Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-26
SENATE HUNT FOR |.
/ ETHIOPIAN IN THE !
HOOVER FOODP|LE.
His Managers Grilled Dur
ing Inquiry Into Precon-
vention 'Slush Funds ;.
BARUCH RIDDLES STORY OF
S5,000,000 M'AD0O FUND
Edwards Manager Denies Cow
ernor, Personally Dry, Backed
by Liquor Interests.
RETURN TO THE wooDpnE
William c. Proctor, Who Has Been
Referred To as the Generals
Angel" to Take Stand.
1
RETURN TO THE wooDpn4E
William c. Proctor, Who Has Been
Referred To as the Generals
Angel" to Take Stand.
[Ry Associated Press. !

tBy Associated Prcss.1
WASHINGTON, May 25.-In Its In
quiry into preconvention campaign
expenditures. and pledges of preai-
Dental candidates. tho Senate inyen-
tigating committee dealt lin guick
succession today with tho candidacies
OF Herbert Hoover and Senator
France, of Maryland. Republicans,
and Governor Edwards, of New Jer-
sey, and Senator Owen, OF Oklahoma.
Democrats.
From b. NJ. Baruch the committee
sought information as to existence of
the alleged @5,oOo,0o0 campaign fund
raised in behalf of w. G.. McAdoo.
Democrat. but learned nothing, Mr.
Baruch testifying to his utter ignor-
ance of this alleged fund or cam.
paign financing for any candidate
John f: Lucey, a manager for Mr.
Hoover. said the national campairn
1und raised in behalf OF the former
1000 administrators amounted to an
1proNtmately $4,000. with a present
dehcit OF $4,000, exclusive of tho
amount spent in California. Ques-
toned by committee members, he
SAID he would ask tho head of tho
| hoover campaign in California for
information as to expenses In that
State
owen Could Have Used oIore.
For Senator Owen, j. w. Better, a
manager. said $10,41O had been coll
kiccted, and expressed the opinion that
more might have been used to ad-
Vantage. ~ -;
Senator Franee told the committoe.
no had no manager. funds. finances
or campaign. - - -
Chairman Kenyon, after adjourn
ment, ordered tho summoninr Of
Nicholas Murray Butlcr, of New York.
and Governor Coolidge, OF Massa-
chusetts, or their representatives.
when Mr.. Baruch went on tho
stand Chairman Kenyon. of the COM
mittee, read newspaper accounts OF
FUND of S5,ooo,ooO said to have been
raised In behalf OF Mr.. McAdoo, and
mentioning Mr..Baruch, Cleveland If.N
lodge, Henry Morgenthau, Thomas
chadoourne and others as contribu1
lots. MT. Baruch responded with tho
statement mat there was not q 'scin-
tilla of truth" In the reports.
Mr. Baruch repudiated the further
| suggestion of Chairman Kenyon tba,
he was "a sort of a goyernmentai
assistant" and said emphaticallvt thar
| -
out political associations or interests
or governmental attachments. He
summarized his knowledge of cam,
paign funds, expenditures and can.
didates in the following prepared
statement. which he read to the COM
| mittee:
| Bernnrd nnruch's Statement,
! II. am not, nor have been, i'm anv
4 VI In q tunA %
| any candidate for the nomination for
the presidency. Nor have been the
manager for any person who may
DO candidate for such office. Neither
nave l collected, given, promised or
dispunsed any money or moneys in
the interest of any candidate. direct
ly or indirectly. for this nomination
or for any person who may be a can
didate for such position.
NOT do 1 know OF anybody else
who has given directly or indirectly
or promised to give any sum WHAT.
soever in the interest of the cam
| fidacy of any one for the Democratic
didacy of any ono for the democratic
nomination for President"
Chairman Kenyon took a good look
at the statement and said:
II guess after that, considering
the terms OF the Senate resolution OF
inquiry. We haven't anything more to
| ask you, Mr.. Baruch. 1t might Just
be possible that we can call you after
the conventions. That's ALL"
The inquiry into the, Hoover cam
paign ran several hours Senator
Reed. of Missouri, Democratic mem
ber OF the committee. desired par-
ticularly TO compare tho contribu-
tors list with the salary roll of the
United States Grain Corporation, as
sorting that "s25.000 jobs" and large
contributions were attached to identi-
cal individuals. Mr.. Lucy and Mr..
Hepburn replied that associates OF
! Mr.. Hoover in war activities and Bell
gian relief work had been very gem
erous. They had imposed $1,000
limit on gifts, they said. and ruled
out corporations and banks as con-
tributors.
Mr.. Hoover had little or no con.
nection with their enterprises. they
added, and had only been willing to
"even advise and consult during tho
last two months"
Famous Hoover Dinner.
Were you at a dinner or luncheon
given in Now York In January when
tho Hoover movement was started.
where Cleveland II Dodge and some
others were ppesent?y Senator Reed
asked Mr. Hepburn,
"I read about that" Mr.. Hepburn
replied. Cyrus Curtis was reported
to haye been present. ] knew he
mover met Mr.. Hoover until April.
when he w2s introduced TO him At 4
the house OF George Horace Lorinar.
editor OF the trr.day HvcntnE POST