Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-24
M'AD0O REVEALS
FULL DOHENY DEAL
Would Have Received ST.
10000 if Objects Attained,
He Declares.
By the Associated Press. "

By the Associated Press
LOS ANGELES, Calf, February
23.-William G.. McAdoo. candidate
tor the democratic presidential nomi-
nation, declared today that his law
firm would have received IL fee OF
$1,000,0O0 from the Doheny interests
If its negotiations in the Doheny
companies Mexican affairs had been
successful.
McAdoo made this statement in a
telegram to the New York World. re-
plying 10 telegram from the World
in which he said it was asserted that
he had not been fully cross-eXamined
at his recent appearance before the
Senate oil leasing Investigating COM
nlittee.
He pointed out that his law firm,
had accepted a fee of 100000 from
the Doheny interests for it's work in
the Mexican negotiations and ex-
planned that there would have been
AN additional fee Of 100000 If my
firm had succeeded in getting g sat
iSfactory settlement" for the Doheny
companies in Mexico.
Hits Attack on Practice.
The former Secretary OF the Treas
'iry said that IL Il congressional COM
ln'ttee would start an investigation
Or the private business connections OF
all presidential candidates he would
be glad to submit himself unre-
servedly to such an inquiry. He as
sailed what he termed "a continued
rlrort to make my private law prac-
ttce political issue and declared:
The matter of my employment in
connection with Mexican affairs by
the Doheny companies already has
been covered in my testimony before
the Senate committee. This matter
has nothing whatever to do with the
naval oil leases under investigation
by the Senate"
He added that under his arrange
ments with the Doheny company. "if
my firm had succeeded in getting a
satisfactory settlement of the Mex
lean question Mr.. Doheny'S companies
would have paid an additional fee of
100000. As I stated to the Senate
committee, my firm received q fee of
100000, but with several hundred
million dollars OF property at stake.
our services, had they been effective
would have been lightly compensated
Ly the additional fee"
Discussion "InadmissibIe."
In conclusion the statement said:
ANY discussion of the business or
afaiTs OF the clients of my New York
law firm unrelated to the oil inquiry
and without the permission of such
law partners is clearly inadmissible
IF the law practice and the private
business OF candidates for the presi-
dency, republicans and democrats
alike, are to be the issue in the forth
coming campaign, instead of prin-
ciples and policies which concern the
welfare and future of the American
people. then l suggest that all candi-
oates Tor the presidency be asked to
appear before an Investigating com
inlttee of the Senate or the House
ana give the intimate details of their
PROFESSIONAL and private affairs. l
VII make no objection to the juris-
ulctlon of such d. committee If all
csner candidates will do likewise.
OF course, al this has nothing to
90 with the oil scandal. The real
polnt is to discover and to punish
All responsible bureau officials who
have betrayed the public Interest and
al others who have been guilty of
"rong-doing in this connection"