Evening star., 1926-06-10

P. s. Stahlnecker, secretary-treas-
urer of the Pinchot Statewide COM
mittee, testified that Representative
NORM of Pennsylvania, Mr.. Wares
campaign manager in Pittsburgh, had
told him he had received reports to
the effect, that 100000 was the
budget allowance of the Pepper cam
paign for western Pennsylvania
alone.
Mr.. Stahlnecker said that Mr.
NORM had added he had this infor-
nation from acre worker who was
'planted' in the Pepper headquar-
ters at Pittsburgh.
Cyrus f. Woods. former Ambassa-
dor to Japan and head Of the State
wide Pepper campaign. testified as
10 his efforts to bring the support
ers Of Senator Pepper and John S
Fisher. nominated for governor, to-
gether. His services. Mr.. Woods
said. were enlisted by w. l.. Mellon
nephew OF Secretary Mellon. His
work had to do particularly with
bringing Joseph r. Grundy, presi :
dent of the Pennsylvania Manufac-
turers' Association, into line for Pep
per, he said. Mr.. Grundy has been
summoned as a witness, and attend
ed the hearings yesterday.
Denies knowledge Of Expenses.
Mr.. Woods denied that he knew any
thing about the campaign contr1bu
tons and expenses. He said that
there had been, consolidation of the
Pepper and Fisher campaigns.
The Grundy-Fisher people were sus-
picious of the Pepper people and vice
versa. Mr.. Woods said. He said he
had finally succeeded in getting them
together.
You exercised your diplomatic
training to bring them together" sue
gested Senator La. Toilette.
Yes. If YOU want to put it that
way" replied Mr.. Woods
Paid political organizers are so fire.
quently used in Pennsylvania that the
work Of these organizers amounts tC
a profession, p. S. Stahlnecker. secre
tary to Gov. Pinchot and secretary
treasurer of the Statewide Pinchot
campaign committee. told the com
mittee Yesterday afternoon
Mr.. Stahlnecker, who followed Gov
PInchot on the stand. testified regard
ing the details of the Pinchot cam
paiSn expenditures. He gave the
names of half "A dozen paid speaker
sent out by the Pinchot committee
including Mrs. AZuppa Jones ot
JohnstoWn. who, he said. had don.
much work for the w. g. r. U. ir
various drives. and II. r.. Foultrod
who was formerly connected with the
Burns Detective Agency.
Mr.. Stahlnecker said that the ex
penditures by the Statewide commit
tee had totaled TO date S11S,S66. He
said, however, there were still some
$500 of unpaid bills He estimated
that the money raised by the various
county committees outside Of the sums
contributed TO them by the State com
mittee was not more than 100000
The exact amount raised by the coun
~ committee and expended would not
he available until after they have
filed their reports with the secretary
OF the commonwealth. he said.
Was Paid $500.
If Mr.. Stahlneckers estimate Of the
expenditures by the county committee
is correct. the total expenditures OF
the Pinchot campaign will amount tc
something over $4,000. Mr.. Statl
necker said thai Mrs. Jones had ad
dressed public politicals meetings anc
not W. G. T. L. meetings in her cam
paign speeches for Gov. Pinchot. She
was paid a total of 5000. Miss kath
crime Lindsey was employed at from
SIo 10 500 as an organizer and haG
charge of the woman speakers anC
orga niZation.
F'oUltrod. MIR. Stahlnecker said. haf
come in and volunteered his services
and had proved SO effective that he
was put on the pay roll at from
$50 TO SIS a week. ID. j. Mcdonald
a railroad engineer of Pittsburgh, alsc
was sent out as an organizer and
speaker.
, The witness was questioned about
paid watchers at the polls He said