The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-05-27
Investigating Campaign Expenditures
Of Presidential Candidates Finds the
Expenses of Senator Harding Heaviest
While Testimony yof Kansas City Editor
Indicates No Money Used By McAdoo

Of Cleveland, agreed to raise 100000
to finance the campaign Of Major
General Leonard Wood, the senate
campaign investigating committee was
told today by John T. King of Con-
'neucut, who first was the manager
OF Woods national campaign.
Mr.. King said this agreement was
made at a meeting of New York by
himself, Mr.. Hanna and William Loeb,
former private secretary Of Col. Theo-
idore Roosevelt. The witness said
Mr.. Hanna, was to go out and gath
er 1t In for Is months work" He
added that it was not discussed with
General Wood.
The witness denied that the financ-
ing Of General Woods campaign was
taken UP at the much discussed din
ner at the New York home of Henry
c. Frick. He also denied that no
had discussed the subject with George
W. Perkins.
Washington, May 27.--Dr Nicholas
Murray Buffers candidacy for the
presidential nomination has been ii.
nanced 10 the extent of $50, Judge
John r. Davies of New York City,
testified
Five men gave $1,000 each, 1t was
said.
The entire fund was spent on pub
hcity, the witness testified Judge
Davies was questioned as to the pos
sibility of laws limiting expenditures
OF candidates before conventions
II don't see how you can do it,"
he said. ''If you go into state pri-
maries you have got t. organize and
the expenses all over the country
will then be tremendous.
Suppose one man gave you $500.
900 to expcnd in your campaign.
Would you call that 'idealistic?' ask.
ed Senator Pomerene, democrat, Ohio.
This was the expression used yes.
terday by Col. William c. Proctor,
General Woods campaign manager
II would distinguish between practi-
cal and idealistic there" Mr.. Davies
replied. -Dr. Butler would not accept
stood at the start"
The witness agreed with Senator
Edge that it would cost $3.50. 900
to give national circulation for can
di6ate.
The committee then went into the
question of the campaign for w. c..
McAdoo, democrat, calling DR.. Bur-
ris jenkins, publisher of the Kansas
City Post
Newspaper reports say you have
been called here to confer with Mr..
McAdoo's friends and that you have
been selected to nominate Mr.. McAdoo
in the convention said Chairman
Kenyon.
who has asked you to do that?"
"Mr. Jouett Shouse, assistant Sec
retary of the treasury" DIR. jenkins
said. II conferred with him and sew
eral others last night"
Among those attending the confer
ence, the witness said, were Daniel
G. Roper, former collector Of inter.
nal revenue; Commissioner Robert
Woolley, of the Interstate Commerce
Commission, and Frank Wilson, for
mer director Of liberty loan publicity
DR.. jenkins produced a letter from
Mr.. Shouse, which said in asking him
to come to Washington, that I'VE
have not even the money to pay your
expenses"
Chairman Kenyon asked how many
federal officeholders were on the Mis-
souri, democratic delegation.
II doubt If there are any" Mr.
Jenkins replied.
do you know Of any funds be-
ing raised for the McAdoo candidacy "
Chairman Kenyon pursued.
mo, sir, on the contrary those
gentlemen last night said they had
no funds"
The Harding fund is the third larg
est testified to the senate inquiry
NJ Daugherty opened his testimony
by q prepared statement declaring
Senator Harding had expressed q
desire that no highly financed or ex
pensive campaign should be made
for him"
I'VE were compelled to make some
thing of campaign" he said. 1--WE
had no paid organization. We uset
no billboard advertising or newspaper
advertising except a small amount II
Cincinnati, the cost CT which wa!
about s750.
Except in Indiana, We notified
them that we would not enter th'
primaries on account of expense o.
conducting a primary campaign
A total of s1l3,l00 has been raised
for the campaign Of Senator Harding
republican of Ohio, and SlO7,704 spen
by the committee investigating pre-
convention expenditures was told by
Harry NJ. Daugherty, representing thu