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THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS
SPENT IN CAMPAIGN
Evidence in Senate Investigating
Committee Hearing that Lowden
fias Already Used Vast Sum
With Diners Yet to Report


Washington, May 24.-Evidence
that S404,9S4.7S had been spent in
behalf of Governor LOWden, RepuD-
lean, Illinois, marked the opening
.oday of the senate's investigation
into pre-convention campaign eX-
penditures. Frank H. Hitchcock,
former postmaster general, who ap-
peared as the Representative OF
General Wood threw but little
light on the generals campaign eN-
pcnses and Senator Harding's man.
ager was not heard today. He will
be examined later as will number
Of Wood managers, including Col.
William Cooper Proctor, Of Gin
cinnati. A. A. Sprague of Chicago,
Horace C. Stebbins of New York
and John H. Price of Cleveland.
L. L. Emerson, secretary of state
for Illinois, was the spokesman for
Governor Lowden. He was armed
with records and cancelled checks
and gave figures, names, dates and
localities. Of the total spent for
Governor Lowden, he said $685.
175.78 was contributed by the gov
ernor himself. Friends gave $780,
s25, he testified, before collections
were stopped on orders from Mr..
Lowden.
No Different States
Detailing expenditures Mr.. Emer-
son testified that total of $685.
243 was sent into different states,
the Michigan primary campaign
with O39,141 taking the most. The
Lowden 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 cleo
ton.
Getting out the Lowden senti-
ment was the purpose, Mr.. Emer-
said, adding that it had been sue
cessful because the delegates would
support the governors candidacy.
Cost but $1,000 a delegate for
Missouri's So" commented Senator
Reed.
f. H. Moore, who testified to
contributions of about $4,000 to
the campaign for Governor Cox,
Democrat, Ohio, made the charge
of heavy expenditure in the Re-
publican primary contest in Ohio
and provoked hot partisan strife.
Mr.. Moore told the committee
that Colonel Proctor, of Cincinnati,
was "the angel of General Woods
campaign in Ohio. He testified to
extensive newspaper advertising in
the primary first and at one point
was interrupted by Senator Spen-
GER, Republican, Missouri, who said
the witness was making charges and
and demanded names.
Il know a chicken hawk from a
hand saw" Mr. Moore retorted
Col. John H. Price. who ran Inc
Wood campaign, he will tell wE1t
the Harding men spent. Ask Harry
NJ. Daugntery, Harding's manager
and he will tell YOU what the NooJ
men spent.
"Call John T. King, who started
in as manager of General Woods
campaign if you want to know
about the story Of the underwriting
of the Wood campaign. | take it
that this is a real investigation anc
not one side show. | personally
know OF one man yho put up $780,,
900 for Wood. If King won't tel
you I'll give you tie name
Dr.. Randolph J. Hersey, OF
! Wheeling, appearing for Senator
Sutherland, Republican, West Vir'
ginla, dealt at some length with the
Wood campaign in that state, &c
Glazing that it had been 'like
o;r,,,c with ire GROSS DllblicltV.