Show Editor D Denies nies Knowing Of Smith Fund Plans ASHEVILLE N N. C. C May 9 3 APA APA AP A A denial that he knew anything g g about any funds being raised fo for lor r Governor Smiths Smith's campaign was wa rs s made here last night by Robert Lathan Lathan La La- than editor and Charles A. A Webb of the Asheville Citizen n Senator Heflin Democrat Alabama Alabama Ala Ala- bama charged yesterday in the senate senate sen sen- senate ate that a lar large e fund was bein being g spent In behalf of Smiths Smith's candidacy candidacy candidacy candi candi- dacy and suggested that the editor edito r of the Citizen be called to testify ry y before the campaign funds Investigating Investigating invest gating committee I 1 know absolutely nothing abo about ut any Smith fund or any other fund Lathan said in a telegram to Chairman Chairman Chairman Chair Chair- man of the senate investigating investigating invest gating Sating committee He also expressed expressed expressed ex ex- pressed a willingness to go to Washington to testify I have never at any time discussed discussed discussed dis dis- cussed with Governor Smith or wit with h ha he anyone representing ing him any phase e of his candidacy for president an and like Will VIll Rogers all that I kno know w about the matter is what I 1 read In Inthe the newspapers Lathan said Webb characterized the tho Heflin n attack as a reprisal for the castigation casUga- casUga a- a tion Uon which the Citizen attributed ato tore to him editorially when he came he here re last ast summer and assailed the people people peo peo- pe plc of Ashville and the Asheville le chamber of commerce because 1 he was not allowed to broadcast h his outrageous attacks upon Governor Govern or Smith and the Catholic church As far as I am concerned 1 he said I have never never conferred wi with th Governor Smith or with anyo anyone ne neof connected with the management of his campaign In any way shape or form |