Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-21
GREENFIELD SAYS
H HE GAVE S125,ODO
|. TO VARE CAMPAIGN
Tells Reed He Endorsed Rep.
resentative's Notes and
Then Paid Them.
DENIES HE ATTEMPTED
TO HIDE CONTRIBUTION
Real Estate Operator Ayers He
Heard Nothing Between
Ware and O'Connor.
BY G.. GOULD LINCOLN.

Albert NJ. Greenfield angel" of the
Ware campaign to the extent of s125..
GOO, was put on the grill by Senator
Reed of Missouri. chairman of the
Senate campaign investigating com.
mlttee, at today's inquiry into the
recent Pennsylvania primariea
While Senator Reed was examining
Mr.. Greenfield. John s. Fisher sue
cessful candidate for the Republican
nomination for governor of PennsyI.
Fan'a; his unsuccessful opponent, Ed.
ward f. Beidleman. and w. Harry
Baker. former chairman of the Re-
publican State committee and now its
secretary, sat in the committee room
awaiting their turn to be heard
Again and again Senator Reed
Sharply warned Mr.. Greenfield to an
swer the question and not TO in:eriect
his opinions into his testimony.
Says He Paid Notes.
Mr. Greenfield. who is a real estate
operator in Philadelphia on a large
scale, director of five banks and
president of a large mortgage COM
pany, told the committee that he had
.ndorsed Representative William s
Wares notes for a total of 500 900:
that he had obtained the money on
these notes and had used it as his
personal contribution to the Ware
campaign. Three of these notes were
made, he said. one for $4,000 at
the Peoples Bank and Trust Co. on
May 4, a second for S35 900. at the
same bank on May 10. and the third.
for S35 900. at the Metropolitan Trust
Co. on May 10
Il wanted TO contribute to Mr..
Wares campaign" said Mr.. Green
field, 'and | did not have the cash
on hand. l told Mr.. Ware that If
he would give me this accommoda.
ton paper ! would turn the money
over TO his campaign. and that when
the notes came due l would pay
them"
Are these notes paid YETI" asked
Senator Reed.
Il paid them" said the witness.
Who paid YOU
Nobody"
Was Limited on Loans.
Your credit is good in those banks
said Senator Reed. Couldn't you
have borrowed The money yourself
without getting notes from Mr.. Nare?'
Mr.. Greenfield said that he was an
officer in those banks and therefore
limited in the amount he might bor-
row. For that reason, he said. he
got Mr.. Wares paper.
When Mr.. Ware was on the stand
several days ago he testified that he
recalled signing note for 100000
with Mr. Greenfield. which was nego-
tiated at the Metropolitan Trust Co.
The total sum of the notes regard
ing which Mr.. Greenfield testified to-
day equals the sum of the notes of
which Mr.. Ware told the committee.
Mr.. Greenfield said today that he had
indorsed no other notes with Mr.. Ware
for money to be used in his campaign
outside of the three which he men,
toned.
Senator Reed trained his fire upon
Mr.. Greenfield right from the start
of his testimony today. He read to
the witness testimony given by the
latter when he appeared before the
Senate committee on June 9. during
which Mr. Greenfield said that he
was not the treasurer of the Ware
committee and that while he had
solicited contributions to the Ware
campaign fund and had turned them
over to Treasurer Watson, amounting
to about $50 900. II had no other con-
nection with the campaign"
Admits Making Statement.
Mr. Greenfield admitted that he
made these statements.
1T has since come out that you
had something else to do with the
campaign" said Senator Reed.
Il asked to be excused at the time
/ appeared before the committee June
9 because / had important business
to attend to in Philadelphia, said Mr..
Greenfield Il said I'd come back.
You did not ask me if l had made
contribution nor how much / had
contributed. l thought that if said
I had contributed $125.0O0 it might
be considered boastful on my part. l
appear in the report of the treasurer
of the campaign committee and would
be given here. / had no intention
and haven't any now of concealing
anything"
II don't care to haggle about it,"
said Senator Reed. but the record
speaks for itself"
Mr.. Greenfield told the committee
that he did not have any other con.
nection with the Ware campaign ex-
cept as a member of the business
mans committee.
Became Rich Since 1918.
The president of that committee, he
said, was Frank H. Tutt, president of
the Metropolitan Trust co. he nlm
self he said. was chairman OF the
finance committee and had collected
approximately $4,000. He said that
there were about 100 members OF the
business mems committee, all men of
standing In Philadelphia and Of con-
siderable means. Questioned about
his own interests. Mr.. Greenfield said
that outside of his real estate business
he was largely interested in banks and
a mortgage company, and that he was
a director Of a number of large com.
mercial businesses. He was asked II
he had any manufacturing interests.
He said that he did not think so.
but that his interests were so wide he
couldn't recall them all. Most of his
wealth. he said, had been accumulated
since 1913. He started in life with
practically nothing.
Senator Reed wanted to know II he
had made money out of war contracts,
but Mr.. Greenfield said that he had
had none. The witness was question
ed about his connection with Thomas
w. Mitten of the Philadelphia Rapid
Transit Co., and how much money
Mr.. Mitten had contributed to the
Ware campaign. In reply to the lat
ter question Mr.. Greenfield said, Il
don't know: Mr.. Mitten is in Europe"
Whom did YOU first talk with In