Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-05-29
SENATE COMMIT {: |:
SEEKING LIGHT ON
INVISIBLE BOOM
North Carolina Witness Un-
able to EnIighten Anxious
InquirerS as to Aeadquar-
tiers or Literature

WASHINGTON, May 2S-The SEN
ate campaign investigating commit
tee made further efforts today to
get light on what Chairman Kenyon
described as "this invisible McAdoo
BOOM"
Angus W. Mclean. of North Caro-
lima, a director of the war finance
corporation, was examined. He de
MED that he was "a sort of southern
manager for Mr.. McAdoo's cam
paign and attempted to read pre-
pared statement.
81 know there is a McAdoo cam
paign," interjected Senator Reed.
Democrat, of Missouri. II move we
60 ahead with this. witness with
some questions and let the state
ment go until we find out why this
secrecy"
Replying to a rapid fire of ques-
tons, Mr.. Mclean declared that he
did not know there was McAdoo
headquarters in Washington, or in
the Pennsylvania hotel, New York,
and that he was not informed as to
the source of McAdoo literature sent
to Democratic delegates.
He finally recounted a conversa+
ton with Mr.. McAdoo as to the
North Carolina delegation. II told
Mr.. McAdoo there was an over
whelming sentiment in my state for
him." he said The committee in
terrupted to fix the date of the
NT4T M
remember the date of the converse
ton exactly.
"I told him we were having
primary down there" Mr.. Mclean
continued, land that his name would
go in whether he liked it or not, bui
that we would be in an absurd sit
uatfon, if we were voting for a man
who would not take the nomination
'He said he was not candidate.
wouldn't turn his hand over to get
the nomination, and did not want hfe
friends to take any action about it.
Could Not Decline
"He did say that if the nomination
was rendered him man could not
decline.
"Some of his friends thought they
ought to take the bull by the horns
~. and go ahead whether he want
ed 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"
what was there?" Chairman Ken
yon demanded.
well, Mr.. Roper" Mr.. Mclean
said, referring to the former collec-
tor of internal revenue, "and some
others"
Later "some of Mr.. McAdoos
friends were, pretty mad about it,"
Mr.. Mclean added.
owe all thought something should
be done to show Mr.. McAdoo's avail
ability" Mr.. Mclean concluded, but
I don't consider I've done any work
for him"
He had written letters to North
Carolina, but he said he did not
know that any federal officials were
on. that delegation. ....
"Do you know anything about
plans to use the Liberty Loan pub
licity campaign organization for Nc
Adoo?" asked Chairman Kenyon.
81 do not"
"Have you seen Mr.. Baruch's book,
Men Who Won the War with the
Iaudatory articl eabout Mr.. Nc
Adoo?"
81 have not"
81 want to apologize for being
rough with YOU" Senator Reed put
in. Pm glad some man is letting
the presidency seek him, not chas-
ing it,
IF there ever vas a rabbit" said
Mr.. Mclean, Mr.. Adoo is it,"
Mr.. Mclean said that he had talk
ed to Mr.. Baruch. eve both of us
agreed that Mr. McAdoo would be
good man." he said. My own
idea was We ought to lay back and
see what the Republicans did"
"Of course rur delegation from
North Carolina will Support Senator
Simmons" he added. mot even eX-
cepting Mr.. McAdoo."
Frank H. Harrison, a Nebraska
newspaperman who -managed Sen
ator Johnsons campaign before, the
Republican primaries, was called.
out of a total of $1,99da$3 he he used
in NeDraS ska, he SAID, p ,oUU WAS
sent him from California, and the
balance came in by IS, SO and $50
donations and in postage stamps
Woods Ohio Campaign
Senator Norris, Republican,, Ne
braska. campaigned the state with
Senator Johnson, he said. and the
travelling expenses were $167.
What would you have done with
$4,000 if it ha dbeen handed you?"
Senator Reed asked.
what most other political man
ayers do-divide it up among
friends" Mr.. Harrison told him
Harry M. Daugherty, campaign
for Senator Harding, of
Ohio, recalled, declared the Ohio
States Journal. and the Columbus
Dispatch, had supported Senator
at first, and later support
ed General Wood. Senator Reed
sought explanation of the change.
81 would be willing to go this
far" Mr.. Daugherty said. ''There
was very active campaign made
around Columbus for General Wood"
1--WE understood that Mr.. Wolf is
the controlling factor of both papers
and that he changed his policy to
oppose Senator Harding and that
later everything indicated the ex-
penditure of large sums of money in
the campaign" Senator Reed said.
Mr.. Wolf pretended at first to
support Senator Harding" Mr..
Daugherty replied, "and afterwards