The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-25
EDWARDS RACE IS
NOT FINANCED BY
LIQUOR INTERESTS
Officials of Presidential Boom
Tells Senators Source of
Funds Supplied to Various
Candidates.


WASHINGTON, May 25.--Walter w.
Wick, manager of the presidential cam
paign OF Gov. Edwards, Democrat, OF
New Jersey, denied before the senate
investigating committee today that any
liquor interests were underwriting"
the governors campaign
Mr. WICK was replying to questions by
senator Reed, Democrat, Missouri He
mad testified that the total fund raised
for his candidate was $4,000.
Have you got other money pledged
or substantially pledged for your fur
Some individuals have promised me
further aid" Mr.. Wick replied
Have any group of men promised to
underwrite your future expense, what
ever 1t is?" mo, sir. The amounts are
small"
"All right, let's put 1t bluntly." sena-
tor Reed continued Have the liquor
interests undertaken to finance your
campaign
mo" Mr., Wick said sharply His
campaign is not wet campaign in
any sense. He is running solely on the
platform of his personal convictions as
to personal liberty and business eff
ficiency. He hasn't himself had a drink
of anything with alcohol in it for 80
years.
And he's never been connected with
the liquor business in any way?" Sena-
tor Reed queried. Not at ALL" was the
reply: .,ouo ,oo,, ,,,.. ,,,o,,,.. -. $500,
Use of office, in case of Gov. Edwards
election to anybody asked Senator
= Reed. Absolutely none" Mr.. Wick re-
piled
Questioned concerning an independ-
ent campaign organization formed at
Chicago for his candidate, he said 1t
was aimed at the PRONUNCIATION of a
demand for personal liberty" and that
supporting Gov. Edwards was only a
single one of its objects. Frank S. Hur-
ley, of Chicago, he said, was in charge
j. w. Beller, of Washington, appear
ing for Senator owen, Democrat, Okla
homa, was the first witness today in
the senate's investigation Of precon-
vention campaign expenditures. Okla
homa supporters of the senator, he
testified. raised $3.50 for the campaign,
and $4,000 was given through the
Washington headquarters.
Samuel Untermyer, ,sof New York, who
gave $1,000, he said, was the only large
contributor, though Charles owen, of
Oklahoma, a cousin of the candidate,
gave $500 at the start.
Can you run pretty good presi--
dental campaign on $10.00O?" asked
Chairman Kenyon.
1--WE could have used considerably
more" Mr.. Beller replied. our total
could all be expended in a single state
primary fight very easily We've Sc
homa."
John F., Lucye, of New York, repre-
senting Herbert Hoover Republican,
I. was the next witness called. Bernard
M. Barteh, representing William G.
McAdoo, Democrat, and c. G. Carlin,
who has been aiding Attorney General
Palmer in his contest for the nomina-
tion, were expected to follow.
Senator Reed, Democrat, Missouri,
questioned Mr.. Lucey and before going
into the matter of campaign expenses
he asked as to Mr. Hoover's residence.
Mr., Lucey refused to coincide with the
senator suggestion that Mr.. Hoover's s
real residence was London, England,
but he was not positive on the point.
expenditures" Senator Edge, Republi-
can, New Jersey, interrupted. Chair
man Kenyon ruled>the question In order
First, / can give you all the fig-
ures but those in the California cam
paign," Mr.. Lucey said. "They were
handled there"
There have been many charges on
both sides about that" interJected
Chairman Kenyon. I'VE have sum-
moned the men who know,
The witness said no individual had
Contributed more than $1,000 and that
no corporation had contributed any
thing. ,A
Expenditures for printing and pub.
Hcity we're placed by the witness at
SAD 033. for salaries, Si4, 1903; on the Chi,
Cago convention committee, $1,000 ana
TO Hoover clubs in washington state;
$4,000; while $4,000 had been borrowed
to meet expenses, there was $500 Sasn
on hand, but deficit not covered by
Contributions was noted at $4,147.
Contributors were not named in the
vtatarent filed