Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-05-29
MONEY SPENT
LAv|SHlY IN
CALIFORNIA
Campaign Manager For
Senator johnson Admits
Use of Large Sums.
HOOVER HACKERS
TAPPED A BARREL
johnson Followers Claim They Were
Compelled TO Raise Large surns 70
Meet Extravasant Expenditures OF
Hoover Manasers-Johnson Spent
100000 In State, Against $4,000
by Hoov.r-state Officers Give.

BY Hoovsr-State Officers Give.
BY Associated Press.
81 washington, May s.-Approxf-
mately 5000 900 has been raised for
the national campaign Of Senator
johnson, OF California, for the repub-
Ncan presidential nomination, Alex
ander Mccabe. treasurer Of the John
California organization. testified
today before the senate COMMITTEES in
y svestfgating pre-convention campaign
financing.
Replying to questions Of Senator
Spencer. republican. Missouri, Mr..
McCabe said this total didNnot include
local sums raised over the country.
hut he declared that all the sums
would not aggregate more than a few
! thousand dollars.
Mr.. McCabe declared that Hoover
supporters in California spent eight
or nine times rs much a. we, at the
lowest estimate $500. .o00.''
Task to Meet Hoover Fund.
The witness testified that $4,000
OF the total Of the California fund
was sent to the Johnson national
headquarters in New York. He add
ed that he had been in touch with
the state organization up to about
May 4. when the California primary
closed"
Money was still coming In then"
Mr.. Mccabs testified. .But We wero
In constant difficulties meeting the
campaign OF our opponent. Mr..
Hoover ran opposing johnson there.
sRossialy $40 900 has been collected
since 70 meet the deficit.r s
Contributors named by the witness
included Herbert Elieshacker IS. 900:
viii Crocker. $4,000. and John n
Rossiter, $500.
Tho money was gathered in q
state wide solicitation" Mr.. Mctyabe
continued Asked as to contributions
by state officers, he said. Charles N
Neumiller. a prison commissioner
gave $1,000"
State Officers Divided.
William e. Wood, state educational
officer, contributed active supper,
to Mr.. Hoover" the witness declared
adding that out of five railroad COM
missioners. three gave to johnson
funds and the others supported Mr.
Hoover"
Regents Of the state university also
were divided In allegiance. Mr.. Nc
Cabe said. but one or two "gave pos
) Isibly $3.50 or $500" to the johnson
campaign.
Mr.. McCabe said he did not have
the records with him. but offered tc
send for them. His estimate was
based, he said, ION the last time j
looked over the books"
May Cut Southern Votes.
Disguised with the condition of af-
fairs presented by the contests that
have been brought to tho approach
ing republican national convention,
republican party leaders are prepar-
ing much more rigidly to restrict
1 representation from the southern
states.
Clarence q. Miller. secretary OF
the republican national committee,
arrived yesterday, bringing with him
the died contests for 122 convention
Heats. The Tenth Minnesota district
Is the only one that originates in a
purely republican state. All the rest
come from strictly democratic or ex-
tremely doubtful states. Close stu
dents Of the contests says that there
are only two legitimate contests in
the entire batch, aside from the Min
nesota and Missouri battles. In
many Of the others, 1t is said it will
be difficult for contestants to show
prima facie cases.
Iwenty-Six Points Raised.
Twenty six points. It Is flgured,
are raised In the 122 contests that
have been put on the docket. D.ci-
sion of the national committee In
four contests probably will settle all
concerned that the national commit
tee will start Monday morning at 10
o'clock and work straight thru with
out delay, and four days at the out
side, 1t is estimated, will finish all OF
them.
There viii be real scraps concern
Ing the delegations from Georgia and
Mississippi from the southern states
Presidential candidates. as individ-
uals are involved only by indirect re-
lation. Most Of the affairs are be-
tween "Jelly white" delegations, and
.'black and TAM or totally negro dele
cations.
A large number Of state officials
did 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
nine millionaires are on the john
son ticket Of delegates from Califor-
mia" the witness named Mr.. Croc!;er,
Mr.. F1eishhacker, George L Cochran
and NJ. Fl. DeY Young Mr.. DeYoung.
he said. gave nothing.
How many millionaires are on the
Hoover delegation?" asked Chairman
Kenyon. II have never counted" was
the reply.
Money Sent to Other States.
AS to the expenditures of califor-
mia. Mr.. McCabe said that $4,000 had
been sent E. F. Mitchell, in Indiana,
probably $4,000 to Montana. $4,000 to