The Washington times., 1920-05-24
MANAGER FORWOOD
DENIES HUGE FUND
Hitchcock Asserts He Is Without
knowledge of 'Slush"
Contributions.
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GUS treasurers OF the Wood campaign
would have information regarding IL.
and not he.
He suggested William Cooper Proc
ter. in charge OF the Wood Western
headquarters at Chicago. with whom
he is said not to be on friendly
terms, would probably be able TO shed
more light than any one else on tha
Wood expenditures and contributions.
He said the Chicago headauarters hsd
sent money into Eastern States when
the Eastern headquarters at New
York city and a deficit and was
broke"
The largest amount used In the
Wood campaign, Hitchcock said ne
knew of, was $4,000 sent into New
Jersey. He described as the second
largest" of which he possessed knowl-
edge, s12.5o0, he said, was sent INTO
Maryland. He had nothing 10 DO WIN
the financial end OF the Wood cam
paign, he insisted.
"I have had very little to do with
the financial end of the campaign.
Hitchcock said. 81 made II a condi-
tion / was to have nothing to do
with the finances OF our campaign.
Checks amounting to 100000 to $685.
900 have been sent to me but
turned them over to our treasurers.
We have two principal treasurers.
one at New York city and the other at
Chicago. They have made all the
principal disbursements. There Is
also a General Leonard Wood League,
which has also collected and handled
funds. / believe.
"The disbursements from eastern
headquarters have been very small so
L n kAl
have been very small. The largest l
know was $4,000 sent into New Jer-
sey. The second largest was s12,500
sent into Maryland. to the. Baltimore
headquarters of the Gen. Leonard
Wood League.
Most of the amounts were less
than $4,000. In New England $4,000
was the average. Rhode Island and
Connecticut received nothing.
DO you mean the $4,000 was all
sent into New Jersey" asked Senator
Pomerene. Democrat Ohio.
THAT was the amount sent from
our New York headquarters. There
were local contributions, of course.
but they weren't large, / understand.
They didn't succeed in raising $4,000
additional in Maryland which they
wanted to raise, I was told.
bursements from Chicago. ! am will
ing to give you the sum total OF my
knowledge. but IL isn't very extern
sive, as l don't know what was done
from the Western headquarters at
Chicago. haven't any idea how
much they raised: you would have
to get that from them"
How much has been disbursed
from your headquartersT'
"I don't know. you can get all that
in detail from the treasurers. the big
fights were in Illinois and Ohio.
which were handled from our West
ern headquarters. I personally didn't
favor contests in those States. I
came into the campaign rather late.
Most Of the expenditures were made
before / got into the campaign.
The New York headquarters had
charge OF the States east of Ohio and
West Virginia Senator Moses Of New
Hampshire, had charge OF the South
ern States; my connection with the
campaign was only supervisory.
$4,000 In New York.
"You had charge of New York;?
asked Senator Reed, Democrat. Mis-
souri,
"How much was expended there?
"I was informed by Mr.. Gould the
local New York manager. our cam
paign expenses in New York were
not to exceed 10000.
How about Pennsylvania"
~ don't Know: the Western treas
eurer ought to know II the Western
headquarters made any disbursements
there.
WAS there any money raised In
Delaware"
81 know nothing about Delaware
Former Congressman Thomas w. Mil
ler was in charge of Delaware. He
reported to me matters were going
satisfactorily in that state, but he
said nothing to me about money.
"Is there anything Miller could tell
us anything you can't tell u.s."
II can't tell you of our finances In
Delaware"
Did the Duponts contribute to the
Wood campaign"
az don't think so. l think I would