Evening star., 1928-05-17
SENATE CAMP PA|GN
PROBE MAY SHIFT
Committee Considers Plan to
Make Trip for Inquiry
in North Carolina.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The names of a dozen witnesses were
submitted to the Senate campaign COM
mittee today for examination as to ex-
penditures in the presidential campaign
in North Carolina, and the committee.
after an executive session, decided to
defer until later a decision as to
whether it would go to Raleigh to call
them.
The witnesses were understood to
have been suggested to the committee
for questioning as to expenditures on
behalf of Gov. Smith of New York.
George r. Van Nance, manager Of the
Smith campaign. testified last week in
New York that his organization had
sent no money 70 North Carolina.
where the governor spent a vacation
period recently.
No names of prospective witnesses
we're made public bY the committee,
which at today's session heard only
Sedgwick KiStler of Lock Haven. Pa, a
Smith supporter, and Oscar G. Wit of
Ciarksburg, w. Va, a Hoover man.
Neither testified as to any large ex-
penditures.
Telegram Is Read.
Sedgwick Kistler. head of several
tanning factories, told the committee
today that he had been informed by
Joseph F.. Guffey, Democratic national
committeeman for Pennsylvania, that
he was credited wit sending 81 900 to
David L. Lawrence. treasurer of the
Smith organization in Harrisburg.
He was not certain of the amount
and did not know for what 1t was used
On the basis of telegram from Phila-
delphia charging an alliance between
the Democrats and the william S. Ware
Republican machine, KiStler was asked
II he knew anything about such an un-
derstanding. He replied in the mega
tive.
The telegram. signed by Lewis C. Cas-
sidy. read:
Gas Smith candidate for delegate
Philadelphia. wish to deny GueSSy
statement before your committee that
anti-Smith candidate running obliged
Guessy to send ODonnell $4,000 Al
lance between Democrats and Ware
In Philadelphia national scandal"
Chairman Steiwer said that 1t was
assumed that "GueSSy" In the telegram
should have been Guffey
Kistler told the committee he did not
know Cassidy.
Bank Cashier ON Stand.
Oscar C. wilt, cashier of the Clarks-
burg, w. Va. Empire National Bank.
testified that he had taken practically
no part in the Republican primary cam
paign in his State.
what. If anything. did you do to-
ward inducing the Secretary OF Com
merce to enter the West Virginia cam
paigns" Steiwer asked.
Nothing that know Of" wilt said.
He added that he had made no con-
tribution toward the Hoover campaign
and knew nothing Of how 1t Is being
financed.
1.-THE editor OF paper told me yes
terday Hoover had had some cards
printed and the editor did not know
where he was TO get his money for the
printing Job" Wit said,
Wilt said that obviously there was an
organization In West Virginia for Sena-
tor Con. who Is opposing Secretary
Hoover In the primary to be held ON
MAY 30
Banners are strung across the street,
he said, referring 10 ClarkShurg,
Have YOU seen any evidence Of the
expenditure OF large sums of money in
West Virginia9" the witness was asked.
mo, SIR
wit told Senator MeMaster. Repuh-
iican. South Dakota. that he had ex-
pressed a preference for Secretary Hoo
yer, When Wit was excused the COM
mittee adjourned until tomorrow.
Final Smith Witnesses.
dutfey. Democratic committeeman
for PENNSYLVANIA, and Mrs, Henry L. !
MoskowitA of New York CITY, who has |
taken a large part In forming the Smith |
were the last of six Wit
nesSes examined yesterday.
Guffey testified that ne had been /
active for the governor for seven years /
and that. besides $4,000 he received |
Irom George II. Van Nance Of Smiths |
stan. he had collected SAGA |
rom 40 Democrats In PENNSYLVANIA for /
use in advancing Smiths campaign IN 1
hat state.
or the $4,000 received nom Van
Nance. dufiey said he sent San0 70 /
David l.. Lawrence, treasurer et the /
smith organization, 81 600 for salary % /
Warren Van Dyke for assisting in or /
ganising the slate before the rennSyl- |
vania primary, and $l,SNA Co n 8, /
for travelling expenses for /
similar work. He also spent 5000 Of /
his own money for travelling over the /
state,
Mrs. Moskowsts, who has sent out
literature to combat Ku Klux Khan. |
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