Evening star., 1924-10-22

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$40, ,Ooo, 900 to s12.000,O00 Is being
raised for use in this campaign.
Joseph P Grundy. a Bristol, Pa.
manufacturer and chairman or the
WAYS and means committee In Penn
sylvania for the Republican national
committee, was summoned as the first
witness for a wide range of question
'ng with specific attention to what
he had done in the way of raising
campaign funds in his State.
The committee already had before
II copies of four letters which 1t is
contended he addressed to the
citizens OF Pennsylvania" appealing
for funds. These said he had been
asked by the Republican national
committee to raise every possible
dollar in Pennsylvania outside of the
Pittsburgh district and declared that
the country, the Government and our
institutions and industries would be
in peril if the La Toilette movement
was successful
BESIDES Mr.. Grundy. the committee
has summoned several other officials
of the Pennsylvania ways and means
committee, including Samuel NJ
Vauclain, president of the Baldwin
Locomotive Works. and Chester w.
Hill secretary. Other Phlladelphia
witnesses are Edward T. Stotesbury.
alleged by La Toilette to be chairman
of bankers committee to raise funds
for the support of the Coolidge Dawes
ticket. and Nathan T. Folwell, treas
urer of the Manufacturers Club OF
Philadelphia, who was TO receive con-
tributions by the members or that
club to a Republican campaign fund.
F'olwell also is member OF the ex-
ecutive committee OF the fennsyi-
vsnia ways and means committee.
The Democrats expect to emo their
campaign with good-sized deficit
and TO snend not more than S150,OoO
for their entire campaign, the In
vestipatine committee was told yes
tarday nv Glenn L. Shaver, chairman.
and lanes w. Gerard, treasurer, or
the Democratic national committee.
OF this prospective total. $54S,44o mas
been contributed and s597,lls spent.
or this, $461,s01 has actually been
paid, and there is an existing dehcit
of $4,000, according to Mr.. Gerard 8
testimony.
The examination of Mr.. Shaver and
Mr.. Gerard consumed less than an
hour and as no other witnesses were
available, the inquiry was adjourned
over until late today, when the La
Toilette charges of Republican
"slush" fund were to be investigated
further. Only three of the five mem
hers were present yesterday, Senator
Borah, Republican, Idaho, chairman,
and Senators Caraway, Arkansas, and
Bayard, Delaware, Democrats. The
absentees were Senators Jones, Re-
publican, Washington, and Shipstead,
Farmer Labor, Minnesota.
Did Not Predict 81, 500. 900.
~ nj a m l.
mum budget at $750,000 Chairman
Borah asked him about a recent
statement issued by the Democratic
national committee that at the out
side s1,500,00O would be raised.
II am not in charge Of the conduct
Of the campaign" Mr.. Gerard said.
adding that he assumed that the
committee would spend s1,50o,000 "if
they gave 1t to u.s.
Both the former Ambassador to
Germany and Mr.. Shaver said they
knew of no organizations except the
national committee that were under
taking to raise any substantial sums
for the Democratic campaign. Mr..
Gerard said there were organizations
like the Young Mems Democratic
Clubs and Women's organizations.
but that the national committee had
contributed to them.
Responding to inquiries as to funds
raised by State committees, the ma
tional treasurer said he had no
specific knowledge, but assumed they
were not raising any large amounts,
since the national organization had
been called upon by them for aid in
number of States. These contribu-
tions were placed at an aggregate of
s29, 700. the witness said.
Mr. Gerard presented to the COM
mittee a detailed list of contributors
to the Democratic fund, which had
been made public in New York.
Chairman Borah questioned him as
to the identity of the larger OF the
contributors, including Thomas L.
Chadbourne, New York banker.
who gave $4,000; John D. Ryan,
president of the Anaconda Copper
Company, who contributed $4,000;
Francis P. Garvan, former alien
property custodian, who donated
$40, 900, and a number of others. These
included Bernard M. Baruch. $26, 900;
Henry Morgenthau, former ambassa-
dor to Turkey, $4,000; Frank L.
Polk, former under Secretary OF
state. $4,000; Chairman Shaver, s10,-
900; Mr.. Gerard, $4,000, and Cleveland
H. Dodge Of New York, $4,000.
Replying to questions by Frank P
Walsh Of Kansas City, personal coun-
sci for Senator La Toilette, Mr.. &C.
rard said he knew of no organiza-
tions of bankers or businessmen or
others who might be benef1ciaries OF
a tariff law, who were collecting
funds for the support of the Davis
Bryan ticket.
Chairman Shaver was questioned
only briefly. He estimated that the
deficit at the end of the campaign
might total $160,000 and said there
were no plans for underwriting 1t.
Responding to Chairman Borah.
he said he had never heard Of any
plans FOR the purchase Of any news
papers in Tennessee for the benefit of
the Democratic campaign"
81 wish somebody would buy the
Banner In Tennessee" interposed
Senator Caraway, land turn 1t over
to your men. It is Democratic all the
time except at election time"
"In that case you would have to
spend more than $750,000." Chair
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