The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-05-29
RAISED FOR
JOHNSON; SAYS 100000
WAS SPENT FOR HOOVER
Senator'S Manager Alleges Former Food Admins
traitors Backers Expend Money LavishIy in Cal
ifornia Primary -NilIonaires Put Up for Him

norma FriKnary--Nklills
~ vrs Associsrro rrrss
WASHiNUrON, May 29.-lnquifinE
into the Johnson Hoover nHht Ia the
California republican presidential pri-
mary. the senate campaign inveatiEat-
ing committee today heard evidence
that approximately 100000 had been
raised as a national FUND for Senator
lohnson's campaign for the republic
can presidential nomination and n
charge that supporters OF Herbert
Hoover, republican. spent faO0. goo IN
the California ight
Alexander McCabe. California stat
insurance commissioner and one OF
the managers of the johnson organ
lzaiion In that state. WIS the witness.
lie told the committee he was unable
to give exact figures AS "a how much
was spent In the johnson hight In
California, and how much OF the
money raised there for the senator
was sent out OF the state because he
did not have his books. These be has
telegraphcd FOR. he said. and he wns
asked TO remain here until they ar
rived.
spent sSOO.OO0.
Mr. McCahe snid the Hoover sup
poriers employed many workers AT
the polls and elsewhere and expended
large sums in advertising. adding that
they spent eight or nine times ns
much n- we, IA the lowest estimate.
100000
Replying TO esnator Edge. republic
can. New Jersey. the witness emphat-
icaiiy denied that any "sluHh fund"
was spent In California for senator
johnson or that any large sums had
been spent that came into uHs through
channels outside Of his control.
Mr. Mccahe branded as "a d--n
dirty scandal a report that 100000
In currency WIS drawn out of the
Crocker National bank at SAN Fran
cisco FOR the Johnson organization
funds ON the evening OF the California
primary election day.
Senator Edge. who asked the ques-
ton as TO this report. told Chairman
kenyon he would Furnish the name of
his informant 20 that he might be
summoned before the committee.
Another effort WAS made by the
committee today to learn romething
about ihc presidential boom for Will
lam q. McAdoo. democrat Evan =
Harris Of ALBANY. \. r.. said he did
Adoo campaign or q McAdoo fund.
Asked II he knew Nh McAdoo was y
candidate he said he knew that MI.
McAdoo had said he wns not.
Hitchcock TeStifc..
Senator Hitchcock, democrat. OF
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mitter tu tell OF expenditures In his
behalf He said he had no manager
and no campaign, but that during the
primary contest In Nebraska, a Hitch
cock club was formed and II had spent
f3,s87 which u received from 81 sub
sCribers
II was the largest with 5000" said
senator Hitchcock. ALSO I spent sf0O
| In travelling and for stenographers.
Asked AS TO the assertion that mine
millionaires are on the johnson ticket
OF delegates from California" Mr. Nc
Cahe named Mr.. Crocker. Herbert
l FteishEncker, George l. Cochran and
NJ; H. he Young. Mt he Young. he
How many millionnires on the
/ Hoover delcgntionf' asked Chairman
Kenyon.
i've never counted was the reply.
As TO expenditures Of California for
johnson. Mr.. Mcgabe said 81 900 had
been sent tu y. 4. Mitchell In Indiana.
probably $4,000 to Montana. $4,000
TO Michigan, $500 to South Dakota.
s.0oa To North Dakota and $500 TO
Oregon.
james A. Johnson Of California. Mr..
McCabc said. had authorized some OF
the expenditures. which made him un.
certain as 10 exact amounts. To Min
neHotn kl.b0O was sent, he said.
Then out of California funds you
sent moro than SbO,000 TO other
staterY" Chairman Kenyon questioned,
Ppm sure that's about right" Mr.
I Met 'uhc said.
You said this money was raised In
small anountSf'
$4,000 spent.
Somewhere around S50.000 wal
spent IN California then. How wal
that spent; did you have chantaqui
iccturcsT'
In four big meetings we paid ex
penHcs OF speakers" Mr.. MCCabe re
puod, adding that printing and CIR
culatiOn OF printed matter was the
largest item with little or no moncl
spent on newspaper advertising,
"bid you see any evidence of eN
pcuditures hy your opponents In th'
Hoover campaign senator Kenyon
asked
THAT was our great anzloty." Mr.
Mo- abe declared. we didn't know
how effective it was going 10 be. Thei
cirCularized the whole state once u
twice; they had many workers. wo
men as we'll as men employed IL
house To- house cunvasses
They were taking whole pages o.
newspaper advertising and we coul,
not tell what We had 10 do Co coun
ternct it"
They had a tremendous numbe
| uf workers out Of Los Angeles. w
had TO rely largely ON volunteer work
ers They nad tne money and coul'
get them
"Wcll, there were some people In
duccd To work hy their respect an'
admiration for Mr.. Hoover, wercn
thcrpt" senator Kenyon asked
| Yes. of course. hut there wcr
great numbers employed" reiurne
the witness who said that In 10
Angeles alone iiooNors men hal
| 1909 paid workers.
| COLLEGE students Hired
Tho witness aaid "onc group Of 80
| college students were hired to STAN
| az polling places election day by IN
Hoover committees"
"Theu auc ytunE men got thel
first political initiation IN this upili
campaign by getting money al IA
polls2" sad Senator Reed,
senator spencer, republican, Mii
souri, asked settles Of questions a
J TO contributions on biil board adycl