The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-05-28
TRY To TRACE
THE INVISIBLE
NJ 'AD0O BOOM
Campaign Fund Com
mittee Can Get Little
Light on Activities


WAsHiNGTON. May 2S.-The sem
ate campaign Investigating commit
tee made further efforts today to get
light On what chairman Kenyon de-
scrlbed a. this invisible McAdoo
boom"
Angus W. Mclean Of North Caro-
lima, a director Of the war finance
corporation was examined. lie denied
that he was ~ sort of southern man
agcr." FOR MoAdoo's campaign and
attempted 10 read a prepared state
meut.
4 know there Is a McAdoo cam
paign.' inierJccted senator Reed,
dcmOcrat, Missouri. II mVOe we 20
ahead with this witness with some
questions and iet the statement go
unui we find out VIII. this secrecy
AIR. Mclean recOunted IL converna-
tion with AR. McAdoO as to the NOrth
Carolina delegation.
Talked with McAdoo
Il told MeAdoo there WIS an over
wheiming sentiment In my state for
nm, he said. II told HIM we were
having a primary down there ana
that mis- name would go In whether
he liked II or not, but that we would
be in absurd situation Il We were vot-
ing fOf a man VINO would not take
the nomination.
He said he was not a candidate,
would not turn his hand over to get
the nomination, and didn't want his
friends TO take any action about g.
lie did however. say that II the nom
nation WAS rendered him man
could not decline"
DO YOU know anything about plans
TO use the liberty loan publicity
campaign organization Tor McAdoo."
asked Chairman Kenyon.
Il do not
- want 20 apologize for being
rough with you" Senator Reed put
Ia. I'm fiad some man is letting
the presidency seek him, not chasing
H."
III there ever was a rabbit McAdoo
Is IT," returned Mr.. Mclean.
Jolnson Manager Quizzed
Frank A. Harrison. Nebraska
newspaper publisher who managed
the prumaTy campaign In that state
OF senator johnson, republican OF
California. said total OF 1854 had
been spent In Nebraska. OF this
amount he testified. $500 was sent
him from California and the Iomaln-
der came In $50. $40 and s2b dona-
what would you have done with
$500. 600 II 1t had been handed you2"
asked Senator Reed.
what most other political manag-
crH do---dlvide Il up among friends
MIR. Harrison replied.
Louis J. Lang. reporter OF the
New York American. Identified him
self as the writer Of an article pur-
porting to tell Of d S. .O0Q 900 under
to bring about McAdaa's nomination
az san Francisco.
lie refused To disclose the source
Of his information.
"a member of the democratic ma
tional committee was with my infor-
mant when / was told the story. Lang
said.
Chairman Kenyon announced that
several members OF the democratic
national committee had BEEN sub
poona"d to appear during the inves-
siO.OOo.OOO Fund
Mr.. Lang discussed a meeting of
the democratic national executive
committee at Atlantic city last Sep
tembcr He said that plans were
made To raise Sl0.O00.0O0 fer dem
ocratic national campaign. Thomas
y. Cha'bOurne and ~. NJ. Baruch
wefe at Atlantic city at the time, he
said.
Mr. Lang testified that ne had been
Informed that q member Of the ma
tionnl committee had stntod that
Frederick A. allis. % deputy police
commissioner Of New York. was re-
presenting Mr.. Baruch In collecting
finances for the McAdoo campaign,
and that the 10000, 600 financing A.
planned at Atlantic city contemplated
Mr.. McAdoo' nomination by the dem-
ocratic convention.
"Membors of the national commit
tee" Lang said, had CorrOhorated
tho afprv later"