The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-05-28
Witness Before Senate Expenditure
Investigating Committee Says M'Adoo
Is Running From Presidency; AnOhio
Editor Has Change OF Heart When Wood
Forces Inausurate Advertising Campaign

Washington, May 2S.-Ihe sehato
campaign investigating committee
made further efforts today TO get
light on what Chairman Kenyon
described as this invisible McAdoo
boom"
Angus W. Mclean Of North Car
olina, a director of the war finance
corporation was examined. He de-
MED that he was "a sort of southern
manager for Mr.. McAdoo's CAIN
paign and attempted to read
prepared statement.
81 know there is a McAdoo cam
paign," interjected Senator Reed. Il
move we go ahead with this witness
with some questions and let the
statemnt go until We find out why
this secrecy"
Replying 10 a rapid fire Of ques-
tions, Mr.. Mclean declared that he
did not know there was n McAdoo
| headquarters in Washington or In
Pennsylvania Hotel, New York, and
| that he was not informed as TO the
source of McAhoo literature sent to
democratic delegates.
He finally recounted a converse.
tion with Mr.. McAdoo as to the
North Carolina delegation
81 told Mr.. McAdoo there was an
overwhelming sentiment in my state
for him." he said. II told him we
were having primary down there
and uht his name would go In
whether he liked 1t or not, but that
we would be in an absurd situa-
tion If we were voting for man
who would not take the nomination
He said he was not a candidate,
wouldn't turn his hand over to get
the nomination and didn't want his
friends to take any action about It.
He did. however, say that II the
nomination was rendered him q man
could not decline.
Some of his friends thought they
ought to take the bull by the horns
and go ahead, whether he wanted
them to or not. There was some sort
of a dinner party up in New York
about it and some fool went and
told him about it,"
we all lhOuSHl SOultllIIS SuOQlQ
be done to show Mr.. McAdoo's avail.
ability" the witness continued, "but
I don't consider I've done any work
for him"
do you know anything about
plans to use the liberty loan pub.
licity campaign organization for Nc.
Adoo?" asked Chairman Kenyon.
81 do not"
"I want to alopogize for being
rough with you" Senator Reed put
in. I'm glad some is letting the
presidency seek him, not chasing it,"
"If there ever was a rabbit, Mr..
McAdoo is it." returned Mr. Nc
Lean.
Harry M. Daugherty. campaign
manager for Senator Harding, repub.
lican, Of Ohio, was recalled.
Questioned by Senator Reed, the
witness said two Ohio newspapers,
the State Journal and the Columbus
Dispatch, had supported Senator Har-
ding at first, but later had supported
General Wood. Senator Reed sought
an explanation.
II would be willing to go this far"
Mr.. Daugherty said. There was a
very active campaign made around
Columbus for General Wood"
I've understood" said Senator
Reed, "that Mr.. Wolfe is the con.
trolling factor Of both papers and
that he changed his policy to oppose
Senator Harding, and that later
everything indicated the large expedi.
ture OF sums of money during the
campaign.
Mr.. Wolfe pretended at first to
support Senator Harding" Mr..
Daugherty declared, "and afterwards
went to the vigorous support OF Cen
eral Wood l don't know If he was
sincere in his first attitude toward
Senator Harding
Is it true that very large ex.
penditures were made on advertising
in that Ohio canpaign?" Senator
Reed continued.
There were expenditures of that
kind-too expensive for US and |
didn't get into It," Mr.. Daughcrty
replied. Throughout the state Of
ONO there was a very expensive
camjaiRn of advertising for General
Wood, but we've no complaint about
it,
"All the republican papers were
used, I understand, and some OF the
democratic"
Washington, May 2S. - Frank A.
Morrison, n Nebraska newspaper pub
Usher who managed the primary
campaign in that state Of Senator
Johnson, republican OF California. said
a total Of s1,913 had been spent in
Nebraska. or this amount he testi.
fled, $1,000 was sent him from Call.
fornia and the remainder in small
delegations and postage stamps.
What would you have done with
100000 IL it had been handed your"
asked Senator Reed.
What mcst other political man.
ayers do-divide 1t up among friends"
Mr.. Harrison replied.
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