Bisbee daily review., 1920-05-25
CAMP PAIGN FUNDS
 IF CANDIDATES START HOT RON AMONG SENATOR'S
Lowden Has Spent $404, ,984, Poindexter $75,000 and =
 Johnson $68, 300 HITCHCOCK DOES NOT KNOW WOOD FIGURES Witness Says C. o. P. Rivals Made Senator Newberry
 Look Like Piker''

WASHINGTON May 24.-Evidence that 404,9S4.7S had been spent in be- half of Governor Lowden, Republican lay in the Ohio primary contest be- tween Senator Harding, Republican, and General Leonard Wood, made Senator Newberrys Michigan cam paign look like piker," marked the opening today of the senates inves- tigation into pre-convention campaign expenditures.
 Frank H. Hitchcock. former post master general. appearing as the rep Tescntative of General Wood, threw hut little light on the generals cam paign expenses. and Senator Hard irg's manager will bp examined later, as will several Wood managers, in- cluding Colonel William c. Proctor of Cincinnati, A. A. Sprague of Chicago; H. c. Stebbins of New York, and John IT. Price of Cleveland.
 Lowden Speaks
 T. l.. EmmersOn, secretary of state for Illinois, speaking for Governor Lowden, came armed with records and cancelled checks and gave fig ures, names, dates and localities. Of the total spent, he said, $3T9,175.7S was contributed by the governor him. self. Friends gave $35,S25, he testt fled, before collections were stopped on order from Governor Lowden.
 Detailing expenditures, Mr Emmer- son testified that total of $15G,245 was sent into different states, the Michigan primary campaign with $39,141 taking the most.
 Delegates "$1ooo Eachs'
 The Lowden committee, he said, had sent $3S,OOO into Missouri, Sena- tor Reed, Democrats. questioned him to determine the method of it's use since their primary election.
 Getting out the Lowden sentiment was the purpose" Mir Emmerson said, adding it had been successful because the delegates would support the governors candidacy.
 Cost about a thousand dollars a delegate for Missouri's thirty-six," commented Senator Reed
 E. H. Moore. who testified to con- tributions O. aabout $22,0O to the campaign for Governor Cox. Demo crat, Ohio, charged heavy expendi- lures in the Republican primary con- test in Ohio and provoked a hot part isan strife.
 Starts Runpus
 He told the committee Colonel Proctor was the angel" of General Woods campaign in Ohio. He testi- fled to extensive newspaper advertis- ing in the primary fight. He was in terrlptei by Senator Spencer, Repub- lican, Missouri, who said the witness was making general charges and de- manded names.
 "I know 2 chicken hawk from a hand saw" Mir. Moore retorted. Call John H. Price. who ran the Wood campaign, and he will tell you what the Harding men spent. Ask Henry NJ. Dat gheity, Hardines manager, and he will tell you what the Wood men spent.
 Call John T King, who started in as manager of General Woods cam paign, if you want to know about the story of the underwriting of the Wood campaign, I take it this is a real investigation and not side show. l know of one man who put up $5O.OOO for Wood If King won't tell you I'll give you the name"
 Dr. R. J. Hersey. of Wheeling. ap- bearing for Senator Sutherland. Re publican of West Virginia. dealt at length with the Wood campaign there declaring it had been like a circus Sutherland he said, had spent about S95OO in his campaign.
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