The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-05-25
N. H.s.iae IN Dstai1

spent in behalf Of Governor LcWo IS
Republican. Illinois and chargo ~
the outlay In the On 9hi9 a,pn pr,mTRsy RSyonSais S
of that state and Major General Lee -:
ard Wood. made Senator NewDefHxS
Michigan campaign look ike z plness.
were the high spots OF the testImosA .rts
the opening today Of the senate iASS q
tixation into pre-conyentton camp IN:
EraSE Id Hitchceck, former pestHst,
ter fcnefaL who Appe6rsd ~ the repre- g. =
entstiye Of Gsnerak NeSa snreS .D1sa ~ ~
senator Hardings manager waaS gst
heard today. He will begeSamined later
as will q number Of Wood, ma ma 2srs. IN
Guiding Colonel William Cooper lrot;s sr,
caro-: Horace C. stcbbins. OF SeW TorS..
and John H. Price Of Cleveland.
1owds1 4 SpsnAsT h
l.. l.. Emerson. secretary Of state for
Illinois was the spokesman Tor Lover
nor Lowden. He was armed with rec:
ords and cancelled checks ana aave NJ, ~
ures, names, dates and localities ~
the total spent for Governor Lowden. Hc
said 337s,Iib.IS was contributed ~ t6s
governor himself. Friends gave &95.s:s
he ssnsd inc orasri ssfore rom Me- Eo.a.n
testifcd that 4 total Of t1bs.et3 VA
sent into different states. the AichtfAA
primary campaign With 'as,lll .tskins
The Lowden committee, he. said. I'D
sent $4,000 into Missouri. Senator
Reed, Democrat. of that state, quests0ss
ed him at some length to determine u
method Of its use. since there was 9.Fe
"Gettinr out the Lowden sentins1ti
was the purpose" Mr.. Emerson Sail
adding that II had been successful ~
cause the delegates would support IT,:
governors candidacy.
Cost about . thousand dollar: 49,
gate for Missourt's thirty-AA CO..
memted Senator Reed. ss
= Proctor FAs AAgsL
I'M Moore, who testified to oontrsS,
buttons to the campaign OF Gov. Cox
Democrat. Ohio, told the committees fnat.
Colonel Proctor Of CINCINNATI. ~
"anrei" Of General Woods campaien =
Ohio. He testified to extensive
md at one point was interrupted "
Senator Spencer. Republican. Htasousts
Tho said the witness was making 1on-
eraJ charges and demanded names.
II know q chicken hawk from eAea
saw Mr.. Moore retorted; al yona .
ha'II ,cIi you what the Harding ncA
sncnt' Ask Harry II. DAugherty. HI.
inT:s manager, and he will tell you Nhe4S
Wood men spent.
Gail John T. King, VINO bSAIceu ~
manager Of General Woods campA
n YOU want to know about the stoiy
che underwriting OF the Wood campaikn.s
take IL that this Is . real tnTooue
tIon and not sideahow. lHensSSol1,sAsl l,Asl
know of one man who put 'Seo,vv9
Wood. II King won't tell you. III tn
the name" .... s. =. -.
Other 1lg DpsaAsre
Senator Poindexter. RepubhceA -
Washington, with $4,000 WAS eecone
Governor Lowden Of expenditureg 49, 81
penublican, Of California, with 3eS.lss.s
las third. The largest contributor
Inc Johnson fund was r: B. Stfanas-
burger. Of Norristown. Pa, VINO ~
Ss1 400 according to Angus AcSvSen
,,anarer OF Senator Johnsons eestotnt
haadouatrcrs. William Flynn OF P1ttA.s
hurgh gave $500 to the Johnson cam,
naiSn. Mr.. McSween testthed ,,s.
Senator Johnson's friends N CaSs
fornIa paid their own expenses IN tas
primary in that state: Mr. Ace
said. and also sent $500 70 n et
headquarters. Funds Tor the MrcnisaH
n.mnsign also were raised locally.
Wr Hitchcock. who WAS the nrst VIZ
nos. of the day told the committee tn4S
a. b.d been underatood when ne 1olnod
The Wood organization that he VAS nos
~ handle campaign contributions Andz
- reformation as TO them ana c1pens
tStnres could be obtained: from NJ.
snrarue and Mr.. Stebbins. Coiong
Prnctor. he added. was the general mar
s9er of the Wood campaign. 80
'The greatest expenscs we're IN ~
b,r primary lights. like Illinois ~
Michigan, Mr.. Hitchcock sno;+i IN