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Show iOuUOL ! tO I ll 1 Political Outlook in Ohio and Indiana Told to Senate Committee WASHINGTON, Juiio 1 '.- A scoro of witnesses were hero today to testify tes-tify at the resumption of tho senate committee's investigation of pre-con-ventlon campaign expenditures. Efforts Ef-forts were being made to expedite tho hearing so that a temporary haltj might be called to go to Chicago for the Republican convention. " I Robert F. Wolfe, publisher of tho Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch and the Uhlo State Journal, was the first wlt-j wlt-j ncss called. lie testified that his pa-j pa-j pers had taken an active part in :yo , recent Republican presidential prl-I prl-I mary contest between Major General I Leonard Wood and Senator Harding' of that state. Ju HanOs of Coterie. "Politics in our state,'' be said, "are in the hands of an insido coterie of men whom I have felt it a duty toi oppose. I wanted to support Senator-Harding, Senator-Harding, but told him that I could not do so if his candidacy went into the hands of this group. Our fight afterward w.-is against an element in tho Republican parly rather than for any individual." Senator Reed, Democrat, Missouri, asked, 'What evidence- of expondituro the witness hatl seen." "My L'stimato is that. ca.oh side in Ohio Wood and Harding made a tight that cost about. $100,000," he added. His own papers,, ho said, "didn't care a snap". for the advertising advertis-ing Involved. J A. Josh Teslirics. Frederick A. Joh, tho next witness, wit-ness, said he supervised all. the expenditures ex-penditures for General Wood in Indiana. In-diana. "We spent between $ 57,000 and S5S.000. $17,000 of which is In un- paid bills," he said, adding that every precaution was taken to put the campaign cam-paign management under terms of the Indiana corrupt practices law, although al-though "other candidates have taken tho position this .law does not apply to presidential primaries." ' Josh would noi attempt to estimate esti-mate expenses for other candidates. Mr. Josh said he had told Colonel William Cooper Proctor, genera! chairman of tho Wood forces, that "a national committee could collect money for tho, Indiana contest oasicr than a local committee could." "Vou proposed to go the limit and you wanted to know what the limit was," Senator Reed suggested. "Wo know' we were against the Republican Re-publican organization," Mr. Josh replied, re-plied, "and whifo General Wood was the popular choice of Republican voters, vot-ers, wo knew that if there was a quiet primary election tho organisation men would control." Mr. Josh said the voluntoer assistance assist-ance in organization -was "the finest thing I over saw in politics." j Senator Pomerano. Democrat, rood; from the Wood national statement filed with tho committee Saturday tho report that $45,000 had bean spent on the Indiana campaign. Mr. Josh cxplalnod that his total contained unpaid un-paid bills. Arthur Z. Davis of Harrisburg. III., presented to the commlttoc nln cMecks which he said were sent by Governor Iowden's campaign manager to representatives of that campaign in Missouri. They totalled $33,703. Six of those checks, carrying a total to-tal of $32,203 went to E. L. Morse, of Kansas City, Mr. Davis testified. . The bthor three, the witness said,! were sent out In January. . One for) $1000 went lo Fred Essen of St. Louis, he said, anolherof $2500 went to Rqb-ert Rqb-ert Moore, St. Louis, and the third for $2500 went to Nat Goldstein, SL Louis. Reasons for Money. Robert Mcore testified that the money mon-ey he received was "to be used to meet campaign expenses, for delegates' expenses and anything I saw fit." "I told Mr Emerson (L. L. Emerson, secretary of". 'state for Illinois, and national na-tional campaign manager for:'Govcrnor Lowdc-n) that there -Avasn't any need for money for Qovernor Lowden of Illinois," Il-linois," Mr. Modre continued.. "Well, you took the money. What did you intend to l with it?" asked Senator Spencer. Republican, Missouri. Mis-souri. I "1 have it now," Mr. Mcpre replied. "I intended to use it in the election I in case Governor LoAvden ay as nominated. nomi-nated. My present intention is Ij return re-turn it forthwith.'' "This intention," ho added, "has Ibeen reachedsince I received all this I unpleasant publicity." Will Return Money. Mr. Moore said he was elected a delegate dele-gate to the national convention. Mr. Goldstein, Avho'was present, also said there Avould be no need for money. It Avas brought out that Mr. Goldstein was chosen a delegate to the I national convention. I Nat Goldstein followed. Mi Moore ' on the stand. He identified hiinself as 1 a delegate to the Republican national convention from Misrouri and told of; the circumstances jinder Avhicli 12500 1 Avas furnished him from LoAvden funds. His story followed closely that given j by Moore. "Do you expect to return the $2500?" Chairman Kenyon asked. "I do, unless Governor Lowden is nominated," the witness replied. |
