The Washington herald., 1920-05-28

How long did you remain in
charger" asked Senator Kenyon.
Until the early part OF this year.
January"
Discounted His Own Note.
Asked how much money was
raised and expended in behalf OF
Wood while King was in charge,
King said:
Il raised $4,000. or this $50. .ooO
was in subscriptions: discounted
my own note for $4,000. in
CURED bills of $1,000 which were
later paid by the new management
and it also assumed my note.
"Of the $4,000 there were two
subscriptions OF $500, from whom
do not remember. and I received
cashiers checks from Chicago for
$4,000 and $4,000. do not know
from whom this s25.o0o came.
When l took the campaign Mai.
Hooker told me 7 would get s25.00O
from Chicago and it came"
Never Talked Finances With Wood.
who is Maj. Hooker?' demanded
Senator Reed.
His name is Maj. Henry s.
Hooker and he is in the Wood
headquarters at Chicago. ] believe. I"
This S2s,0o0 came In the form OF
cashiers cheeks. with no explana-
tion about the donors?"
Yes. I don't know who gave it."
Mr.. King. under insistent cross
examination by Senator Reed, de-
clared he never talked finances with
the men who started the Wood
boom. except Mai. Hooker He de-
clared he had not discussed money
matters with Gen. Wood
Gen. Wood never was present
when money matters were discuss
ed. the witness stated.
No. certainly not; they never
are" Senator Reed retorted.
Did Not Keep Promise.
Mr.. King stated that when Mr..
Hanna did not make good on the
promise of funds he had gone to
Maj. Hooker, and very soon there
after the cashier checks from the
unidentified donors appeared. He
declared he never had asked who
contributed the $4,000. and had not
mentioned 1t to anyone until re-
vealinG it to the Senate committee.
Mr.. King told of sending money into
Oregon, Florida, Georgia, Nebraska
and Massachusetts for organization
purposes.
Did anybody underwrite the
Wood campaign" asked Senator
Pomerene.
Read Story in Newspapers.
Il never heard of it until saw it
in the newspapers and heard gossip
in hotel corridors and so on" said
King.
Did you as manager ever sit
down with anybody representing
financial interests"
Not in my time at ALL"
DO you know any large contrib
utors to the Wood campaign since
that timer"
NO" said Mr.. King, with a touch
of asperity. when l got through I
got through. have had no COM
munication with the Wood people
or anybody sympathetic with them
since"
Asked About Frick Dinner.
Mr.. King was asked about a din
ner at the home of Henry c. Frick,
the steel magnate, where the Wood
campaign was reported to have had
eNe SNheAoh VI
Did a number of men agree to
underwrite this campaign for $780,
600 each?" asked Senator Pom
creme.
There is no truth in that" said
Mr.. King. II went with Gen.
Wood to q dinner at Mr.. Frick's
home about a year ago. 1t was
given in honor of Gen. Wood. There
were probably thirty or forty men
present, but politics was not dis
cussed so far as / know.
Can't Recall Guests Names.
DO you know who attended?"
Il can't remember. 1t was a So
cial affair. l recall George w. Per-
kins and c. Ledyard Blair. Mr..
Frick had a habit of inviting
friends UP to have dinner and look
at his gallery. The dinner was got
ten up for these gentlemen to meet
Gen. Wood. was invited, and !
went along with Gen. Wood. As a
matter of fact, Mr.. Frick was not
for Gen. Wood for President. He
was opposed to Wood. He did not
regard him as available because