Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-29
FINANCIAL SOURCES OF
 INVISIBLE M'ADOo BOOM

Washington May 2S.-Though revert ing twice into republican affairs, the sen ate committee investigating expenditures in the pre-convention presidential con- gress bent it's chief efforts today toward locating the financial sources-if any-of what Chairman Kenyon described as this invisible McAdoo hoom."
 Angus Mclean of North Carolina, director of the War Finance corporation, denied that he was a sort of southern manager for MT. McAdoo's candidacy" but later related a conversation he had with the former treasury secretary which he said was concluded with a statement by MT. McAdoo that "a man couldn't de- cline" a presidential nomination if ten dered him.
 Louis J. Lang. reporter for tAe New York American, another witneS was questioned closely as to newspaper arti- cles which he had written alleging that S5,00A, 900 fund had been uderwritten for a McAdoo campaign He refused to disclose names of his infornnants but said members of the democratic national committee corroborated the stories. Chairman Kenyon announced the com mittee had summoned others in connec- ton with this branch of the inquiry. | In interludes of the McAdoo testimony l the committee took evidence from Frank l A. Harrison, Lincoln Neb., newspaper publisher, who said that s1 900 had been spent for Senator Johnson's primary | campaign in his state. He added that 1 l,Soo of the total came from Califo<nis | supporters of the senator. with an in. I junction to hold down expenses because
 we haven't got much to spend,
 Harry M: Daugherty. manager of Sen.
 ator Harding's campaign Organization
 was recalled and questioned about news
 paper and other advertising furnished fo, I Major General Leonard Woods campaigr I in Ohio, which he ciassed as ''very ex
 tensive' Mir. Harrison said the san, was true of the Nebraska Wood cam paign.
 MT. McLean's testimony today dis
 closed attempts of MT. McAdoo's friend
 in New York to get together upon cam paign efforts notwithstanding the in iunc
 tion of their principal Mir McAdoo tol, 5 him, the witness said, that he wouidn, [ turn his hand over for it. was not s can , didate. and didn't want his friends to ge f active" Mir. Mclean added that not
 withstanding when there was dime gathering to discuss the subject in Ney r York some fool went and told MT. Mc ], Adoo about it.'
 B. M. Barucii. summoned early in th inquiry to testify, was mentioned man : times in the queries of the cofnmitte
 members and once by Mir. Mclean. wh
 said MT. Baruch had agreed with th
 conclusion that MT. McAdoo was a goo
 man for the nomination." MT. McAdoo' , sole friendly declaration on the subiee . came, MT. Mclean said. when he told th
 former treasury head that my state :. for you, but it would be absurd for us f be voting for a man who wouldn't accer
 the nomination"
 Chairman Eenvon mt i,+o 4A today letter from James McClurs if,I,t ! fey of Pittsburgh denying that he ha T ever contributed any money to the fun . raised for Attorney General Palmer 2 campaign. Joseph F. Guffey of Pitts 2 2 burgh had been previously identified a T the contributor of S1o,ooo to the Paine campaign in the testimony by forn,f
 Federal Judge J. Harry Covington. In 1 Palmer campaign treasurer