The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-13

sae,,,s.ez sr,f Fz T. HIP campaign fund AD2 $9, .25 were uncovered yesterday kov Attorney Homer s. Cumfr1ngs' bcounsel for Jeremiah DoTovan in his (which MT. Hill was declared elected Eagor four hours, Arthur c. Wheeler, or EJorwalx political. agent for MT. Aan Tn kkhe last campaign. was on the stand Iut the opening Of the hearing in StaIn- Sta l1ord yesterday
 Mir Wheeler. at tirnes, was Das 1.corn bative as MT. Cummings pressed saaiTn fo dstafis regakdtng the funds of lehe carnpa izr< To n14ny questions k, < answered that. he ~couIdn't remem- @ber.n He was on the sstf1nd at the frIose Of the session and was expect- led to be the first witness again eo- Throughol1t the gr1ning of MT, NV heeler. MT. Hill sat besi idel his coun- ssel nervously fum bling with papers Twice he spoke right out in meet Ing unable to restrain hirnself sWheh' MT. Cummings insisted on pusnlng l lne. }sxs triess for answers to questions MT. Sonovan sat behind MT Cummings. and occasio ona1Iy suggested questions Mr Wheeler said that he held two fpolitical jobs at the same tim es--po- f1ificaI agent for MT. Hill and streasurer Of Ahe Repusb fcan Fsourth sl1lslIlcI fcongressional committee As pod1ti- E.eal agent he received $500 and ex- knended only $151.75 of this sum, he htestihed.
 Then you turned the balance of S34s.z5 over to yourself as treasurer eaof the congressio ional com mi tfee, aidnt fxou F he was asked
 I1id you reach the point. ae politsoal agent where you didn't need the lanoney further 2''
 must have z
 Seriously. now MT. Wheeler. did you ever hear Of q political agent who scouidzsst spend all the money he could get hold of g.'
 szzf1is fs an age of progress and hrousTs got to expect something new. well you've given us something lovel. at 1eaat ' said Mir. CIn1Inings.
 How did you draw a line Of de- ton betweeua your dalts es as po- 2zItz1ad agent ant your duties aa treas szzrer 9ss
 Thaxss a zard question to answer. ?. 1T thouEhk so. too. said MT. Cum lsnain5g. 1T want to get 1t cleared up if .sSVun. advised wiah Ma Hin about szsay dsE4ies as political agent and T took zdrders fRoan tne corn ln1at4ee as treas- ursr. 2
 rnrnazag to the nst of co1trfbutions k&o which as political agent MT Cum *a11ixs=p sosag7af Information regarding 
 name on tf1e list Was Milton Damn1an, who dropped $1Oo into the Republican hat
 who is Milton Damraan
 think he is a New York law
 Possibly he. had some admiration tsfor Adr- Ht1l
 DO you know his busdraass z
 T have heard that he is 2 New York attorney
 ..Do you know whether he was con neeted with the Manufacturers asso-
 :oniy by newypaper reports thaa said he was an attorney for the asso- efation. .
 .rhat eor,tributIon came before the noIninating convention. didn't it ?''
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 ..To aid in MT. Hilrs nomination? z
 an7sht sog imagine r
 Didn't you know that the Manu- Hacturers Association had interested itself in dr. Hills candidacy ?''
 Only by newspaper reports
 Wasnst MT. Damrnah a collector for the association 2,s
 T don't think SOL
 Did Mr. Hill know you received this money ?'
 The next name on the list was s.An ufe M. Thomas. $25O.' sssssSAfrs Wheeler said she is former resldent of NorWaIk, and added thai fhe contribution might have beer pronnpted by ssan adrnira ton for MT
 Was she interested in any tariff legislation ?'' MT. Cummings asked. Before the witness could answer Mir. Hill broke in impetuously.
 You shouldn't ask that,'' he snap ped angriIy. She is my own cousin
 In the treasurer's report, Mr. Cum. uings asked about -fL. + Laphan1' who gave $1O0.
 IT don't know him and don't recaI from whom the contTibution came. said MT Wheeler have nevel heard of him before g
 Down through the list. MT. Cum nlings went seeking to trace the bus illness conn Deetions of men who 4haS contributed amounts varying from $l to $500. Some Of them Mir. Wheele knew slightly, some not at all
 The name of H B. Cheney, wht gave $250 was reached.
 sTWho is he
 T think he's a silk manufacture In South Manchester"
 .rTzat'a in the First congressiona district, isn't it
 Do you know who collected tha, contribution ?''
 .sI don't recall.
 Regarding 'Charles A Wlmpfheim CT, who contributed $500. MT. Wheel CT said he thought he was a seNev York manufacturer Of wooIen goods
 Next was the name of D. D. Bird who gave $25.
 -hdr. WImpfheimer seemed to hay, been the real Bird" remarked Mir Cummings dryIy Mir. Birds contribu ton couldn't be recalled by the wit nesss
 B. KIDD, of the Salts Textile Go. gave $25. go the list showed MT. Cum mfngs asked who MT. Kfpp is
 TT think he lives in New Jersey but is interested in the Salts TextiI, Mills in Bridgeport" said the wit ness.
 He votes in New Jersey. too, does