The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-05-29
Between 100000 and $125, 900
Was Raised in California
for Primary Boost
ing.
ONE MAN GAVE $4,000
Senate Campaign Expenditures In
vestisatina Committee Continues
Hearing Of Candidates
Accounts.

TUnited Press Leased Wire Servlce.1
WASHINGTON, May 29.-Between
500, 900 and S125,000 was raised for
Hiram Johnson,s primary campaign IN
California, Alexander McCabe, San
Francisco, one of Johnson's managers,
told the senate campaign expenditures
Investigating committee today.
The contributions totaled this
amount two days before the close OF
the campaign, McCabe said. He told
the committee he had wired to Cali
fornia for all books and records con-
nected with the campaign expendi-
lures.
"rhe largest individual contribution
was SIS 1000 by Henry Fleisbacker,
sMcCabe said. William III. CrocBer
gave $4,000 and DeYoung nothing
The funds were the result of state
wide canvass for contributions.
"Do YOU know what has been collec-
ted since May fourth. the date OF the
primary" Kenyon asked.
probably s25,0OO." McCabe replied
He said J. Fl. Rositter. shipping
man, gave $500.
McCabe denied rumors that Vice
President Heron of the Southern Pa
cific has contributed to the Johnson
campaign.
He said he, couldn't discover the
."nine millionaires' which Hoover men
said we're on the Johnson primary
ticket. He. named five as the only
millionaires among the twenty-sx Cal
ifornia delegates.
"Any millionaires on the Hoover
delegation Kenyon asked.
cortland, l never counted them,
but there were considerable num-
ber," McCabe said.
McCabe said that $4,000 was sent
from California to Johnson's New
York headquarters, $4,000 to Michi-
gan. $1,000 to Nebraska $4,000 to In
diana. $4,000 to Montana, nothing TO
New Jersey. and North Carolina, $3,-
500. to South Dakota, $4,000, to North
Dakota, $500, to Oregon. s500, to Ne
yada. $500, to Arizona, $500, to Wash
ington and $500 to Minnesota.
Other funds, he said, were raised
locally or sent from other divisional
hea adquarters in some cases.
Describing California headquarters,
McCabe said that twelve were employ
ed and rent was s80Ogaa month. The
publicity manager received $l25 a
week. McCabe said, the highest salary
paid
Frederic William Vile. newspaper
correspondent, the next witness, re-
fused to divulge the sources of his re-
Gently published dispatches shich said
that "a slush fund of $250,000 or up
wards" was raised for the Hiram
,Johnsons primary campaign in Cali
fornia.
Senator Reed asked Vile if he omit
ted mention Of any Hoover's funds be-
ca11se his articles were published in
the Washington Herald, paper partly
owned by Hoover.
81 have no connection with the
Washington Herald. I am the Wash
ington correspondent of the Philadel
phia Public Ledger, Vile replied.
MANY people are saying that this
'investigation is in the interest of Mr..
johnson" Reed said.
Vile said the Johnson fund as he
has been informed, was not so large
as that of Wood and Lowden. But
tn was considerable bigger than that
spent in behalf of Mr.. Hoover Vile
added.
.Were your informan,s in possess
ion of exact knowledge, or was it
sueculation?" Reed asked and added
later:
"Doesn't all of this talk come down
IN speculation and rumor?' was raised
INV Mr.. Crocker and Rositter.
Further inquiry into the invisible
McAdoo boom', were next begun, with
,.Eyans S. Harris, Albany, formerly
al haisnan of the New York democratic
committee testifying.
He denied knowledge of McAdoo
HEADQUARTERS in stheNP NPennsylvania ho-
te, New York. and said Daniel Roper,
former commissioner of internal rev
enue was reported to be boosting Nc
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