The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-05-28
lN.ADOO LETTING
OFFICE SEEK HIM
Senator Reed Glad of One Man Not Chasing
Presidency; Mclean Agrees Former Sec
retary Is "A Rabbit;" Invisible
Boom" PrObed by Campaign In
vestigating Committee.
Hearst Reporter Declares Baruch Offered Ten Million
If Democratic Committee Would "Drop Palmer
and Back McAdoo;'' Baruch Is Summoned
A to Testify Saturday

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Washington, May 2s.-(A.. P3-
The senate campaign Investigating
committee made further efforts to.
day to get light on what Chairman
Kenyon described as 'thls Invisible
McAdoo BOOM"
Angus w. Mclean, OF North Car
olina, a director OF the war finance
corporation, was examined. He de-
MED that he was "sort Of south.
ern manager" for Mr.. McAdoo's
campaign and attempted to read a
prepared statement.
Il know there is a McAdoo cam.
paign." infariActad Senator Reed, dem.
ocrat of Missouri. 'T move we gc
ahead with this witness with some
questions and let the statement go un-
I'll we find out why this secrecy"
Replying to a rapid fire OF questions
Mr.. Mclean declared that he did moi
know, there was a McAdoo headquar-
ters In Washington, or in the Pennsyl-
vania hotel, New York, and that he was
not informed as to the source of Nc
Adoo literature sent to democratic DEL
egates.
He finally recounted conversation
with Mr. McAdoo as to the North Caro-
II told Mr. McAdoo there was an
overwhelming sentiment in my state
for him." he said. The committee in
terrupted to fix the date OF the con-
versatibn. Mr., Mclean could not re-
I member the date of the conversation
/. Il told him we were having pri-
.sEaiary down there" Mr.. Mclean con-
y tinued "and that his name would go in
whether he liked 1t or not, but that
we would be In an absurd situation If
we were voting for a man who would
not take the nomination.
HE said he was not q candidate,
You'd not turn his hand over to get
Ghe nomination, and didn't want his
lfriends to take any action about 1t.
III "He did say that II the nomination
twas rendered him man could not de-
cline.
VI Some Of his friends thought they
ought to take the bull by the horns and
go ahead, whether he wanted them to
or not. There was some sort of a din
Aner party up In New York about 1t,
Ind some fool went and told him about
AYwho was 'there?' Chairman Ken
well. Mr.. Roper" Mr.. Mclean said.
referring to the former collector OF In
ternal revenue. and some, others"
Later some q . Mr. McAd9os Y rI friends
Letting offIce Seek Him.
we all thought something should be
done to show Mr.. McAsioos availa-
hiiity.. Mr.! Mclean concluded. "but /
don't consider I've done any work for
him.
No Effort ii south.
Raruch sgld y, me he had .. heard i,
them 10 do anything Tor him, and II
sugSested we ought to take the. bun by
the horns and do something for him
anyway without his knowledge"
Where do the McAdoo people meet
when they want to talk over the cam
paign?' Senator Kenyon asked.
II don't know that they meet any
where" Mclean answered.
Don't you know there are McAdoo
headquarters r at the Hotel pennsylvania
IN .Ney Ne%y York?
Have you not been recognized as the !
southern manager Of the McAdoo cam |
ABSOLUTELY not"
What has been done in the south to |
boom Mr.. McAdoo as a candidate?"
II know Mr.. McAdoo has prohibited |
anything being done there ore anywhere
date" m
Heshad written letters to North Car
olina. but said he did not know that |
any federal officials were on that dele
kdliutL
1 DO you know anything about plans
TO use the liberty loan publicity cam.
Npaign organization for Mr.. McAdoo?"
Eked Chairman Kenyon.
Mfave you seen Mr.. Baruch's book.
Men Who Won the War with the !.
iaudatory article about Mr.. McAdoo?'
II have not"
~ want to apologize for being
rough with you" Senator Reed put
In. I'm glad some man Is letting
the presidency seek him. not ehas.
ing IT,"
"lf there ever was a rabbit" said
me-. Mclean, 'Mr. MeAdoo Is L."
Mr.. Mel can said that he had talked
to Mr.. Baruch. I'VE both of us agreed
that Mr.. McAdoo would be good man.
he said. My own idea. was we ought
,,, to lay b. back and see what the reppb"
"of course our delegation from North
Carolina will support Senator Sim
mons" he added. mot even excepting
w. johnson Man Testlfies. L
Frank H. Harrison. a Nebraska news
paper man, who managed Senator john
sons campaign before the republican
"out Of a total Of si,sls he used In
Nebraska" he said, Isl 800 was sent
from California and the balance came
in by IS. $40 and SIS donations. ana
IN postage stamps"
Senator Norris, republican, Nebraska.
campaigned the statel with Senator
Johnson, ne said. and the travelling ex-
penses were $l67.
what would you have done with
S5O0.000 II it mad been handed your
Senator Reed asked.
.'What most other political managers {
1t UP among friends Mr.. {
Harrison told him promptly.
HarricOn GasH hfg Instructions from
Jehnson's managers were to keep ex- {
penses down. as they had not much
money TO spend"
He read a number Of contributions I
to the johnson campaign in Nebraska {
totaling S1,S13. OF this only 1913 was
sent i'm by residents of the state. 3
Il am stiIi out SIS Of my own
money, although the campaign cost me
less than a campaign ever cost me be-
fore" Harrison added.
when Johnson and Senator Norris, OF
Nebraska, campaigned the state" Har- {
rison said, his bill amounted to only {
S1ei.1. Johnson and Norris paid their Z
own travelling expenses" {
What are your polciesg Senator I
Reed, democrat, Missouri. asked. Z
Reply Brings Laughter. 7
ITO find out what the people want s
and then to be with them" Harrison
replied amid laughter.
what would YOU have done II YOU
had been given $500. 900 for your cam
paign?' Senator Reed inquired.
y would have done what other cam
paign managers have done. ] woulS
a'Hrison responded.
Laughter swept the crowded hearins
ayou observed, Of course. the tactics
o. Mr.. Johnson's antagonist-the Wood
aNiv observation was the Wood people