The Washington times., 1920-05-28

JOHNSON SAID
Candidate Paid Own Way In
Nebraska, Fund Probers
Told by Harrison.
$1,000 FROM CALIFORNIA
Fifty Salaried S.tumpers for
Wood in One State, Wit
ness Asserts.
$1,000 FROM CALIFORNIA

Senator Hiram w. Johnson, candi-
date for the Republican nomination
for the Presidency, gave explicit or
ders that his campaign managers
were "to keep expenses down, as
they hadn't much money to spend"
according to Frank A. Harrison,
publisher of the Tribune, of Lincoln,
Neb., and manager of Senator John
sons campaign in that State, who
appeared today before the Senate
committee investigating campaign
expenditures and contributions.
Harrison said he had received
$1,000 from Johnson's California
headquarters toward the expenses Of
the Nebraska campaign.
Hadn't Much Money.
Harrison said his Instructions from
Johnson's managers were TO keep
expenses dsws. n they hadn't nseh
| money to spend"
He read a number of contributions
TO the Johnson campaign in Nebrss-
ka totaIing sl,9i3 or this, only ss13
was "sent in" by residents of the
State, Harrison said.
"I am still out SIS of my own
me less than a campaign ever cost
me before" Harrison added.
When johnson and Senator Norris
of Nebraska campaigned the state,
Harrison said, his bills amounted to
only Sl61.41. Johnson and Norris
paid their own travelling expenses.
What are your policies?" Senator
| Reed, Democrat, Missouri, asked.
ITO find out what the people want
| and then to be with them" Harri-
son replied, amid laughter.
What would you have done IL you
/ had been given 100000 for your
campaign" Senator Reed inquired.
81 would have done what other cam
paign managers have done-I would
have divided it among my friends"
Harrison responded.
ing room.
You observed, OF course, the tao
tics of Mr.. Johnson's antagonist
the Wood people, for instance?"
"My observation w6s the Wood pee
PIE had about nfty salaried people
travelling about the State.'
| Advertised in Omaha.
Harrison said the "Wood people
plastered the Lincoln and Omaha
newspapers with page advertise
ments., Senator Hitchcock's paper,
the Omaha World Herald, "carried =
lot Of them" he added.
| Does the Omaha World Herald
charge all Presidential candidates tho
| same rate for advertising" inquired
Senator Kenyon.
| TT does" Harrison answered.
Senator Kenyon read into the rec
| ord a letter from Col. James McClurR
| Guffey, of Pittsburgh, former Demo
cratic Boss" OF Pennsylvania, deny
ling he had contributed to the Palmer
campaign
When former Congressman c. c.
Carlin of Virginia, Palmer's campaign
manager, testified, Wednesday, Joseph
IF. Guffey, of Pittsburgh, millionaire
oil magnate. had given $4,000 to Pal
mer's campaign, Colonel Guffey WAS
| credited with being the contributor
referred to. Colonel Guffey is Joseph
| +, Guffey's uncle, but is an anti-Pdl-
mer man in Pennsylvania politics
and a political feud exists between
him and his nephew.
Guney'. Letter.
The Guffey letter follows:
| pittsburgh, Pa, May -.
Hon. william S. Kenyon,
Washington, ID. c.
"Dear Senator-The Associated
Press yesterday reported that G. c.
! Carlin, campaign manager for Pal
mer. made the statement to your com
mittee that James McClurg Guney, ~
| Pennsylvania, had contributed $4,000
to the Palmer campaign fund.
'I am the person referred to, and
the statement is absolutely untrue.
did not contribute dollar to
palmer's campaign fund either in
Pennsylvania or any other state.
"If the statement referred to Is
correct. I will appreciate II if you
will have denial read into the Record
| Thanking you In advance, I am
Very sincerely yours.
-. Nj. GUFFEY.-
Call Political writer.
Louis J. Lang. n political writer
for the New York American, was CALI
cd following Harrison.
Lang said he wrote recent articles
in the New York American about an
alleged McAdoo "slush fund" and
about Bernard NJ. Bsruch's denial he
was financing William @. McAdoos
| Presidential boom having stirred ths
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