The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-05-26
$5O0,OOO WAS
PROCTOR PART
in WOOD FUND
Cincinnati Man Has "Ad-
vanced" Half Million-Pal- l.
mer Fund Given by Mana
ger as $4,000, in Driblets.
BARUCH knew NOTHING
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, May 20 William
G. Proctor, of Cincinnati, has advanc-
ed $500,000 to the campaign fund OF
Major General Leonard Wood, he tes-
titled today at the senate investigation
into pre-convention presidential cam
paign expenditures.
Mr.. Proctor said this advance was
more than the total contribution to
Woods campaign. He added that he
had contributed $4,000.
Contributions to the fund for Attor-
ney General Palmers campaign for
Democratic nomination for president
were placed today at $50. .610 by former
Representative C. c. Carlin, of Vir-
ginia, his campaign manager.
The largest contributor was James
McClurg Guffey. Of Pittsburgh, who
gave $4,000 and who was identified as
an oil man and prominent in Dem
ocratic politics in Pennsylvania.
Frank L. Crocker, of New York.
was the second largest contributor,
giving $4,000.
Former Federal Judge J. H. Coving-
ton, treasurer of the Palmer organiza-
ton. gave $4,000, Mr.. Carlin said.
Mr.. Carlin read a list of contributors
and frequently was interrupted %
lQentl1y Ino men.
Gives List Of $1,000 Men.
Resuming the reading from his list,
Mr. Carlin said John F. Crosby, Hart
ford, gave $1,000; o. Micheels, $500;
William C. Dewitt, Pennsylvania,
$1,000; F. ]. Barrow, New York. $500;
w. H. Caldwell. $500: Robert Law, Jr,
New York, $1,000; F. P. Garvin, assist
ant attorney-general, $1,000
Cho Kopyop oolyad for idap{i6
cation Of each man, but Mr. Carlin
said he knew nothing in detail about
any of them. Committee members
sought to get details about the Penn
sylvania party fight over the Palmer
candidacy. Mr. Carlin said he had
not participated
For Senator Owen, J. w. Beller, a
manager, said Tuesday $10,410 had
been collected, and expressed the
opinion that more might have been
used to advantage.
Senator France told the committee
he had no manager, funds, finances
or campaign.
Chairman Kenyon, after adjourn
ment, ordered notices of investiga-
tion sent to Nicholas Murray Butler
of New York and Governor Coolidge
Of Massachusetts, or their representa-
tives.
When Mr.. Baruch went on the
stand Chairman Kenyon of the com.
mittee read newspaper accounts of a
fund Of $5,000,000 said to have been
raised in behalf of Mr.. McAdoo and
mentioning Mr.. Baruch, Cleveland H
Dodge, Henry Morgenthau, Thomas
Chadbourne and others as contribut
ors. Mr.. Baruch responded with the
statement that there was not "scin
tilla Of truth" in the reports.
Just Private Citizen
Mr.. Baruch repudiated the further
suggestion Of Chairman Kenyon that
he was a sort of governmental as
sistant," and said emphatically that he
was merely a private citizen without
political associations or interests OF
governmental attachments
Isn't there any organization for Mr.
McAdoo?" Chairman Kenyon asked
None that I know anything about,
Mr.. Baruch replied.
well, who is doing all the work
getting all the delegates for him?'
II don't know that anybody is; not
that l am in a position to know il
there was"
Mr.. Baruch said he didn't know
whether Mr.. McAdoo was a candidate
adding:
I'D be glad to give you anything
know. but I'm not going into the fields
of romance"