The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-06-03
Wire Manipuators Gat"~ Chicago to Remove Spliners
From Warped Panks Which May Find Place c. P Platform
Having Ascertained that Whopping
Pile Of Money has Been Spent By Some !,
OfSeveral Presidential Candidates it
Is Now Time for Committee to Adjourn
Says Senator Edge of Republican Faith

Washington, June 3.--Iorace Steb-
bins Of New York. first treasurer of
the Lincoln-Wood league and sought
by subpoena servers of the senate in
vestigating committee for several days,
wired the committee today from Mon
treal that he had just heard Of the
search for him and desired to testify.
He will be heard tomorrow.
With only two witnesses of the sub.
poenaed list remaining to be heart
the senate committee investigating pre-
convention campaign expenditures ex'
pected today to suspend temporarily
its activities. Just what the future
policy Of the committee would be is
In doubt, following the action OF Sen
ator Edge, republican, OF New Jersey
late yesterday In announcing he
would seek release from further at
tendance upon the sessions
One OF the two witnesses to be heard
today was Warren Gregory, named as
campaign in the California primary
w. B. Burt, assistant to Col. William
Cooper Proctor, national chairman OF
the Wood campaign was the first wit
ness called in today. In business life
he said, he was assistant and con
fidential manager for Ambrose Mon
dell Of New York. who, it has been
testified, was heavy contributor
10 the Wood campaign fund.
Mr.. Burtt said he had brought pa
pers from the Wood national commit
tee and produced a suitcase and two
bundles. The committee discussed the
showing Of the various accounts with
him.
Mr.. Burtt said one ledger contained
all the requests for funds, filed with
and district managers, and a notation
Of the action taken.
Mr.. Burtt said $4,000 had been
spent in Indiana, but explained other
testimony by state expenditures, by
saying that unpaid bills bring the Ind
lana total to $4,000.
"In order to carry out your work
in a business.like way" Chairman
Kenyon observed. your committee
found II necessary to have printed .
: blang form headed requests fol
funds"
Chairman Kenyon turned TO a bound
receipt book.
Received from William Loeb, March
80, 1920. $4,000" he read.
The witness said he was not in
formed. Mr.. Loeb has been mentioned
in previous testimony as having trans
mitted 1925 900 from a Wood campaign
in New York.
Flat contradiction Of previous testi
mony that he had accepted money
10 be expended in behalf of Governor
Lowden's candidacy in Missouri. wa'
made today by W. l.. Cole, republi
can state chairman in Missouri. The
witness said
There wasn't word said about
I.owden," when f. l.. Morse hanadet
him a check for $500. He added that
ne had assumed the money was to bt
used as personal contribution from
Morse in the fight in the third Mis-
soar congressional district.
Warren Gregory, connected witt
the Hoover presidential primary cam
paign in California, telegraphed the
senate campaign investigating com
mittee today from Boston that h'
would arrive tomorrow to testify. He
had been summoned by the committee
in connection with it's investigation
OF the California primary campaign