Arizona republican., 1920-06-04
CAMPAIGN PROBE BY SOLONS MAY
 BEGIN NEW PHASE
Pomerene's Proposal to Greatly Extend Inquiry Leaves Developments in Doubt--May Be Near Con- clusion = Witnesses Are Heard
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WASHINGTON, June 3-Senate committee investigation of pre- -conven- ton presidential campaign activities had approached a new phase if not a virtual conclusion tonight, future de- velOpments being in doubt pending ac- tion in the senate on Senator Pomer- ene's proposal to change radically the scope and purpose of the inquiry and carry it beyond the November election.
 Action on the resolution which would bring congressional as we'll as presidential campaigns within the committees Jurisdiction, was delayed at the request of Senator Lodge or Massachusetts, republican leader It will come Up tomorrow and the com mittee pending any alteration of it's charter powers began winding up the hearing of witnesses already sum mOned.
 The days sessions were considerably interrupted by senate votes on ad- Journment, which drew members to the floor Three witnesses were heard however, two of them throwing addi- tional light on the financing of General Leonard Woods campaign for the re- publican nomination, while the third brought additional information as to the activities for Senator Harding and Governor Lowden in Missouri
 Tells About Wood Arrangements
 From c. H. Duell of New York. fer merly connected with the Wood finan- cial arrangements, the committee got the statement that General Wood was present at a discussion at the home of Ambrose T.. Mcneil. in New York in last fall where ways and means of financing his campaign were talked over
 4 formal meeting attended by Dueu, Mcneil and Robert Cassatt of Philadel- phia, had been called, the witness said. and at this meeting Monsll proposed ! 4F. "a 1 to "underwrite" the Wood campaign ] expenses to the extent of $500, GOO Cas- satt finally declined to enter into the I arrangement, Duell said and his recol I lection was that General Wood came in later after the meeting Discussion Of the financial side of the campaign had continued. he added but he could nor recall anything that General Wood might have said in that connection.
 Questions by Senator Reed. demo I crat of Missouri. drew from the wit ness a statement that in view Of the General Wood could not have failed to ' know it's purport and the amounts be- ing discussed as necessary to raise.
 Missouri Delegate Appears i Next w. l.. Cole republican state
 chairman in Missouri and delegate ar
 large from that state. appearing at his
 own request. tcok the stand He pre-
 
 testimony which showed that he had received funds from both the Harding and Lowden interests for work in Nils
 souri He entered a denial that he had
 known that the check for $500 given him by Ic. B Morse. manager of the
 Lowden campaign outside of st. Louis.
 was from Bowden funds or that it was
 given him with any understanding ft
 was to be used in the Illinois govern
 or's behalf He had regarded the money as q personal contribution from Morse.
 he said. to aid in the republican fight
 to fill a vacancy in the third Missouri
 congressional di trict which Morse had
 insisted that Cole conduct
 As to s1 ,250 which the witness said
 he had received from Harry M. Daugh-
 erty, manager for Senator Harding.
 Cole declared it was given him to use in trying to make the senator the sec
 ond choice Of the Missouri delegation
 and after he had told Daugherty that he believed Missouri was "sewed up
 for Lowden.
 The other witness as to Wood financ-
 ing was w. F. Burtt of Chicago, who 1 described himself a assistant and ] confidential man" for Mcneil identified ! as connected with the International Nickel company. Burtt brought with him contribution receipts of the Wood ? national fund and also requests for funds" covering disbursements. His [ ing 10 matter already furnished to the committee. but he left some of the accounts with the committee for study