Show MANAGER FOR R N. N l GOVERNOR R DB DETAILS AilS fUND FUD i Smith Himself Has Spent Nothing He Tells Committee COLLECTED Has No Knowledge of Campaign DecI Declares res By PAUL R R. R MALLON i United Press Staff Correspondent NEW YORK May 10 The The Al AI Smith For President headquarters here has collected and spent George R. R Smiths Smith's campaign manager told the senate campaign investigating committee detailed statement was submitted after Governor Smith had put aside his big cigar for a quiet half halt hour on the stand In the hotel parlor where the hearIng hearing hear hear- ing lag was held Smith told the committee he was working as governor of New York state that he had promised the people here he would handle their business only that he did not know anything about the tho campaign that he had spent no money and knew of oJ no money being spent HAS NO PLANS I haven't any plans for the campaign campaign campaign cam cam- Smith said I 1 promised the people of this state tate when I was Inaugurated governor that I would do nothing that would take time timo from the discharge of oc my du duties ies as governor I told them 1 I would be governor gover gover- nor for of this state and that the job would take all my timer time I r dont don't know anything about anything other than in New York City Smith said I r just know my friends have been working here You can get what they have done I from them Smith said the only two states in which he had filed were Wisconsin and Iowa and he did not know anything anything anything any any- thing about the campaign conducted conducted conducted con con- ducted in his behalf in those two states POURS LIBATION The governor entered the parlor of oC the Hotel Commodore where the hearing was held beld ten minutes be before before before be- be fore the session started After giving a military salute to newSpaper newspaper newspaper news newS- i paper men he poured himself a drink of ice water Ho IIo a little libation 1 Smith asked Smith said he was called upon t to certify that his name was p prop properly properly prop prop- perly p- p erly spelled by the Wisconsin primary primary mary adding I And tAnd it is an easy casy name to spell I 1 c could not say I know any person person person per per- son in Iowa the governor said in answer to a question unless that thatis thatis' thatis is w Wilbur Wllbur Marshs Marsh's state I ha have haye e enot not met him since the convention of 1924 Asked about campaign work In I Oregon Smith said I I do not know anyone in Oregon v vIn In reply to a question about c campaign work worl in the south he re replied replied replied re- re plied I r do not know anything about It except my fly vacation trip to North Carolina I think I shook hands Continued on page 4 4 I MANAGER FOR FORN N. N Y GOVERNOR DETAILS FUND Continued from page 1 with everyone everyone in North Carolina Carolina- except Senator Simmons Simmons Simmons' Is strongly opposed to Smiths Smith's candidacy Smith said h he knew nothing of tho tim h rge printed according to Chairman n Ste in the tIme Asheville N. N C. C Citizen n. n alleging that Robert M. M L Lachman was spending large larse sums sums of money money for for Smith in North Carolina asked if 11 the New Kew York Central railroad owned the tho Biltmore Bil hotel where where- Smith makes his home here and the building in which his lie he headquarters arc aro located I IS dont don't th think nl the New York Central has hitS a anything to do dd with those properties Smith Smith said sald Have you given any money to your your your- New Kew York committee Stel- Stel asked No Ko Jl J I S Smith could not tell the tIme names of the men who who- are handling his campaign in Iowa Kansas or California California Cali Call fornia After fter the California primary I Iwas Iwas Iwas was informed that Senator Phelan acted for me the governor said I Iwas Iwas 1 was glad to hear that The only olly big expenditure revealed by ten page ten page statement Was sent to Justus H. H Vardell Wardell Wardell War War- dell of ofSan San Francisco Franeisco Ca Cal The statement also revealed has been sent to Joseph 1 F. F Guffey in n Pittsburg and 1500 to George F. F at Stevenson Wash Other expenditures were t to ed Jed W. W Johnson Rock Springs Wyo for the western states 1200 to William F. F Quinn St. St Paul Minn 1500 to Ed Edward EdwardJ ward J. J Hughes Dickinson N. N D. D 1000 to Daniel Cony Augusta Me to Charles CharlesH H McGlue Boston to Will wm R. R King Portland Ore The largest contributor was William William Wil Wil- liam F. F Kenney New York contractor tor tor who lent Smiths Smith's committee and made a- a donation a-donation of 20 Other contributors were Herb Herbert rt Lehman broker William T TOdd dd shipbuilder Robert F. F D 2500 George Gordon Battie Battle Battle Bat Bat- tle tie i attorney 1000 Howard Cullman Cull- Cull than man man 2500 James W. W Gerard treasurer of ot the Democratic national national national na na- na- na committee 2000 Frank OConnor O'Connor Toronto Canada 1000 Henry l Jr Aaron 2500 Mrs Franklin D. D n Roosevelt and Anna E. E Felix Van Namee was questioned only ony about bout the time contribution of ot Kenney Kenne I who had advanced to the campaign including a loan Has Kenney y received ce any any state state contracts aSI asked d. d No I dont dont don't think so so said Van Name Namee What does he be contract for Paving and sewer mains Mostly city work Yes S Do Io you Jou expect to repay tile the 50 loan r Of course Sit loll he wants to donate it you wont won't object I would resist if lie me wanted to give it SENT NONE TO SOUTH Van Namee said he did not riot send any money to any of the southern or order border states Van Namee said raId he me was a member member member mem mem- ber of the state public service commission and arid was appointed by Governor Smith He said he ex expected expected ox- ox to spend no more mo money ey before the convention The only reason any of ot the money had been spent he said was because scurrilous scurrilous ur- ur rilous attacks had been circulated against the governor in the south and west He said saM the attacks were made by Ku Iu Klux Klan and Tammany anti-Tammany organizations He explained that the disbursements disburse ments to tot for son Johnson in Wyoming were for use in Utah Wyoming Nevada New Mexico Washington Washing Oregon Montana and Idaho Van Namee said aid he had sent to WardeH former candidate candi- candi date for governor in California P. P H. H Abbott Los Angeles H. H II H. Democratic state chairman chairman chairman chair chair- man and Isadore Dockweiler t Democratic Democratic Dem Dern- national Later Wardell Vardell returned which was not used NO FREE ADVERTISING There are few Democratic newspapers in California Van Namee said so we got no more advertising than we paid for Van Namee said the California committee was unable to raise lo locally locally locally lo- lo cally more than 2500 or 2400 informed Van Namee that the committee had received re a aletter aletter aletter letter which said that the Los Angeles Angeles Angeles An An- geles g-eles Express quoted the Thomas J J. Walsh committee as charging corruption against the Smith or organization organization or- or there It would cost them as much money as we sent them to send out the two pieces of literature we sent out Van Namee Narnee saidI saidI said I 1 do not see how they could have any money left for corruption also told Van Namee the time committee had received an anonymous anonymous communication charging that James Hoey friend of Smith here had sent out circulars under cent 2 8 stamps am s. s That Is perfectly ridiculous Van Namee said Hoey may have j Hundred died letters t to sent sOnt nt out seVe several al u I 5 S J friends much Th reason we sent sent- s so that money money California was vas that had hada tIme the only place where we was was- said said- a real fight light Smiths Smith's manager en entered entered entered en- en Both need and Walsh were everybody said if there and Smith expected to win he would have to carry that state The committee then adjourned I after Van Namee said his organization organization org org-anI- the nothing to do with ha had syndicated stories in newspapers called The Life Lite of Al Smith |