The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-06-03
INDIANA COST
WOOD $5S,0OO
Procter's Confidential Assist
ant Before Preconvention
Expenditures ProberS.
HORACE STEBBINS FOUND

Washington, June s.--Horace steb-
bins. eastern treasurer for the General
Leonard Wood campaign. was found
today
Sorgeants- at arms OF the senate and
deputy United States marshals. had
searched In vain for him for several
days with a subpoena to compel his
appearance before the senate committee
investigating pre-conventlon presiden-
tial campaign expenditures and contri-
buttons,
senator Kenyon. republican Of Iowa,
chairman OF the committee, received the
day.
Have just received word am desired
to testify before your committee. Leav-
ing for New York, Please telegraph mo
" Weat Fifty-eiRhth street New York
eIsnpdd oI,y y u s.Yo tsstty tor Tr,day n%yc
'sHoRAcr sTEBBINs."
senator Kenyon Wired TO Stebhlns M
the New York .addreha the committed
would expect hinsatc appear before 4
W. II, Burtt assistant u ca. Wi.
Ham M, Cooper Proctor, national chair
man OF the Wood campaign COMMITTEES
was tho first witness called today. In
business lfe, he said. he was assistant
nell OF New York" who. Il has been
testified was a heavy contributor TO the
Wood campaign fund
Mr. Burt said he had brought papers
from tho Wood national committee, and
produced a suitcase and two bundles
from which he took set OF formidable
looking ledgers. The committee dis
cussed the showing OF the various ac-
counts with him.
Requests FOR Favors.
Mr.. Burtt dealing, with a special
NgglV axFV.I. ls.aA
mittee. that II contained all the requests
for funds flcd with tho national Wood
committee by state and district man
ayers. and acted upon. IN Indiana,
complying with state law. General
fcd by that states committee, % but The
witness explained that vhe initials "R
T. under the generals name meant
that tho actual slgnator was Robert
Tyler, formally selected M agent for
tho candidate In Indiana. Burtt said
10000 had been spent IN Indiana. but
explained other testimony on tho state
expenditures by saying unpaid bills
would bring the indiana total to $bs, 600
In order 20 carry out your work In
business-llke way" Chairman Ken
necessary 10 have printed blank form
headed. Requests for Funds"
Chairman Kenyon turned 10 n bound
receipt hook.
Received from William Loeb. March
90, 1890, t25.000." ha read.
The witness said he was not In
formed. MIR. Loeb has been mentioned
In previous testimony as having trans
mitted $22b.oO0 for n Wood committee
In New York. -.
Gen. Leonard Wood himself was pres
ent at n meeting Of New York and
philadelphia fnanolers held In New
York City last November to organize"
the financial end Of his campaign with
half n mllior dollars ns a starter"
Charles ". Duoll, n lawyer Of Yonkers.
". Y, WHO was closely associated with
tho Wood campaign when John T.
King. republican national committee
man from Connecticut was It's mana
ger testified today.
Duell testified ~ meeting Of mem
identified with Wall street financial In
terests 10 "undcrwrite" tho Wood cam.
phign was held NJ the residence of AM
hrose Mcneil. steel and nickel msEnate.
l6 East SiNiy-Hecond street, New York
city.
Robert X. Cassatt. wealthy philadcl.
phia banker. and son Of the late Rob
ert J. CasNait one time president Of
the PENNSYLVANIA railroad. was present
Ht the gathering, Duell said
Casaatt was asked 10 personally "un.
dcrwrte" half million fund 20 start
the Wood campaign. Ducll added Cas-
FWtt PFtlil1fH 10 90 So however. ana
Mcneil agreed TO raise II himself"
Dnell explained.
1he names OF William Wrigiey, Jr
and G.. -. Shaifer. OF CnicaEo, pre-
viously mentioned as heavy contrlnu-
tors 10 the WOOD fund. were read or
tho receipt hooks by tho committee,
Senator I'omcrene, democrat Of ono
referred 20 payments OF sio.0Uu 10
hurtt himself. which wss shown NJ the
books Tho witness said they were
paid tn the ONO committee
'"this was accounted for 10 the COM
mittee by 4. A. Sprague. reasurer OF
the national committee when ne was
here last week" sir. Burtt said.
G.. "a. pucti, ot New YORK, was the
next witness lite told the committee
ne was associated with the wood cam
paiEn during the early daNs ana until
the change In the management wnicn
occurred IN January, when John a.
King went out"
The first plan was 10 raise sou. UUU
to finance national campaign" ne
continued '"rhere was a meeting az
the home OF Ambrose Mcneil wnere
tien. Wood Robert Cassatt ana nv
self we're present. Il was In the end
Of November, 1919
was the meeting pre-arranged-'
asked senator spencer. republican. OF.
yes. Mr.. Cassatt was asked to un-
dertake the task" was the repy
Later ne definitely declined 20 take
part and 10 far aA 1 know. did not
take part"
Mr. Monet he said disagreed 70
40 a head. Tne proposed plan was 20
nave the amount unuerwritten
n. s. snAthera, Col Rillssby. Of
Chlcaeo. and myself later met. pr.
nueli continued, and decided 70 soI
ahead and help Gen. Wocd. The re-