Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-05-24
SENATE INQUIRY
ON EXPENSES
CAMPAIGN MANAGERS ARE
Asked to Produce Facts of
Amount of Money Spent
By The Associated Press

By The Associated Press
WASHINGTON, May 24:-Frank
III. Hitchcock. one of Major General
Leonard Woods campaign managers,
told the senate investigating commit
tee today the largest sum spent in
any state by the Wood organization
was 81 900 in New Jersey. He add
ed the next was Si2.500 In Maryland.
Mr.. Hitchcock said that in New
York, as In a number of other states,
the Wood supporters financed their
own campaign In their own way,
without asking assistance from the
Wood organization.
Mr.. Hitchcock was the first witness
before the senate committee inNesti-
eating expenditures in the presiden-
tial campaign. He said he had no in
formation regarding contributions to
General Woods campaign; that he
had made it a condition upon joining g
the Wood forces that he would have
nothing to do with gathering cam
pagn funds He referred the COM
mittee to the treasurer Of the Wood
campaign.
Before Mr.. Hitchcock was called
Senator Kenyon explained the pur-
poses of the inquiry.
There is no intention TO aid or in
iure any of the various candidates
for the presidency in any part. The
question of the source of contribu-
ton to presidential campaigns and
expenditures of such contributions is
perfectly legitimate subject for In
quiry by congress.
1--WE appreciate that this is a busy
time for campaign managers and
shall try to accommodate them In
every way consistent to finishing the
inquiry at an early date"
Mr.. Hitchcock said that in Michi-
gan the Wood campaign was financed
"by local people" without any call
on the national organization. Col.
Fred Alger, of Detroit, was the state
chairman.
Hamilton Keen, Republican ma
tional committeeman I'm New Jersey
took part of the Wood expenditures
in that state, the witness testified,
adding that all the money used In the
state was accounted for under the
direct primary law. MIR. Hitchcock
said he could not give details as TO
campaign contributions as 1t had
been understood when he Joined the
Wood organization that he was not
to assist in the financing work. Some
individuals. he added, had sent
money to him direct but this he said
would not exceed $25,00O. Senator
Kenyon gave notice during MT.
Hitchcock's examination that he had
summoned Horace G. Stebbins and
Ebert A. Sprague, treasurers, re
spectively. of the Wood headquarters
in New York and Chicago, to appear
before the committee.
Telegraphic messages sent by COM
mittees to managers of the various
campaigns, asking them to appear as
witnesses assured the presence OF n
number of them. Candidates in cases
where their representatives were not
available while not asked to attend
have been NOTICED by the committee
of the action taken.
The managers were asked to pro
| duce statements of the amounts o.
money spent in their campaigns, it'
sources and the places and objects
for which II was used. They were
asked for correspondence concerning
funds as well. Three Republican sem
ators. Kenyon of Ohio, Spencer of
Missouri and Edge of New Jersey,
and two Democrats, Pomerene ana
Reed. of Missouri. constituted the
committee delegated to make inquiry
in authorization of the senate -seso-
lutiOnS.