The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-05-24
Senate Committee Probing Campaign
Expenditures Of Candidates for the
Presidency Initiate Proceedings with
Examination of Gen. Woods Manager


Washington, May 24.-Frank II.
Hitchcock, one Of Major General
Woods campaign managers, told a
senate investigating committee today
that so far as he knew the largest
sum spent in any state by the Wood
organization was $4,000 in New Jer-
scy. He added that the next largest
sum was s12.5oo.
Mr.. Hitchcock said that In New
York. '',is in number of other
states" the Wood supporters 'financ-
ell their own way" without asking as
sistance from the Wood organization.
The big expenses were in the big pri-
mary fights, like Illinois and Ohio.
] have nothing to do with those;
they were handled from Chicago"
Mr.. Hitchcock said he had charge
of the Maryland contest. His rela-
tion to the campaign generally, he
said, was Supervisory"
Mr.. Hitchcock said he was not IA
miliar with the expenditure OF the
Chicago headquarters. He told the
committee that the New York office
confined its work to the eastern, and
Senator Moses Of New Hampshire, to
the southern states.
The Chicago treacurer would have
the information as u tho receipts
and expenditures In t.,e Chicago Of
flee.
Mr.. Hitchcock said THAI in Michigan
The Wood campaign vas financed by
local people" without any call on the
rational organization. Col Fred Al.
ger Of Detroit, he said was the state
chairman.
Chairman Kenyon gave notice dur
ing Mr.. Hitchcock's examination that
lac had summoned Horace C. Stebbins
and Ebert A. A. Sprague, treasurer,
respectiyely, OF the Wood headquarters
IL New York and Chicago, to appear
.tefore the committee.
There Is no intention" he said,
ito aid or injure any Of the various
candidates for the presidency in any
part. The question Of the source Of
contributions to presidential cam.
paigns and expenditures Of such con-
tributions Is a perfectly legitimate
subject Of inquiry by congress.
we aPpEcClilo lIdl liliS 10 u puSy
time for campaign managers and shall
try to accommodate them in every
way consistent with finishing the
inquiry at an early date"
Mr.. Hitchcock identified himself as
zone Of the managers of General
Woods campaign"
"Who are the others?" Chairman
Kenyon asked.
William c. Proctor is the general
manager" the witness replied. while
assistants in charge Of various sec
tons include Representative Norman
Gould Of New York, Thomas c. Miller
and Senator Moses Of New Hampshire.
All Of the campaign contributions
have been maintained through finance
committees in each state. After their
receipt they have been turned over
to two treasures, Horace G. Steb'
bins in New York, and Ebert II.
Sprague. All the expenditures have
been made by checks and full rec
ord Is available"
Then in addition, the Leonard
Wood league, which has 10000 MEM
bers or so, all over the United States.
has had an independent fund collected
in its own way"
I don't know about that at all, as
I have had no connection with 1t or
its expenditure"
Senator Reed. democrat, Missouri,
wanted to know If Col. Alger was
not a wealthy man and whether any
other wealthy men were on the Wood
campaign.
He was the only one who would
answer that description. think" Mr.
Hitchcock replied.
Asked how much the Michigan or
gnnizaticn raised, Mr.. Hitchcock re
Piled:
II don't know. That was their OWL
affair" In Delaware( Mr.. Hitchcock
said, nothing was given by the New
York office.
Senator Reed asked how much ths
New York State organization spent.
II don't know" replied the wit
mes. "That campaign was begun long
before I entered. ! was informed thai
less than $4,000 was spent by the
New York organization"