Evening star., 1928-05-30
SENATORS PURSUE
CAMP PA|GN INQUIRY
Committee Mapping Out
Summer Course - House
Group to Conduct Probe.

The course of the Senate inquiry into
campaign expenditures during The Sum-
mer recess of Congress was being COLI
Sidered by the Senate committee in eX-
evutive session today. The new House
committee. created yesterday when the
House decided to inject itself into the
field of investigation. has not yet made
plans for its recess public,
The House committee is headed by
Representative Lehlbach, Republican,
of New Jersey, and includes Representa-
tives Newton of Minnesota and Nelson OF
Maine, Republicans. and Ragon OF
Arkansas snd Black of New York, DEM
ocrats. The committee is directed to
report its findings to the House by jan
uary |.
While the House was adopting this
resolution Yesterday the Senate COM
rnfttee was delving into the uses mace
of money given Southern coloreQ he
ua.b!ican national committeeman 70
fnrther the campaign OF HeFoels
Hoover.
Spent S15.'50.
The committee learned from Ben j.
Davis. colored Republican committee
man from Georgia. and Perry w.
Howard. in the same role Tor MISSISSIPPI
that Sl5,750 had been spent by them III
It learned also something Of the nght
there between colored and white Voters
for control of the Republican organlza-
ton. - 80. eo
Roth witnesses said they were not SO
s,,ra now as they were few months
oro +11a+ Hoover would get the support
they had counted on in their nome
States -. ,,;v.
had sprung up IN Georgia ana tIlas
DELEGATES were being told tnat ne ilao
received large sums OF money nom as Wy
Hoover campaign chest ana hao nov
divided fairly with the other delegates.
He denied that the reports were true
hit said he was not certain tnat tIls
romrlete delegation could be oehVereo
Houard a special assistant to the
Attorney General here. said Sll.0O0 mao
Ieen sDent in behalf Of Hoover IN MIS-
sissinDi. and added that "illy WfllIe
organization had sprung up, packing
H0oyer's candidacy and flgntlng nus oi
canization. The fight. he Salo, Wonlo
be carried before the RepunllcSn nd
tse,,aI I.reder7tials committee at Kansas
T.itv and there. he said, II ne hnoS
that he has been double-croSseo ID
favor of the lilly whites" he might mol
vote his delegation for Hoover.
Confused by Queries.
Davis told Of receiving $2.20O from
Rush L. Holland, former AsS4SIaIit
Attorney General. and one OF hoover
campaign managers re was Oh va
stand about two hours ana was OWEN
eonfuseo by questions fired at MN.
In addition TO the money received
from Holland. the Georgia committee
nan testified he had received SIoo iToIn
I II watson. colored, Of Georgia. sZOo
frnrn q. r. Flanders and about SOU
collected throughout the State. be saao
Re keut no books Of his campaign eX-
rsendifarres and could not tell just now
ti1e money had been spent.
Howard said he had received Sz.vOO
from Holland TO be spent m pfouloLIng
Hoover's campaign IN Mississippi, Sz .Jo9
for his oface here. most OF Wnicn TAG
been spent In MISSISSIPPI IroH as W
Hoover national committee, an0 sac
Re expected 81 900 more. He presented
4 roUy of the expenses Of the Mlssi6-
stuni Republican committee. Wnicn
xF90wed So goo had been expended anc
tfaat the committee had q oefcn o.
90 coo All of this. he said, had been
exnended IN behalf Of Hooyer's can
didacy.
whites Sought Control
Both witnesses told stories Oh no" !
write men had endeavored 10 take con-
troI from them and how they fought
such attempts.
Davis said Clark Greer. white man
Of washington, made an unsuccessful
attempt 70 get control Of the Hoover
campaign in his State.
Howard told the committee that l. =.
Cyogby. q white man and former Demo-
crat az his state, who had become
close friend Of Hooyer's during tne
foods last year. had organized party
70 support Hoover He went 70 zee
croguy. the witness testified, al Hoi-
Isnd'g suggestion, beiieTing Crosby
would finance his organizatlon'S fight
in Mississippi Howard said Crosby
agreed to help only II Howard would
consent TO step Cut and Let Lamont
Rowland. a partner Of Howard's. BE-
come the Republican national commit
IEeuzn.
Howard said he declined 70 aecede
and left the conference. after which
Grossly organized lily white Eep1o-
ticsn party. Howard also told the COM
rait.ee that he believed CSosbys oFgani-
zsts0n had spent mere money than ms
own organization