Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-01-10


tions:' None with my knowledge
land consent And under the heat
of 'disbursements:' None with my
knowledge and consent! have
read a general public statement o.
Paul H. King concerning expendi'
lures made by voluntary commit
tee Of my friends, but these were
made without my knowledge OF
consent.
"As every senator knows, this
form refers only to campaign con-
ltributions, disbursements and
promises.
At had not the slightest intention
Of misleading any one in making
this statement The form of re-
port furnished by the senate under
the act Of congress then supposed
to be in force (but which has since
been declared void), called for a
fun, correct and itemized state
ment under oath, of all campaign
contributions, names of contribu-
tors, all expenditures and the pur-
poses for which the expenditures
were made.
II had not the knowledge re-
Iuuired to make such a verified re-
port. Had my affidavit so stated,
this fact, all criticism would have
been avoided. I made the state
ment In the form it was made In,
without consultation with anyone
and 1t was literally true. had
taken no active part in the cam
naien. I had not even been in
Michigan. I had neither received,
nor expended any funds, and had
no personal knowledge to enable
me to make the report called for.
I'm my statement filed with the
secretary Of the senate I did call
attention to the report of the ca
raign committee at Detroit, which
renort as caN-d for by the Michi-
ran law includes a full statement
of receipts and disbursements as
.renorted by the teasurer of that
committee.
CATER orr interview In New
York, Mr.. King went hack tn Mich.
ioan and rroeocUted o campaign
conducting It entirely in his own
way.
"On one mr. two occa rions. cues
lions of policv were discussed be.
0 NFtu us dU'' III tAt'Il instance INV
irdrment Of Mr.. King controlled
at knew, rs a matter of fact that
n camnaien cf publicity was being
extensively carried on. and I re-
alized that such a CAMPAIGN must
-ecessarilv cost considerable sum
of monev: but 7 did not have the
fointest idea MS tn the amount Of
N7nnav THAR actually was expended
until after the renort was made
public. The cost Of the campaign
was about $4,000, according to
the report. and when I learned of
this amount I was at cnce filled
WITH establishment and ro~ret. 49,
"The amount expended was
large more than 7 had anv idea
was being evnended. and moro thar
OUGHT IN he necessary to exnend IN
anv ordinary camna'gn Put this
was not nm ordirar- camraign.
ct shall not dwell upon the rea l.
sons which the committee thouphtI
inorera lively demanded cam
rniGn Of nawsnnner nuhl'oity in
this exnendituro Of money.
7 can further snv that in tho ar
NJ tho MONEY, in the soli-
oitation Of that MONEY IN the COL
lection of that money IN the use
Of that money. had nothing what |
ever to dn. I knew nothing what
ever about It.
81 make this statement not TO
escape any responsibility hut that
the actual facts in the matter mayl
he presented to the senate. How
the money was spent in the state |
of MICHIGAN, how the hooks of ac-
counts were kent. I did not know. |
7 do not know now, except from
the accounts of the HEARINGS.
Gas to the campaign fund, the
question of its acquisition, or OF it's
expenditures was never called to |
my attention by any one connected |
with me or the campaign commit
tee / want to make this point Just
rs strong as l am able to do be-
cause it has been limited that
money which was contributed with
,ut my knowledge or consent, by
'elatives and friends of mine, was
in some way, direct
y or indirectly. repaid by me. or
vas to be REPAID by me. There is
rot the SLIGHTEST foundation for any
iuch statement. I have never
greed, either directly or indirect
v. to repay or in any way to re-
mburse such contributions nor
AVE l directly or indirectly repaid
IF reimbursed such contributions.
so for as I am personally con-
erned, I did not spend in the pri-
nary campaign In Michigan, a
ingle dollar, directly or indirectly,
nd with the execution OF a persons
j contribution of s1,500 to the re-
state central committee,
his is ecu; lily true of the general
lection.
whatever action the senate of
he United States may take. I shall
az long as live. the
launch LOYALTY OF the people of
iichigan, who with complete and
ulI knowledge of every allegation
1ade against me. held me in such
and believed in me suf-
iciently to elect me one of their
enators from Michigan"