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Show V w w r w -w a- m -v ' ' ' , ' r HIGH COST OF POLITICS, TOPIC Estimate It Would Cost $1,-250,000 $1,-250,000 to Circulate One Platform Statement .FACTS GIVEN UPON DR. BUTLER'S FUND Publisher Says McAdoo's Committee Told Him It Had No Money at All WASHINGTON, May 27. Dan Han-na, Han-na, of Cleveland, agrcd to raise 5500,- 000 to finance the campaign of Major-General Major-General Leonard Wood, the senate campaign investigating committee was told today by John T. King, of Connecticut, Con-necticut, who first was the manager of General Wood's national organization. organiza-tion. Mr. King said this agreement was made at a meeting at Now York fbotween himself .Mr. Hanna and Mr. William Locb, former private secretary secre-tary of Colonel Theodore "Roosevelt. Tho Avitneas said Mr. Ilanna "was to -go out and-g'afthcr'it'ln fo-lS months' work. "Up added that it wis not discussed dis-cussed with General Wood. , WASHINGTON, May 27. Dr. Nicholas Nich-olas Murray Butler's campaign expenditures ex-penditures for tho Republican presidential presi-dential nomination has been financed to tho extent of S40.550, Judge John jH. Bavles, of New York City, testified (today before the senate committee of j inquiry. I Five men, including C. W. Butler, of I Everett. Wash., gave $5,000 each, the witness said. The contributions ranged rang-ed from $500 to $2,500 per individual. The entire fund was spent on general publicity, the witness testified. "Suppose one man gave you $50,000 to expend in your campaign would you call that "idealistic?' " asked Senator Pomerene, Democrat, Ohio. This was the expression used yesterday yes-terday by Colonel William Cooper Proctor, General Wood's campaign manager. About Obligations "I would distinguish between practical prac-tical and idealistic there," Judge Davies replied. "Dr. Butler would not accept such a contribution. It was understood at tho start." Senator Pomerene suggested a candidate can-didate "might fe"el under an obligation to the giver," but Mr. Davies said "the man might feel that this candidate I was obligated." ! The witness agreed with Senator Edge, New 'ersey, that it would cost $1,250,000 to give national circulation to a single platform 'pamphlet for a candidate. About McAdoo Campaign The committee then went into the question of the campaign for W. G. McAdoo, Democrat, calling Dr. Burris Jenkins, publisher of tho Kansas City Post. , "Newspaper reports say you have been called hero to confer with Mr. McAdoo's friends and that you have been solected to nominate Mr. McAdoo in the convention," saiu Chairman Kenyon. "Who has askeu you to do that?" "Mr. Jouctt Snouse, assistant secretary secre-tary of the treasury," Dr. Jenkins said. "I conferred with him and several others last night." Possess No Funds Dr. Jenkins prodr. ed a letter from Mr. Shouse which said in asking him to come to Washigton "we have not even the money to pay expenses." Chairman Kenyon asked how many federal office holders were on the Missouri Mis-souri Democratic delegation. ! "I doubt if there are any," Mr. Jenkins Jen-kins replied. "Know of any funds being raised for the McAdoo candidacy?" Chairman Kenyon pursued. "No sir; on tho contrary those gentlemen last night said they had no funds." A total of $113,109 has been raised for the campaign of Senator Harding, Republican, of Ohio, and $107,704 spent, the committee was told by Harry M. Daughertjr, representing the senator. J. S. Darst, West Virginia stato auditor, aud-itor, and chairman of the committee in that state for General Wood's campaign, cam-paign, was the next witness. Presents Statement. "I have here tho fulL statement showing show-ing that $4438 was spent In our campaign," cam-paign," ho said. "That's, every dollar, dol-lar, though there will ba billH that may amount to $2000 more. I received $6500 (Continued on Page Three) ! High Cost of Publicity is Politics Topic1 (Continued From Page 1) j from the national headquarters." No local funds were raised, he asserted, as-serted, though friends of General Wood in different counties "may have paid a little for halls and bands." "Wh, we consider this a small amount to spend on a sheriff's campaign cam-paign in one of our smaller counties," declared the witness. "Our people have been educated up. Why, $100,000 is a small amount to spend for a senator's sena-tor's campaign. It would have cost $55,000 just to organize the state decently de-cently for General Wood." ' Mr. Darst said the opposition "took whole pages in the newspapers and used airplanes." $100,000 a Slate. Mr. Darst said he was a delegate to Chicago "morally bound to vote in (he convention ftrv Stanley Sutherland while he has a chance" "He hasn't a chance, any more than me," said the witness, add'ing that after aft-er the "complimentary votes" West Virginia's delegates would "vote for Wood.' j With considerable emphasis the wit-1 ness expressed the opinion that "unless "un-less there is corruption you are entit-j led to spend ?100,000 a' state on pub-j licily for a good man." "j |