New Britain herald., 1928-05-10
Manager Te.ifie. Be. fore Senate Committee That $l03,3l0 Has Been Received S92,- @0 Expended.
Heaviest Expenditure Was In California When "Ar'. Beat Reed and Walsh w. F. Kenny, Contractor, Put Up s7O,OOO.

New York, May 10 LP'-Facing the United States senate campaign inquisitors for half an hour today Governor Alfred l.. smith testified that he knew nothing about the financing of his campaign for the democratic presidential nomination.
 His campaign manager, George R. Van Nance. told the senators that slhS.3lo had been received by the New York organization for the gov- ernor and s9:,o9o had been expend- ed.
 William r. Kenny. New York paving and gas main contractor. put up s7o,ooo of the total receipts, Van Nance said Soo,u00 in outright gifts and s5o,oo0 in loans which are yet 10 be paid.
 Heaviest Expenditures
 The heaviest expenditure WAS made in California where Governor smith recently ran far ahead of Senators Reed of Missouri and Walsh of Montana in the democratic presidential preference primary. A
 
 state. Of which s3,50O was returned.
 Van Nance said that he under stood that the local Smith organiza- ton in that state raised between $o,3o0 and So,400.
 The smith manager. who is member of the New York state pub lie service commission, testified that no money had been spent in the southern or border states. Seven thousand dollars was sent into the far west for use in Utah. Wyoming, Nevada, New Mexico. Washington, Oregon, Montana and Idaho.
 In addition, 5000 was sent to Jo- seph r. Guffey Of Pittsburgh, demo- cratic national committeeman for use Tn the primary in that state The smith ganization in Minnesota got si,200: that in North Dakota got sl,So0 and that in Maine received sl,00O.
 Answers Freely
 Answering all questions freely, Governor Smith told the senate in- qulsitors that he had made no per- sonal effort to obtain the nomination at Houston; that he had made no promises of patronage and had con- frlbuted none of his own funds to the organizations formed on behalf Of his candidacy.
 Smith also stated that he did not propose to leave New York state during the pre-convention cam paisn and was not at all certain that he would go to the Houston convention.
 Friends Run Campaign Like Secretary Hoover. the lead ing republican candidate who testi- lied yesterday at Washington, Smith said his campaign was in the hands of his friends in New York and other states where efforts have been made to obtain delegates. The governor remained in the committee room in the Commodore hotel while the senators closely question Van Nance about the financing of the Smith campaign. smith was surrounded by friends with whom he occasionally talked.
 California Expenditures Questioned particularly about the ' expenditures in California. Van Na- 1, mee said this was the one state in which real contest was made |, against Governor Smith.
 Senator Reed and Senator Walsh 1 were conducting vigorous campaigns 1 there.'. Van Nance explained. "The | newspapers were giving considera- bIe prominence to it.
 Its big state. There are more than 5000 election districts in it and do not think the expenditures were large. taking that into consid- eration."
 Replying to Senator steiwer, re- publican. Oregon. the chairman, Van Nance said he knew nothing of any charges of corruption made against the Smith organization in
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