The western sentinel., 1920-05-25

him 1879, 9,155.75. Contributions
from other sources, he said.
| totaled $685.
| Washington, May 24.-No evil
dence of extraordinary expenditures
I was adduced at the opening today
of the senate's investigation into
! presidential convention expenses
and contributions.
The largest outlay specifically tes-
Titled to was $4,000, which Frank
II. Hitchcock, one of Major General
! Leonard Woods campaign mama
gers, said had been sent into New
Jersey by the Wood organization.
Angus MsSween, eastern manager
of johnson, of California, said his
candidates sent S13,217 into that
state.
Mr.. Hitchcock told the committee
that he could throw little light on
General Woods campaign finances
and he was not asked as Ito contri-
buttons. Mr.. McSween, however,
testified that the total of contribu-
tons to Johnson's national organiza-
tion was $6S,1SS while expenditures
had totaled $72,2S0.
| While Mr.. Hitchcock and McSween
SAID that state organizations gather
ed their own funds in many instan-
ces, this being true in Michigan and
other states
DR.. Ralph j. Hershey, for Senator
sutherland, of West Virginia, de-
scribed in detail the Wood campaign
In that state, declaring that the gen
erafs invasion" had reminded him
him of an Organization Of circus
4 with FIRST an advance agcnr. news
7 tpsper iaavertiS'r'g aud tinsiiy ap-
/ CoL William Proctor, OF Chicago,
one Of Woods campaign managers,
and Eugene Pike, of Cincinnati, have
been summoned to appear before the
committee.
Washington, May 24.-Frank TT
Hitchcock, one of Major Ger, al
Leonard Woods campaign mama
gers, told senate investigating com
mittee today that SO far as he knew
the largest sum spent in any state
by the Wood organization was SIS.
600 i'll New Jersey. He added thai
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 thejI
own campaign in their own way
without asking assistance from the
Wood campaign committeeman,
Hamilton Kane, Republican ma.
tional committeeman in New Jersey
took charge of the Wood expendi-
tlrnG that cfatn tlaa
lied, adding that all of the money
used in the state was accounted for
under the direct primary law.
Mr.. Hitchcock said he could not
give details as to campaign contri-
buttons, as it had been understood
that when he joined the Wood organ
ization that he was not to assist in
the financing work. Some indiyidu-
ais, he said, had sent money to him
direct, but this he said, would not
exceed $4,000.
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 va
Z riouS sections include Representa-
tive Norman Gould of New York,
Thomas c. Miller and Senator Moses,
of New Hampshire.
This committee would like to
know the amount of money expend-
ed in your campaign, its sources and
who the contributors are" Chairman
Kenyon continued. Can you give
us that"
"All that can be obtained" Mr..
Hitchcock answered, by the treas
urers of the campaign organizations
who have the data. asked to be
excused from the financing work,
tho some checks were sent to me by
individuals, amounting to not more
than $4,000 or $4,000, think. All
that l turned over to the treasurers
"All of the campaign contribu-
tions have been made thru finance
committees in each state. After their
receipt they have been turned over
to two treasurers, Horace c.. Steb-
bins, in New York, and Gilbert A.
Sprague. All of the expenditures
have been made by checks and a
full record is available.
Then, in addition, the Leonard
Wood League, which has 10000
members or so Ill over the United
States, has had an independent fund
collected in its own way.
II don't know about that at all,
as / have had no connection with 1t
or it's expenditure"
II never set up a contesting dele
CATION" said Mr.. Hitchcock, adding
that the North Carolina contest de-
va1oDed before he entered the cam