Evening star., 1920-06-04
WOODS EASTERN
TREASURER SPENT
CASH SENT BY LOEB
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wish to make it perfectly clear that
these are amounts Mr.. Sprague COW
cred in his statement. as WE'LL"
There was a general discussion be-
tween the committee and the witness
in an effort to determine the total
Wood national fund
Chairman Kenyon suggested that an
addition of $74.390 to the total given
by Treasurer Sprague would give the
total Senator Pomerene, by another
calculation, said that an addition of
s22s.000 to the Sprague total would
be required. Mr.. Stebbins said that
he could not absolutely settle the
point until the books were audited
The total as given by Mr.. Sprague
was S1.1S0,000.
Don't you know the contributors
to the fund Mr. Loeb raised?" Chair
man Kenyon asked.
Promised List of Contributors.
No. don't" Mr.. Stebbins replied
He said receipts were issued solely to
Mr.. Loeb, but promised the commit
tee transcript of the full contribu-
tors list outside of this fund. None
$1,000
Asked if Independent Wood funds
were not raised for state use in New
Jersey. Mr.. Stebbins said there were
some local expenditures. but that they
were small. -
The witness said that in general
10 per cent of the money spent from
my accounts went for publicity"
The committee is thoroughly salts
fed that you had no intention of
avoiding Kadn sxamination;" ar, Chairman
examination was completed.
w. 1. Cole Takes stand.
VI
chairman in Missouri and delegate
at large from that state. appearing at
his own request, took the stand, the
scene shifted to that state. He pre-
sented brief explanation Of previous
testimony which showed that he had
received funds from both the Harding
and Lowden interests for work in Mis-
souri. He entered a nat denial that
he had known that the check for $500
given him by L. L. Morse. manager Of
the LoYden campaign outside of st.
Louis, was from Lowden funds or that
it was given him with any under
standing it was to be used in the Illi-
garded the money as personal con-
tributfor from Morse, he said. to aid
in the republican fight to fill a vacancy
inr- the third Missouri congressional
district, which Morse had insisted that
Cole conduct.
AS to s1.25o which the witness said
he had received from Harry NJ
Daugherty. manager for Senator
Harding. Cole declared it was given
him to use in trying to make the SEN
ator the second choice Of the Missouri
delegation and after he had told
Daugherty that he believed Missouri
was ''sewed up" for Lowden.
Met Daugherty In Washington.
He said he had met Mr.. Daugherty in
NaS Sti pcv<n i1 ,hay
were exchanged on Mr.. Coles return
home rs
He asked me to meet him in st.
Louis in January" Mr.. Cole continued.
mo money was mentioned up to the
time He asked me about Harding
chances. told him the state was sewed
up TOR Lowden '''
Late In the day he said they would
like to get something out OF the state,
and that all the work would be done
through the organization. He suggested
Harding might get the state on second
choice. He asked me to find out what
the sentiment would be on that PROPOSE
ton. t l-s a.
He said, Won't you undertake to find
out what chance we have? Wen pay
your expense I finally agreed, OTTER
ing to make tour of the state and send
him a bill for what ia find. He said
they didn't want to do things that way,
because after the campaign was over
they would have all kinds Of bills to pay.
He wrote me a check for $1.250, and
said II needed more to notify him"
Spent $500 or $525.
Mr.. Cole said he had spent $500 or
s525" making the Investigation. in trav-
elling expenses. hotel bills. and COM
municatfon.
Nothing was said about my own SAL
ary." he added
Mr. Cole was then asked about $500
Of Lowden campaign funds paid him
We were having a campaign in the
third congressional district" he said
e. L. Morse came to me and gave me
a check for $500 to be used, sup
posed. in that fight. 49,
Il never knew from that day until
I read Mr.. Morse's testimony here
that this was Lowden money. or that
any purpose was in Mr.. Morse's mind
except to help in that congressional
fight"
Rendy to Hand Back 500.
The election mentioned. he ex-
planned. was the special one called
when Secretary Of Commerce Alex
ander was appointed to office by Pres
ident Wilson.
You feel that the balance Of 500
of the Harding fund is compensation
coming to your asked Senator Pom
creme. democrat. Ohio.
NO. I'm going to hand it back to