Arizona republican., 1920-05-25
S404,984 SPENT IN CAMP PAIGN FOR
 LOWDEN TESTIFY
Outlay in Ohio Primary Made Newberry's Cam paign in Michigan Look Like a Piker" Charge Leaders of Opposition
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 WASHINGTON, May 24.-Evidence that $404, ,9S4.7S had been spent in be- half of Governor Lowden, republican of Illinois, and a charge that the out- lay in the Ohio primary contest be tween senator Harding, republican, and Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood, mace Senator Newberry's Michigan cam paign look like a piker," marked the opening today of the senate's .nYesti- gation into pre- convention expendf- lures.
 Frank H. Hitchcock, former post master general, appearing as the rep of General Wood, throwed but little light on the generals cam paign expenses and Senator Hardings manager will be examined later. as will several Wood managers, including Col. William C. Procter of Cincinnati, A. A. Spraet1e of Chicago; H C. Stehbins of New York and John Fl. Price of Cleve- land.
 Lowden Paid Bulk of Expense
 T. L. Emerson, secretary of state for Illinois, speaking for Governor Low den came armed with records and cancelled checks and gave figures, names. dates and localities. Of the total spent. he said. S379,175.7s was contributed by the governor himself Friends gave S35,S25, he testified be- fore collections were stopped on orders from Governor Lowden.
 Detailing expenditures. Mir. Emmer- son testified that a total of $156,245 was sent into different states, the Michigan campaign. with $3s,141. talk ing the most.
 The Lowden committee. he said. had sent $3S. 900 into Missouri. Senator Reed. democrat questioned him to de- termine the methods Of it's use since fhprn vxr1z m rgrir1arv election
 Getting out the Lowden sentiment was the purpose" AIr Emmerson said. adding it had been successful because the delegates would support the gov ernors candidacy.
 Cost about a thousand dollars a dei- egate for Missouri's Se," commented Senator Reed.
 E. H. Moore. who testified to con- tributions of about $22 ,000 to the cam paign for Governor Cox, democrat, Ohio. charged heavy expenditures Tn the republican primary contest in Ohio and provoked hot partisan strife.
 He told the committee Colonel Proc ter was "the angel' of General Woods campaign in Ohio. He testified to e0S- tensive newspaper advertising i'll the primary fight. He was interrupted by Senator Spencer, republican, Missouri, who said the witness was making sen- eral charges and demanded names
 T know a chicken hawk from hand saw" Moore retorted. Gall John II. Price, who ran the Wood campaign, and he will tell you what the Harding men spent. Ask Harry NJ. DauGherty, Harding's manager. and he will tell you what the Wood men spent"
 Had Publicity Like Circus
 Gall John T. King who started in as manager of General Woods cam paign if you want to know about the story of the underwriting of the Wood al f e a fl- vestigation and not a side show. know of one man who put up $50 900 for Wood If King wont tell you III give you the name"
 Dr. R. J. 'Hersey, of Wheeling, ap- pesaring for Senator Sutherland, re publican of West Virginia, dealt at length with the Wood campaign there, declaring it had been like a circus with it's gross publicity" Senator Sutherland, he said, had spent about $3,5 500 in his campaign.
 Senator Poindexter, republican of Washington, with $75.000 was second to Governor Lowden in size of eXpen- ditures actually developed, and Sena- tor Johnson. republican, of California, with $6S, BIO, was third. The largest contributor to the Johnson fund was R. B. Straussburger of Norristown, Penn, who gave $27,000, according to Angus McSween, manager of the sen
 
 Film of Pittsburg gave $7 500 to the Johnson campaign, he testified.
 Senator Johnsons friends in Cali fornia paid their own expenses in the primary there, MT. McSween said, and also sent $S.500 to eastern headquar- ters. Funds for the Michigan cam paign were also raised locally, the witness said.
 H. M Rice. secretary to Senator Poindexter testified that J. s. Bache, banker of New York. had furnished s25.00O for the PoindeNter campaign, while William H. Todd. a Brooklyn shipbuilder had given S20,e00.
 MT. Hitchcock. the first witness. tes- tified that cit had been understood when he joined the Wood organization he was not to handle campaign con tributions and said information as to them and expenditures could be ob- tained from AIr. Sprague and Mir. | Stebbins. Colonel Proeter, he added, Continued on Page Two).
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