Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-27
COLONEL PR0CTER !;
SPENDS FORTUNE |.
TO BOOM GENERAL.
scatters s376,OOO Through
AZ States for Publicity
and Education.
HE EXPECTS SOME TO COME
BACK; READY TO GIVE MORE
Acknowledges Receipt of $50.
600 and Other "Piking" Sums
From Wealthy Men.
VIRGINIAN PUT ON THE GRILL
Z. c. Carlin, Palmer Manager,
QufzZcd About Income Tax Pay.
ment of CrucibIo Steel Co.
HE EXPECTS SOME TO COME
BACK; READY TO GIVE MORE
vIRGINIAN PUT ON THE GRILL
c. c. Carlin, Palmer Manager,
Quizzcd About Income Tax Paw
ment of CrucibIc Steel Co.
ny Associated Pre.s.1

WASHINGTON, May 26.-Colonel
William Cooper Proctor. Cincinnati
manufactures, who has been described
as the angel" OF Major-Gcneral
Leonard Woods Ohio campaign. test
ited today at the Senate investira-
ton of prc-convcntion political r.
nancing that he had advanced $500
600 to Woods national organization.
lie estimated that contributions from
all other sources would not make
as much"
The committee OF inquiry also went
into the expenditures Of thrco other
candidates during tho day.
Former Representative C. C. CarIin.
OF Virginia. manager OF Attorney
General Palmer's national organiza-
ton. testified that i.s cash cxpendi-
lures had been S59,610. James w.
Gerard, former ambassador to Ger
many, has spent Sti,04o-all his own
moncy@as bresidcnfiai Candidate.
according to his manager, I. Il. Jones.
of Des Moines, Iowa, while Repre-
sentative Louis Champion, of Michi-
gan. said about $4,000 had been
spent In his state for. Senator John
son. Republican. California, this total
not being included In tho johnson
national campaign account previously
fixed at S6s,13S
C.. &. Carlin IL QuIzxcd.
Mr.. Carlin was questioned more
extensively about alleged undcrpay-
mcnts of income tax by the Crucible
Steel Company, and Mr. Du Puy. for
mer. chairman of the board of direct
ors OF that company, than he was
concerning campaign expenditures.
He told the committee that the lars-
est contributor to Mr.. Palmer's cam
paisn was J. Guffey. who gave slO,-
600 and who was Identified as
prominent oil man.
This name became confused with
that OF Colonel James McClurg C;uf-
fey, former Democratic national
committeeman from Pennsylvania.
and Mr.. Carlin said afterwards that
Colonel Gnncy was the man he had
in mind 1t developed subsequently,
however. that the contributor wa,
Joseph T.. Gutfey, of Pittsburgh. also
an oil man and a former Democratic
national committeeman from Penn
sylvania
Colonel Proctor testified that be-
sides advancing 100000 to General
Woods campaign fund. he had made
a contribution OF $4,000. He OBJ
jected ~ naming other contributors.
saying that the men charged with
handling the campaign finances would
give names and exact amounts.
Urged by members of the committee.
however, he said that Ambrose Monel
had given $4,000, and that William
Wrigley. the chewing gum manu-
facturer. "a fellow like me" Colonel
Proctor is head OF a big soap com
pany). and "Mr. Byllesby, II New York
banker" had been large contributors.
1T was 100000 you said you ad-
vanccd and about that much more
subscribed by others?" asked Chair
man Kenyon.
II didn't say definitely how much
more it was" Mr.. Proctor replied.
Hasn't Been Paid BACK.
"Ahe the subscriptions to be used
to pay you back or is your money
to be given drectly?"
II haven't been paid back. 1 don't
know definitely what tho subscrip-
tions total"
Senator Edge (Republican). New
Jersey, suggested that about $780,
600 or 100000 has been spent. ma
tionally in an educational campaign.
Giving the figures roughly.
think that Is about what it went for"
Mr.. Proctor said. Circulation, let
ters. advertising, pamphlet accounts
of General Leonard Wood, his record,
and the like"
DO you know what Senator Hard
ing's Ohio campaign cost" Chairman
Kenyon inquired.
Il don't know" Colonel Proctor
said. Haven't heard anything but
general rumors."
Now. your campaign In Michl-
gan; understand that all the money
used there was raised thero and
doesn't appear in your. nationa, ac-
counts?'
THAT Is right" replied Mr.. Proc.
ter, adding that In eight or ten.
States their own funds wero raised by
Wood campaign clubs and spent by
them on their own account"
Chairman Kenyon asked IF tho =
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