The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-05-29
SEARCHLIGHT ON
JOHNSON FUND
California Raised Between
100000 and S125,OO0
for Favorite Son.
M ANAeER ON STAND

Washington, May 9.--Approximatel,
100000 has been raised for the ma.
tional campaign Of Senator johnson, O
uallfornia, for the republican presiden.
tlal nomination, Alexander McCabe
treasurer of the Johnson California or.
ganlzation, testified today before the
senate committee investigating pre.
convention campaign financing.
Replying to questions of Senator
spencer republican, of Missouri, Mr.
McCaDe, said this total did not include
local sums raised over the country. buI
ne declared~that all other sums would
sand dollars.
Mr.. McCabe said he did not have the
records with him, but offered to send
Tor them. His estimate was based. he
SAID "on the last time I looked over
The witness testified that $4,000 OF
the total of the California fund was
sent to the johnson national headquar-
ters In New York, He added that he
had been in touch with the state or
ganfzation up to about May a. when
the California primary closed"
/ Money was still coming in then. "
Mr.. McCabe testified, 'but we were in
constant difficulties meeting the cam
paign OF our opponents, Mr.. Hoover op-
posing Johnson there. Possibly $50, ,000
has been collected since to meet the
deficit"
Others for Hoover.
Contributors named by the witness
included Henry Flieshaclser, y $4,000;
viii Croker, $4,000. and John H. Ros-
setter, $4,000.
1.-THE money was gathered in a state
wide solicitation" Mr.. McCabe contin-
ued. Asked as to contributions by state
officers, he said: Charles r. Miller. a
prison commissioner gave $1,000"
VIII c. Wood, state educational OFF,
GER, Contributed active support to Mr..
Hoover" the witness declared, adding
that out of FIVE railroad commissioners
three gave to Johnson funds and the
others supported Mr.. Hoover"
Regents of the state university also
we're divided in allegiance. Mr.. McCabe
said, but one or two gave possibly
$3.50 or $780, to the Johnson campaign.
Hired College Students.
The witness said zone group of 300
polling places election day by the Hoo
YER committee.
"Then 800 young men got their first
political initiation in this uplift cam
paign by getting money at the polls, F"
said Senator Reed.
Senator Spencer, republican. of Mis-
SOURI, asked as to billboard advertising
and total johnson funds in all parts OF
the country. ~ ...5s.-.4.4s--- i..- =
..As nearly as I can calculate these
figures" he said. there has been $203,
900 raised for Senator johnson In Cali
fornia and New York. Is that rightF''
"About right" Mr.. McCabe replied.
"And this does not include local sums
raised in the country and perhaps In
San Francisco?" Senator Spencer con-
tlnued.
Nothing OF any consequence, I can
remember, from my observation of the
campaigns Mr.. McCabe responded,
adding that all other sums would not
aggregate more than a few thousand
dollars"
"And outside of the $4,000 Penn
sylvania man gave through New York.
$4,000 was the largest contribution"
Senator Spencer asked.
. Terms Y Dirty Scandal.
''That Is right"
"Do you know OF drawing of $780,
600 in currency out of the Crocker Ma
tional bank for your funds on the eve
OF the election day?" asked Senator
Spencer.
az do not" Mr.. MeCabe said, Later
he declared he would class the story as
"a damned dirty scandal"
Chairman Kenyon said the question
amounted to a charge and Senator
Spencer said he would furnish the
name of his informant for subpoena
use.
you've been very helpful In giving
us rumors of very large expenses for
the Hoover campaign" Senator Edge
began. Have you heard of any ru-
mors OF slush funds for the Johnson
campaign that came through channels
outside of your coutrol?"
"T can say with absolute certainy
that none such were used for Senator
Johnson" said Mr.. McCabe.
I'm this testimony I get a discrep-
ancy of some $50,000 as to how much
Johnson funds there were in California
and how much was sent out" Senator
Edge said.
Mr.. McCabe said the books would
show oil the details.
you are sending out publicity mat
ter nationally" said Senator Reed.
might it not have been possible to use
$25, 900 or $4,000 of this alleged dis
crepancy in that way?"
Undoubtedly" replied the witness.
Ledger Man oulzzed.
Before calling Mr. McCabe. the COM
mittee questioned Frederick William
VILE. correspondent of the Philadelphia
Public Ledger. as to an article written
by him that $50. 900 had been raised In
for Senator Johnson's pri-
mary there.
Mr.. vile refused to discuss his
sources of information, but said j. u.
Ritter, OF the shipping board, and Will
liam IT. Crocker. of California, had
been instrumental In raising the funds
IF there was a slush fund In Cali
IOFIlia we WdnI 10 KNOW IT,
Kenyon declared. after a subpoena had
been issued for Mf. Crocker. /
Replying to further questions the wit
ness said his paper is supporting Mr..
Hoover.
Gave No Large Amounts.
"A large number OF state officials dld
contribute to us" Mr.. McCabe said.
but they were not men of means, and
they did not give large amounts"
Asked as TO the assertion that mine
are on the johnson ticket
Of delegates trom California. the wit
hacker. George I. Cochran and NJ. H.
DeYoung. whom. he said gave nothing.
How mary millionaires are on the
Hoover delegatior?" asked Chairman
Kenyon.
"I've never counted" was the reply.
As to expenditures out of California.
Mr. McCabe said $4,000 had been sent
to T.. T.. Mitchell In Indiana, probably
s.. 600 TO Montana. $4,000 to Michigan.
$4,000 to South Dakota. $4,000 to North
Dakota. and $500 to Oregon. A.
James A. johnson. of California, MT,
McCabe said. authorized some OF the
which made him uncer-
tain as to exact amounts To Mime
sofa si.500 was sent: he said
$4,000 TO Other states.
"Then out Of California funds You
sent more than $4,000 to other states?'
Chairman Kenyon questioned.
'T am sure thats about right" Mr..
McCabe said.
"Did you see any evidence Of ex-
penditures by your opponents in the
Hoover campaign Senator Kenyon
asked.
''That was our great anxiety" Mr..
McCabe declared. We didn't know
how effective " was going 10 be. They
circulsriEed the whole state once or
twice: they rad many workers, women
as well as men. employed In house-to-
house canvaEses
''They had the money and could get