Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-11-02

| (SOnLInu6Q FROM rage OnH)
bank in which rurported slush fund
lad been kept by managers of the
campaign of e. e. 1Gllinwood, de-
feated democratic gubernatorial as
pirant in the primary election. Cam
erons counsel contends that money
contributed to Ellinwoods campaign
tower $4,000" and possibly $780,
000"--by James S. Douglas, copper
magnate, was carried over to the
present campaign in part to aid in
the election of Carl Hayden, Cam
feron's democratic opponent and Lewis
Douglas democratic congressional
Encminee ard James Douglas son.
The bank employe testified that
| The account, with a balance TO $3.50,
was still carried ON the books OF g.
local bank and that no checks had
been drawn against it since the pri-
mary election. Dave Ba abbitt, secre-
tary of the democratic state central
committee, denied on the stand that
Ellinwood funds had been transferred
Ito his committee following Ellin-l
woods defeat
! Representative Hayden also denied
on the stand any knowledge of dona-
tions' to his campaign funds and of
any alleged shifting" of funds fol-
lowing the primary. He stated that
he was his own campaign manager
end ATTENDED to all of my own
business" The committee during the
course of Hayden's testimony COM
mented from the chair on the 'lack
of evidence" to show of any shifting
OF funds.
Henry G. White, postmaster at
Glendale, testified that he had re.
ceived a letter from Smith, urging
the postmaster's active participation
! III behalf of Cameron's candidacy. HI
also testified that John r. Towles
had paid him a personal call, urg-
ing that he aid Senator Cameron in
! his campaign for recollection. Hu
said he had spent $35 in behalf of
Cameron at Glendale anG donated 500
| to the republican senator's campaign
/ fund. TestifyingY this morning under
cross examination Raymond w. Still,
! postmaster at Tempe, said he had
received a letter from Smith asking
/ his support of Cameron and for tho
| hest you can do. Still said that
Towles had appeared at state post
masters convention in Prescott, and
pointed out that most of the past
masters present aad received Senator
Cameron's endorsement when they
we're appointed, and he pointed out
that Senator Cameron would come UP
| for election"
/ Newspaper man followed newspapers
man to the stand all day, each testi-
| lying to the amount OF advertisinf.
run in his publication by campaign
committees and Individual candidates.
Each denied that anyone had at
tempted to control or dictate the pol
icies of his paper.
Van DYKE supporting both Cam
eron, republican, and George w. p.
Hunt, who is running for reelection,
said he had received no remuneration
from either Cameron or Hunt for
political advertising in the Silver
Belt supporting their candidates.. He
told of printing $1,000 copies of his
Iaper for distribution by mail and
carrier over the state, the issue car
rying an endorsement Of Cameron.
ether than that, he had mate no
donation to Cameron's Campaign, he
said.
/ Van Dyke was dismissed by Senator
King after the newspaper publisher
| had testified that he knew nothing of
the alleged slush fund except through
hearsay and was told to try TO re
call the name Of his informant or
| informants.
| The afternoon session was recessed
at $500 o'clock and the night session
| began at 7:40. 1t was not Indicated
what witnesses were to be called.