New-York tribune., 1920-05-30


BY states disbursements were listed
rs follows:
Ohio. S123.30o; Illinois. sl2o.soo;
Nebraska, 46,2o0 Indiana. s45,sei;
Oregon, 500 ,o30; Minnesota, S2s, 100.
Pennsylvania, S27,4oo; West Vir-
ginia. s26; coo; Montana, S22,8oo; Colo
s1'ado, sl4.soo; Missouri, $l0,450; Idaho,
9,o50; Washington and Alaska, $17.-
500; Maryland, $500; Michigan, S9,-
$50; Tennessee, $4,000; Wisconsin, ST.
500: Iowa. S7,lOo; Louisiana, S4,55o;
Mississippi, $4,000; Texas, $4,000.
Other states, including Oklahoma,
Arkansas, California. Nevada, New
Mexico, Arizona. Kansas, Wyoming,
Utah and Kentucky, $65.559.
The statement also showed s69, 500
spent in South Dakota.
The totals for each state included
totals for organization work, news
paper advertising and postage, circu-
larzing, etc.
Expenditures in Ohio
The report showed that in Ohio,
where charges Of excessive expendi~
lures in the Wood Harding primary
contest had been made before the com
mittee, a total of $4,000 was spent on
state organizatIon,' $4,000 on news
paper Advertising and $4,000 on
postage, speakers travelling expenses,
clrcularizing. etc'
In West Virginia the items "state or
Canization" showed $1,000; "newspaper
advertising" $1,000; postage, speakers
travelling expenses, circularizing, bill
boards, telephone and telegraph" SIS
300 Mr.. Sprague testified that the
money was paid out from headquar-
tors ION order from Colonel Proctor of
". B. Burtt.'
Did General Wood know anything
about thus 2" asked Senator Reed.
He did not"
Did he know Colonel Proctor had
advanced over $500 o00?'.
q don't think he knew anything
about it."
r Did he ever ask you about the
financing of the campaign?" Senator
Pomerene, Democrat, Ohio, put in.
He never did"
And you never told him ?"
81 did not, though he probably has
read the papers by this time"
81 went into the army to do my
duty" Mr. Sprague told the committee
II went into politics for the same rea-
son. and | have intended to stay in
neither one"
S125,G00 to Johnson Aids
lie TeuOtleQ 9iUOJUOO JONuSOu SiuSn
fund in California was called to the
attention Of the investigating commit
tee this morning, when Mr.. McCabe
was testifying regarding the Johnson
expenditures. He told the committee
that between 100000 and $125,000 was
spent by the Johnson forces, most Of
which was sent from California to
other states.
Can you tell us anything about the
100000 in currency which is reported
TO have been drawn from bank a few
days before the primary election in
California ?" asked Senator Spencer.
Mr. McCabe denied knowledge Of the
matter, and Senators Reed, Kenyon
and Pomerene demanded that Senator
Spencer inform the committee where
ne had heard such report.
Later, when Senator Moses. Southern
manager of the Wood campaign, was
on the stand, he volunteered the infor-
nation that he had been told of the
withdrawal and that he understood it
was made by one Of the men interested
in the Johnson campaign in California.
Tic fatty declined to give tie name Of
his informant to the committee until
he had received permi from his IN
tormant to do so.
"Well, is this only hearsay, only ru-
mor?" Senator Reed demanded.
Came From Authoritative Source
"I have only told the committee what
woso s'','api aoiiod ~ eolu e' ~
mittce wanted to know Of such reports.
was informed of it Yesterday and
was told that complete memoran-
DUN on il would be in NV hands TO-
day. ! have not received i as vet. 7
was told that the sum Of S100 900 was
drawn in cash from tho CrocL,or No-
tionaI Bank in San Francisco faw
davs bnforn To nr,;r1a,N- a1oo+;e,,
corid NOT oo+ fbo nar,o or tho ra,.so,,
vbn dro,y s froro 10 bool h,,4 pTi r,,oa noii
informed +be+ bn 1,as |'r I,3or, :,
intornetod IN 40 Tob,@oI, nand;don7,. =,
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said +ba+ - u.a, ent . ''i' IT'f+"i c4Otea
senator who had infornod rf 'r1 him by%'qf b,t i
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Mr.. Miller told the committee that
nc tern ood "a heaoQu2rters had eX-
4ionaI oy IG2V0v Wm,9n u tnq Sd1
[lonai Ge@oquarterS sent them, and $2l,-
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