Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-02
Disagreed on Candidates.


Nothing was spent in Pennsylvania.
the witness said. because league Off
cials were unable to agree what candi.
/ date to support in the three cornered
race between Coy. Pinchot, Senator
Pepper and Representative Ware. Of
these three only Ware, the victor, was
running on Il wet platform.
While the leagues activities We're
under eXamina ton, correspondence
also was introduced to show that Rep
reSentatiVe Upshaw had asked SIS
from the organization to deliver a
speech at a dry rally here. and finally
had gotten S25 and 81 for taxi hire.
Taken by Chairman Reed over de-
tails of the leagues political activities
this year. Wheeler declared it was
the intention of the orga MIA ton
! to exert what influence it could toward
the selection to office of men who look
with favor on prohibition.
AS a part of the committees in
quiry, figures were put into the record
showing that in the past six years the
state organizations of the league have
spent more than $4,000 900, and have
collected about an equal amount.
Reach Peak in 19?0-al.
Disbursements in some States were
shown to have reached their peak
for This period in the years 1920 and
1921. and to have fallen off grad
ually since that time, While i'll other
instances, mainly where State proni-
hition enforcement has been an is
sue there has been Il trend upward.
The figures showed that in virtu-
ally every instance annual disburSe-
ments In each State closely ap-
preached the annual receipts.
Two hundred dollars was sent to
Wisconsin two weeks ago, he said,
outlining primary activities this year.
while the same sum was sent to Ore
gon and $3.50 to Minnesota.
The money was used, he said, 10
support dry congressional and Sena-
tori2l candidates and to defeat VETS.
An appeal for $1,000 for the pri-
mary campaign this year has been
! sent out by the national organiZa-
/ ton. the d-y leader testified, but thus
far only $3.50 has been spent.
Wilson Statement Presented.
A statement by Andrew Wilson,
! treasurer of the Anti-Saloon League
! campaign committee. was presented
by Wheeler, showing expenditures of
! SS67S in general elections since Oc-
=.
expenditures in primaries. the report
/ said because they are not required
| to be reported under the old Federal
| corrupt practices act nor the new act
! passed last year
! Wheeler submitted another report
! showing contributions to the special
! $4,000 primary campaign fund.
/ Among the contributors were F.. A.
! Latter, Detroit, S2.500: Rufus Bates,
! Weymouth. Tex, 1000; G. o. Blood,
| Lynnfield Center, Mass, $1,000; J. H..
Baker. Baltimore. $500; Charles NJ.
! Cox. Melrose Highlands, Mass. $500;
r. G. Jameson, Chicago, $500: Charles
! l.. Huston. Coatesville. Pa, $500; Will
| liam A. HARRISON. Pittsburgh, $3.50;
! +. A. Evans, Philadelphia, $3.50; F. NJ.
/ jackson, birmingham, Ala, $3.50. and
! Fillmore Condit, Long Beach, Calf.
$3.50.
Reading from a report made by ac.
! cOuntants who examined the league
books at Westerville, Ohio, Reed dis
! closed that the dry organization paid a
! total of Sill .249 to Richmond Pearson
! HobSon from 1914 to 1922.
| The chairman recalled that HObSon
once naval officer and hero Of the
! Merrimac, was a member of Congress
| from 1907 to 1915. He said that Hob
| son received $400 in 1914, $l0,625 in
| 1915. S12,450 in 1916, $17,275 in 1917
| S1S,7O6 in 1918, $31 .031 in 1919, $32,80t
! in 1920, $4,000 In 1921 and $1S,32;
| in 1922.
! The chairman adverted to "honora.
RUINS" paid to members of Congress
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