The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-06-02
LABOR PAPER
| FRIEND M'ADOO
Ex Congressman Heating
Tells of Political Efforts
Of Plumb Plan League.
NO CANDIDATE IND0RSED

Washington, Jue 2.-California's pres.
idential primary election and the ex-
penditures made in IL by supporters OF
Senator Hiram johnson and Herbert
Hoover We're given nearly a clear track
at todays session or the senate COM
mittee investigating the subject, John
H. Rosseter, who headed the first
rnance committee organized for Senator
johnson, and Manager Gregory of the
Hoover organization, were the principal
witnesses summoned by the committee,
but others from that state were eX-
pected to be called as well
The committee also expected to turn
again to it's inquiry into the campaign
of Attorney General Palmer.
Judge Eugene Bonniwell, a demo-
cratic leader in Pennsylvania. was asked
to appear and tell what he knew about
expenditures in behalf OF Mr.. Palmer S
expenditures.
Before going into the California con-
test the committee examined Edward
Keating, former member of congress
from Colorado, and now manager OF
the Plumb Plan league He said the
league had not indorsed a candidate or
contributed "a dollar" to the campaigns
of any Of the candidates for the repub-
lican and democratic presidential nomi-
nations.
TT is taking no part in the cam
distributing information through its
weekly paper, Labor.
'Tve rather gathered the impression
that your paper is supporting McAdoo
for the democratic nomination and
Senator Johnson for the republican,
said Chairman Kenyon.
Admits less Critical"
Mr.. Keating replied that the paper
had probably been more critical of
The other candidates than these"
Ee added that the sixteen railroad la
hor unions supporting the league had a
campaign committee of which he is d
member, cooperating with the cam
paign commit se of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor and that this commit
tee had taken no part in the presiden-
tial campaign.
Its duty will be to convey informa-
tion to members OF the organizations
principally about senators and CON
gressmen," he said,
Mr.. Keating said this committee
might have sent out information as to
the attitude of presidential candidates"
but that was all up to date.
you've got plan as to the future
them" asked Senator Reed, democrat,
Missouri.
Plan as to Future.
"Why yes" Mr.. Heating said. 1--WE
have. reported to our organizations
paign we will require $4,000, and they
have undertaken to ask for contri-
button of 1 cent from each of Their
members.
I'VE have suggested that central com
mttees be formed in each district to
get in touch with liberal people, with
farmers and agricultural labor financed
and formed in local communities ask
ing the boys to chip in enough for
headquarters. All we can give them is
advice as to the best way to organize
in politics"
Asked to explain the Plumb Plan
league and its methods, Mr.. Keating
said that there We're 500 railroad unions
each paying $40 year and getting ten
copies of Labor and something more
than 200 900 individuals. each giving 81
year and receiving the paper. The
surplus over the cost Of getting out the
weekly weiat, to pEpnaR anda. he, said
supporting Six field men
Plumb on $1,000 Salary.
Glenn T.. Plumb he said, was on a
salary. but he objected to giving the
amount, declaring that the question
was outside the scope of the investiga-
ton Senator Reed insisted and Mr..
keating said Plum received 81, 900
month, "about one half of his usual in
come" as a lawyer in private practice
now abandoned
You intend to make the Plumb plan
national issue in this eection?" Sen.
ator Reed said, referring to the plan for
trpartite control of the railroads.
Mr.. Keating agreed that the leagues
activities would be directed indefinitely
to getting the plan in actual operation
and that this had to he done by effort
in political fields
Knows of McAdoo Fund.
Mrs Antoinette Funk, of Chicago,
formerly vice chairman Of the womens 8
liberty loan campaign committee and
now engaged in publicity work for tho
democratic national committee, told the
committee that she did not know of
any money which had been raised for
campaign to secure the democratic
nomination for William G. McAdoo She
stated that she had-herself spent about
$3.50 in writing to delegates to the San
Francisco convention urging Mr.. Me-
Adoo's availability for the presidency
II. r. Sinclair, of New York City,
head of the Sinclair Oil company. de-
MED he had Contributed i cent" to
the Wood campaign.
Norman Bridges, of New York City.
vice-president of a number of Califor-
mia oil companies, testified he had con-
tributed $1,000 to the Wood campaign.