Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-05-26
PA|GN FUND
UNOERWR|TTEN
General Wood Assisted in
Aspirations by Loan
of $500, 900.
COMMITTEE TIRES
OF "DON'T KNOW
Campaign Manager For General
Palmer Nneenses Investigators Be-
cause Of His Ignorance Of the
Source of Contributions - Delvina
Into Pennsylvania Democratic
Fight.

Proctor, OF Cincinnati has ad-
vanced 100000 to the campaign fund
OF MAI. Gen. Leonard Wood. he testi-
| fed today at the senate investigation
into preconventional presidential
campaign financing. Mr.. Proctor
| said that this advance was more
than the total contributions" to
General Woods campaign. He added
that he had contributed $4,000.
Palmer's Financial eaekers.
Contributions to the fund of At
torney General Palmer's campaign
| for the democratic nomination for
| president were placed today at $751;
$40 by former Representative C. c.
Carlin, of Virginia, his campaign
manager.
The largest contributor was
James McClurg Guffey, Of Pitts
burgh, who gave $4,000 and who
| was identified as an oil man and
prominent In democratic politics in
Pennsylvania. The third larges;
| SouSIIpuloR was AoiASk SuSAo'
Judge Harry Covington, treasurer OF
the, Palmer organization. who gave
| $4,000, Mr.. Garwin said.
Tire Of Ignorance.
Frank L. Croker of New York,
was the second largest contributor
| and gave $2,500, the witness said. /
Mr.. Carlin read from q list of con-
i = frAruont1x, IN
terrupted to identity the men.
Chairman Kenyon asked for the
Identification OF each man, but Mr.
Carlin sai1 he knew nothing in de-
tall about any of them.
WHO does. then :" demanded the
chairman.
"Mr. Covington Is treasurer" the
witness replied.
The committee members sought to
get details about the Pennsylvania
party fight over the Palmer candi-
dacy, Mr.. Carlin said he had not
participated.
LET me tell you something, not in
a personal way" said Senator Read,
| democrat. of Missouri. This COM
| mittee has heard too many managers
| who have no information about
things like this"
81 would have known. but was
instructed to keep my hands off
| Pennsylvania because the men there
would handle the situation them
selves" Mr.. Carlin said.
Has McAdeo a Boom?
The senate committee investisat-
| ing campaign expenditures bumped
into an impenetlable mystery when
it tried to get soIae lisht on Nil
liam G. McAdoos candidacy for tn.
democratic nomination.
Bernard M. Baruch, one Of Nc
| Adoo's closest friends, and reputed tC
be his "angel." made the sphinx seem
| loquacious when the committee put
| him on the stand to find out about
the alleged s5,ooo,oo fund which D :
business is said to be raising for the
| presidents son-in-law.
Baruch declared the alleged fund
| to be piece Of newspaper ro-
nance" He Is not the manager OF
| the McAdoo campaign, and has not
| contributed nor disbursed cent IN
McAdoo.s behalf. He knows Of nc
one lifting a finger to help McAdoo's
| campaign. Even Tom Chadburne
with whom he talked last night, hal
not donated SO much as "a plugged
nickel to aid McAdoo. Baruch does
not know whether McAdoo has an,
delegates, and did not seem to b,
entirely sure that McAdoo was {
| candidate.
| He excused his lack of knowledx,
with the statement that he has beer
busy writing books on economic anG
industrial subjects.
The whole affair became so baf-
fling to the committee that Senator
Edge Of New Jersey suggested thai
McAdoo be subpoenaed to state
whether there is a MoAdoo cam
paign.