The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-09
HOOVER CALLS
SENATE PROBE
street TALK
Clashes With Board of
Inquiry in Quiz on
Primary Costs.
DENIES MOVIES TO AID
Neither Spent Nor Received
Money for Campaign,
Committee Told.
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WASHINGTON, May 9.-Ques-
tioning of Secretary of Commerce
Hoover before the Senate campaign
investigating committee today be-
came so heated that at one point
Hoover interrupted to ask: Isn't
this committee getting down to deal
with small type of street talk?"
Members of the committee be-
came aroused and Senator Barley
! (DemD, Kentucky, who was con-
Quoting the examination, said he
had been prompted to ask search
ing questions by responsible au-
thoritieS who gave him information.
Hoover characterized many sug-
geStions in the questions as Sian
derous," absolutely false" and
'grotesque."
ReSentS implications
Barley asked at one time If
Hoover was responsible for cir
culating an alleged charge in all
''favorite son" States that the
favorite sons were stalking horses
for some other candidate"
Hoover had manifested a growing
diSpleasure with questions Of the
committee, and he retorted,
Il don't know Of any such charge
The talk that has gone on is beyond
belief"
Hoover denounced as "groteSque"
the suggestion in one of Barkley's
questions that Hoover had called
chinaware manufacturers to Wash
ington recently and agreed to help
them raise prices is per cent.
IF anyone thinks he is going to
be member of your cabinet, he is
banking on optimism and not on
promises?" Barley asked at one
point.
II don't resent you asking that
question Senator, but resent the
implication of It," Hoover replied
with considerable heat.
Hoover said many of his friends
contributed to his campaign, but he
thought it very unlikely" that any
Of his relatives contributed.
Not So Wealthy
1T another point, Hoover said he
understood the Indiana headquar-
tiers was hard up" and had tried to
borrow money from the California
headquarters.
Il have received a letter from
your headquarters saying the in
ternational bankers in New York
we're against YOU" Senator McMas-
ter, Republican, South Dakota, said.
"Are they against your"
Il don't know anything about the
letter, Hoover said. Il suppose
they have a right to their free
opinion. haven't seen the letter"
In reply to a question, he said
Will Hays, former chairman of the
Republican national committee has
done practically nothing" for his
campaign, though he is friendly"
Asked as to whether he (Hoover)
was man of considerable means"
Hoover replied:
We'll, nothing like the amount
generally reported"
Hoover said the story circulated
from New York by Allen Fox that
movie campaign" for Hoover was
being contemplated was false.
No Movie Support
do you know Roy Howard, chair
man of the board of the Scripps-
Howard newspapers" Barley
asked.
Yes, sir"
Have you had any conferences
with him?"
Eyes, sir. He is a very ardent
supporter of mine and he has been
to see me several times"
His papers are supporting you?"
eyes. they made a public an
nouncement to that effect some time
ago"
Have an negotiations been con-
Quoted with Mr.. Will Hays to give
you the support of the movies?"
Barley again asked.
Mr. Hays wouldn't have any in
huence to do anything like that"
Secretary of Commerce Hoover
told the Senate cmapaign investi-
eating committee he had made no
personal expenditures to get the
Republican presidential nomination.
UNLESS you consider odds and
ends, telephone bills and the like,
I have no expenses" Hoover said.
81 have not received any contribu-
tons either"
The Reed-for- President organiza-
ton has received $35,414 in contri-
buttons and spent $31,196.15, Ed S.
Villnoare, treasurer of the organ
ization, told the Senate Campaign
Expenditures Committee.
The largest contributors were Otto
Mathi of the Anheuser-Busch Brew
ing Company, A. Busch of the fam
lily of st. Louis brewers, and H. E.
Draker of Kansas City, who gave
$4,000 each.