Arizona republican., 1920-05-30
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 WASHINGTON, May 29-Senate in vestigations today of pre-convention expenditures dealt largely with finan- cing of Major General Leonard Woods . national campaign and the Johnson ' Hoover Republican primary fight in California, with further attempts made to get on the trail of the McAdoo manager.
 Holding it's first night session and sitting in all, eleven hours day and night, the committee heard evidence that a national campaign fund of $f1S0.042-20 had been raised for Gen eral Wood and that the national fund.- for Senator Johnson approximated $20000O. Charges that supporters of Herbert Hoover in California spent "at the lowest estimate $30O,o00," in the primary fight there against Senator Johnson, also were made.
 Show Expenditures of $1,174,91e
 A. A. Sprague of Chicago was the principal witness as 50 the Wood cam paign. He identified himself as treas campaign committee" and presented a financial statement, which besides showing receipts showed expenditures of $1.174.919.19.
 MT. Sprague's testimony disclosed that the financing of General Woods
 
 three men-Colonel William Cooper Procter of Cincinnatti, A. r. Mcneil of New York and Mir. Sprague. Col onel Procter, he said, advanced $521, 900 and Mir. Mcneil $1oo.ooo in addition to a contribution of $20000. Two hund- red thousand dollars was borrowed from two Chicago banks on notes en- dorsed by Colonel Procter. MT. Sprague said he was a joint endorser of one of the notes and expected to s% by the witness at s358,76S, with John D. Rockefeller, Ir. of New York, the largest contributor with $25,0o0.
 MT. Sprague said Colonel Procter expected to get back his advances, but the witness expressed grave doubts that he would" denying that there was an understanding with any group of rich men that the deficiencies of $S21, 900. representing the differences between the total expenses and re- ceipts was to be repaid.
 Denies Pledge of $1oooo.ooo
 Wilbur W. Marsh. treasurer of the Democratic national committee, was one of the witnesses interrogated as to the campaign for William C. Mc- Adoo, former secretary of ths treasury. He told Chairman Kenyon that pulp lished reports to tho effect that the Democratic national executive commit tee had been assured last fall that a $1O.O00, 900 fund would be raised if Mir.
 
 Mr. Marsh denied that B. NJ. Baruch had promised to raise any such fund and said that Mir. Baruch was at the Atlantic City meeting of the committee in question because the problems of raising $T5,000 or $S5,000 for party headquarters expenses was under dis cussion.
 'aThe people will be asked to finance the 1920 campaign" Mir. Marsh said, oHdsracy xf7of ft wac f6e fer1 ocr1 ffo com mittee's plan to get contributions from 30O000 subscribers and he advocated a $1,000 limit.
 Regarding the reported effort of MT. Baruch to influence the national com nittee in behalf of any candidate, MT. Marsh said:
 MT. Baruch has never at any time made any suggC stions to the national committee or to the executive com mittee that we should De for, or against any candidate for president"
 Estimates Johnson Fund at $200,o00
 Alexander AIcCabe. one of Johnson 8 managers in California, was questioned about the Johnson Hoover fight in that state. The witness did not have his books and was unable to give exact figures. He estimated Senator John sons national campaign fund at S200, 900 and said that between $100,000 and $125.000 had been raised in Cali fornia by Johnson supporters.
 Much of this money, he said, was sent outside or the state and he could not say positively the exact amount that had been expended within the state. He told the committee that he had telegraphed for his books and he was asked to remain here until they arrived.
 Supporters of MT. Hoover, Mfr. Nc Cabe testified, spent eight or nine times as much as we, at the lowest es- timate s300,0 000.% He declared that the 1r.Er.r racs we'll as men to make a house to house canvass in some districts and had many paid workers. including 300 college students, at the polls on election day He also declared that there had been extensive advertising in the news
 Questioned by Senator Spencer. re- publican of Missouri about a report that S100,000 in cash had been with drawn from the Crocler National bank at san Francisco for the Johnson fund on the eve of election day, Mir. McCabe said the report was a Id dirty scandal"
 Chairman Kenyon told Senator Spen- cer his question constituted charge and the Missouri senator said he would furnish the nanc of his informant so he might be summoned.
 Senator Moses, Republican, New Hampshire, one of General Wood S managers, who was questioned later regarding expenditures m penaiI ot General Wood testified that he had been told "of a large sum withdrawn from the Crocker bank on the eve of the California primary election" He declared his informant was reputable California citizen and agreed to con guIt him IS to furnishing his name to the committee.
 'T asked him for corroborative evil ! dence." said Senator Moses. He said he would send me memorandum on the subject. The story was that SlOO . 900 in cash had been withdrawn. he- plying to Senator Reed, Democrat Ms souri. Senator Moses said his informant did not pretend to say what was oohe with the money. He said no more that if was drawn bv a man very close To si presidential candidate in the contest G.addcd the witness.
 Withholds Name of informant
 Senator Reed said he had discussea
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