Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-26
Cdrlin's Testimony
Kills Palmer Boom

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the attorney general is on one side and
his campaign manager is on the other.
This arrangement between Du Puy
and Carlin was entered into in Fcbru
ary by an agent of Mr.. Du Puys. At
that time, Carlin was either already
Palmer campaign manager or was in
dictcd for prominent place in the Pal
mcr campaign by the close political as
sociation with Palmer.
Republicans Much Relieved
1t was a great relief to the Rcpubli
cans on the Kenyon committee to shift
the unpleasant limelight to the Demo
Gratis today. The development with re-
gard to Palmer relieved the minds Of
senator's like Edge and Spencer. who
were worried by the extent to which the
inquiry was developing into drive
upon Wood.
Today they feel the inquiry will elem
mate all the Republican candidates who
had participated in the primaries and
open the way for Knox or some dark
horse.
The Palmer evidence will strengthen
the determination Of the committee to
go to the bottom of campaign expendi-
lures.
Whiel it reflects only on Palmer and
the administration, it will tend to make
the preliminary campaigns generally
smell bad. to fasten public attention
upon campaign methods and to make
unlikely the nomination of any of the
big spenders.
The committee shows disposition
not to stop with the expenditure Of the
national organizations of the various
candidates. but to go into the states
rh
state managers to find out what they
spent.
For example. Congressman Cramton.
Senator Johnson's manager in Michi
gan, was in the committee room with
the figures of JOhnsOn'S expenditures
in Michigan. These totalcd about S12.-
600. of which none came from Man
agcr McSwccn. Congressman J. A.
Elston. of Calofirnia, had contributed
$4,000 of this $4,000. Most of the rest
of it was still owed, was deficit.
Twilight Zone in Campaigns
There is sort of twilight zone in
campaign expenditures. National cam
paign managers do not know what
money was raised locally in the states.
Mr.. McSween knew nothing about
Mr.. Camton's $4,000 in Michigan,
although it was one sixth as large as
Mr.. McSween's fund.
Similarly eX Congressman Carlin did
not know how much had been spent for
his candidate in Pennsylvania. He had
been warned by Nr. Sterling, Palmer's
Pennsylvania manager, TO keep out.
When this was testified, Senator
Reed interrupted the witness to make a
few remarks upon campaign managers.
which he assured the witness were not
personal"
THE surprising thing to me-" said
Reed, lis how little campaign man
ayers know. II were Il campaign man
nger, ] shoY Id know how much was
spent in the home state of the candi-
date, and l don't think I'm different
from other men. But we haven't yet
found a campaign manager who did.
For example, there was Mr.. Hitchcock.
whom we had before us the other day.
II campaign manager who knew about
the campaign were worth 81 900. 900.
Mr.. Hitchcock would be worth about
50. 80.
Colonel Proctor. Woods campaign
manager, is another one who does not
know, in his case. it is said. even the
total national expenditures of his can
didate. leaving out of consideration the
additional state expenditures.
AS the Republicans are going to dig
into Mr.. Palmer'S fund in PCnnsyl-
vania, and as Senator Edge is going to
dig into Senator .IohnsOn'S Michigan
and California funds. Senators Ken
yOn and Reed will insist upon digging |
into the Wood expenditures. especially
in the larger states whore the contest |
was sharpest