Evening star., 1920-05-29
TEST|F|ES JOHNSON
CALIFORNIA FUND
EXCEEDED $4,000
Alexahder Mocabs Tells tho
Committee Hoover Support
ers Spent $500, 900.

between 500. 900 and $125. 900" was
spent by the California campaign or
sanization Of Senator johnson. re-
publican Of that state. the Senate
campaign investigating COMMITTEES
was told today by Alexander McCabe,
California state insurance commits
johnson organization.
Mr.. McCabe declared that Hoover
supporters in California spent eight
or nine times as much as we, at the
lowest estimate. 100000"
Mr.. McCabe said he did not have the
for them. His estimate was based.
he said. ION the last time l looked
over the books"
Says 925,OOO Went to New York.
The witness testified that $25,000 of
the total of the California fund was
sent to the Johnson national head
quarters in New York. He added that
he had been in touch with the state
organization up to about May =.
Money was still coming in then"
Mr.. McCabe testified. But we were
in constant difficulties meeting tho
campaign of our opponents. MI
Hoover ran opposing johnson there
Possibly $4,000 has been collected
since 10 meet the ooASiS'
included Henry Fleishacker. $1,000;
Will Crocker. $4,000. and John H. Ros-
setter. $2.500.
"The money was gathered in a
statewide solicitation" Mr.. McCabe
continued. Asked as to contributions
by state officers, he said Charles r.
Miller, a prison commissioner. gave
$1,000"
includes Railroad C0mmissi0ners.
will C. Wood, state educational Of
fcer. contributed active support 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
sibly $3.50 or $500" to the johnson
campaign.
"A large number of state officials did
contribute to u.s." Mr.. McCabe said.
but they were not men OF means and
they did not give large amounts.
Asked as to the assertion that mine
millionaires are on the johnson ticket
of delegates from California. he
named five out of twenty-six. includ-
George !. Cochran and Mr.. De Young.
Mr.. De Young, he said, gave nothing.
A "Mr. Miller" also was an alter
nate. he said. who gave, possibly.
$1,000" but expressed doubt as to the
others named.
Never Counted Millionaires.
How many millionaires on the
Hoover delegation" Chairman Ken
yon Queried. i've never counted
Mr.. McCabe said.
AS to expenditures out of California
he said. $4,000 had been sent to e. f.
Mitchell, Indiana: an estimate of $5,-
900 to Montana. $4,000 to Michigan
so far as ! know; $500 to South
Dakota. Il think $4,000 to North Da-
kota; Oregon, $500. as last recall it"
In Nevada, Arizona and Washing
ton $500 each was spent. James A.
johnson of California, Mr. McCabe ex-
| planned, had authorized some of the
| expenditures. which made him un-
certain as to exact amounts To
Minnesota he sent $500.
Then out OF California funds you
| sent more than $4,000 to other
| states?"- Chairman Kenyon ques
| toned. I'm sure that's about right. ~
Mr. McCabe said.
| In San Francisco, he said, headouar-
| ters rent was $500 a month Out OF
| twelve employees, a publicity man al
$125 week was the most expensive.
Had Agents in Field.
| Then we had agents, probably ter
| men at different times, in the fleld
| travelling to other states" he said
Some of them were paid $50 a
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