The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-10
Governor Faces Committee
Inquiring Into Funds
of Candidates. +
MANAGER IS ON STAND
Details Expenditures Made
in Several States; Most
to California.
BY PAUL r.. MALLON
United Press stan Correspondent

NEW YORK, May 10.-The AL
Smith-for-President headquarters
has collected $1OS,3Ol and spent
$92,09028, George r. Vannamee,
Smiths campaign manager, told the
Senate campaign investigating COM
mittee today.
Vannamee's detailed statement
was submitted after Governor Smith
had put aside his big cigar for a
quiet half hour on the stand in the
hotel parlor where the hearing was
held.
Smith told the committee he was
working as Governor of New York:
that he had promised the people
he would handle their business
only; that he didn't know anything
about the campaign; that he had
spent no money and knew of no
money being spent.
No Campaign Pledges
Smith said he had made no CAM
paign promises.
He also said that to his knowledge
no one else had made any pledges
for him. The Governor said he
would not let his Office force in Al
bany open letters which came from
outside the State. He said all such
letters were forwarded to his New
York City headquarters.
DO you know the names of any
contributors to your campaign?"
Senator Bratten asked.
Smith slowly shook his head
without answering.
The only big expenditure revealed
by Vannamee's ten-page statement
was $4l,500 sent to Justus H. War;
Cell of San Francisco.
The statement also revealed $5 .OOo
had been sent to Joseph F. Guffev
IN Pittsburgh, and $1,500 to George
F. Christensen at Stevenson, Wash.
Other Expenses Listed
Other expenditures were $1,000 to
Fred w. Johnson, Rock SPRINGS.
Wyo., (for the western states:
$1,000 to William F. Quinn, st. Paul:
$l,5OO to Edward 4. Hughes, Dick
nson, N. D.; $1,000 to Daniel Cony.
Augusta, Me-; $50 to Charles II.
McGlue, Boston; $500 to Mill r.
King, Portland, Ore.
The largest contributor was Will
liam F. Kenny, New York con-
tractor who lent Smiths COMMITTEES
$4,000, and made a donation of
$4,000.
Other contributors were: Herbert
Lehman, broker, $4,000: William
Todd, shipbuilder, $5,000; Robert F.
Dowling, $2,500; George Gordon
Battle, attorney, $1,000; Howard
Cullman, $2,5OO; James w. Gerard.
treasurer of the Democratic ma
tional committee, $4,000; Frank
O'Connor, Toronto, $1,000; Henry
Morgenthau, Jr., 5000; Aaron Maum-
burg, $4,000; Mrs. Franklin d.
Roosevelt, 500, and Anna E. Felix,
$500.
Vannamee was questioned only
about the contribution of Kennev.
who had advanced $4,000 to the
campaign, including a $4,000 loan,
NO Contracts TO Kenney
"Has Kenney received any State
contracts?" Steiwer asked.
mo, I don't think So" said Van-
nance.
Vannamee said he did not "send
any money to any Of the southern
or border States"
Nothing was spent, he said, I'M
Oklahoma, Idaho, Illinois, Ohio In
diana, Iowa or the New England
States, except Massachusetts and
Maine.
Vannamee said he was a mems
Der Of the State public service COM
mission and was appointed by Gov-
ernor Smith. He said he expected
to spend no more money before the
convention.
The only reason any of the money
had been spent, he said, was be-
cause "scurrilous attacks had been
circulated against the Governor in
the South and West"
He said the attacks were made
by "Ku-KluX Klan, anti-saloon
and anti-Tammany organizations"
Speed Filler Is Promoted