Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-10-17
c. D. P. SEEKING
s1,300,000.
More to Carry on Campaign,
Butler Tells Committee
Probing Funds
DISBURSEMENTS MOVE
Democratic Finances Will Be
Taken Up Later, Borah
Announces

CHICAGO, Oct. 1.-THE Republi-
can national campaign organization
intends, If possible to collect an adj
ditional $1,300.000 to carry on its
work between now and election day,
William NJ. Butler, chairman of the
Republican National committee, tes-
titled today before the special senate
campaign fund investigating COM
mittee.
This sum would make up the
s3,0O0,O00 budget which the Repub-
lican campaign committee decided
at the outset of the campaign
would be necessary for the conduct
of what Butler denominated as
vigorous campaign"
THAT is modest amount in view
of expenditures that have been
made heretofore" President Coo
lidge's field marshal told the conf
mittee.
Chairman Borah inquired as to
tho uses to which tne funds had
been put and Mr.. Butler said it was
used by the various bureaus within
the organization.
Are there any OF ganizations which
are raising money and expending IL
for the Republican ticket, other
than your own organization" asked
Senator Borah.
None that 1 am aware of, except
the different state organizations.
Butler replied.
Senator Caraway, Democrat, Ar
kansas, inquired about the letter of
a Massachusetts, manufacturer in
viting contributions to the Repub-
lican campaign in excess of the legal
amount with a promise that the con-
tributions would be "ocevered up"
Mr.. Butler declared the RepubIi-
can organization not only had MOTH
ing to do with that, but disapproyed
of it.
The Arkansas senator then want
ed to know about the part assigned
Joseph r. Grundy of Bristol. Pa,
, to raise 5000. 900 in Pennsylvania
Butler said the national organization
i had not approved of a letter sent
out by Grundy soliciting funds. He
also denied that he had conferred
with Grundy and others about
raising funds in Pennsylvania.
Mr.. Butler said he had addressed
, a luncheon meeting in Philadelphia
en- route to Washington at which
Grundy was present.
- AaANo lAG DQQSEL dL SosUVN.-
OOO, said Senator Caraway, "and
you called on PENNSYLVANIA for
! $6OO,O0 or one-fifth of the amount.
why was that?"
Mr.. Butler started to explain and
Senator caraway broke in:
Was it because you regarded
Pennsylvania as a fruitful field ?'' he
asked.
oT bad l.1noa 90 41,,4f.. .1..,;.s
Illinois was put down for S400, 900
of the total for a similar reason.
/ Senator Caraway remarked that
I IL the Republican organization had
gone on the same percentage basis
through the forty-eight states II
would have received more than i
+ billion dollars.
mo, no." said Mr.. Butler.
/ The Republican national chair
man was excused after he had
agreed to supply a detailed list OF
iaH campaign contributions and ex-
pendftures within few days,
1t planned to extend its INQUIRY
| into finances of the Republican or
! ganization and for that purpose
called William NJ. Butler of Massa
chusetts, chairman of the national
committee. Members desired TO OBJ
tain from him information as to the
policy of his organization and other
matters.
The investigators prepared also for
an examination of the RepubIican n
national committees disbursements Is
for publicity and newspaper service,
which William V. Hodges, national
treasurer, testified yesterday had
reached total of some s437, 900 on
! October TO-
George Barr Baker. head of the
national publicity organization, which
has conducted the work of the Re-
publican national committee in the
newspaper and periodical field, was
summoned to appear before the COM
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