Evening star., 1924-10-16
PARTY FUND PROBE
SPR0GRESSWE
AND c. 0.P. GOLFERS
La Toilette Total Collections,
S19O,535: G. O. P. Has
Raised $1,714,317. 81
TREASURERS ON STAND
IN SEARCHING INQUIRY
$4,000 Persons Have Aided Third
Party-Expenditures to Date
Total $155,0o0.
Er tho Associated rress.

Er the Associated rress.
CHICAGO. October 16-The Repub-
1can national campaign organization
had received gross contributions of
S1,114,S17 up to October 10, W. V.
Hodges. treasurer of the Republican
national committee. testified today
before the special Senate investigat-
ing committee.
The net contributions totaled
S1,542.959, the remainder having been
contributed for the congressional and
senatorial, and, in some instances,
State compa gns, Mr.. Hodges testified
The la Follette-Wheeler national
organization has collected a total of
s190,535 in its presidential campaign,
and expended s155,O62, John NJ. Nell
son. campaign manager, testified to-
day before the special Senate in
Nestigating committee.
Receipts were listed as follows:
Washington contributions, sS299O
Chicago contributions, s104,744
Payment by press representatives
on Wheeler car, S2,S00.
Total receipts, Chicago sl07544
Total receipts, all sources, S19O.535.
Disbursements were givens as fol-
lows:
Washington headquarters, 81, 1,096.
Less transfer of funds. s115O0: s59,596.
chicago headquarters. $95,465.
Net disbursements, all sources,
sl55.062.
Cash on hand and in bank, Wash
lnSton headquarters, s11,S93.
Chocago headquarters, s23,519.
Total, s35,47a
.2,OOO Contributors.
In a prepared statement read to
the committee. Representative Nelson
said the contributions had been re-
c'tNed from approximately 70 900 con-
trihutors.
Aside from the advances or con-
tributions made by National Treas
"rer W. 7. Rawleigh," Mr.. Nelson
'aid. there has been received one
contribution of $1,000 and three con-
tributions of $1,000 each, and the re-
manning contributions are in smaller
amounts, mostly in sums of 81
The detail of expenditures under
the Chicago national headquarters, as
shown by the last daily report of
the national treasurer, William r.
Rawleigh, are as follows:
Salaries, s20.113; travelling, $4,000:
printing, S21,163; postage, $427O;
rent, $3,S33; furniture and furniture
rental, S547; office supplies and ex-
penses, s1,901; freight and express,
$b16; telephone and telegraph, SI,s63;
publicity, s1S,913, and miscellaneous
s769
Washington ONCE Report.
The disbursements for expenses by
the Washington headquarters to and
including October 10. 1924, as are
follows:
General campaign expenses, s29,-
5SS: finance division, s27.524; wo-
mems division. 1884; publicity de-
partment. s12,999.
The general campaign expenses
noted above include disbursements
for legal expenses and for organiza-
tion in placing the names of electors
on the ballots in the various States
THE finance division expense in
cluded Sl6.7+6.55 payments for badges
and supplies and s5.01799 for postage
and expense of distribution of these
badges and supplies.
The committee has no outstanding
obligations except for printing and
supplies. the amount of which, when
deliveries are completed will not
exceed $4,000.
ANY further statements desired by
the committee will be most cheer
fully furnished"
Mr.. Nelson said each State organi-
ZatiOn collects its own funds for State
use and that the national organization
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