The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-04
CAMP PA|GN FUND
 INQUIRY IS NOW
 VIRTUALLY ENDED
Developments Now Depend on Action on Proposal for Radical Change In Scope
 and Purpose
By Associated Press

Washington, June 3.-Senate com. mittee Investigation of pre-convention presidential campaign activities had approached a new phase, if not a vir- 1 tuel conclusion, tonight, future de- l velopments being in doubt pending action in the Senate on Senator Pom erene's proposal to change radically the scope and purpose of the inquiry and carry it beyond the November i, election.
 Action on the resolution, which would bring congressionaI as well as presidential campaigns within the committees Jurisdiction, was delayed at the request of Senator Lodge of 1 Massachusetts, republican leader. It will come up tomorrow and the com mittee, pending any alteration of it's charter powers. began winding up the hearing of witnesses already sum | moned
 The days sessions were considerably interrupted by senate votes on ad- journment, which drew members to | the floor Three witnesses were additional light on the finacing of Major General Woods campaign for the republican nomination, while the third brought additional information | as to activities for Senator Harding and Governor Lowden in Missouri
 From c. H. Duell of New York, for merly connected with the Wood finan- cial arrangements, the committee go.
 the statement that General Wood was present at a discussion at the home of Ambrose F.. Monett in New York last fall where ways and means of financ- ing his campaign were talked over. A formal meeting. attended by Duell Monett and Robert Cassatt of Phila- delpha had been called, the witness at tpi posed ehat a certain number of men be asked to 'underwrite" the Wood campaign expenses to the extent of $500, 900. Cassatt finally declined to
 enter into the arrangement, Duell said, and his recollection was that General Wood came in later, after the meeting. Discussion of the financial side of the campaign had continued, he added, but he could not recall any thing that General Wood might have said in that connection.
 Questions by Senator Reed. demo- crat, Missouri, drew from the witness statement that in view of the gen eral nature of the conversation Gen eral Wood could not have failed to ing discussed as necessary to raise.
 SCENE SHIFTS
 When w. l. Cole. republican state chairman in Missouri and delegate at large from that state. appearing at his own request took the stand, the scene shifted to that state. He pre- sented a brief explanation of previous testimony which showed that he had received funds from both the Harding and Lowden interests for work in Mis- souri. He entered flat denial that he had known that the check for $500 given him by F. L. Morse, manager of the Lowden campaign outside of St. Louis was from Lowden funds or that 1t was given him with any, understand ing 1t was to be used in the Illinois governors behalf. He had regarded the money as personal contribution from Morse, he said. to aid Tn the re- publican fight to fill a vacancy in the third Missouri congressional district which Morse had insisted that Cole conduct.
 As to the sl,250 which the witness said he had received from Harry M. Daugherty. manager for Senator Hard ing, Cole declared 1t was given him to use in trying to make the senator the second choice of the Missouri delega- ton and after he had told Daugherty that he believed Missouri "sewed up" for Lowden.
 PRESENTS RECEIPTS
 The other witness as to Wood financing was w. B. Burtt of Chicago, who described himself as assistant and confidential man" for Monett, identified as connected with the Inter- national Nickel Company. Burtt brougt with him contribution receipts of the Wood national fund and also requests for funds" covering disbursements. His testimony. he insisted, could add nothing to matter already furnished to the committee. but he left some of the accounts with the committee for study
 Two other prospective witnesses whose testimony is still to be taken were heard from during the day. A Montreal message from Horace H. Stebbins, eastern treasurer of the Lin by subpoena servers for some days, said he would appear tomorrow, while Warren Gregory. connected with the Hoover campaign in California, tele- graphed from Boston that he also was on hls way. Stebbins said he had just learned that he was wanted as wit nega. ~
 Fie committee planned to call no other, witness but to hear those already sanlmoned who had not yet put in an ppearance. Included among these was a Ir. Greenbaum. asked to bring books connected with the financing of Sem ssor~ Hiram Johnsons campaign in California. but it was not known to- tight whether he also planned to ap- ear tomorrow, when adjournment. or st least recess. of the hearings over
 he convention period probably will be