Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-31
PROBE. OF ILLINOIS
PRIMARY NEAR END
Senatorial Inquiry to Be Re-
sumed Tuesday-Commit-
tee Then to Quit.
Bv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, July S1.-Although a
formidable array of witnesses remain
in the Illinois campaign funds quiz
the Senate investigating committee
hopes to conclude its inquiry next
week, after resuming activities on
Tuesday.
The committee believes that 1t al
ready has uncovered the principal mat
tiers involved in the senatorial contest
Chairman Reed said he had no plans
for further inquiries after the present
one is closed.
While members of the committee
would not discuss the evidence pend
ing their report to the Senate next
December, it was known they had been
more impressed by the free contribu
lions by public utilities officials than
by the amount spent in the contest,
which now total S941, 110.41 for the
senatorial, Cook County and other
tickets.
Total of $4,000 Given.
AS the record is now written, of.
ficials of three different groups OF
public utilities in the State contributed
a total of $4,000 to the senatorial
campaign of Frank L. Smith. who Is
still chairman of the Illinois Commerce
Commission, the authority of which
over public utilities in Illinois, is com
parable to that of the Interstate Com
merce Commission over railroads.
Samuel insult of Chicago, head of a
number Of Utilities, gave S125,0O0
directly to Smiths funds and spent, in
addition, S33,735.19 in a propaganda
campaign against the World Court,
which Smith also opposed.
Ira G. Copley of Aurora, ILL.,, former
Congressman and chairman of the
board of the Western United Light
and Power Co., gave $4,000 to the
Smith fund, and Clement Stude.
baker, president of the Illinois Power
and Light Corporation, made two
donations of $4,000 each to the
commission chairman, who defeated
Senator William B. Mckinley.
insult Aided Others.
Allen F. Moore, Illinois Republican
national committeeman and campaign
manager for Smith, has testified to
total expenditures for Smith of $685.
747.51. of which $4,000 was given, he
stated by the three public utilities
officials.
Other evidence before the commit
tee has shown that insult gave SIo,UUO
TO his 'old friend" George E. Brennan,
who won the Democratic senatorial
nomination. insult also gave $4,000
to the Deneen faction of the Republi-
can party in Cook County, which sup
ported Mckinley. but Roy o. West,
chairman of that group, said this was
done with the understanding that this
would not be used in behalf of Sen
ator Mckinley.
Charles V. Barrett testified that the
Grove Barrett group in Cook County
received $4,000 from insult for use
in the bitter campaign which was
waged for control of nomination OF
Cook County officials.
Other developments during the in
quiry included:
Refusal of Thomas w. Cunningham
of Philadelphia, treasurer of the
Pennsylvania State central commit
tee, to reveal the source of the S50,0O
he contributed to the campaign fund
of William S. Ware of Philadelphia.
who won the Pennsylvania senatorial
nomination. Announcement by Chair
man Reed that Cunningham would be
cited to the Senate for contempt as a
result.
Testimony that Senator Mckinley
was determined to finance his own
campaign and that he spent $3.50.
1882 in the effort to be renominated.