The Washington times., 1920-05-30

no man would have amy control
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prohibit interference In . state elect
tion by the citisep Of snethsr state.
Is there = movement 10 premete
Mr.. AcAdoo's candidacy, or IL II en-
tireiy spontsneonsr' Asked senator
Kenyon.
II do not believe there 10 any
formal orxanixAtion In behalf OF Mr..
NcAdoo that has been put in motion"
Marsh replied after a minutes 81
lence.
There 10 no doubt. OF course, Mr..
McAdoo's friends In various states are
active In his behVdf"
After hesitating you tell US there
10 mo formal Organization for Nc
Adood." senator Reed said. It's there
an Informal organization working
for himy'
There arc many men Of innueDcs
for McAdoo. II Is true. and he has
many friends" Marsh responded.
Il myself am not for McAdoo."
Marsh explained he was delegate
at-large from Iowa 20 the San FRAN
cisco convention and would head the
Democratic delegation from that
State.
'srhis invisible movement for Mr..
McAdoo l think doesn't exist" Marsh
declared.
The plan discussed lat the Atlantic
City meeting. Marsh said, was the cir
culation OF 500. 900 Democrats all over
the country for small contributions
to the Democratic national campaign
fund.
"LanE's was a very sensational. a
very ludicrous story" Marsh said.
Marsh admitted he felt II was
necessary to have Mr.. Baruch and
Mr., chadbourne at the Atlantic City
meeting"
kar.es Il CsIieS.
NJ. II. ksrncs. a Republican leader.
OF Atlanta. Ga, was then called.
"As you may know. Republicans In
Georgia are scarce. and those who do
vote are seldom counted" karner
said.
He had gone from Ohio to Georgia.
he explained. Republican voters in
that State were rs per cent negroes.
upon the advent of Frank II.
Hitchcock and Harry Blum. a Savan-
nah banker, into our campaign In
behalf OF General Wood the harmony
we Georgia Republicans hoped to
bring about began to disappear"
karnes said.
Hitchcock was at frst apparently
without candidate" karnes said.
'He was described to me as a "po-
Iitical broker. and we were surprised
that a man without candidate
should have so much money to spend
in a campaign.
~ was told all the delegates from
Georgia, Florida, Alabama. and all
4ther Southern States were to be un-
der Hitchcock's control" karnes said.
He would look after the finances,
and when he went into the Chicago
convention he would have ninety
Southern votes in the hollow Of his
hand"
Clark Greer. former Republican
pt stmaster at Dublin. Ca. who was
representing Hitchcock. had plenty
of money, although ! never saw him
have more than $4,000 at one time
OF our meetings" Karnes said. He
said Greer told him his "only chance
to get into the Chicago convention
was to get right with Hitchcock"
On one occasion Greer pulled ouVof
his pocket fifteen packets labeled
$1,000 each, karnes declared. The
denominations were eos and 60's, he
added
Greer told him he had heard from
New York Hitchcock was to take hold
of the Georgia campaign for General
Wood. Karnes continued, and he had
better get on the band wagon" and he
expenses.
Ordered to Support Wood.
Greer headed the Hitchcock work
ers in Georgia.
Greer told him he would be
..l a ~
ported Wood and Hitchcock and
would have no chance of being elected
a delegate to the Chicago convention.
Karnes declared at the Republican
county convention in Georgia Greer
had all the delegates over to his
office before the convention and paid
them Off"
Karnes testified Henry Lincoln
Johnson. a negro Republican leader
of Georgia. had by his Influence
and eloquence" swayed the conven-
tion composed largely of negroes,
against Wood although Greer had
previously paid the delegates money
in his office to support Wood.
"And their conscientious scruples
were overcome by Johnson's elo-
quence and infiuence?" asked SEN
atbr Reed.
"You hardly expect men to have
conscientious scruples who sell their
votes" Karnes said.
Says Greer Spent 81, 900.
81 mean any conscientious scruplcs
they may have had to live up to
their promise to support Wood after
taking Greer'ss money" Reed com
mented sarcastically.
The crowded hearing room rocked
with laughter.
Greer told him he had spent $685.
600 before the campaign was half
oyer, Karnes said. He charked