Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-05-27
PROCTOR ADMITS HE GAVE S5O0,000 FOR
 WOOD CAMPAIGN
Says All Other Contributions Will Not Total As
 Much
SAYS HIS DONATION
 ON IDEALISTIC BASIS
Palmer Campaign Has Spent S59,6I0, Says Manager--Gerard Spent Sli,0i0, All of It His Own
 Money

Washington, May 26.-Colonel William Cooper Proctor, Cincinnati manufacturer, described as "the angel' of Major General Leonard Woods Ohio campaign, testified to- day at the senate investigation of pre-convention political financing that he had advanced $500,000 to Woods national organization. He estimated that contributed from all sources would not make as much.
 The committee of inquiry went in- to the expenditures of three other candidates today. Former Represen- tative C. C. Carlin, Virginia, mana ger of Attorney General Palmer's national organization, testified that it's cash expenditures had been $59,- 610 James w. Gerard former am- bassador to Germany, has spent d,0d0-all his own money-as his manager, $. T. Jones, Des Moines. la. while Representative Louis Champion of Michigan said about pibI'pV iab b'tu NItHb III Ilo Stutc for Senator Johnson, republican,, of California, this total not being in- cluded in the Johnson national cam paign account previously fixed at $6S,13
 Mr. Carin was questioned more extensively about alleged under-pay- ments of income tax by the Cruciblc Steel company and MT. Dupuy, form oh, ,i nf ha ko, ,,.J ffJ t,.ao ots,v-e of this company, than he was con- corning campaign expenditures. He told the committee that the largest contributor to Mr Palmer's campaign was Mir. J. Guffey, who gave $10,- 900 and who was identified as al prominent oil man.
 It developed that the contribution was Joseph F. Guffey of Pittsburgh, an oil man, and former democratic national committeeman from Penn sylvania.
 idealistic.
 Colonel Proctor testified that be- sides advancing $500,000 to Gener- made contribution of $f0,00O. He objected to naming other contribu. tors saying that the men charged WIbU HdHuIIUR LHc llIhnSGH would give names and exact amounts. Urged by committee. however, he said that Ambrose Monei had given $20,- 900 and that William Wrigley "a fel- low like me" and MT. Byllesbv, . New York banker, has been large contributors,
 The witness said that his own nd vance of money to the generals cam-
 1. T T sAE. a~ts. ing to the Red Cross during tho war; and added that he "intended 70 ad- vance as much more as he felt would be proper"
 Asked if he expected the $500, ,000 to be repaid. Colonel Proctor smiliEg- lv said he thought "cxpect" was putt ting it little too strong. He said. however, that he "was pretty sure of getting repaid some of the total by General Woods friends"
 A suggestion that the amount Al- ready had been underwritten by "a group of very rich men" was sharp ly denied.
 Given general details of expendi- lures Colonel Proctor said that "60 to 70 per cent was spent on publicity and educational campaign" and that the national organization had gone into 47 states. spending probably m average of $8.00O for each state. Lo- cal organizations in eight or 10 states financed themselves, he said.
 Charles Weissert. member of the Michigan state legislature and see- rctary-treasurer of the Wood lesGue there. testified that upward of $64,- 900 had been spent for the general m the Michigan primary contest. FrSd A. Aeler of Detroit, he said, RNvG 50,000. Mir. Weissert said 436 .O00 went directly for newspaper advertIes ing. After reading list of con- tributors to Mir. Palmer's campaign Former Representative Carlin VII drawn into fire of questions cen tered around the alleged underpay. ment of s9.000,00O in income tax by the Crucible company and of et,- 650.000 bv the Dupuv family. TIT. Carlin said he was attorney only for MT. Dupuy "on the civil side" of tho governments tax claims. and that he was willing in behalf of his client1 to pay the government $36,0O0.
 Asked by Senator Reed, democrat. Missouri, if Attorney General Pal mer had had "anythinR to do pexsps(- ally with the Crucible Steel or DuDG tax matters" Mir. Carlin said it hSl been taken up with MT. Palmer's IT; sistants, but that it was largely an] 10 the collector of internal revenuS. who was Mr. Rogers" He added th61 the statute "expressl yallows the n. ternal revenue department to cpIls promise all these matters even aft: CT an indictment has been found. Chairman Kenyon wanted to knoS whether MT. Sterling, Palmer mana aeer in Pennsylvania, "was not elns ployed by the Dupuy interestsn &R8 the witness said he was employed 63 some of the steel interests. It n. ve!oped that these steel interests aleG had a controversy with the govern ment about income tax.
 MT. Carlin, asked about expendis lures in Pennsylvania for MT. rel, mer's campaign, said he knew nothip1 of affairs there as MT. Sterline h4o told him ito keep out of the Re0Ns sylvania matter" ss3 l Appearing for former Amheenn
 Gerard. Mir. Jones filed tele
 from his principal saying that M not had financial {, aSsi stance 4F66