Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-05-24
CAMP PAlGN FUND
INVESTIGATION
IS I! UNDER ! D | ] R WAY | J
Campaign Managers Y For
Different Candi didates Call
F. ed to Conference.


Hitchcock. one Of Major General
Woods campaign managers, told a
senate investigating committee, today
that SO far as he knew the largest
sum spent in any state by the Wood
organization was 81 900, in New Jer-
sey. He added that the next largest
was $12, in. Maryland.
Mr.. Hitchcock said that in New
York "as in a number OF other states''
own campaign in their own way"
without asking assistance from the
Wood organization. >2
Mr. Hitchcock said that in Michi-
gan the Wood campaign was fin
anced "by local people" without any
call on the national organization. Col
onel Fred Alger of Detroit. he said,
was the state chairman.
Hamilton Kane, Republican ma
tional committeeman in New Jersey,
took charge Of the Wood expendi-
lures in that state, the witness testi-
fled, adding that all of the money
used in the state was accounted for
under the direct primary law.
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Mr.. Hitchcock said he could not
give details as to campaign conlribu-
tions as 1T had been understood when
he Joined the Wood organization that
he was not to assist irlsA)fe financing
work Some individuals, he added.
had sent money to him direct, but
this. he said, would not exceed $685..
900. a
Senator Reed, Democrat, Missouri
wanted to know il ColonelS:Atgef was
not wealthy man and whether any
other wealthy men were on the Wood
organization roll in Michigan.
He was the only one who would
answer that description 1 Ifthink, ,aeMr
Hitchcock replied.
Asked how much the. Michigan or.
Il don't know. that was. their own
affair."" ~
In Delaware, Mr.. Hitchcock said
nothing was given by the New York
Senator Reed asked how much the
iNeW4York state organization spent. ~
donN know replied the witness
'SThat campaign was begun long be-
fore entered. 4 was informed that
less than $4,000 WAS spent by the
Big Campaign ImportAnt.
'',rhe. great expenses were in the
big primary fights like Illinois and
Ohio. Is! had nothing to do with
those; they we're handled from Chi:
in, those two states g.
4 Mr. Hitchcock said he had charge
OF MARYLAND contest. His relation
ssa1 s. 'as GamBs1sp aeg;s sene'elly, he said
Senator Reed said thatN while the
eastern and western headquarters and
the separats state .organizations. the
Wood campaign seemed to have a
Eyes, it is 4 little complicated, .
Mr.. Hitchcock. said. tFta
\ Mr.. Hitchcock said he was not IA
,miliar with the expenditures Of the
Chicago headquarters. He tpld the
committee that >the New York once
confined its work to the eastern. and
through Senator Moses of New Hamp:
shire to the southern states. He
added that Colonel Proctor and. the
Chicago treasurer would have the in
formation as to expenditures by the
Chicago office.
ing Mr.. Hitchcocks examination that
he had summoned Horace c. Steb-
bens and Elbert A. Sprague. treasur-
ers, respectively, of the Wood head
quarters in New York and Chicago to
appear before the committee.
Angus McSween. eastern manager
for Senator johnson Of California
told the committee that the total of
contributions received for the sena-
tors campaign was $68,13O. The
largest, he said, was $4,000 from r.
B.. StraussburgeS of Norrist own, Pa.
William Flynn of Pittsburgh furnish
ed $500, the witness declared.
Other Oontributions.
Other contributions listed by MI.
McSween included. 5000 by Mayor
Couzens of Detroit: $4,000 by ]. L,
Calvary of Pittsburg; $4,000 by
Ralph j. Bullowa "and friends" Of
New York and $1,000 by j. 8. wis
holt of New York.
Colonel William c. Proctor of Chi
cago, one of the managers Of General
Woods campaign, and Eugene Pike
OF Chicago have been summoned. to
appear before the committee ~
The johnson organization spent
$1S.207 in New Jersey. $4,1O0 Of
which was sent to Representative
John I. Nolan and the committee on
arrangements. Mr.. McSween testified.
In Indiana. he continued, "our figures
show $500 spent, $1,000 going in the
last week. while the senator was
campaigning there.
Chairman Kenyon said Colonel
Proctor had been asked to bring with
him shis accounts Of the Wood Clfi-
cago Headquarters. The committee
refused to divulge Its reasons for
calling Pike, who Is said to be a rep
tipn headed by Mayor Thompson Of
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