Evening star., 1928-05-12
HOOVER CAMPAIGN
BILLS OF S241,24
REPORTED BY GOOD
Secretary's Manager In.
creases Total Estimate to
100000 in Testimony.
COMPARES EXPENDITURE
WITH THOSE or OTHERS
Denies Hoover Was Preparing 1920
Statement That He Was
Democrat.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The campaign expenditures on behalf
Of Herbert Hoover we're placed by the
head of his organization today
at S241. .27441, exclusive of possible ez-
penditures in California outside Of the
southern portion of the State.
James w. Good, who testified before
the Senate investigating committee and
who had estimated that the total would
fall below s250.0oO, said he now be-
Iieved he would have to revise his fig
ureS to 100000 when all reports were
In. The total included Goods calcula-
ton that the campaign in Ohio cost
SAC, 0,000..
Questioned on Contests.
AS he gave this testimony the wit
ness said that $4,000 spent by the
Hoover headquarters here compared
with S250,000 spent by the Coolidge or.
ganization here in 1924, and he told
the committee Frank o. Lowden ha1
of s414,937 in 1920 ano
that the late Leonard Wood had spent
81. .773.3 800 in the same campaign.
Good was questioned at length as to
certain States and stayed out Of those
In others. He assumed the relationship
between Hoover and Secretary Mellon
had restrained him from going into
Pennsylvania.
Senator Barley. Democrat. Kentucky,
questioned the witness as to charges
that Hoover was not good Republican
Good denied these suggestions, finally
saying, in reply to question, that II
was not true that Hoover was preparing
q statement in 1920 that he was 9
Democrat and that Julius Barnes
persuaded him not to do so because
there was a better chance for Repub-
lican success that year.
The witness said he was paying h
own expenses in his present work.
The committee announced at con.
clusion OF Goods testimony that Lowder
viii be called Monday.
California Expenses.
Recalled to the stand as the first wit
ness of the day. Good was asked II the
expenditures of $4,000 reported By
George B. Bush of Los Angeles, were
FOR southern California only.
don't know" Good said. 81 viii In.
quire and II there were expenditures in
other parts Of the State ] VIII advise
the committee
Asked II any of the s3.6s6.5o reported
for Texas had been used In the contest
there for delegates, Good said he was
unaware. He added that there was no
primary In Texas. merely county con-
ventions.
Testifying as to New Jersey. Good
SAID the sentiment there for Sec
retary Hoover was SO strong no one
would run against him"
II did not ask yuu to elaborate on
that" Senator Barley. Democrat. Ken
tucky. said
who was the opposing candidate
against Mr.. Hoover in New York;" the
continued.
THE situation in New York was that
those who were leading in the fight
against Mr.. Hoover wanted q delega-
ton uninstrueted," Good replied.
And that was done?"
$50 far as the main delegates are
Good said.
At the outset of the hearing Good
said an incorrect statement prepared
by him yesterday had made the ex-
penditureS for Massachusetts, $Se.9e7S5
This was typographical error. he said.
the correct amount being $S.699.7S.
Goods Status Questioned.
Good and Barkley spared for some
time on Goods actual status with the
Hoover forces. The witness would not
say that he was the chief Of the organ
Ization.
Barkley wanted to know IL II was not
true that Hoover's policy bad been 10
enter primaries in States where he
could not set an agreement that the
'ayorite-son candidates would shift their
support to him.
II assume that 1t was the attitude Of
the Secretary that the delegates might
,e friendly TO him." Good replied. THAT
they would not be last ditcherS. ! do
not know what his statement was. You
had him before you and examined
nim"
DO YOU think there Is any difference
,etween the expenditures of large sums
N n State and making \ deal with ia
'orite son candidates for delegatess"
I'm the States that were close neither
,arty wants % create preiudieeS that
VIII make 1t dtfncult In November" was
he reply.
Asked how the Hoover organization
statements that Hoover Was
iot Republican. the witness said it
vas pointed out that Hoover was born
md spent hts early boyhcod In the
Republican state OF Iowa"
md always had advocated Republican
principles.
Denies Change in Stand.
Barkley asked II IN 1890 Hoover
iidnt declare for the League OF Nations
md against a high tariff. He also
asked II Hoover was not prepared 10
Ssue statement IN 1890 that ne Was
! Democrat and that julius Barnes,
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