The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1920-05-28
GIVE DATA ON
CAMPAIGN FUNDS
Managers for Wood and LoWden
Before Senate Body.
SHOW SOURCE OF DONATIONS
Hitchcock Says Largest Sum Paid in
Any State Was $15,oo0-illinois
Governors Fund Totals
S4O4, o84.78.

Washington, May 25.-Frank ID.
Hitchcock, one of Maj. Gen. Leonard
Woods campaign managers, told a
senate Investigating committee Oh
Monday that so far as he knew tne
largest sum spent in any state by tne
Wood organization was $4,000 in New
Jersey. He added that the next largest
was $4,000, in Maryland.
Mr.. Hitchcock said that In New
York, "as in a number of other states,
the Wood supporters financed thelr
own campaign in their own way
without asking assistance from the
Wood organization.
Names Woods Manager.
Mr.. Hitchcock identified himself as
zone of the managers Of General
Woods campaign"
'Who are the OthersT Chairman
Kenyon asked.
civilian G. Proctor is the general
manager" the witness replied, "Wnlle
assistants in charge of various Sec
lions include Representative Norman
Gould of New York, Thomas Z. Mill
Ter and Senator Moses of New Hamp-
shire"
Lowden's Fund Is $4o4, 984.78.
Governor LOwden's fund for his cam
paign for the Republican presidential
nomination totals S4O4 ,984.78 including
contributions, L. L. EmmersOn, the
governors campaign manager, testlned
at the senate's Investigation Of cam
paign contributions and expenditures.
"We have a book showing every item
of receipts in the Lowden campaign,
Mr.. EmmersOn said, "and l have here
every check that has been issued.
We've collected no state funds.
think all money has passed through
my hands"
''HOw many headquarters have you
had?" asked Chairman Kenyon.
"One at Springfield, ILL.,, rooms in
Chicago and in Washington" Mr.. EN-
merson said. "We have a number of
stenOgraphers at Springfield.
$33,825 Is Contributed.
"There was $38, 1926 contributed. l
have the names here. The governor
insisted that we should keep our at-
fairs in businesslike shape"
Asked by Chairman Kenyon regard
ing expenditures, Mr.. EmmersOn said:
"There was $34, 262.64 paid out in
salaries. The LOwden Young Mems
club received 1892. For work among
travelling men, $3,156.
"For the wOmen's division, $16,251.
That was for everything publicity,
stenOgraphers, pink everything
they use in campaigning among
women.
"On the Washington headquarters
we spent $4,000 and on general print
ing and publicity, $96,056. On Organi-
zatiOn work in states, $156, 243."
Mr.. Emmerson was asked for expen-
ditures by states.
"In Georgia we sent $4,000 to Henry
Lincoln Johnson" he said.
That's a cOlOred man." Senator
Kenyon observed.
eyes" Mr.. EmmersOn continued.
"In Alabama $1,000 to a man named
Irwin; in Oklahoma, $500 20 J. w.
Kayser; in Texas, $4,000 to George E.
Rockwell. To Virginia I've sent none,
but the Washington headquarters has
perhaps sent some.
Spend $e,7s3 in South Dakota
"In South Dakota we spent $9,783.
Fred Sterling of Illinois represented
rs.
SIN Michigan we spent 500, 141.5O,
through w. e. Hull and G. f. Buck of
Illinois. In Wisconsin $500 to Carl
G. McAssey; in Oregon, $1,000 by
Joseph Dunno; in North Dakota, ST.
OOO
SIN Indiana, $4,000 through Joseph
S. Baldwin of Illinois; in Missouri,
$4,000 through a number of individu-
ais"
Cost about $1,000 a delegate" Sen
ator Reed commented, 'fOr Missouri's
So.