New-York tribune., 1920-05-30
Treasurer of Generals
Campaign Gives Senate
Inquiry Account of
Receipts and Expenses
100000 for Hoover
In California Alone
Senator's Aid Denies Re.
port of 500, ,OO0Taken
From Bank for Primary

WASHINGTON, May 29.-Wit-
nesses to-day testified before the
Senate committee investigating
Presidential campaign expenses that
S1,180,043 20 had been raised in the
interest of the candidacy Of Major
General Leonard Wood, and that
$203,000 had been contributed to
Senator Hiram W. Johnson's fund
in California and New York.
The testimony regarding the Wood
fund was given by Albert A.
Sprague, of Chicago, treasurer of
the national Wood organization, who
met the committee with great frank
ness, and submitted complete finan-
cial statement to date. Alexander
McCabe, treasurer of the Johnson or
ganization in California. testified as
to the Johnson fund.
The further statement was made
by Mr.. McCabe that the Hoover
forces in California spent eight or
liiilC CilllCS do lIlQCil DIS we, dl lIlt
lowest estimate, $500, 600"
100000 "Slush Fund"
The committee also heard testi-
mony that a 100000 "slush" fund
was suddenly put into the campaign
in behalf of Senator johnson in Cali
fornia at the last minute, and that
Henry Ford and the Irish organiza-
tions were heavy contributors to the
johnson fund in New Jersey.
Witnesses told the committee that
they had been told that Mr.. Ford sent
large sums to Allen Trimble, manager
of the Johnson campaign in New
Jersey, that Justice Cohaan was inter
ested in an organization that raised
big Johnson fund for the New Jersey
primary, and that few days before
the primary election in California
100000 in cash was drawn from the
Crocker National Bank in San Fran
cisco by man friendly to the John
son candidacy.
Senator Reed Repeats Rumor
A few minutes after Senator'S Ken
yon, Reed and Pomerene had declared
that the committee did not intend to
permit witnesses to repeat rumor be
lore the investigating body Senator
keed himself brought a rumor into the
day proceeding by asking Thomas ".
miller, who was testlfying as one Of
the Eastern managers for Wood.
whether he had heard the report that
the Republican National Committee
mad sent three women into Nebraska
TO work in General Woods behalf.
Senator Reed said that he could not
tell the committee who his informant
was.
The Wood campaign fund, Mr..
oprague told the committee, included
,'yN,'18 in contributions 1921 900 in
loans and S275.20 in bank interest,
Included in the loans, he said. was
@5zl,0UO from Colonel William Cooper
Proctor, head of the national Wood
organization, and a loan of 100000
from A. f. Mcneil
The sum of $4,000 was borrowed
from banks in Chicago, Mr.. Sprague
told the committee, Colonel Proctor
giving his note for 100000 for loan
OF that amount from the Corn Ex-
change National Bank, and Colonel
Proctor and Mr.. Sprague giving their
JOINT note for similar amount from
the Merchants Loan G. Trust Co.
Loeb Collected S225,0O0
William Loeb jr, of New York, sent
to the national Wood headquarters
the sum of s225,oOo, which he had
collected from numerous contribu-
tors, Mr.. Sprague told the committee.
but the national headquarters did not
receive list of contributors to that
fund
In addition to the amount turned in
by Mr.. Loeb, Mr.. Sprague said the
n van nt1t Lol
ceiyed: ]. x. D. Shafer, of Chicago,
5000; P. Deronde, New York. $1,000;
G. Il. Payne, New York, $4,000; Will
lam Wrigley jr., Chicago, $40, 900; c
B. Shaffer. Chicago, $4,000; Colonel
Proctor, $4,000; II. NJ Byllesby, Chi
eago, $4,000; Mr.. Smathers, New
York, $4,000; A. f. Monell New York.
$4,000; John D. Rockefeller ir., New
York, $4,000; f. s. Moore, Chicago.
1000; c. G. Edgar, Detroit. 81 600:
Chauncey Dewey, Chicago, 81 1000. In
addition, $4,768 was received in small
contributions ranging from 81 to $to0.
Mr.. Sprague said.
The 1921 600 advanced to the Wood
organiza tiou. by Colonel Proctor was
/ nothing more than a loan. Mr..
Sprague declared. He said that il was
so regarded by Colonel Proctor and
himself
Statement of Wood Expenses
The statement Mr.. Sprague handed
Chairman Kenyon of the committee
/ gave in detail receipts and exuendi-
lures. It showed expenditures of
/ s1,174,s191e, with a balance of s5,f240l.
Expenditures on state organization
were placed at s432926; for postage,
i speakers, travelling expenses, circular
izing, billboards and telephone and tele-
graph, 1877. 7.437. and for newspaper ad-
vertising, S204 $50. Under a general
head of expenditures, $3.50 sos was in
cluded, of which the largest itera was
"Sa aries-Chicago *42 2,9776s"
The Chicago headquarters' expense
was listed at s1fl,793; the New York
headquarters, noted as covering
Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont.
Massachusetts,, Connecticut Rhode
Island, New York, Pennsylvania. New
Jersey, Delaware and Maryland, sisr.-
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