Evening star., 1932-07-07
NJ 'ADOO PAYS VISIT
. TO HIRAM JOHNSON
Also Confers With Garner.
Latter Promises to Make
Speech in California.
By the Associated Press.

EF Nl1F AcSOSldNGu
william G. MeAdoo. whose dramatic
speech before the Democratic National
Convention swept Franklin d. Roose-
welt into the presidential nomination,
today talked with Senator Hiram
johnson of California, who has ap-
proved the New Workers. acceptance
speech.
johnson has been critic Of the
Hoover administration almost since 1t
came into Office, and his coldness to-
ward Charles Evans Hughes in 1916
was generally regarded as having
thrown enough of Californias electoral
votes to Wilson to elect him.
The former Secretary of the Treas
ury also conferred with Speaker Gar
ner. the Democratic vice presidential
nominee, and predicted Roosevelt
would carry California, President Hoo
ver's home State.
johnson Visit Social.
The conference with Garner was
frankly political but the one with
johnson was described by both OF
them as purely social"
Johnsons statement on Monday
praising the Roosevelt speech aroused
widespread speculation in political cir
cles.
After his talk with the Speaker, Nc
Adoo said Garner would speak in Cali
fernia during the campaign.
The Californian also approved Gar
ner's stand for loans to individuals in
his controversy with President Hoover
over the relief bill
McAdoo chatted with Senator john
son in company with Senators Harri-
son of Mississippi and Cohen Of
Georgia. All four said the meeting had
no political significance, but added the
Democratic convention and the plat
form had bern discussed.
McAdco was in excellent spirits after
his carly morning talk with Garner and
predicted the Democratic ticket will
carry California, Mr.. Hoover's own
State"
He expressed qualification at Alfred
E. Smiths announcement he will sup
port the party ticket and described as
Republican propaganda trying to stir
up trouble" reports he had thrown Cali
fornia's votes to Gov. Franklin D.
Roosevelt because Smith blocked him In
1924.
i IGlL sure L1lab N7ON, OIIltAls 1l1tS
Democrat. weuld support the ticket,
McAdoo said. 1T was extremely unfair
to the Governor TO suggest that he would
net support the party.
No Revenge Intended.
There was no element Of revenge in
any action of mine at Chicago. If
there had been, why should have gone
TO Roosevelt, who led the fight for Smith
in lo24?"
McAdoo smiled as he made this state
ment He added:
"The condition in the country is so
grave that we did not want to do any
thing to endanger the opportunity Of
the Democratic party to render the
service it can to the country at this
time"
McAeoo was asked what he thought OF
Garner's speech yesterday demanding
that the loaning power Of the Recon-
struction Finance Corporation be broad
ened
Il think the Speaker is absolutely
right in the position he has taken" the
former Treasury head said. 1T is abso-
lutely indefensible to give all this relief
to special interests and not to all the
people.
''The Reconstruction Finance Corpor-
alton has helped many banks through
out the country, but notice by their
year r-endstatements in yesterday papers
that great many are carrying In excess
of 20 per cent in reserves. They are