Evening star., 1924-10-30


gantzation is spending enormous
sums" in the campaign.
Helps National Committee.
J. Henry Rorabach, Republican ma
tional committeeman for Connecticut
the first witness called, testified that
the Republican committee in his State
had received s55.557.4S and has on
hand $7,s69.S9. He declared all of the
money had been received in con-
tributions within the State. Instead
of receiving donations from the Re-
publican national committee, he said
the State committee had given the
national committee 100000.
In answer to Senator Bayard, Demo
crat, Delaware, he said he expected to
receive from $4,000 to $4,000 addi-
tional from the Connecticut ways and
means committee. The national COM
mittee, he said, had not set a definite
amount to be raised in Connecticut
but had asked him to get all we
could for them"
During cross-examination the wit
ness said part of the money was to
be used in taking voters to the polls
sIIae44 to Aid Senators.
Henry Rogers Winthrop OF New
York, treasurer OF the Republican
national senatorial committee, testi-
had spent $7S,011.75. The national
committee contributed $1o6,000 of the
total received
William Skinner, a silk manufac-
turer Of New York, told the commit
tee that he had collected $4,000 for
the Republican fund from silk, cot
ton and wool manufacturers Of New
York City. He said he had $4,000 on
hand
w. Harry Baker OF Philadelphia,
chairman Of the Republican sena-
torial committee in Pennsylvania,
testified he had received in contri-
buttons S173.sS3 and had on hand
$226.21. A total of 364,35o, he said,
was received from Joseph r. Grundy,
who has charge of collecting funds in
eastern Pennsylvania, and $14, 500 from
the national committee.
Insurance Man Testfhes.
William J. Tully of the legal de-
partment of the Metropolitan Life
Insurance Company, named in pre-
vious testimony as head Of the special
committee collecting Republican
funds among life insurance men, tes-
tilted that employees and officials of
the Metropolitan Company gave ST.
$50. Of which he himself contributed
among the personnel of the New York
Life Insurance Company.
Hendon Chubb. also an insurance
man of New York. said he raised
$S22.50 from marine insurance men
for the Republican fund.
George Murnane of the New York
Trust Company, who said he was
chairman Of the bankers group Of the
greater New York Republican COM
paign fund committee, testified he
himself had received 5000 and that
the bankers group, as a whole, raised
$4,000. He declared that SO was the
largest amount contributed to him by
. board chairman of a national bank
in New York, although he had re-
ceived $1,000 from the chairman OF
the board of the Bankers Trust and
$500 from the president Of the same
bank.
Wanted Colored Vote.
Joseph l. Crupper, Republican
State chairman of Virginia, the next
witness, was questioned regarding the
check Of $500 which he sent to y. A.
Ferguson, the negro treasurer OF the
Lilly Black" section Of the Republi-
can party in Virginia
what was your purpose in sending
the check?" Caraway asked.
my purpose was to get the coloreo
vote. heard it was slipping away
from US to Davis and Bryan and
heard that Joseph r. Pollard was the
best man to get it back"
Pollard is head of the negro Re-
publican faction.
why did you send the check to
FerEuson?" Caraway asked.
Pollard told me to send 1t to
Ferguson as he was treasurer Of hte
organisation" Crupper replied.
Crupper said he had received $4,000
from the Republican national COM
mittee for use in Virginia He de-
clared he was using the fund in the
congressional districts and had sent
$4,000 into the second district with
out instructions He said he had
spent $500 and had $500 on hand.
!. Crupper said in reply to Walsh that
contributions from Virginia were
sent direct to the Republican national
committee.
"who IL collecting funds from the
postmasters In virginiaf Walsh
asked. ~