The Coconino sun., 1926-11-12
NJ 'ADOO CALLS CAMERON
,SLUSH FUND "A DISGRACE


Beach some time ago in which you
said an amount of money, over $780,
900 was subscribed in California for
the purpose of educating Arizona
voters to the true facts surrounding
the Colorado river project. Is that
true, Mr.. McAdoo 2" Campbell asked.
Il made no such statement at Long
Beach or any place else," replied Nc
Adoo. ''It is absolutely falsehood!"
The former secretary of the treas
ury became irate under CampbelPs
questioning and finally declared,
Senator Cameron should be brought
here so | can cross-examine him. |
think it's a disgraceful state of af-
fairs that politician can, through
unfounded accusations, innuendoes,
implications, evolve a situation where
by innocent persons are forced to at
tend an inquiry of this kind" Sena-
tor King, replying to the witness,
said he would make no comment on
Mr. McAdoo's remarks.
Harry Chandler, Los Angeles pub
Usher; Mark Rose, director of the
Imperial irrigation district; w. B.
Mathews, special counsel for the Los
Angeles water and power bureau,
followed McAdoo to the stand. All
denied of having knowledge of assert
ed contributions to the Arizona cam
paign, or of conspiracy to defeat
Cameron.
Chandler was questioned by Sem
ator Cameron's secretary concerning
the series of articles on the propos-
ed Boulder Dam project written by
VIII Irwin, noted writer, which ran
William Gibbs McAdoo, secretary
of the treasury in the Wilson cabinet
voluntarily took the witness stand
in the Arizona "slush fund" in
vestigation being conducted in Los
Angeles by Senator William H. King
Of Utah
Mr.. McAdoo categorically denied
any knowledge of purported contri-
buttons of Californians to the Ari-
zona political campaign as charged
by Senator Ralph II. Cameron, who
was defeated last week.
Mr.. McAdoo is the first of several
prominent California politicians who
have been called as witnesses IN con-
nection with Cameron's charges that
money was sent into Arizona from
California to corrupt the Arizona
electorate"
'You know" Senator King said to
McAdoo, Senator Cameron Of Arl-
IONA charged combination, or con-
spiracy, was entered into by Calf
ornia interests opposed to the Boul-
der Canyon dam project as outlined
in the Swing johnson bill wherein he
alleges a huge flood of gold was sent
into Arizona for the purpose of IN
fluencing the primary and general
elections there. Do you know any
thing about it,"
"It's hallucination," replied Nc
Adoo. ''Insofar as / am concerned
it's absolutely false and without a
basis. In my opinion it never exist
ed"
did you make any contribution Z"
asked senator King. "Do you know
Of any person who did?'
"No," answered McAdoo.
E. w. Campbell, secretary to Sen
ator Cameron, cross-examined the
witness on behalf of his employer,
who did not attend the hearing.
eve understand, Mr.. McAdoo, that
you delivered an address at Long
in the Los Angeles Times. The arti-
Giles were said to have criticized and
maligned Cameron. Under cross-ex-
animation Chandler said that Irwin
was employed by the North American
Newspaper Alliance to write SER
les of articles on the Boulder dam
and that the stories were bought by
his paper as being Of timely interest
to his Arizona and California read
ers. Chandler denied any knowledge
Of the claim that the North Ameri-
can Newspaper Alliance executive
committee refused to approve the
sending out Of the articles for pub
lication
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