The Washington times., 1920-05-24

have been Informed 10 they had. 1
think / would know OF any important
allotments OF funds. From the Time i
entered the campaign the great dlnl-
Guilty was lack OF funds. When 1 en-
tered the campaign the eastern mead
quarters had a deficit"
How about Massachusettsy" senA-
tor Kenyon asked
% 900 Given IN Massachusetts. n
- know OF one contribution OF
5000 In Massachusetts,. That 10 all
know OF. That was made TO Con-
gressman Lufkin OF that State. In
New Hampshire. understand the
contributions didn't reach 5000. 1
don't think any other money was sent
TO Massachusetts,. i believe IL was
sent from the Chicago headquarters.
because New York had no money at
the time"
"How about vermontT'
Nelson Jackson. our Vermont
manager. am informed has not re-
ceiyed 5000. You can get all this
from the treasurers. as all this money
was sent by check. There Is precise
Information to be had from them"
Hitchcock said $4,000 was sent into
Georgia.
1T was reported the opposition In
Georgia was spending large sums OF
money" Hitchcock volunteered. Only
$4,000 was sent into Alabama"
What was the opposition in Geor-
giaY" Senator Reed asked.
II do not know Hitchcock replied.
''The opposition was led by colored
man, Henry Lincoln johnson. The
opposition has filed a contest In
Georgia. The Wood people have not.
1.-The Wood delegation. i believe. Is
contesting In Mississippi The east
ern headquarters have nothing to do
with that. as we do not believe tho
delegation legally elected. The Flor
ida delegation is pledged to Wood.
We had no part in the election OF
delegates"
Chicago In Control
where Is your general headquar-
ters located?- Reed asked.
where General Wood" Hitchcock
answered, 'in Chicago. Chicago has
assumed general control"
"The control OF finance has centered
In Chicago"
Hitchcock said the force in the
Wood New York office was "unneces-
sarily large" for a time. but mas
been curtailed."
"Your New York organization was
raising and spending large sums OF
money when you took charge OF the
campaign" Reed asked.
'It was" Hitchcock admitted. Most
of the financing was done before i
came into the campaign. In my judg-
ment 1t was a mistake to keep up
such large headquarters.'
whom would you inquire for in
formation relative to these large ex-
penditures?" Senator PomereWe asked.
IT would inquire Of the treasurers
OF the campaign in New YORK ana
Chicago whenever / deemed II neces-
sary." Hitchcock said.
Have the managers of the Wood
campaign sent out paid workers to
put up fences'?" Reed asked.
"T know Of none sent from the
Eastern headquarters, but there may
have been from Chicago" Hitchcock
declared.
II do not favor sending political
agents into States. Assistant man
ayers have gone from the Eastern
headquarters, but ] know Of no paid
agents" Hitchcock continued
"Will you give us the names OF all
the contributors you remember Reed
asked.
Offers Complete List.
You can have the complete list
from our treasurers." Hitchcock de-
clared.
you cannot tell us of any of the
large financial interests who got to-
gether and arranged the Wood cam
paign?" Reed asked.
90 "A
Mr.. Proctor and John T. King headed
the campaign in the early stages,
Hitchcock said.
Doctor Randolph ]. Hersey. OF
Wheeling. w. Va. manager Of the
Presidential campaign OF Senator
Sutherland Of that State followed
Hitchcock.
Hersey said Sutherland has spent
nothing and less than $500 has been
raised and used" in the Sutherland
campaign. with expenses less than
$1,000 yet to be paid"
Hersey said Woods managers in
West Virginia nled receipts and ex-
penditures of $3,700 before the per-
sonal entry of General Wood into
the State campaign.
distribution Of literature, buttons
and insertion OF advertising by Wood
managers has been quite extensive
since then" Hersey said.
Angus McSween, Eastern manager
of Senator Hiram Johnson's campaign,
presented a list of contributors and
expenditures.
McSween said the maximum East
ern working force has been six per
sons.
Gives johnson Funds-
eve had three rooms in New York