Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-03
TWO MORE STATES
MAY Be IN PROBE
New Jersey and Alabama
Added to Campaign Fund
List of Committee.

BY the Associated Press.
New Jersey and Alabama yesterday
were added to the list of States in
which the Senate campaign funds COM
mittee probably viii formally investi-
gate the expenditures Of senatorial
candidates.
Chairman Nye Of the committee, in
making public his plans for contin-
uance of hearings on the Pennsylvania
campaign here next Tuesday. said SUM-
from New Jersey and Alabama to indi-
cate some inquiry would have TO be
made.
In addition, he said he had received
several complaints from North Caro-
lima. and had been advised by telegraph
that a detailed complaint was being
forwarded him from Colorado. The ma
ture of these complaints and the iden-
tity of their authors were not revealed
by the Senator.
Twenty-eight witnesses have been
called to appear at the hearings on the
Pennsylvania situation, which Nye
hopes to conclude by Wednesday noon.
No further sessions OF the committee
will be held after that A field repre-
sentative of the committee will remain
in Pennsylvania during the entire cam
paign, but the committee does not con-
template taking up that State again
until after the general elections in No
vember.
Expenses Not All Listed.
Regarding New Jersey. Nye said he
had reports that more money was being
expended than had been reported by
the senatorial candidates and that 1t
was increasingly evident that hear.
ings will have to be conducted in that
State"
No charges Of corruption or the
lavish use of money had been made,
however. he said.
The chairman indicated that after
the conclusion of the Pennsylvania
hearings he would make short nsning
trip to Canada before going West to
take additional testimony In the com
mittee's investigation Of the Nebraska
and Illinois campaigns.
Pennsylvania Witnesses.
The witnesses called from Pennsyl-
vanla were:
Frank j. German of Philadelphia,
secretary to Gov. Fisher; Raymond Pit
cairn, PHILADELPHIA, of the Pittsburgh
Plate Glass Co.: Joseph Armstrong,
Pittsburgh, county commissioner: G. C..
McGovern. Philadelphia: w. r. Douglas
of Philadelphia, former secretary to
William S. Ware and one of the leaders
of the campaign for the Davis-Brown
ticket: Judge Harry s. McDevitt Of
Philadelphia; George Geasey Of Phila-
delphia, a member of the recount board
in Philadelphia County; James j..
Coyne of Pittsburgh, Walter A. Bonitz
Of Pittsburgh who has been credited
with giving ST., 500 to the Davis-B Brown
ticket: s. Davis Wilson of Philadelphia.
Harry Kuenzel of Philadelphia, county
commissioner: Harry HUMPHREYS of the
Philadelphia recount board. Warren r.
Doane of Philadelphia, one Of the
leaders in the Grundy campaign; RAN
dolph W. Childs of Philadelphia, F. 8.
Wood of Westminster, president of the
Sharpless Separator Co.; Russ Pannell.
Harrisburg attorney; Judge James Mac
Farlane of Philadelphia. Alexandra
Trautman of the Philadelphia recount
board. Thomas r. White OF Philadel-
phia, Thomas Walker OF Philadelphia,
q former political writer for the Phils-
delphia Public Ledger; Dean Hoffman,
managing editor OF the Harrisburg Pa
triot; Charles r. Hall, Philadelphia
councilman; j. II. Loucheim, IT,, q
Philadelphia contractor; Samuel w.
Salus of Philadelphia, State Senator;
Mrs Sara S. Mcneil Of the Philadelphia
Registration Commission: Walter Frank,
Pittsburgh attorney: E. Lowry HumeS
of Pittsburgh and George j. Brennan
of the Philadelphia Registration Com
mission.