The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-05-25
CAMPAIGN
EXPENDITURES
Governor Edwards, Senator Harding
and Herbert Hoover to Come
Under Scrutiny Of Com
mittee Today.


Under Scrutiny Of Com
/ mittee Today.
! by L. C. Martin, United Press staff
Correspondent
WASHINGTON, May 25.-Cam-
paign expenditures of Governor Ed
wards, Of New Jersey, Senator Hard
| ing, Of Ohio, and Herbert Hoover,
were to come under scrutiny Of tie
! senate investigating committee toda,'.
On resuming its hearings watch
opened yesterday, the committee OK
ipected TO hear Walker Wick, repre-
senting Governor Edwards. Edwards
was inadvertently overlooked when
the invitations to testify were sent
out. Wick wired the committee ask
ing to be heard.
| The committee also intends to so
into the Georgia contest matter
Testimony Of Wick
WASHINGTON, May o5.--A total
| of $4,000 has been raised for the
candidacy Of Governor Edwards, New
Jersey, democrat, Walker Wick testi'
! fled before the senate campaign eX'
penditures committee today.
! The National Personal Liberty
league has also aided the governor S
! campaign, Wick stated. The league
membership is composed very largely
OF republicans, Wick said.
1--WE have no connection with
/ Them" Wick said.
After Wick had stated that no spe-
cial interests Of any kind had con-
tributed or pledged aid to Governor
| Edwards. Senator Reed said:
I'm going to ask you blunty,
have you any agreement with the
liquor interests whereby they are to
finance Governor Edwards cam
paign?"
"Unequivocally no." said Wick.
The campaign for Senator Owen,
Oklahoma, democrat, is being con
Quoted largely by friends in Okla
homa, James W. Beller, Washington
manager, testified. They raised
$3.50, mostly in small contributions
he said, and presented list OF CON
tributors. many of whom gave one
or five dollars.
J. F. Lucey, Herbert HooVers man
ager, was called next.
Senator Reed asked series OF
questions about Hoover's residence
abroad. Senator Edge, New Jersey,
halted Reeds line of inquiry and
steered Lucey to discussion OF
Hoover's campaign fund.
Hoover's California fund was gath
cred and spent in that state, and Luc-
ey had no knowledge of it, he said.
Replying to further questions by
Reed, Lucey said his work was prln-
cipaIly stimulating" Hoover organi-
cations throughout the country.
do you stimulate any of them with
cash?" asked Edge.
NO." said Lucey.
Iucey submitted an accounting
showing a deficit of sA,147 in Hoov-
ers campaign fund. Contributions
totaled $62,0S4, none of them being
from corporations, the account show
ed. Sale of pamphlets and interest
on deposits brought the total OF re-
ceipts to $62.185.76.
A contribution of $4,000 was made
from this fund to the republican ma
tional convention; $4,000 to the state
of Washington Hoover club; publicity
costs S3O,033. Total disbursements
shown amounted to $66,322.S7.
Fourteen thousand dollars was Dor
rowed to meet current bills, the &C
count showed.
,Lucey, describing the methods used
in the Hoover campaign, said the
work was confined to the Hoover
clubs. Senator Reed. Hoover
ancient enemy, prodded Lucey about
the details of the Hoover publicity
campaign.
Lucey said he couldn't enlighten
the committee about reports that
Hoover had purchased newspapers II
Sacramento, California, and Washing
ton, D. C. A plan to publish Hoover
newspaper in Chicago during conven-
ton week has been abandoned, he
said.
The national Hoover club advised
all state clubs to stay out OF primary
contests, Lucey said. and IN Cali
fornia that advice was disregarded
Senator Kenyon asked whether
anv international bankers contributed
to Hoover's fund. Lucey said he'd
tributors.
Don't you know that large inter
ests in New York are actively pro
noting Hoovers campaign, asheo
Reed.
'-rhe contrary is true" said Lucey.
i'Big business interests are opposed
to Hoover
NJ. W. Thompson. member OF firm
of accountants that had charge OF the
accounts Of the national Hoover club.
was called to submit the list OF COO
tributors.
Among 1000 contributors litsed
were:
Mark l.. Requa, formerly connected
with the fuel administration; George
RI
sugar equalization board; Julius
Barnes. head of the federal grain co.,
poration: A. B. Barnes, his brother:
C. C. Thomas, Wall street, and j. F..
Lucey.
Charles J. Hepburn, chairman Of
the Pennsylvania state Hoover club,
and associated with the national club,
said there are "several hundred thou
sand" members in the Pennsylvania
club.
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