New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-07-09
Says Democrats
/ p aid $4,000 a
Vote in Georgia
Lowden Campaign Manager
Tells Senate Committee
His Own Expenditures In
the State We're $40, 900
Fund Gave Him $4,000
Conditions i'm the South
Were Controlled by Adj
nlinistration, He Asserts

CHICAGO, July s..-The Senate COM
mittee Investigating campaign ex-
penditures completed it's work in Chi
cago to-day by examining Henry Lin
coin Johnson, negro Republican Ma
tional Committeeman from Georgia
and manager Of the Lowden campaign
in that(state.
The committee departed tonight for
St. Louis, where it will resume it's
hearings.
Expenditures in behalf of Attorney
General A. Mitchell Palmer, who was a
candidate for the Democratic nomina-
ton for President, are scheduled for
investigation at to-morrows session,
and nearly score Of witnesses, includ-
ing Edward Goltra. Democratic Ma
tional Committeeman, and Joseph r.
Davis, both Of St. Louis, have been
subpHnaed.
Reports that Goltra paid $4,000 to
delegates for expenses to the State Con-
vention, which was responsible for the
busting Of Senator Reed from his Ma
tional Convention seat, were said by
which will be investigated.
Press dispatches from San Francisco
to-day showed that Goltra and Davis
are still there, but Senator Kenyon
said the committee would begin it's in
quiry into Mr.. Palmer's campaign re-
CARELESS Of whether Goltra and Davis
are present.
Johnson Says He Got $4,000
Johnson, in his testimony TODAY. con
firmed the statement Of the Lowden
treasurer that he had received $4,000
from the Illinois Governors campaign
chest. He set his own expenditures in
Georgia at $4,000, charged the Wood
supporters had spent 100000, and also
accused the Democrats of spending
large sums, and buying votes at from
% to $4,000 each in local elections.
The committee questioned johnson
about lynchings in the South end elicit
ed the statement that negroes who voted
the Republican ticket have "disap-
peared" and never had been heard from
again.
In Dublin, Ga, during the pre-con-
vention campaign there was ''wild use
Of money" the witness asserted. 81
spent only $3.50 there" he explained.
but the other fellows spent more than
$4,000.
. AIS OtneT IellOWS, ne explained,
"were the representatives of Major
General Leonard Wood, While ! was was
working for my national committee
man."
Asked if Wood supporters "bought
delegates" johnson said he didn't
know, but "they passed out plenty of
jack to the boys"
Clark L. Grier, fomer postmaster at
Augusta, Ga, was the 'pay-off man"
for the Wood people, he said, adding
that Crier worked under direct orders
from Frank Hitchcock, former Post
master General in the Roosevelt Cabiy
net
Paid $4,000 for Votes
Democrats paid from S. to $4,000 for
votes in Georgia this year, and "gen-
crally spent more money than the Re-
publicans," Johnson told the commit
tee.
mot one cent given to me was given
tional Convention" the witness de-
clared. He said the $4,000 he received
from Illinois was mot from Governor
Lowden himself" He spent $1,000 or
$4,000 Of his own money, he added. and
81 900 was raised from other sources
When the witness charged the Demo |
Gratis had spent more money than he
did and had bought votes i'll local
elections, Senator Reed, Democrat, in
terrupted to ask:
"You don't care where you get $4,000,
do your"
"Not a Bit" the witness replied, "but
would need about $4,000 to combat !
some Democratic conditions there"
Senator Kenyon suddenly turned to
the Palmer campaign in Georgia, ask
ing Johnson if officials of the Depart
men of Justice took part in the Attor-
Generals campaign there.
Hooper l.. Alexander, of Atlanta,
was the leader" Johnson said.
The steam roller in the Republican,
National Convention was an "institu-
tion of benevolence" compared with
the Democratic steam roller in Georgia, |
Johnson said, adding that conditions
there were controlled by the Admins
tration.
Lynchings Are Discussed
Going back to the Wood campaign,
Johnson said National Committeeman
George Bean, Of Florida; Captain
Henry Blum, of Savannah, and D. C. |
Cole, former postmaster of Atlanta,
"cared nothing about Wood" but were
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