, and asked bow Dudley S. Blossom, of Cleveland, JBV , v. ho testified yesterday, had been ablt IBV lo follow the form 101 plan, exactly, il he had never seen it. Senator Reed kept up his fire on the witness and finally obtained as-sent as-sent to propositions that the national Wgya and means committee appointed the state chulrmcn then sent paid workers to aid these chairmen a j-i finally by taking money raised by these agencies approved their acta. ORD1 RED hi MM i DltJ He was a.died If Instructions had been issued to slow up oecauqe of the revelations of the committee. "Not to slow up. bul to speed up." said the witness "As a matter of fact, subscriptions have been increas-Ing increas-Ing since Governor Cox made his such an extent that I ihlnM he really ought to be listed with my iH paid workers. Voluntary subscriptions I have also Increased because many poo-pie poo-pie think we are being persecuted." "Do you mean thut this committee is persecuting you'.'" interjected Sen-Kenyon. Sen-Kenyon. "No, sir, ' siid Mr. Blair, ' biu. many people think lhal the Republican com-mlttee'S com-mlttee'S plan of a campaign for direct covenants upenly arrived at Is being mlarapressnted if 1 may be permitted to Quote our president." The examination turned back to Quotas of various cities and Senator Reed n ail, from the official bulletin sent out hy .Mr Blair's office to fund workers und asked him to reconcile statements therein with his figures and i lu-se given by Pred W. Upham, na- l urn. , I treasurer of the parte. I 1G1 Rl O.N BOSTON I Mr Blair explained that the figure ll Boston and Us three doxen uui- rounding towns was first $100,000 and I l a 1 e 1 1160,000-. Sei.ator lalge lead figures handed to him by .Mr. I phum showing thai up to yesterday $63,000 had been re-Celved re-Celved from Massachusetts. I The riuestionlng then turned to Ohio I but the witness said he know little I about the quotas in that state. Blair exi epted Columbus, rsmembsrlng that its first quota was IGo.000, hut after it had raised $85,000 the figure was placed at $1011,0011 That la the figure Governor Cox gave, Is it not ?" asked Senator ReeJ. NOTHING HIDDEN "Well, he ought to know," retorte I Mr. Blair. He Is right there in Ohio and the eity Uoas are public prop- r:y the re This cajupaign Is not be-big be-big kept under a bushel " Mr l'.lan was then risked to explain Hash from the field." In the Au-gust Au-gust liith bulletin, which stated: 'Cincinnati businessmen have un-derwrltton un-derwrltton that city's quota, the full amount to be delivered by September BBBsl DEFINITION OF BI LL "Is that the truth?" asked the sen- "I consider that Just 'bull.'" said Mr. What is the difference between bull' und trulh?" pressed the senator. " 'Bull' is expanded truth." defined the witness and the merriment lasted until Senator Kenyon rapped for 01-iv,r. 01-iv,r. I |