Evening star., 1928-05-15

dav the Senate Teapot Dome comnlit-
tee brought out that Hays had handled
f,ibery bonds loaned by Harry F. Sim
clair to help wipe out the Republican
party deficit, Lockwood had called Hays
on the long distance telephone at Los
ang2les.
Oniszeti on Telephone Talks.
did that conversation relate to Mr.
f:sover's campaign" the New Mexican
inquired.
mo. sir
Did ycur subsequent long-distance
telephone conversations with Mr.. Nc
Eenzie. MFR. Hays secretary In New
York, have to do with the Hoover cam
paign?"
NO, sir. Mr.. Mckenzie called me
to inquire what was being printed down
here and whether / thought Mr.. Hays
should shorten his visit to Europe"
Have you communicated with MT
HAYS since he got back?"
Il had one conversation with him.
lie called me ON the phone and asked
now things were going"
lis the report the committee has re-
cetycd that you are getting $4,000 a
year an error?"
Slightly so: to my disadvantage.
Asked About Salary.
Asked what salary he was to have
gotten from the movies. Lockwood SAID
$500 the first year and $4,000 there
after.
And YOU gave that up to work for
Secretary Hoover without compensa-
tion?"
YES, is that surprising, SENATOR"
mo. not after listening to you for
half an hour"
Bratton asked about preferred stock
issue OF $4,000 of the Muncie Press
held by Winchester. Ind, trust COM
pany in which former Gov. Goodrich
of Indiana has substantial interest.
That has been reflnanced." Lock
wood said. explaining that 1t had been
taken up by citizens in his home town
Watson Details Expenses.
The committee wound up its interro-
CATION of presidential candidates yes
terday afternoon by receiving fro Sem
ator James f Watson of Indiana the
statement that his own personal eX-
panses in the campaign in his State.
which eliminated in his defeat OF Her.
bert Hoover in the preferential primary.
had been $2.6S0.90.
Detailing these, Senator Watson
testified he had sent $1,000 to M. Bert
Thurman. manager of his campaign:
had expended $882.80 for printing and
postage, S275 for travelling expenses
during the campaign and agreed to pay
$500 to William Stahl. former editor
OF the HooSier Farmer. published at
indianapolis. for a special article on
farm relief legislation sent to news
papers in the rural communities in
Indiana.
Like all the other candidates Watson
said he had made, no agreement with
any of his opponents whereby he would
throw his delegates support TO them or
receive delegates support from any OF
them
Explaining that Thurman and Bob
bit could give the correct figures on
receipts and expenditures In Indiana,
Watson said he had nothing to do with
raising funds.
nv lob is 10 make speeches and or
ganize." he said. ITO get out ano
mingle with the people, and that takes
all my time"
No Expense Outside State.
Have you spent any money outside
of Indiana" Chairman Steiwer asked
Watson.
Il have not" he replied I'VE did
not have enough to so around in IN
diana"
DO you intend to 60 into other
States?"
mo. You see. my primary did not
come until May 8. and there was only
one other State primary after that date.
However, / have some workers out IN
other States, but theirs Is labor OF
love. They are not being paid.
Were any overtures made to you
about candidates staying out OF your
Slater" asked Senator Barkley, Demo-
crat, Kentucky.
'Ill tell you frankly, Secretary Work
said 10 me on two occasions that 1t
would not be the policy to enter Hoover
in favorite-son States. Later that policy
was changed because they could not get
an understanding as to what the dele
CATION should do later in the voting.
Having entered in Ohio. they felt they
had TO come into Indiana"
Watson said he conferred with Low
den and found that he would not enter
In Indiana.
Asked IL there was any agreement,
tacit or otherwise. as TO whom his dele
CATION should support after IL was re-
leased, Watson said there was not. "Of
course. you gentlemen know that be-
lievc a Mississippi Valley man should
be nominated" Watson added. Now
understand / am not critical OF Mr.,
Hoover and have no personal feeling
against him"
Watson denied published reports that
he had entered into agreements with
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