Evening star., 1926-06-14
COMPANY Did Not Contribute.


Senator Reed asked if the Pennsyl-
vania Manufacturers Casualty In
sursnce Go. had contributed TO the
campaign fund.
The witness said not. He said he
didn't know whether any OF its Off
GERS had.
While Senator Reed was question
ing Mr.. Folwell about the receipts
given to Mr.. Grundy, he asked Mr..
Folweli:
when did you first hear about
these receipts?"
When | first came back from Eu-
rope" replied Mr.. Folwell. ..- e..
Are you In the habit of permitting
any one to sign Your name for some
5000 900 without knowing much about
it," asked Senator Reed.
Was Harding Treasurer.
The witness said that he had acted
as treasurer In the Harding campaisn II
for eastern Pennsylvania and that he
might have done some such thing In
that campaign.
can you say that these are all the
receipts given to Ir. Grundy?" @,
They are all the books show
Senator Reed asked when the $780,
900 note signed by Folweli and
Grundy was made. and the witness
replied he thought it was May IA or
is. at the Corn Exchange Bank.
Needed Fund for Watchers.
"Why did you borrow at the bank
instead of getting the money from
Grundy, as you had been doing?"
I'VE could get it at the bank" said
the witness.
Yet Grundy had been acting as the
angel of this campaign" said Senator
Reed. What happened to cause YOU
to change and go to the bank
The witness said that he had been
i'm conference with Grundy and Cor
man and that they needed the money
promptly and that MIR. Grundy said
that II Mr.. F'olwell would make out
the note for the money he would sign
II jointly. Mr.. Folwell said that the
money was needed to pay watchers at
the polls.
II knew 1t was to be used for legiti-
mate campaign expenses he said
Where were you going to get this
money back?" asked Senator Reed
The witness said that he didn't
know.
Didn't you expect to get 1t hack?"
Expected to Donate Part.
The witness said that he expected
to contribute part of 1t, but that the
greater part of it he expected to be
paid back. There had been no talk,
he said. about where they were going
to get it from.
'Mr. Grundy and I understood It
would be collected" said MIR. Folwell.
We understood that we would have
TO work to get II I'm the future from
people interested in Republican poll
tics"
who are they" demanded Senator
Reed. a
II can't say" y
DO you mean to tell us" said SEN
ator Reed that you advanced this
money and didn't know a single per-
son from whom you expected to get
1t back, or from what crowd or
group?"
"There was no definite group that
l know Of" said Mr.. Folwell.
Mr.. Folwell said that he believed
upsta nding Republicans of the State
would come to their aid.
. Has Not Contributed.
Are yeu so wealthy you could
afford to loose this $45 900, one-half
of~the note that you signed?"
NO"
The witness said that as vet he
made no personal contribution tU the
cafnpaign.- but that he expected to
make a modest contribution. He in
sisted that he had no undetsta nding
as to who would pay the note or the
money advanced by Grundy. >"
You expected Grundy = to make
good, didn't your" asked Senator Reed.
"If necessary" said the witness.
'3rhat was my personal understand
ing. but there was no agreement to
that effect.
In reply. 20 further questions by
Senator Reed Mr.. Folwen insisted