The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-06-01
CAMPAIGN EXPENSES
UNDER SEARCHLICHT
HEADS OF CAMPAIAN ORCANI-
CATIONS APPEAR AND
GIVE TESTIMONY.


can, Illinois, and a charge that the
outlay in the Ohio primary contest
between Senator Harding, republl-
can, of that state, and Major Cen
eral Leonard Wood, made Senator
Newberry's Michigan campaign look
like a piker" marked the opening to-
day of the senate's investigation in
to preconvention campaign expendl-
lures.
Frank H. Hitchcock, former post
master general, who appeared as the
representative of General Wood,
threw but little light on the generals
campaign expenses and Senator
Harding's manager was not heard TO-
day.
L. L. Anderson, secretary OF state
from Illinois, was the spokesman for
Governor Lowden. He was armed
with records and cancelled checks and
gave figures, names, dates and local.
ties. Of the total spent for Governor
Lowden, he said, $379,175.78 was
contributed by the governor himself.
Friends gave $35,825, he testltled,
before collections were stopped by or
ders from Mr.. Lowden.
Spent Most in Michigan.
{ Detailing expenditures, Mr.. Emer-
son testified that a total Of $685.
243 was sent into different states,
the Michigan primary campaigns with
$39,141 taking the most. The Low
den committee, he said, had sent
$4,000 into Missouri. Senator Reed,
democrat, of that state, questioned
him at some length to determine the
method of its use since there was no
primary election.
Getting out the Lowden senti-
ment was the purpose" Mr.. Emer-
son said, adding that it had been
successful because the delegates
would support the governors candi-
dacy.
Cost about a thousand dollars
delegate for Missouri's thirty-six,"
commented Senator Reed.
E. H. Moore, who testified to con-
tributions of about $4,000 to the
campaign for Governor Cox, demo-
crat, Ohio, made the charge of heavy
expenditure in the republican pri-
mary contest in Ohio and provoked
hot partisan strife.
Urges Calling Managers.
Il know a chicken hawk from a
hand saw" Mr.. Moore retorted. Call
John H. Price, who ran the Wood
campaign and he'll tell you what the
Harding men spent. Ask Harry M.
Daugherty, Harding's manager, and
he will tell you what the Wood men
spent.
"Call John T. King, who started in
as manager of General Woods cam
paign if you want to know about the
story of the underwriting of the
Wood campaign. / take it that this
is a real investigation and not side
show. | personally know of one man
who put up $4,000 for Wood. If
King won't tell you I'll give you the
name"
! Dr. Randolph F. Jersey. of Wheel
ing, appearing for Senator Suther-
land, republican, West Virginia, dealt
at some length with the Wood cam
paign in that state, declaring that it
had been ''like circus with its gross
publicity" Senator Sutherland, he
said, had spent about $4,000 in his
campaign.
Senator Poindexter, republican, of
Washington, with $4,000, was Sec
ond to Governor Lowden, and Sena-
tor johnson, republican, of Califor-
MIA, with $68,138, was third. The
largest contributor to the Johnson
fund was R. B. Straussburger, of
Norristown, Pa, who gave $4,000,
according to Angus McSween, man.
ager of Senator Johnson's eastern
headquarters. William Flynn of
Pittsburgh gave $500 to the john
son campaign, Mr.. McSween testified.
! 100000 Spent for Wood.
! William C. Proctor, of Cincinnati,
has advanced 100000 to the cam
paign of Major General Leonard
Wood, he testified at the seiate inves-
tigation into pre-convention presiden-
tial campaign financing. Mr.. Proc
tor said this advance was more than
the total contributions" to General
Woods campaign. He added that he
had contributed $4,000.
Mr.. Proctor told the committee
that between so and 70 per cent of
the amount advanced by him had
been spent for publicity and the bal
ance on speakers and headquarters.
We've spent, l think, an average
of $4,000 a state" he said.
1t has developed during the inves-
tigation that more than $1,000,000
has been spent in promoting General
Woods candidacy.
John T, King, of Connecticut, for
merly a manager in Woods cam
paign, said he sent Roscoe Pickett
of Georgia $4,000 to boost the gen
erals campaign for delegates.
Frank. H. Hitchcock, campaign
manager for General Wood, in tes-
tifying before the committee today,
declared he had sent $4,000 to
Georgia and $4,000 to Alabama.
The committee intends to go into
the Georgia contest matter at some
length. It developed yesterday that
Henry Lincoln Johnson, a negro poll
tician in Georgia, had received So
600 from the Lowden war chest.
Johnson is a leader in the contest
against the Wood delegates in Geor-
gia. The committee wants to know
whether the $4,000 was given to fl
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