The Washington times., 1920-05-29
JOHNSON REVEALS
SOURCE Of FUNDS
Senator Shows That Hoover
Spent Three Times as Much
In California.
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the state. TIE largest ives the 5000
given by Mr.. Fieishacke."
The johnson fund raised In Cali
fornia was used to assist Johnson
throughout the nation" and In var
ious State campaigns wased by him.
McCabe explained.
Amounts sent into different states
ranged from $500 to $500. The lar
gest amount sent from California In
Johnson's interests was $4,000 for
wsrded by him TO Angus Mcsween. IN
charge OF Johnson's eastern mead
quarters in New York city.
No Paid Workers.
McCabe testified that the complete
amount raised for the Johnson cam
paisn throughout the country wAS
about s20S,0o0.
Little more than half of the si0e.0eo
or SI2S.OOO Johnson fund In Canfsf-
MIA was distributed In other States
McCabe testified.
There were no paid workers for
job n.on In California, McCsbe said.
No hired automobiles OF convey
ances of any Kind were used 70 bring
Johnson voters to the polls in Cali
fornia. McCabe said. He was positive
that up TO May 4 the Johason fund In
CaIiferain had not exceeded eI25,OO0.
He estimated there had been only
bout $4,000 more contributed. al
-hough there was one man who
through his. personal friendship for
Senator johnson had paid a 10000
bill for billboard advertising.
That would only make total In
California OF only 100000 up TO
date?" asked Senator Spencer, Reprb-
lican. Missouri.
Total Fixed at s20sy0OO.
Yes" McCabe answered. ..
"WaS there no money raised ana
pent locally in Los Angeles for Sena-
or Johnson?" Spencer inquired.
There were no sums OF any conse-
Iuence raised in Los Angeles except
hose / have accounted for in the
totals have named" McCabe sad.
Including contributions in and out
" California. McCabe said. he could
ccount for only $203,000 as the COM
)lete total raised in Johnson's In
crest in the entire country every
here.
The $4,000 contribution he had re-
erred to was merely to cover the cost
" billboard advertising and was not
cash contribution.
was there any solicitation. direct
r indirect, OF California officeholders
or support OF Johnson's campaign?
ienator Spencer asked.
"Only in the sense that appeals for
upport were sent throughout the
State" McCabe answered.
Denies 100000 Charge.
McCabe said he was certain not
more than $50, 900 spent in California
n Johnson's behalf. He approved all
disbursements, he explained. He de
Ned the Johnson account" was kept
n the Crocker National Bank Of San
Francisco.
. do you know of 100000 in cur
rency being drawn from the Crocker
bank in Johnson's interest on the eve
Of the California primary" Senator
Spencer asked.
Absolutely not" McCabe replied.
who makes such a charger" de-
handed Senator Kenyon,
II think / can get the man who told
ne Of it here" Spencer answered.
''Sucb a charge ought to be proved"
Kenyon said. ..-..
How would you describe such a
charge or rumor?" asked Senator
Reed.
"As a lie, as slander." Mccage
answered.
Money spent in California has to q
great extent" been for hall rent and
bands, McCabe testified. Salaries have
been paid for clerical help, and the
expenses Of speakers have been met,
but the johnson campaign has had no
paid agents" in California, MeCabe
explained.
Have you heard of any 'slush fund
raised for Senator Johnson" asked
Senator Edue n Nauy
II have not. No money OF that sort
has been spent in Senator Johnson's
,ampaign in California or anywhere
else" Nc Cabe answered.
How about the Hoover campaign"
senator Edge asked.
"All i know IL large sums were
spent In Mr.. Hoovcr's campaign. hut
would not like to sny a Hoover
slush fund existed, for 1 cannot
spea< from personal knowledge OF
~ McCsbe replied.
"sIush Fund, Guess.
An article alleging a "sIush fund.-
for Senator johnson in California.
appearing recently in the PhiladcI-
phin Public Ledger. owned by Cyrus
II. X. Curtis, the Philadelphia pub
Usher. who is supporting Hoover's
Presidential boom, was "largely
speculative" Frederic william VILE,
Washington correspondent, author
Of the article, admitted before the
committee. The article also appeared
In the Washington Herald, of which
Hoover II part owner.
Vile declined to divulge. as a news
paperman, the source OF the Tnforma-
ton" on which the article was based.
He said he regarded the Information
as confidential" but agreed to give
the names of his informants IL they
we're willing to have him do so. He
gathered" his information" in Wash
ngton, not In California, he admitted,
and 1t was therefore only "hearsay."
He claimed he had heard" that VIII
u. CrocI<er, multi-millionaire OF San
Francisco; John II. Rosseter, formerly
4 member of the United States Ship
ping Board; Michael II. de Young. pro-
prietor of the San Francisco Chroni-
Gle, and Herman Fleischacker. Of the
Anslo.London-P Paris Bank of San
Francisco, were among the principal
contributors" to the alleged johnson
"slush fund" in California.
"H"ve you heard of a fund in Call