New Britain herald., 1926-06-25
THOUSAND DOLLAR
 BILL FIGURES IN CAMP PAIGN ACTIONS
Yare Worker Tells Of Being Sent With Valuable Currency
 for MifIin County Chairman
INSISTS THERE WAS NOT ANYTHING AT ALL WRONG

count Read and List of Meals. All Less Than 4 Dollar, Brings Smiles
 of Amusement As They Contrast
 With Fabulous Amounts Rcpubn- cans Expended.
 Washington, June 25 (P}-WiIIiam i E. Wilson. secretary of labor under Woodrow Wilson and now democrat ic nominee for senator in Pennsyl- vania, was on the witness stand by the senate campaign funds commit tee.
 The witness said his personal ex- pcnse ill the primary campaign amounted to $88.SI. He added that he was associated in the campaign with William E. Porter. one of the defeated candidates for governor and that their campaign committee spent about S1O,00O.
 -Four thousand of that has been paid." Said Wilson. And $G,000 has been obligated to be paid later"
 Picking up an itemizod statement filed by Wilson. Chairman Reed unused over it smilingly and said.
 Meals Cost But Little.
 T see some startling accounts here for meals at the William Penn hotel in Pittsburgh, Here is one of ninety cents, another of ninety cents. another Of seventy cents, another of seventy cents and still another Of seventy cents. You get as low as sixty for q restaurant meal"
 After q laugh all round, the for mer labor secretary said the S10,O0U . outlay of the Wilson-Porter commit i tee included all money spent in the 1 cities and counties.
 Did you have watchers at the l polls at $10 d day or $5 day." l asked Senator King, democrat. Utah. i
 Not that l know of" Wilson said, , "we got only about S4,5O9 and not very many watchers could he em- ployed at that rate"
 Who guaranteed the remainder Of the $tQ,00O?"
 Vance Mccormick"
 He referred 10 the Harrisburgh i publisher and former chairman of | the democratic national committee. '
 Declines Appointment.
 Replying 10 Senator LaFollette, 1 republican, Wisconsin, Wilson dis posed that since his nomination he | had been offered and had declined l a place on the railroad mediation . board, set up under the new Watson Parker railroad labor act and re- cantly appointed by President Cool ilge. He said the appointment was tendered cOnfidentially and that he would not have mentioned 1t had he not been under oath.
 Well. it was the best offer that have heard Of recently from that source" said Reed.
 Probe Wares Expenses
 After Wilson had left the stand and with Wayne E. Wheeler still , waiting to continue his story of luU-saloon league activities, the committee turned once more 10 the question of expenditures on behalf Of William S. Ware, the successful republican senatorial candidate.
 Questioned by Chairman Reed, 4. Nevin Detrich, chief of the highway bureau in the Pennsylvania treasury ! department, and assistant manager of the Ware Beidleman ticket. said he visited Harrisburg in May and got Charles NIusser, of the state treasury, 10 keep a wallet for him in the safe overnight. In the wal let was q Sl,oQO bill which Dctrich testified he was taking to Mir Lentz, chairman of the Ware com mittee in Mift,in county.
 "Where did you get the S1,000 0ill"' Reed asked.
 From Judge Watson, treasurer Of he Ware campaign"
 Did you carry any other money over the state for Watson?"
 No, sir"
 After leaving Harrisburg, Detrich visited county chairmen in num- , per of counties westward of the cap tai.
 You took S40,0OO down to liar 'isburg. didn't you?" Reed asked.
 "I did not, sir"
 You are sure you did not take more than you have told us about"
 "I am."
 "Why wasn't check sent?"
 That I cant say"
 "Anything unusual about the q transaction that check could not De used?" C
 Not that l know of. Lentz gave ne receipt, which I mailed to ' Judge Watson" s
 Switching to the Pepper-Fishcr l the committee heard $. Lewis. Pennsylvania, state c rcasurer who worked for the Pep l
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