Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-16
MCCORMICK RACE
FUND IS INCREASED
Brother-in-LaW Tells Probe
Committee of $12,500 Not
Included in Total.

CHICAGO, July 16.-Col. r. r. Nc
Corrnick, publisher Of the Chicago
Tribune and brother-in-law of Ruth
Hanna Mccormick, told the Senate
campaign fund committee today that
he had given $4,000 to support her
senatorial campaign.
OF this amount, only $4,000 had been
previously included in the expenditure
of 1927, 900 so far accounted for as her
campaign expenses.
Col. Mccormick said this sum includ-
ed a check for $4,000, which was sent
to Mrs. Mccormick on April /, 1880,
week before the primary election. He
said Mrs. Mccormick informed him this
check arrived too late for use in the
campaign, but the money had not been
returned to him.
COrrects His Testimony.
The pub sher at first included an
other COZ button of $4,000 in his
testimony regarding the senatorial cam
faign, but later corrected himself by
saying that that sum was given to her
campaign for CongreSSwoman- at-large.
Mr.. Mccormick said he gave S12,50O
directly to Mrs. Mccormick and the
other $4,000 to the Ruth Hanna Nc
Cormick Volunteers. This latter do
nation was included in Mrs. McCor-
mick's campaign report.
States County Cost.
Bernard w. Snow, chairman of the
Cook County Republican Central Com
mittee, said the Republican organiza-
ton primary campaign in the county
cost between $3.50, 900 and $140 900. The
raicnA hU agSncSfOo the a.
rious county candidates and by holding
a banquet, tickets to which cost 500 a
plate. The dinner Melted $50, 500, Snow
added.
Mr.. Snow said he solicited no sena-.
torial candidates for funds and re-
ceived none. He acknowledges marking
sample ballots in Endorsement of Mrs.
Mccormick in all but 2 of the SO
Chicago wards.
Mr.. Snow said he assumed the re-
sponsibility of indorsing Mrs. McCor-
mick, because he thought it would be
the wise thing to do in view Of public
sentiment in her favor.
Refused to Contribute.
Senator Nye, read letter from
George F. Harding, county treasurer,
who told of soliciting Mrs. Mccormick
for a donation to the county campaign
fund Mr.. Harding said she refused to
contribute, and declared she would
rather be defeated, than run the risk
of being denied seat in the Senate.
Mrs Mccormick, croSS-eXamining
Mr.. Snow, asked him his opinion re-
garding published reports that the city
Hall machine had handed her the SEN
atorial nomination on platter.
Mr. Snow said his Endorsement OF
Mrs. Mccormick undoubtedly gave her
some votes, but also aided the county
ticket. -.
she had ever sought his support, to
which he replied she had not.
Senator Nye said yesterday the hear
ings had shown up TO that time that,
while Mrs. Mccormick insisted her
campaign reports accounted for all ex-
penditures, there was at least $1,000 not
included in her figures.
Testimony before he committee yes
terday also indicated Frederick w.
Allen, a New York broker, was the
largest contributor to her campaign,
having given $4,000 to one of the vol
unteer organizations which supported
Mrs. Mccormick. MIR. Allen and the
late Senator Medill Mccormick. Mrs.
McCormick's husband, were scAool-
mates.
Club Leader Questioned.
Lucius Wilson, president of the
Voters Progress Club, was questioned
about the expenditure of $44,500 by his
club in the Chicago campaign last
Spring, when Mrs. Mccormick defeated
Senator Charles S. Deneen
Mr.. Wilson said he personally had Or
gained the club and solicited the funds
from friends and relatives of Mrs. Nc
Cormick in the hope of interesting the
average citizen in her campaign" He
said he and several other admirers of
EaH@ a911r r1lr l.
selves to assist her race against Sena-
tor Deneen, and added that the ex-
penditure of $44, 500 was a small
amount, compared to the amount of
public funds used in behalf Of Sena-
tor .Deneen."
The witness said he knew of at least
1000 Federal appointees and employees
in Cook County, who had used their
time to carry on Senator Deneen'S cam
paign, and he said If the services of
these public employees were estimated to
be worth "only SIS a day that made at
least $4,000 day or $125,000 week
of public funds used in behalf OF the
Senator"
Other Large Contributors.
The other large contributors to the
S44,500 fund, which was a part OF
SGT 200 sum previously identified as
contributions to the Mccormick cam
paign aside from her own funds were
listed by Mr.. Wilson as follows:
G. E. Sullivan of Cleveland, another
classmate of Mrs. McCormick's late
husband. $4,000; M. A. Hanna, Cleve-
land, SIS 900; Carl H. Hanna, Cleveland,
$4,000; D. R. Hanna, tr., Cleveland,
$4,000, and Mrs. Paul Moore, Chicago,
$1,000. j..
L. E. Bemis, auditor for the Senatorial
Committee, itemized contributions made
to the Ruth Hanna Mccormick volun-
teers, which showed Col. r. r. McCor-
50 800 Mr.. and Mrs Charles H.
Schweppe, $4,000, and Joseph Medill
Patterson, ST 500. All of this previously
had been accounted for as part of the