Evening star., 1926-12-16


ed Senator today by Gov. Len Small
Of Illinois (beIOW).
total expenditure Of s45S,1S2. The
comEif tee stated, however:
These do not represent the pos
sible total expenditures on behalf of
Frank l.. Smiths candidacy. So far
as contributions is concerned, your
committee was unable to obtain q list
of the contributors to the Smith cam
paign. In fact. the only information
which your committee obtained cov-
ering this important subject were
unwilling admissions made by wit
nesses as the result of repeated Ques-
tioning and in reply to specific ques-
tions. A great deal of time was con-
sumed in this fashion"
TOta! Expenditures Listed.
The total expenditure for Smith
as obtained, was subdivided as fol-
lows: Smith expenditures Gncluding
unpaid bills). s253.547; Samuel insult
(Anti-World Court propaganda), S33,-
1885, Grove Barrett expenditures, Cook
County (estimated), $171,500.
The report of the committee con-
tinues'
"The following contributions were
ELECTED from the testimony OF Allen
f. Moore, manager of Smiths cam
paign. the testimony of Samuel In
sull and Ira G. Copley and Daniel j.
Schuyler:
"Col. Frank l.. Smith, personal con-
tribution, 5000; Allen +. Moore. cam
paign manager, personal contribution,
1Jr. Sa,,1,,ol Tnc,,l1 S10S 0n0.
uel insult, anti World Court campaign.
$33,735; Ira c. Copley, $4,000: Glenn.
ent Studebaker, jr., $4,000; Daniel
Schuyler. SO 900.
This list does not tally with the
totals expended. but represents the
best information at your committees
disposal.
''The personal contributions Of Col.
Smith and Allen +. Moore represent
about 25 per cent Of the total. or the
rerpainder SO per cent of the disclosed
contributions to Frank l.. Smith s
senatorial primary campaign were
made by traction powers and public
utility owners. ee
"Col. Smith was and is chairman
of the Illinois Commerce Commission,
which is empowered by law to fix the
rates and control the operations of
public utilities i'm the State of Illinois.
Because of this fact, your committee
gives especial attention to the con-
tributions by the owners and OPP
orators of public utilities in the State
of Illinois"
Statement Accompanies Report.
When Senator Reed submitted his
report to the Senate he made brief
statement as follows:
'T am directed to make the follow
ing partial report confined to the IL
linois situation because number of
Senators have asked for committee
information on that situation. 'fhe
rest of the report will be filed in a
recommendations, but simply states
the facts. The committee reserves
the right hereafter to make such
comments as may be appropriate. One
reason for this kind of preliminary
report is the absence of Senator La
Toilette. The four other members Of
the committee were unanimous in
making this report"
The committee report estimated the
total investment in Illipois of the
public utilities companies of Samuel
insult to be in excess Of three.quarters
of a billion dollars. Mr.. insults
were paid to Allen F. Moore in three
payments, two of $50, 900 each and one
of $25, 900, and each payment was paid
in cash.
Attention was called to the fact that
Ira G. Copley, another contributor to
the Smith campaign funds, Is presi-
dent Of the principal gas works of
Chicago, the Western United Gas and
Electric Co, and of it's holding COM
pany, the Western United Corpora
ton.
Clement Studebaker, jr.. another
contributor to the Smith fund. was
shown to be president of the Illinois
Power & Light Corporation. whose
properties are valued at $163 ,00O, 900.
Mckinley Expenses Cited.
The report of the committee showed
that the total expenditures for the
primary campaign of the late Senator
Mckinley who was defeated by Smith.
were 1855 900, of which $350,000 was
contributed by Senator Mckinley him
self The report showed that the
National Republican committee Of
Cook County designated as the Deneen
group expended $159.14
The total expenditures of George
E. Brennan, the Democratic candi-
date in the primary, were fixed by
the committee at S20,84l. The con-
tributors to the Brennan campaign
were Samuel insult, $4,000; John o.
O'Brien, $500, and John A. Muldoon,
$500, total of $4,000.
Mr.. Brennan, the report said. testi.
fed that he paid out of his own
pocket the excess of expenditures
over the contributions listed.
The committee report places the
total expenditures in the Illinois Sena-
torial primary at $993.766, the aggre.
gate of the Mckinley Smith and
Brennan campaign expenditures.
Report Not Complete.
The report declares that the con.
tributions and expenditures on behalf
of the senatorial primary candidates
so far as has been ascertained by
! your committee, are not to be accepted
as final or complete"
The report of the committee com
plains of the lack Of cooperation In
| it's investigations on the part Of polit
| ical organization leaders in Illinois
1t called attention to the fact that
| Robert f. Grove, of the Grove Bar
rett faction and a Smith supporter
| protested the Jurisdiction of the com
| mittee over the blanket expenditures
| and refused to state sums of money
| received, or from whom received.
1.-The operations and affiliations oi
! the Illinois Anti-Saloon League, botf
| in the primary and general elections, >
| in a separate partial report GOVERNS
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