Evening star., 1920-05-27
|$113,1O9 RAISED
| TO AID HARDING,
| COMMITTEE HEARS
McAdoo Backer Knows of No
Fund-Wood Expense
in West Virginia.
he Senate campaign investigating

The Senate campaign investigating
committee got some light today on
efforts in behalf of the candidacy OF
presidential nomination and also was
told that $113,1o9 had been raised for
the campaign of Senator Harding,
republican. of Ohio, and that $107.704
had been spent. This is the third
largest campaign fund Of which the
committee has had evidence.
DR.. Burris Jenkins. publisher Of the
Kansas City Post, testified that he had
been invited by Jouett Shouse, assist
ant secretary of the Treasury, to NOM
mate Mr.. McAdoo at San francisco
He also told of a meeting here last
night of McAdoo supporters, naming
as among those present Daniel Roper,
former commissioner of internal reve-
rue; Commissioner Robert Woolley of
the Interstate Commerce Commission
and Frank Wilson. former director of
liberty loan publicity.
Knows OF No Funds.
DIR. Jenkins said he knew of no
funds raised for Mr.. McAdoo, adding
that ION the contrary those gentle
men last night said they had no
funds"
Harry NJ. Daugherty testified as to
Senator Harding's campaign fund.
He declared that he had handled all
of the money and that the largest
contributor was Carmi A. Thompson.
who gave about $4,000 in ALL" Mr.
Daugherty named himself as the next
largest contributor with $500.
Ohio Primary Fight.
Discussing the Ohio primary fight
between Senator Harding and Mai.
Gen. Leonard Wood, Mr.. Daugherty
said no campaign in Ohio had been
expected, but that a fight developed
and a campaign had been made. He
declared Senator Harding had no
paid organization and that very
little advertising was done.
J. S. Darst. West Virginia state
for Gen. Wood. testified that
s4,4ss had been spent in that state
and that a bill that might amount to
$4,000 more would come in. All of
the money was furnished from ma
tional headquarters, he said.
Says 100000 Small Amount.
No local funds were raised, Mr.
Darst asserted, though friends Of
Gen. Wood in different counties may
have paid little for halls and bands"
why. We consider this a small
amount to spend on a sherif's cam.
paign in one of our smaller counties"
declared the witness. Our people
have been educated up. Why. $780,
900 is small amount to spend for
senator's campaign. 1t would have
cost $55,000 just to organize the state
recently for Gen. Wood"
And what was the result?" asked
Senator Edge.
said, but some of the Wood delegates
are going over with big majority"
Mr.. Darst said the opposition took
whole pages in the newspapers and
used airplanes."
What did Senator Sutherland's
cost?" asked Senator Pom
creme.
Il only know what his manager told
me back in January" was the reply
THAT was $4,000 That was in Janu-
ary, remember. I don't know what it
Is now."
Sees Wood as Getting Support.
Mr.. Darst said he was a delegate to
morally bound to vote in the
for Senator Sutherland
while he has a chance.
He hasn't chance. any more than
me-" said the witness. adding that
after the complimentary votes" West
Virginia's delegates would t'vote for
With considerable emphasis, the wit.
ness expressed the opinion that un-
less there is corruption you are entitled
to spend 100000 a state on publicity
for a good man."
$4O.55O Fund for Butler.
DIR. Nicholas Murray Buffers candi-
lacy for the republican presidential
has been financed to the
extent of $4O.550, Judge John r. Davies
of New York city testified before the
Five men gave $1,000 each, the wit
ness said. They were Gano Dunn.
w. c. Demorest, Benjamin j. Law
renee and c. F. Alston of New York
and w. c. Butler of Everett, Wash
Judge Davies told the committee that
ne and Henry NJ. Butler OF Paterson.
Y. j., gave $4,000 each. while Arthur
r. Hardy gave $4,000. and J. Inman
Barrett, John p. Prince, A. w.
samuels and Edward Marshall, all OF
New York. gave $1,000 each. In addi-
Ion, he said. H. e. Rosen gave $1,000.
Ind Archibald Douglas and Charles
4. Moore, $500 each.
The entire fund was spent on gen.
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