The Washington times., 1926-06-12
EACH GAVE
$1,000 To
A[|ER

4 carefully selected COMMITTEES
of millionaires raised the can.
paien fund 81 Ssnator George
Wharton Pepper Is rennsyl rania's
recent senatorial primary, Robert
Glendenning state ehairman q
tie Pepper Finance COMMITTEES,
told the Senate nsIush fund com
inittee today.
The Finances coEnIltee, Glen
dennine sid was composed only
|of men IS could give s. COO
without missing Il The com
naitk this nErsll ellenk
svss compo ed s. thirty or forty
6t the richest men ID Pennsy
snlsd All ne Could
Clsnd snnIne Phiia9siphia
banksf s the frst witness 1Is !,
explained that be Became Stats
chairhnat 81 Pepper finance com
Inittee e the Senator'S request: Al
other members 0f the counties
were persons willing TO contribute
70 Peppers campaign. he added:
s.EveFybody thought was good
for $1,000 I put on the COMMITTEES,
the witness explained.
How many did you get
Thirty or forty. had no limit
Ia my mind
You thought the more people
you put on the COMMITTEES the more
money you would get
yes.
The committee included among
other miIlionaires, Edward " Box
donor Of the Box peace prizes sid
ney 7. Brock, banker Charles y.
!. Webb. wooden manufacturing CnarI.
ton YarneII, capitalist; ]. Leonard
Replogie, steel king: EDWARD =.
Robinefte, banker; w. Clark.
banlSer: ". s. Ellis, capitalist and
John 81. Browning, manufactures.
COMMITTEES Started Early
Bok gave s.. 900 to the fund, the
witness added, but asked later that
his name be taken of the commit
tee.
Philadelphia late Ia 1925, i've
months before the primary and sew
eral months before Pepper had even
announced himself as candidate
for reelection. He raised betWeen
$40 900 and $4,000" by December
81. 1895. when he LETT Philadelpnla
for 8 vacation trip IN Europe.
Before Giendenning took the stand
the committee announced that sub
uoenas had been issued Tor Vernon
Taylor. OF Indiana county. Fennats
and Thomas F.. Watson, OF Pn1iat
deIphia.
panner expenditures In Western
Pennsylyanfa. while Watson was
chairnaan of the Republican Citizens
Conrnittee Of Philadelphia and
state treasures Of the Ware cans
paigns
Glendennfng returned to Phiia.s
deIpIlia on May 10, he added and
then he helped raise more money.
II found It very difficult 10 raise
any at that late date he said. He
was then excused.
Explains Pinchot's Fund
n. Henry walnut, chairman Of
Pinchotse Philadelphia COMMITTEES,
told of conducting the governors
campaign In that city. He said the
disbursements were $zz,171.b9 Tor
the Headquarters hire Of speakers
ana watchers at the polls.
The largest single item OF expense
he said, was $1,000 for watchers.
In one ward, the Forty-second. he
added, $1,0s7 was spent on watch
ers.
walnut flied statement setting
forth these financial details and i
showed that the committee had
$4,1s2.S6 IN the bank now-an ap.
parent surplns-and $S3.01 cash
on hand.
Walnut said Pinchot had paid
only 40S watchers In Philadelphia,
as compared to the 1900 watchers
employed BY the Pepper forces
Leaders Paid Him Back
ave had 1900 watchers certifi-
Gates issued, but we only PAID
40s," said Walnut. We PAID
them : through the ward leaders
who had to bring back the Gers
tificates as receipts for, their pay.
did any leaders turn back any
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