Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-10-18
S1,714,317 RAISED
FOR c. D. ?. Use IN
CORRALL|NC VOTES
Senate Committee Delves
Into ''SluSh Fund"
Charge of la Toilette

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$1,714,317 up TO October 10, last, w.
V. Hodges, treasurer of the Repub-
lican national committee testified to-
day before the special senate inves-
tigating committee.
The net contributions totalied ST.
1925 the remainder having been
contributed for the congressional and
senatorial and in some instances
state campaigns Mr.. Hodges tcsti-
3. fled
The total contributions to the La
VF'ollette-Wheeler campaign UP to the
4 same date was $190,535, and expendi-
lures were $155, 062, John M. Nelson,
national manager of the independent
presidential campaign, told the COM
mittee.
Lincoln Dixon, manager of western
Democratic headquarters, said his
division had received and expended
$1,000, exclusive of rentals paid by
the national committee. Mr.. Dixon
said all Of the $32, 500, except $4,000,
contributed by George E. Brennan,
Illinois Democratic leader, had come
from the Democratic national COM
mittee.
Mr.. Hodges told the committee
that the $1.714,317 gross total re-
ceived by the Republican organiza-
ton had come from 1902 contrib
utors, the largest sum received from
any single contributor being $50, 900.
Summary of Contributions
"Those contributing from 81 to
500 numbered 14,962," he said; ''those
giving from 500 to $500 numbered
LAS; those giving from $501 to ST.
900 numbered 2S7 those giving
from 81 900 to $500 totaled 1O5;
those giving from 81, 500 to $4,000
numbered rs; those giving from $5,-
900 to $40, 900 numbered IA and those
contributing over $4,000 numbered
twelve"
Mr. Hodges listed expenditures as
follows:
Publicity $437 900 including
newspaper service" the amount or
which was not listed; speakers bu-
reaus, sos, 900; colored bureau, SOL
$50: research bureau, $4,000; wom-
ems bureau, $19,SS9; labor bureau,
S46,425; college bureaus, SZ6, ioo'
club bureaus, $2,671; foreign bu-
reaus. $12,799: Vermont to Calitor-
mia. Caravan, $31, Alb; administrative
expenses, Republican national mead
quarters, $213,9 senatorial cam
naign committee, $4,000; congress
s;onol campaign committee, $50, 800;
Washington headquarters, vi 1884,
petty cash expenditures, S44,o oo.
Mr.. Hodges was unable to give
offhand the names of those VINO llau
contributed $4,000 or more TO lhe
Renublican fund, except that ne
Lnew William Wrigley, Jr., of Chi
caeo. had contributed S25,ooV. iis
was requested to prepare detailed
statement during the noon recess
of the committee.
no Probe "Slush" Charges
The committee is headed by SEN
ator William II. Boran, OIL io'"o,
and includes Senators CaraWay, VI
Arkansas. and Bayard, OF Delaware
Democrats. and Shipstead. farmer
labor, Minnesota.
Under preliminary agreement :
the committee will carefully analyZe
4 the expense reports as turned III ny
spokesmen of the three parties De-
fore taking up the charges of Sen
ator Ia Toilette that the Republic
an organization is collecting large
..sl,sh fund" for use in states list
ed as doubtful.
Prank r. Walsh, Kansas CITY at
torney, acting as the personal rep
resentative of Senator La Toilette,
will present documents and other
data upon which the Wisconsin SeI''
ator based his charge The precise
nature of the material in the pos
session of Mr.. Walsh has not been
revealed publicly or to the members
OF the committee.
Lincoln Dixon, manager OF the
western Democratic headquarters
The first witness called, said his di-
in business
collecting campaign contributlnoS'
All it's funds except $4,000 pa1d by
George e. Brennan, Democratic lead
i ar in Illinois, on October I, mao
come from the Democratic national
~ c0mmttee. The total, he placed at
$4,000.
Dixon explained the $4,000 pay
ment by Brennan by saying that
} at that time there was "A shortage
of funds in the western division.
The $S25C0 total given, the VIII
ness added, does not include me
rental of the western headquarters
here. That is paid direct by the ma
tional committee, he added. The
funds expended by western head
quarters 60 for payroll and expenses
of SPEAKERS.
Chairman Borah wanted to know
If MIR. Dixon knew of any funds be
ing underwater for the Democratic
party. II regret to say that L dc
not" Dixon replied.
The witness was excused.
The La Follette-Wheeler nationa
organization has collected a total Of
S19e, 535 in it's presidential campaign
and expended $155,06 John Nj. Mel
son, campaign manager, testified.
In a prepared statement read to
the committee Congressman Nelson
said the contributions had been re
ceived from approximately 72,O0t
contributors.
Many 81 Contributions
, aside from the advances or con
tributions made by National Treas
urer w. I. Raleigh" Mr.. Nelson
said. there has been received one
contribution OF $4,000 and three con-
tributions of 81 1000 each and the re-
naming contributions are in smaller
amounts. mostly in sums of 81.
THE committee has no outstand
ing obligations except for printing
and supplies, the amount OF which
wien deliveries are completed, viii
- not exceed $4,000. Any further
statements desil ed by the committee
will be most cheerfully furnished.
Mr.. Nelson said each state organi
zation collects its own funds fol
state use and that the national or
Ganization contributes nothing tc
the state bodies.
Replying to questions by Chair
man Borah. Representative Nelson
said his organization had originally
made i budget for national eNpendi
lures but that it had varied so that
no attention now is paid TO it.
1T ranged originally all the WAY
from S6n0 600 m 81 500 oON Nc ssid