Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-02-26
DOHENY PROMISED
NJ ADOO LAW FIRM
FEE OF S1,0OO,0OO

LOS ANGELES, Calf, Feb. 20
William G. McAdoo, candidate for
the Democratic presidential nomina-
ton, declared today that his law
firm would have received a fee OF
81 900, 900 from the Doheny interests
if It's negotiation in the Doheny
companys Mexican affairs had been
successful.
McAdoo made this statement in a
telegram to the New York World,
replying to a telegram from the
World, in which he said it was as
serted that he had not been fully
cross. examined at his recent appear
ance before the senate oil leasing
investigation committee.
He pointed out that his law firm
had accepted q fee Of 100000 from
the Doheny interests for its work in
the Mexican negotiations and ex-
planned that there would have been
IAN additional fee of 100000 If my
firm had succeeded in getting a sat
isfactory settlement" for the Doheny
companies in Mexico.
Would Welcome Inquiry
The former secretary of the treas
ury and director general Of rail-
roads declared that if a congression'
al committee would start an investi.
cation Of the private business con-
nections Of all presidential candi-
dates, he would be glad to submit
himself unreservedly to such an in.
quiry. He assailed what he termed
"a continued effort to make my prl'
vate law practice a 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 in
vestigation by the senate"
He added that under his arrange
ments with the Doheny company IF
my firm had succeeded in getting
q satisfactory settlement of the
Mexican question, Mr. Doheny's
companies would have paid an adj
ditiona1 fee of 100000. AS I stated
W lllG SSIIdlG COlIll1IllIGS, lily LII III re-
ceiVed fee of 100000, but with
several hundred million dollars of
property at stake, our services, had
they been effective, would have been
lightly compensated by the addition
al fee"
Beside the Issue
In conclusion, the statement said:
ANY discussion Of the business or
affairs of the clients of my New
York firm, unrelated to the oil in
quiry and without the permission of
such clients and the conduct of my
former law partner, is clearly mad
missable.
IF the law practice and the pri-
vate business of candidates for the
presidency, Republicans and Demo-
Gratis alike, are to be the issue in
the forthcoming campaign, instead of
principles and policies which concern
the welfare and future of the Ameri-
can people, then [ suggest that all
candidates for the presidency be ask
ed to appear before an Investigating
committee of the senate and the
house and give intimate details Of
their professional and private affairs.
I will make no objection to the juris-
diction Of such a committee if all
other candidates will do likewise.
\"Of course, all this has nothing to
do with the oil scandal. The real
point is to discover and to punish
all responsible bureau officials who
have betrayed the public interest and
all others who have been guilty of
wrorg-doing in this connection"