Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-05-28
PLANS To BOOST
M'ADOO REVEALED
BEFORE HEARING
COMMITTEES PROBING CAMPAIGN
ENPE>SfS u GIVES INSIDE
DOPE" On MOVEMENT.
CONFERENCE IS HELD
Testimony Concerning Other Candl
dates Presented; Former W0od
Manager Tells ol Promises
ia Raise Funds.

ny Associated Pres.
WASHINGTON. May 21.-Scuatc
investigation into prc-cunycniiun
expenditure In behalf uf prcsidcn.
tial candidates today brought forth
information # plans tu pnt ". q.
NJ, Aduus maine before the demo.
cratic national convention and an
ar riion from John T. King. orig.
inal manager uf Major General
Leonard Wood that Dan u Hanna
Of cleveland. early In the generals
campaign had prumis u TO gu uut
and gather IN $500 0no" IN reply
to questions Mr. King said he did
no, know whether the money was
received
~ the other presidential candi'
dates. testimony was presented
rh"wing that sli3io9 had been cum
trihutcd Tor senator Harding of
ohio. S6S355 for Governor Coolidge
~ Massachusetts. and $iO.iio Tor
Nirhol's Murray Butler Of New
YORK. all republicans.
Conference Held.
Regarding the candidacy " Mr. " '.
Aduu In. Eurriy Jenkins. publisher -:
tn Kanras CITY Pest told the commit
tee he had come tu Washington for n
Conference llft night with Jouctt
ShuuHe assi tint secretary of the treas
ury; ranicl g. Roper. former cotnmis'
riuncr of Internal revenue: Robert u.
Wuolcy of the Interstate Commerce
Commir-ion. and Frank Wilson. formcr
director oi liberty loan publicity.
pr. Jenkins explained that ne would
De- asked To place Mr.. MCAdou In nom
inution st thu Sln Francisco Convcn'
iion. but of funds fo, use In behalf oi
ihr former treasury secretary h. knew
nothing h. siid.
palmer'S Cont tribuiionS.
Hcruming it, inquiry into the cam
paign II Attorney General Palmer. ,h"
committee finished it, day with former
Federal Judge ! Harry Covington, ma
iional treasurer uf ~. Palmer cam
paign. answcring questions designed hv
the inquisitors to show connection ~
''v,rll Palmer supporters. az named
M the contribution list previously pro-
durcd. with the office of the alien prop
crtv cu-tudian. of which MIR Palmer
was the wartime head.
To flat question whether his actir'
iiics IN behalf of Mr.. Palmer were occa'
stoned hv HE usTigovcTnmenial legal
as ',ciationr. Mr Cuyiugton gave an un'
qualified negative. only nine men on
III, contribution list, h. said. had any
connection direct or indirect" with the
administration of alien property.
Early Wood Campaign.
Mr Kings Testimony concerned early
organization of the Wpod campaign, its
financing uh'"g hie direction o. the cN
tent - Ssl 600 and his retirement IN
favor of Colonel william g Proctor. ~
lcrici rrporir r~'t the Woul camp1igr
nd he-n unlcrwriitrn hv group Il
Varlthv men. who attended , dinnrI
,iycn hv thr late Henry g. Frirk fui
ihr uurporr. bat IN that connection told
4 the prnmlrc which hc .iid Mr.. llannl
had made
Tho Wuod campaign. Mr. King said
had hr"n "on irr" during many months
IN 1879 after General W"od asked him
in ar,rp' its conduit ilr sent sums
fanEtng iruW Na,WNN dnNn th WV" W'
fiX states. hc slid. paid fur publicity
travelling and office cNirnsrs y. usine
$50 00o IN contributions forwarded frn'a
ourrrs whirh h. could not give. bot
rowing s,o GOO and lev incurring debt
II Sii 600 fr'
"Our>iian of "nlicy."
~ au,siion of p"licv." NJ king s,id
,puv,d him to withdraw as GvnN.'
W"s-ls manager
Hc was oppuerl q" national organl
gaiipn and EXTENSIVE '1uimign e" tn
Kind planned and adl. 4 INT b" settle
financial matters with william i.och
former secretary tn Thro'lurc l,onse
welt and "forF"! ah"ut -
Harry ". Doughcrty presented tn