Evening star., 1928-06-04
PRIMARY EXPENSES
$4,000, SAYS KEEN
Victor in New Jersey Contest
Appears Before Reed
Committee.
By the Associated Press.

by tne AssoclAteQ Fress.
Hamilton F. Kean, victor In the re-
cent five-cornered Republican sena-
torial race in New Jersey. informed the
Reed campaign funds committee today
that he turned over S50,000 to his cam
paign manager and that all but 81 900
Of 1t was spent.
With $1,000 left but unreturned.
Kean said he understood all bills had
been paid. He had very little infor-
nation about where the money went"
Kean, who Is also Republican ma
tional Committeeman for New Jersey,
was the first called In the Senate's in
quiry into expenditures III the New Jer-
sey primary race.
Discusses Advertisement.
Senator Reed, Democrat, Missouri.
Kean and finally asked him directly
IL he knew of any other money than
the $4,000 fund which was spent in
his behalf <
Kean then discussed an advertise
ment appearing in a Philadelphia pa
per In which Edward G. Stokes, his
leading opponent. charged him with
violation Of the law. He insisted he
did not know who put the advertise
nent In the paper. It might have been
put in by some one in the Camden
organization, he said
As for the many meetings he attend
ed and addressed. Kean said he didn't
help pay for them, although he had
been asked TO.
Other than the advertisement, all his
expenses were confined TO the $50, 1000
fund OF his own, Kean added. and no
one else. so far as he knew. contributed
to his campaign He had no idea, he
said, whether various county organixa-
tons spent money in his behalf Pub
ncity agents were paid from the 5000
Asked why he didn't help pay for
the meetings. kean replied he couldn't
afford to-"
Senator Reed said It was generally
understood YOU are comfortably fixed"
Kean chuckled and said he would like
to organize syndicate to cash in on
the ''rumors," He explained he couldn't
afford to so beyond the $4,000 limit.
Asked About Business. r
The primary winner hesitated when
asked 70 name his business and finally
said You better cali 1t merchant and
securities"
He said he had started after the nonl-
ination about last January, although
he had had the senatorship in mind for
10 years or more. His intention TO run
in the primary was reached on January
5, he added. when his county organixa-
ton unanimously tndorsed him for SEN
ator.
IF that had not happened would
not have rum" Kean said. IT then
went to John Scott Of Newark, and
asked him TO be manager of my cam
paign and went to work"
Kean described himself IN the CAM
paign as a chicken with its head of,
more or less. moving around all over
the state. shaking hands and renewing
acQnaintanceS."
He refewed the committee TO Scott
for details Of his campaign organiza-
ton.
Senator King. Democrat, Utah. oues-
toned Kean about his organization aud
asked particularly about Isaac Knutt
and Mrs, II, Rlanch Harris, who he said
were negroes. Kean said Mrs. Harris
was employed by his manager and he
understood the two were paid about
$3.50.
Kean had no knowledge Of payments
10 George Bates and John L. Cheshire,
named by King, He denied employ
nent Of workers, Admitting that num-
srous charges were made against him
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