Arizona republican., 1920-05-29
SAYS S5,OOO.OOO
 FUND EXISTS ID
 SUPPORT M 'ADOO
Witnesses Tell Senate Probe Committee of Alleged Fund to Put Former Sec retary of Treasury in the White House Chair
Republican A. p. Leased wireI


 WASHINGTON, May 2S.-The sem ate committee investigating expendi- lures in the pre- convention presiden- tial campaigns bent it's efforts today toward locating the financial sources if any-of what Chairman Kenyon de- scribed as "the invisible McAdoo boom
 Angus Mclean of North Carolina, di- rector of the war finance corporation. denied, when called as a witness, that he was "sort of southern manager for MT. McAdoo's candidacy but later related a conversation he had with the former secretary of the treasury, which, he said, was concluded with state ment by Mir AIcAdoo that "a man couldn't decline" a presidential nomi- nation if rendered him.
 Claims Fund of $5,0OO,0O0
 Louis J. Lang, reporter for the New York American, another witness was questioned closely as to newspaper articles which he had written alleging that a S5,00O.0OO fund had been under written for a McAdoo campaign. He refused to disclose names of his in- formants. but said members of the democratic national committee" corro- borated the stories. Chairman Kenyon announced the committee had sum moned others in connection with this branch of the investigation.
 Tn interludes of the McAdOo testi- mony, the committee took evidence from Frank A. Harrison. Lincoln. Neb., newspaper publisher, who said that $500 had been spent for Senator Johnson's primary campaign in Ne braska He added that $1,S00 of the total came from California supporters of the senator with an injunction "to hold down expenses because we haven't got much to spend"
 H. M. Daugherty, manager of Sen ator Harding's campaign organization. was recalled and questioned about newspapers and other advertising fur nished for General Leonard Wood s campaign in Ohio. which he classed as every extensive" Mr. Harrison said the same was true of the Nebraska Wood campaign.
 Recessing early, the committee foresaw a busy day tomorrow when the S5.00O, ,000 California contest be- tween Herbert Hoover and Senator Johnson will be gone into, with the financial representatives of General Woods organization on hand as well.
 Somebody Spilled the "Geans"
 MT. McLean's testimony today dis closed attempts of Mir. McAdoo's friends in New York 10 get together on campaign efforts notwithstanding the injunction of their principal MT. McAdoo told him. the witness said, that he wouldn't turn his hand over for it. was not a candidate and didn't want his friends to get active" Mir. Mclean added that, notwithstanding. when there was a dinner gather to discuss the subject in New York some fool went and told NIr. McAooo about it."
 B. M. Baruch. summoned early in the inquiry to testify, was mentioned many times in the queries of committee members and once by MT. Mclean, who said Mir. Baruch had agreed with the conclusion that MT. MeAdoo was a good man for the nomination. Mir. McAdoo's sole friendly declaratoin on the subject came, the witness said. when he told the former secretary that my state is for you, but it would be absurd for us to be voting for a man who wouldn't accept the noinina- tion"
 Chairman Kenyon put in the rec ord today a letter from James Me CIurg Guffey of Pittsburg denying that he had ever contributed any money to the fund raised for Attorney General Palmer's campaign. Joseph F. Guffey of Pittsburg had been previously identified as the contribu- tor of S10,0O0 to the Palmer campaign. in the testimony by former Federal Judge J. H. Covington. the Palmer campaign treasurer.