The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-05-29

duced to work by their respect, and ad :
miration IsIic for Mr.. Hoover, weren't
Yes, OF course, but there were great
| numbers employed" returned the wit
ness, who said that In Los Angeles
| alone Hooyers men had 1000 paid
| work.
Nothing About McAdoo.
Evan s. Harris, of New York, for
mer state chairman. was called and
questioned as to the campaign for w.
G.. McAdoo. He said he did not know
II there. was a McAdoo campaign or
I'VE have been told you can give
us something about this" said Mr.
| Kenyon. ba5t
II have been out Of politics for two
years" M
did Daniel c. Roper ever ask you
about the McAdoo candidacy?' Senator
| Edge asked.
I'm say no, and then explain" Mr..
| Harris replied. "Mr. Roper asked me
Il l thought he should given given up
came candidate. | advised him not
| to-"
You know Mr.. McAdoo is a candi-
date?" Sentor Edge asked.
II know he said he was not" Harris
returned.
Senator Hitchcock, democrat, OF Ne
braska, appeared before the committee
to tell Of expenditures in his behalf. He
said he had no manager and no cam
paign, but that during the primary
contest in Nebraska a Hitchcock club
was formed and 1t had spent S3,337
WHICH 1t received from forty-fiye sub
scribers.
81, = ". was The largest with $500" said I'D
in travelling and for stenographers."
Moses Summoned.
Senator Moses. republican. Of New
hampshire. manager Of the campaign
for Gen. Leonard Wood in twelve south
ern states, followed.
II announced my support Of Ger.
Wood year ago." he said. Following
thS came in receipt of letters and
communications from people all over
the country. Looking up the writer's,
suggested. they run for delegates TO
the national convention as Wood men.
II they agreed, scratched that dis
trict off list and, forgot IT,
That was as far as went, until ne
explosion came In the Wood campaign
which resulted in the retirement of
John T. King Then took charge Of
a headquarters opened UP here for Gca.
Wood"
Getting in touch with republican
leaders was his chief personal work, lie
said.
II did not wish to take any part In
the scandalous contests that are going
on in the southern states" he said. 81
wish TO state the Wood delegates are
not going to Chicago as contestants"
In Virginia, he said, he sent $1,000
to the Seventh and Ninth congress
sional districts"
II gave 10, think II was State SEN
ator Chase. also in Virginia 5000 for
travelling, he added. with the excep
tion OF one or two counties there was
no Wood organization.
II sent $4,000 to Zeb Vance Walser.
president Of the Wood league in North
Carolina" be continued. "and while II
became evident there would be pri-
mary fight. 7 notified him TO draw on
me for $4,000 additional.
'In South Carolina | sent 5000 at
was paid TO Mr.. Andrews, colored
man, for the work of organizing the
mass conventions"
about Georgian" Chairman Kenyon
.queried.
''I sent $4,000 there to Roscoe Pickett.
the republican state chairman" Sena-
tor Moses answered.
''You know Henry Lincoln Johnson
there7'' Chairman Kenyon inquired.
"Oh, yes, indeed" Senator Moses In
formed him. "He told me he was COM
mitted 70 Gov. Lowden."
Chairman Kenyon read part OF
communication fran Johnson saying
Mr.. Bean had been travelling through
the state in the Wood interests.
Mr.. Bean Is national committeeman
from Florida" Senator Moses said,
who has been active in Gen. Wood $
interest for two months.
"Mr. Pickett was offering money to
all for coming to the state convention,
the johnson letter said. Then Clark
Greer commenced. travelling through the
state. Offering money TO all sides ana
trying 10 seduce my fttsnda.
Gen. T. y. Glenn WIS dro named hy
johnson as a Hitchcock-W Wood agent.
Chairman Kenyon said le would win
hold parts Of Johnson's statement from
the record.
CLARK Greer spent money with a
recklessness one could scarcely be-
lieve." he read further. carried wads
Of money In his pocket
THE money you sent into georgia
was not all the money used " the
Wood campaign" Chairman Kenyon
asked
i've said that did not know" Sen
ator Moses replied. He added that
appeals without number" came from
Georgia for more money,
Except In one or two instances, ne
said he had no connection win MT
Hitchcock as 70 finances.
To Joseph q. Thompson, Birming-
ham. Ala. he sent - ooo
Mr.. Bean with others, the Johnson
letter said. had arranged TO deliver
the whole state organizaiion' N North
Carolina to Frank Hitchcock for Gen.
Wood.