The Washington times., 1920-05-25
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the Hoover campaign.
81 understood that was why was
here" Lucey said. He then plunged
into the details OF the prepared imam
cIaI statement Of the Hoover national
club. the headquarters or
which, he stated, were at Firty-siNth
street and Lexington avenue New
York city.
He stated the Hoover National Re-
publican Club was formed by iriends
of Hoover without his knowledge.
How long were you able 10 keep
II a secret from Hoover asked sen
ator Reed.
! Not very long" Lucey responded
amid laughter.
Edvards' Manager Heard.
Lucey was preceded by Walker w.
Wick. a New York business man ana
campaign manager for Governor Ed
wards of New Jersey, and by John w.
Beller, in charge Of the Washington
office of the Presidential campaign
of Senator Robert l.. owen, Demo-
crat, OF Oklahoma.
Wick said the contributions thus
far TO the Edwards campaign amount
ed to 3l2,s00. of which David +. Ed
wards. a brother and Cornelius ;.
Edwards. a cousin, had given $3'So0
and $4,000, respectively.
senator Reed provoked laughter BY
remarkinG that "Governor Edwards
candidacy II very dear to the hearts
Of a great many people"
Wick said he was connected with
corporation at 2 Rector street. New
York city, which was capitalized at
1.0O0, 900, and that he bad once been
collector of customs for San Domingo
He admitted the National Personal
Liberty League, with headquarters at
New York city, of which Frank c,
Hurley. owner Of the Hermitage Hotel
of that city. is president, was backing
the Edwards candidacy. He said II
had a membership of between 10000
and 40. 900, and insisted 1t was per
sonal liberty" and not booze or
ganization. .,
Owens Manager Textiles.
Beller, Owens man, said the largest
contribution Senator owen has re-
ceived was 81, 900 from Samuel Unter-
myer a prominent New York attor.
ney.
Upon taking the stand after Belle,
and Wick testified briefly, Lucey
Hoover's spokesman, was pressed b,
Senator Reed as to how much was
spent in behalf of Hoover In th'
recent California primary campaign
Lucey said he did not know any
thing about the California campaign
as it was conducted by the Hoove
organization in that State. Hi
knowledge was confined to the ma
tnh
of a clearing house" for the differ
ent State Hoover clubs" One of IL
purposes was to coordinate tn
activities of the State Hoover cluos'
Lucey volunteered.
Owens spent $3.50.
Beller said the Owens contributions
up to date totaled $3.50.
Denial that the liquor interests are
financing Governor Edwards cam
paign was made by Wick.
"Governor Edwards In not wet
c.ndidste,- Wick said. '"He .hasn'
touched n drop Of anything With al
cohoI in II in thirty years. His is'
sue II personal liberty He Il be-
lieyer in state sovereignty and u
the right Of the people OF state Il
exercise their right Of personal lib
erty.'"
Expenditures of General WOOD ano
Senator Harding in Ohio for the lie
publican delegation to the nationa
convention have become a matter o.
public scandal" said Edmond II
Moore, campaign manager for Gov
erpor Cox, appearing yesterday be-
fore the Senate committee.
More mohey was expended there
than ever before in the history OF the
State in a political campaign" n
continued. "This campaign wouit
make the Newberry people In Michi
gan look like 'pikers.
do you know who the treasurer
OF their campaigns were?" asked
senator Reed OF Missouri.
Proctor, aGood Angel"
mo, but know the good angel,
Moore replied. 'It was william
Cooper Proctor, of CINCINNATI
Moore said that Governor Cox ha'
received 'sI9,8S1 in contributions, and
has expended 1900 in the campaign
in addition to $4,000 in an independent
campaign In Kentucky.
Governor Lowden has spent $414,'
0s4 in his campaign for the Repuhli'
can nomination for the Presidency, oi
which S379,159 has been contributed
from his pocket, l.. l.. Emmerson
secretary of state of Illinois, and
manager of the Lowden campaign
told the committee. The $4,000 con-
tributed from other sources was col
lected without the knowledge of the
governor, who wished Ito finance hi'
own campaign so that he would be
Indebted to no one" Mr.. Emmerson
said.
Mr.. Emmerson said that S3s,703 was
spent in Missouri in behalf OF Gov
ernor Lowden.
Used to Make Sentiment.
There was no primary there" OBJ
served Senator Reed. "Why was that
much needed for the control OF coun.
ty conventions? At that rate the
thirty-six delegates would cost more
than 81, 900 each"
Mr.. Emmerson said that the money
was spent to create sentiment favor
able to Governor Lowdon. Under