Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-10-16
s1,714,317 IN
c. D. P CHEST
Up to Oct. 10, Republican
Treasurer TestifieS at
Senate Probe Hearing
GIVES DETAILED FACTS
La Toilette Campaigners Had
$190,535 and Have Spent
$155,062 is Claim

CHICAGO, Oct. 16.-The Repub-
lican national organization had re-
ceived gross contributions of s1,714,-
BIT up to October 10, w. V. Hodges,
treasurer of the Republican national
committee, testified today before the
special senate investigating commit
tee.
The net contributions totalled
S1,342,959, the remainder having
been contributed for the congress
sional and senatorial and in some
instances state campaigns, Mr..
Hodges testified.
CHICAGO, Oct. 16 (By The Asso-
ciated Press)-The La Toilette
Wheeler national organization has
collected a total of s190,5S5 in its
presidential campaign and expended
$155,062, John NJ. Nelson. campaign
manager, testified today before the
special senate investigating commit
tee.
Mr.. Nelson said each state organ
ization collects its own funds for
state use and that the national or
ganization contributes nothing to the
state bodies.
Replying to questions by Chair
said his organization had originally
! lures, but that it had varied so that
no attention now is paid TO it.
TT ranged originally all the way
from $500, 600 to s1,500.000," he said
The witness told the committee he
had sought figures on collections and
expenditures by state organizations,
1 h.1f hod not soaafrad than
"This is largely because they have
a shortage rather than an excess OF
! funds" he said.
Questioned by Senator Caraway,
| Democrat, Arkansas, about press re-
| ports that labor organizations are
! spending large sums" on behalf OF
the Independent presidential ticket,
! Representative Nelson said he had
no information on that subject. He
/ added, however, that the American
! Federation of Labor was conducting
its own campaign for LaFollette and
Wheeler, but told the committee he
had no information as to the
! amounts expended or their sources.
Representative Nelson estimated
! for Senator Borah that the expenses
of his organization for the remaining
| three weeks of the campaign would
not exceed s50.000," including $1,000
weekly promised by the Conference
| on Progressive Political Actions,
through which the railroad brother
hoods are making their contribu-
tions. Most of those are on the basis
| of 81 per contribution, Nelson said,
adding:
The 81 psychology prevails"
"Do you think a national presi-
Dental campaign can be conducted
for less than S500,000?" asked SEN
| ator Caraway.
well, we are doing it," Mr.. Nelson
/ replied. "Of course we are relying
upon public spirit to hlep us out"
Representative Nelson said Ma
tional Treasurer Rawleigh had con-
tributed personally $4,000 to the
campaign and had stated that he
could be relied upon for a sum up to
| 10000 If necessary.
/ The independent organization field
marshal presented a voluminous list
of individual contributors to the cam
paign fund. Chairman Borah looked
! 1T over briefly and handed 1t back
with request that new list, show
i ing names of contributors in the sum
of 500 or more be prepared.
THAT is in the interest of saving
printing bills" the chairman re-
marked.