New-York tribune., 1920-05-29

Baruch met at the st. Charles Hotel,
Atlantic City, and I printed an article
about the plans for the big fund. See
ing me after it had ben published, Mr..
formation. ] said: From you and
Raruch; you laid all your cards here
on the table last night"
Among those whom he remembered
as having attended the Atlantic City
conference of the executive committee
Mr.. Lang named Chairman Cummins
and Committeeman Clark Howell, Of
Georgia; Fred d. Lynch. Of Minnesota;
Wilbur W. Marsh, Of Iowa; Norman f.
Mack, of New York; J. Bruce Krcamer,
of Montana, and Mr.. Jameson. He
thought other committeeman were pres
ent, but could not remember who.
Wallace Solicited Contributions
Mr.. Lang said a story had been print
ed in "The Brooklyn Standard Union"
to the effect that Deputy Police Com
missioner Wallace was sending out re-
quests for contributions to Demo
cratic campaign fund that was really to
be used to nominate McAdoo, and that
Wallace WAS really acting in behalf of
Baruch "A former member of the
national committee" Mr.. Lang said,
told me this was the fact
DO you know of McAdoo head
quarters in New York ?" asked Senator
Kenyon. Mr.. Lang said there was a
suite at the Pennsylvania Hotel where
Daniel Roper was installed that people
I'm the know" regarded as McAdoo
Headquarters, though officially not rec
ognized as such.
Have you ever had anything corrobo-
ratlVe OF your story about the Atlantic
/ CITY meeting to raise $4,000 900
fund - asked Senator Pomerene.
N the last week one member of the
national committee who was at that
gatherlng and another who was not
have confirmed it," replied Mr.. Lang
/ one or these told me he knew s. 600.
600 had been subscribed. AS had pre-
Viously heard the sum placed at $l0,-
o0o'ooo | went to the phone and called
the other gentleman and asked him
whether it was S10.OOO,OO0 or s.. 900 900.
He replied that S1O,O0O,00O was cor
rect"
Used Wilson Campaign List
Mr., Lang added that he had been
told that in soliciting subscriptions
for this fund Deputy Police Commis-
sloner Wallace was using list of the
contributors to the Wilson campaigns
of 1912 and 1916. A number of Sena-
! tors, he said. were anxious to get
access to that list, but had been unable
to do So
A, W. Mclean, Democratic National
Committeeman from North Carolina,
sald he had been and was director
IN the War Finance Corporation He
denied he was the Southern manager
of the McAdoo campaign, but said:
u have discussed with good many
people the availability of Mr.. McAdoo
as we'll as of others. There are no
McAdoo headquarters in my state that
| know Of, nor for that matter in New
York or anywhere else, and l never
heard heard Of any publicity being sent out.
When Senator Simmons, Of our state,
announced himself candidate for the
temperate nomination I asked Mr..
McAdoo not to stand in the way of
these friends of Senator Simmons who
wanted to get the delegation for him.
Mr.. McAdoo said he was not a candi-
date and would not allow his name to
be fled in the state. I asked him
what he would do should he be nom
mated at San Francisco and he said he
thought he would accept I want to
say [ never saw a man take such an
attitude in politics. If McAdoo is to
be made President he will have to be
| dra aftcd."
Have you ever talked to Mr.. Baruch
about the McAdoo canddacy?" asked
Senator Kenyon.
Friends Agreed to Act
"Yes,' replied Mr.. Mclean, "and Mr..
Baruch said McAdoo would not allow
his friends to get busy in his behalf
| was at a little dinner party where
Daniel Roper, former Internal Reve-
nue. Commissioner, was, and we agreed
that McAdoo's friends ought to go
ahead and act in behalf of his candi-
dacy anyhow. Afterward somebody
| told McAdoo what we were doing, and
he sent word that he did not want
anything done in his behalf Now
that Senator Simmons is a candidate,
am for him, even against McAdoo,
and have written some of my friends,
urging that they should be instructed
for Senator Simmons. ! don't know
of any Federal officials on the North
Carolina delegation"
81 don't know about any women's
organizations, or organizations that
were formed to sell Liberty Bonds,
working for MIR. McAdoo,' Mr. Mclean
/ SAID, in answer to q question: every
where | have gone | have been assured
that no one was allowed to do any
I thing, and understood that Mr.. McAdoo
had forbidden it,
Letting Presidency Seek Him
81 think Mr.. McAdoo's is verv
/ PAOpci dICItuuc, anu am Slad to learn
there IS one man who is letting the
Presidency seek him and not chasing
around after it," interjected Senator
Reed.
well, if there ever was such a case
TINS is it, replied Mr.. Mclean q
talked with Jouett Shousc, and we
agreed that McAdoo would make a
great President, but in view of the
fact that he would do nothing and so
many were actively seeking the nom
ination we couldn't guess what would
happen. Also l talked with Inter
state Commerce Commissioner Woollev
one day, but we agreed that we could
DO nothing, because McAdoo would not
allow it,"
DO. you know anything about labor
/ organizations and leaders being for
Mr.. McAdoo?" asked Senator Reed
NO, do not" replied Mr.. Nc
Harry NJ Daugherty of Columbus.
ONO, Harding's manager, was recalled
! to the stand and asked what he knew
about the Wood expenditures in Ohio.
Did you hear of conSidora hlo e,,,c