Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-24

pra times. My activities have all been
in different places.
Mr.. Hitchcock said he was not "a o
miliar with the expenditures of the Chi
cago headquarters. He told the com
mittee that the New York Office con .
fined it's work to the eastern and
through Senator Moses, to the southern
states. He added that Colonel Proctor
and the Chicago treasurer would have
the information as to expenditures by
the Chicago Office.
Never heard Of any money being
raised therc?" Senator Reed asked.
Might have been some locally" Mr.
Hitchcock said. Otherwise dom
know"
Not even if there had been 81 900
! 000?" Senator Reed pursued
"Oh. now. I'd have known something
il any such sum had been contributed
the witness said.
Doubts du Pont Contribution
Didn't large interest. the dl
Points. contribute there" asked Sena
tor Kenyon.
I'm certain they did not do SO,
Mr.. Hitchcock replied. while MIR
Miller. one Of our managers. lived II
that state and looked after affairs,
know several of the du Points. and
would have been told.
Chairman Kenyon asked as to genera
alotments of money and the witness re
Piled that Senator Moses. Representa-
tive Gould and Thomas c. Miller hat
controlled its disposition.
"Our finances were always exhaust
ed" Mr.. Hitchcock said. That's beer
one of our difficulties. always, to &c,
money to meet legitimate needs.
Mr.. Lufkin. General Woods manage
in Massachusetts,. for campaign eX
penses there. New York headquarters
had no money at the time, so this wa'
sent on from Chicago.
Then inquired as to Vermont ant
was told that several sums. totalni
less than $4,000, had been sent to Jack
son Burlingame for the campaign
there.
The great expenses. he said. were II
the big primary fights. like Illinois ant
Ohio.
Sundays Son at Helm
"A Young man by the name OF sun
day, Billy Sundays son, beileVe'
| Hitchcock said. lis taking charge o
Wood publicity in Chicago. The Chi
cago hradauartcrs has done som" falrl!
extensive ADVERTISING hc added 'hu
have no details of that,
Mr.. Hitchcock testified that he hat
had something to do with some o
the contests in southern states.
"As general thing, didn't favo'
contesting in the favoritc son states,
he added.
Asked regarding Alabama, Mr. Hitch
| cock said so far as he knew the tOta
sent there, either from Washington q
New York. was $1,000 to DoloS h
Smith. The total sent to Georgia, h
continued. was $4,000.
Questioned further regarding south
crn contests, Mr.. Hitchcock said:
THE so called Wood delegation il
Mississippi is not, in my Judgment.
legally elected delegation. and | hav
nothing 10 do with il.
Senator Reed sought 10 establish
where the general directing head o
the Wood campaign has bcen
I'm effect it's been in Chicago whor
General Wood is, Mr.. Hitchcock said
THE control of tho financing has bcc
there"
How many floors Of tho Imreria
Hotel in New York do You occupy ::
asked Senator Reed.
Nearly all on ono floor, Mr.. Hitch
cock answered
.'How many rooms, and how man
cmployes?" Senator Reed pursued.
, Il don't know that, was the rNpl,
but it is being cut down very rapid,
There wasn't any need for it. and NJ
enough money could be obtained to kcc
il up.