Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-26
GRUNDY EXPENSES
PUT AT $332,O76
Senate SIush Fund Probers
Learn Davis Spent
$4,000 of Own.


He said that there had been ex-
pended for him great deal Of money
on advertising and printing.
Questioned by Senator Wagner as to
the wisdom Of candidate receiving
contributions from q man interested in
public utilities amounting to 100000
or 100000, Senator Grundy said first
that he thought 1t would be "unfor-
tunate" for a candidate to accept such
contributions. Pressed still further, he
said that he believed that q candidate
would be unworthy" to accept such
contributions.
Senator Nye. chairman Of the COM
mitee, asked Senator Grundy whether
he thought the senatorial campaign or
the gubernatorial campaign had
aroused more interest among the voters
in Pennsylvania.
my personal opinion" said Senator
Grundy, "is that the gubernatorial
campaign overshadowed ali the rest"
Senator Grundy told the committee
that he had not been connected with
any Of the candidates for governor in
his campaign for the Senate. He In
sisted that he had made absolutely no
contributions to the cause OF any can
didate for the gubernatorial nomina-
ton.
Questioned again by Senator Wagner,
Mr.. Grundy said that he believed any
candidate for O senatorial nomination
who happened to be president of a
railroad or president Of any other pub
lie service corporation had no right to
put up a large sum Of money to get
himself nominated.
"a man of ordinary means would not
have a ghost Of a chance to win q
mr. IA q IN oVAf0 q
Senator Nye.
Senator 0rundy replied that the sue
cessful candidate for governor, Clifford
Pinchot, had expended little, II any,
money in his campaign.
HE is man of large means" said
Senator Grundy, but he refused to
spend money"
spent nearly 100000 when he ran for
ago." countered Senator Dill.
Senator Grundy demurred to q sug-
gestion by Senator Nye that the State
itself might undertake to pay the cam
paign expenditures of the candidates for
senatorial nominations. He said that
the State should keep out of 1t.
Davis Takes stand.
Secretary Davis, the next witness,
testified that he had expended $4,541.45
during the campaign for his personal
travelling expenses, hotel bills, printing
and radio He said that he had con-
tributed $1,000 to the State committee
backing the Davis Brown ticket and
had pledged $4,000 more.
you we're supported by the Ware
machine in Philadelphia" asked Sena-
tor Wagner.
"I was supported by the regular Re-
Ytak oT1fH - An1vn
| said Mr.. Davis.
There Is no doubt that Mr.. Ware
was in your corner In this fight, Is
| there?" persisted Senator Wagner,
1T talked with Mr.. Ware and he said
| he would support me-" said Secretary
Davis. When I talked with him he
| said he was not going to be a candidate
race"
"Have you any idea how much the
Ware organization spent in. this cam
| paign," asked Senator Wagner.
mo-" replied Mr.. Davis. II told
them, however, that my name must
| not be used to raise money"
Mr.. Davis admitted that he would
have q share In the responsibility for
| any money that was used in the cam
paign by the organizations which sup
| ported him, including the Ware organi-
cation. He said that he had not dis
cussed with Mr.. Ware the conduct OF
the election In Philadelphia.
He was asked by Senator Wagner Il
he did not know there had been charges
| OF corruption in the senatorial cam.
paign In Philadelphia in 1925 wher
Ware was running against former Sen.
ator Pepper:
"You were not indifferent to that
were you?" asked Senator Wagner.
II have always been in favor Of
clean elections" replied Mr.. Davis. "Ant
gave the organization to understand
that every legal voter in Philadelphia
should be permitted to VOTE"
Mr.. Davis said that he had never
been asked for q contribution by the
Philadelphia organization and that he
had never offered it one.
did Mr.. Ware urge you TO become q
candidate for the Senator" asked Sen
ator Nye.
| mo"
Explains Recount Demand.
Bernard Meyers of Lancaster County
State chairman for the Brown-Davis
ticket told the committee 1t would have
to get from Samuel Vauclain, treasurer
OF that committee, all the details OF
contributions and expenditures for the
Brown-Davis committee.
Mr.. Vauclain was not present. He ID
former president of the Baldwin Loco
motive Works. He said that in some
counties Of the State the Brown-Davis
committee has started proceedings to
have the ballot boxes opened for the
purpose OF recount, but that such a
recount was demanded only in the
gubernatorial election and had nothing
to do with the senatorial election.
Did you know OF funds being raised
for the campaign and how they were
coming IMP" asked Senator Dill.
| NO." was Meyers reply. mr.. Vau.
slowly"
The witness told the committee thai
he believed the expenditures in the re.
cent primary campaign in Pennsylvania
had been smaller than ever before. He
said that he had heard reports of ex-
cessive expenditures, but they did moi
check with his own information.
BohIen Spent Nothing.
Francis H. Bohlen, member Of the
faculty of the University of Pennsyl-
| vania Law School, who ran for the
senatorial nomination on a wet plat
form, said that he had made no per-
| Sonal expenditures or contributed any
money to the campaign. He said he
had had nothing to do with campaign
| funds.
Asked If ne would make the race
again, Mr.. Boi1len said:
mot In q thousand years"
"Is that because Of the result?"
! mo" said the witness. Under nc
circumstances would be a candidate
again"
Prof Bohlen said that a total of abou,
100000 had been contributed and ex-
pended in the campaign for the wet
ticket, which included himself anc
candidates for governor and lieutenant
governor.
He said he was not a member of the
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