New-York tribune., 1920-05-28


"No; not until 1 told this commit
tee"
mo one at all ?" exclaimed Reed.
81 told Mr.. Loeb about it over the
telephone some time in February"
when you borrowed this money to
make up the deficit of $50,000 did you
have any arrangement for recon-
pense?"
81 was told by Mr.. Loeb Colonel
Proctor would take care of that
"hy did you get out of the Wood
campaign ?"
"Difcrences with General Wood and
Colonel Proctor. l objected to ma
tional committee being formed, to pre-
tentious headquarters and organized
publicity. That's what led to the So
called rupture. That's the whole
story"
Did you ever make an accounting
for the $4,000 you handled?"
"No"
Did you spend it all in the interest
Of General Wood?"
"Of course"
"How?"
Spent Money in Five States
Railroad expenses. some publicity
and advances to SOME statee-six,
think"
"'ro what states did you send funds ?"
asked Senator Reed.
Oregon, Nebraska, Florida. Georgia
an Massachusett tts-fvc in all"
Senator Pomerene went over a list
of big business men, including Ed
ward +. Doheny and Harry F. Sinclair,
oil operators in Mexico, and asked if
they were present at the Frick dinner.
King admitted knowing most Of them,
except Doheny, but said they were not
present. He denied having talked
financial contributions with any of
them. He said Frick was opposed to
Wood because the latter had never had
any Congressional experience.
At this point Senator Reed demanded
to know when A. A. Sprague, treasurer
of the Wood campaign, would appear.
Chairman Kenyon said Sprague would
be here Saturday, but that Horace c.
Stebbins, auother handler of the Wood
funds, had not been located as yet by
the subp sra servers.
Harry NJ. Daugherty, manager Of the
campaign of Senator Harding, told the
committee that he did not know any
thing about the Wood expenditures in
Ohio. lie said that he knew that pub
licity was freely used Harding had g
campaign fund of $4,000, of which
all except $4,000 has been spent, the
witness said. 1t was all expended in
Ohio and Indiana, and more than one
third Of it was contributed by per-
sonal friends living at the Senator's
home city, Marion, Ohio, Mr.. Daugh-
erty said.
j. Harry Covington, justice of the
Supreme Court of the District Of Co.
lumbia and treasurer of the Palmer
campaign organization, appeared be-
10
Identify the principal contributors to
Palmer's campaign fund.
Justice Covington said that Mr..
Palmer, as Alien Property Custodian,
had appointed the directors and at
torncHs for the former German cor
porations taken over by the United
States during the war. He said that
he had been appointed by Mr.. Palmer
for one group of four companies, and
that he had turned 81 5000 over to
the American government as the re-
suit of their operation. He said that
he gave $4,000 to the Palmer fund.
Guffcy Palmer Appointee
Joseph T. Gutfey, of Pittsburgh, who
contributed $4,000 10 the Palmer fund,
also was q trustee for German cor
poratons under Mr.. Palmer as Alien
Property Custodian, Justice Covngton
said.
The veil was partially lifted at the
hearing from the "mysterious' candi-
dacy Of William G. McAdoo for the
Democratic nomination at San Fran
cisco.
Dr.. Burris jenkins, of Kansas City,
a clergyman and publisher Of "The
Kansas City Post" testified that he
had been summoned to Washington
this week by friends of MIR. McAdoo
and asked to make the nominating
speech at San Francisco, which he
consented to do.
THE invitation to come to Washing
ton" said Dr.. Jenkins, came to me
in the form Of a letter from Jouett
Shouse, Assistant Secretary Of the
Treasury, who explained to me that
as there were no funds available for
the McAdoo campaign they could not
even pay my travelling expenses. The
letter asked that l make it plain in
the nominating speech that Mr.. Nc
Adoo had no campaign fund.-
The committee, having heard the
rumor of DR.. Jenkins's mission to
Washington, had summoned him un-
expectedly. Chairman Kenyon ex-
planned that the committee had been
trying vainly to identify the scope and
character of the "mysterious" McAdoo
candidacy. Would DR.. Jenkins please
say who were the friends Of Mr. Nc
Adoo, whom he had met here?"
1--WE had a conference last night"
l,n IL tt,+ J. ,ol c1y