New-York tribune., 1920-05-30
them before the country, so felt justi-

| them before the country, so ] felt justi-
fed"
Mr.. McCabe in his testimony asserted
! that $4,000 of the total Of the Cali(cr.
MIA fund was sent to the Johnson ma
/ tional headquarters in New York. He
added that ne had been in touch with
the state organization up to "about May
A, when the California primary closeG.'
Collected $4,000 for Deficit
Mr.. McCabc testified. but we were in
constant difficulties meeting the cam
/ paign of our opponents. Mr.. Hoover
ran opposing Johnson there. Possibly
| 500, 900 has been collected since to meet
the deficit"
Contributors named by the witness
| included Henry Fleshacker, $4,000;
Will Crocker, $4,000, and John II.
| Rosseter, $4,000
wide solicitation" Mr. McCabe contin-
ued Asked as to contributions by state
officers, he said "Charles +. Miller,
/ Prison Commissi sioner. gave $1,000"
Will c. Wood, State Educational Of
( ficer, Contributed active support to
Mr.. Hoover" the witness declared, add
| ing that out of five Railroad Commits
sioners three gave to Johnson funds
and the others supported Mr.. Hoover"
were divided in allegiance, MIR. McCabe
said but one or two gave possibly
! $3.50 or $500" to the Johnson cam
| paign,
State Officials Donated
"a large number of state officials
contributed to u.s." Mr.. McCaba said,
| "but they were not men of means and
| they did not give large amounts
Asked as TO the assertion that mine
millionaires are on the Johnson ticket
/ of delegates" from California, the wit
ness named Mr.. Croker, Mr.. File
shacker, George H. Cochran and NJ II.
/ de Young Mr.. De Young, he said,
! gave nothing.
"How many millionaires on the
/ Hoover delegation?" asked Chairman
I Kenyon.
''l've never counted" was the reply.
AS to expenditures out of Califor-
MIA, Mr. McCabe said $1,000 had been
sent to f. F. Mitchell in Indiana, prob
ably $4,000 TO Montana, $4,000 to Mich
igan, $500 to South Dakota, 50 900 to
/ North Dakota and $500 to Oregon.
James A. Johnson, of California, Mr.,
McCabe said, had authorized some of
the expenditures, which made him un-
certain as to exact amounts. To Min
nesota 81 800 was sent, he said.
College Students Aided Hoover
The witness said cone group of 800
college students were hired to stand at
polling places election day by the
Hoover committee"
Then 900 young men got their first
political initiation in this upift cam
paign by getting money at the polls"
said Senator Reed.
Senator Spencer, Republican, Mis-
souri,. asked series of questions as to
contributions in billboard advertising
and total Johnson funds in all parts Of
| the country.
"As nearly as I can calculate these
figures" he said "$203 600 has been
raised for Senator Johnson in Cali
"About right" Mr.. McCabe replied.
"And this does not include local
sums raised in all parts of the coun-
try and perhaps in San Francisco ?"
Senator Spencer continued
"Nothing of any consequence, l can
say from my observation of the cam
pnigns," Mr.. McCabe responded, add
gregate more than a few thousand
dollars.
pennsylvanian Gave $4,000
"And outside Of the $4,000 Penn
sylvania man gave through New York
$4,000 was the largest contribution ?"
Senator Spencer asked.
"4hat is right"
and You had a large number of
California state officials who contribu-
/ ted?"
There were large number Of men
who had been associated with Senator
Johnson in public life when he was
Goyernor who, gave. Some of them are
still in office"
"out of California funds you segt
more than $50,0 to other states ?"
Chairman Kenyon questioned.
"Pm sure that's about right" Mr..
McCabe said.
you say this money was raised in
small amounts?"
"Yes, by public appeals for funds"
"Somewhcrc around 50,O0O was spent
in California, then? How was that
spent? Do you have Chautauqua lc;
turers? ~
"In four big meetings we paid ex-
/ pcnses Of speakers Mr.. ,McCabe re-
piled, adding that printing and circu-
iation of printed matter we're the larg-
est items, with little or no money spent
on newspaper Advertising
Did you see any evidence Of ex-
penditures by your opponents in the
Hoover campaigns Senator Kenyon
asked.
lhat was our great anxiety" Nr.
McCabe declared. "Wc didn't know
how effective it was going to be. They
circularized the whole state once or
twice; they had many workers, women
rs we'll as men, employed in house-to-
( house canvaSses.
Relied on Volunteer Workers
"They were taking whole pages of
newspaper advertising and we couldn't
tell what we had to do to countoract it,
"They had a tremendous number Of
workers out OF Los Angeles. We had
to rely largely on volunteer workers.
They had the money and could get
them"
"Well, there were some people in
duced to work by their respect and
admiration for MIR. Hoover, weren't
thcre? Senator Kenyon asked
Yes, of course, but there were great
numbers employed" returned the wit
ness, who said that in Los Angeles
alone Hoover's men had 1900 paid
workers.
you've been very helpful in giving