Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-24
$4,000 OF woods
MONEY To JERSEY,
HITCHCOCK SAYS
Michigan Again Financed Her Own
Campaign; Maryland Got
Second Biggest Slice.
MUCH MONEY SPENT
OUTSIDE OF COMMITTEE
Delaware Got Nothing From thD
New York Headquarters,
Probers Are Told.
ILLS. AND OHIO CONTESTS
WE'RE MOST EXPENSIVE
By Associated Press 20 Every Evening

By Associated Press % Every Evsuing
Washington. May % - Frank n Hitch
cock, one Of Major General WOODS cam-
paiEn managers told senate investigating
committee today that 20 far as he knoV
the largest sum spent in any state by the
Wood organization was $4,000 in New
Jersey. he added that the next largest w0s
Sl2,50 in Maryland
Mr.. Hitchcock said that in o number
Of states the Wood supporters fiuanoed
their campaign in their own way. without
asking assistance from the Wood organlza-
fInn.
Hamilton Kane, Republican Satioual
committeeman in New Jersey. TOOK charge
of the wood expenditure IN that state
the witness testified, adding that ~ ~
the money used IL tho state w8g accoUntet
for under the Direct Primary law
Mr. Hitchcock said he could not gvr
details rs to campaign contributions a= ii
had been uuderstoodewher he joined thu
Wood organization that he wac not ~
assist In the financing work.
some individuals he added, had sent
I money u him direct but this be sald
would not exceed s25 000
Mr. Hitchcock said that in Michigan
I the Wood campaign was financed by
\ local people without any call on. the
national organization
Col Fred Ager Of Detroit he sai q
was state chairman.
Chairman Kenyon gave notice during
\ Mr. Hitchcock's examination that re
( had summond Horace q. StebbIns end
/ Ebert "A. Spagle, treasurers, respectIy
lv. of the Wood headquarters IN New York
and Chicago 70 appear before the com
mittee
Senator Reed Democrat, Missouri,
wanted 10 know If Colonel Alger WAS not
wealthy man an whe ther any other
wealthy men were On the wood organiza-
ton roll in Michigan.
"FIe was the only one who would answer
that description, think, Aig. Hitchcock
replied.
Asked how much the Michigan orEani-
zation raised, Mr.. Hitchcock said: n
don't know, that was their own affair.
In Delaware. Mr.. Hitchcock said
nothing was given BY the New York offces
Senator Reed asked how much the
New York state organization spent.
II don't know, replied the witness
That campaign was begun long before
entered 7 was informed that less than
$4,000 was spent by the local organize
tIon
The great expenses we're in the blZ
primary fights ike Illinois and Ohio.
I had nothing 10 do with those; they
were handled from Chicago. / didn Z
favor ma king contests In those two states.
AIr. Hitchcock said be had charge ot
the MARYLAND contest. His relation to
the campaign generally, he said, was
supervisory
Senator Reed said that with the eastern
and western headquarters and the sep
arate state organizations, the " ood cam
paign expects 70 have 4 number Of units
Yes, il Il a little compucated;' Mr.
Hitchcock said.
Mr.. Hitchcock said he was not familiar
with the expenditures Of the Chicago
headquarters. He told the committee that
the New York office confined It's work
to the eastern and through most Of New
Hampshire, 70 the Southern States lie
added that Col. Alger and the Chicago
treasury would have the information
as 10 expenditures by the Chicago Offices
In New ork finance COMMITTEES. OF ~
took charge ol efforts TO raise fund
the witness sald.
Who IS at the head of it," asked
Senator Reed
A LAWYER. Mr.. Freeman at 10 Broad.
wav." was he reply. Mr. John Islen is
treasurer. don't know many Of ;he
members.
Herbert Satterlee, head OF the New
; York Citv Wood committee he ,all
could give ali the details
Now. as 70 this second flud-ral,lns
body ol the Wood Leagle. Senator Reel
resumed, who IS at the head of that
ln New Work ''
~ ust can't recall the gentleman
name. Mr.. Hitchcock replied. although
il has been mentioned 10 me several times
Nv activities have sll been in different
places.
The committee began inquung again
as 10 expenditures in individual States
Mr. Hitchcock SAID he knew Of no money
raised in Delaware.
Never heard of any money being
! raised thcre?" Senator Reed asked
"Nirht have been some locally. Mr.
! Hitchcock said "Otherwise ] don
know"
Not even ii there had been 4 million
dollars?n Senator Reed asked.
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