The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-05-24
NEXT LARGEST WAS
$12,5OO IN MARYLAND
Mr.. Hitchcock Was Rather
Uncertain About Matters
Which We're Called to
His Attention, and Re-
ferred the Committee to
Other Members of the
Wood Organization.

7t washington, ~ ", MAY II
Fl. Hitchcock, one of Major General
Woods campaign managers, told a Sen
ate investigating committee to-day
that so far as he knew the largest sum
spent in any state by the Wood organi-
yation was $4,000 in New Jersey. He
added that the next largest was Sl2,500
in Maryland.
''as in number Of other states the
Wood supporters financed their own
campaign in their own way without
asking assistance from their Wood or
canization."
Mr. Hitchcock said that in Michigan
the Wood campaign was financed by
local. people" without any call on the
national organization. Colonel Fred Al
ger of Detroit, he said, was the state
chairman.
Hamilton Kane, Republican national
committeeman IN New Jersey, took
charge of the Wood expenditures in
that state, the witness testified, adding
that all of the money used in the state
was accounted for under the direct pri-
mary law
Mr.. Hitchcock said he could not give
details as to campaign contributions as
il 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 $4,000
Senator Reed, Democrat, Missouri,
wanted to know if Colonel Alger was
not wealthy man and whether any
other wealthy men were on the Wood
organization roll in Michigan.
"He was the only one who would
answer that description ! think" MIR.
Hitchcock replied.
Asked how much the Michigan or
sanization raised. Mr.. Hitchcock said:
IL don't know, that was their own
affair"
In Delaware. Mr. Hitchcock said,
nothing was given by the New York
Office.
Senator Reed asked how much the
NevA. York state organization spent.
u don't know" replied the witness.
That campaign was begun long before
I entered. I was informed that less
than $4,000 was spent by the local
organization,
The great expenses were in the big
primary fights. like Illinois and Ohio.
! had nothing to do with those; they
were handled from Chicago. ] didn't
favor making contests in those two
states.
Mr.. Hitchcock said he had charge Of
the Maryland contest. His relation to
the campaign generally, he said was
supervisory
Senator Reed said that with tho
eastern and western headquarters and
the separate state organizations, the
Wood campaign seemed 10 have a mum
Der of units.
"Nes. IL IL a little complicated" Mr.
Hitchcock said.
Mr. Hitchcock said he was not ia
miiiar with the expenditures of the
Chicago headquarters He told the com
lnittee that the New York office con
fined is work to the eastern and.
through senator Moses of New Hamp-
shire. 20 the southern states. Hc add
ed that Colonel Proctor and the Chi
osgo treasurer would have the infor-
nation as TO expenditures by the Chi
cagO Office.
In New York. finance committee OF
so took charge Of efforts 10 raise
fund. the witness SAID.
"who j. at the head Of it!a asked
Senstor Reed.
"A lawyer. Mr. Freeman. at 40
broadway" WAS the reply. Mr.. John
Tselin i treasurer
"Now. a. 70 this second fund raising
body. the Wood league senator Reed
resumed. who u at the head of that
in New York
q Just can't recall the gentismsn's
name. Mr. Hitchcock replied
The committee begin inquirinC again
~ 10 expenditures in individual states.
Mr. Hifchcuck said he knew ~ no mon
~ raised in Delaware
Chairman Kenyon gave notice during
Mr. Hitchcock's sXaminstion that he
rad summoned Horace g. Stebbins and
Ebert a. Sprague, treasurers, respec-
siteiv. Of the Wood headquarters in
New York and Chicago. 20 appear be-
fore the committee
Before Mr. Hitchcock wss called.
Chairman Kenyon explained the pur
f.osss of the inquiry.
There j. no intention. he said TO
ed a. iniurr suy uf the rariaus ran
disatss far the prssidency in any par
ty. The qusstion of the souroes - con
frfhufions te presidential campaigns
sus expenditure of such contrihuf iaus
. q perfectly legitimate suhieet % in-
auirv ~ tonEress-
we appreciate that this busF time
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