The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-05-26


the campaign Of MAI Gen. Leonard
Wood for the republican nomination
->--fUr president
Col. William Cooper Proctor. 4
manager for Gen. Wood, disclosed
this fact late this afternoon when
the Investigation Of campaign ex.
pendltures was resumed by the SEN
ate subcommittee.
Col. Proctor declared that $780,.
600 has been spent ''in educational
and headquarters expenses"
Eight or ten states raised money
In addition to that" he added.
LIT was 100000 you said you ad-
heed, and about that much, more
Subscribed by others7" asked chair.
man Kenyon
q did not say definitely how much
more It was,n Mr.. Proctor replied.
"Are the subscriptions to be used
to pay you back, or 10 your money
to be given dlrectiy?"
piled Col. Proctor. al don't know
definitely what the subscriptions !:
totaI.n
Senator Edge republican, of New
Jersey, suggested "about 100000 OF
\ 100000 has been spent. nationally, in
"Giving the figures roughly, think
that is about what Ii went for" Mr.
Proctor said. Decentralization letters,
advertising. pamphlet accounts of Gen
= leonard Wood, his record. and the
do you know what Senator Hard
ing's Ohio campaign cost?b Chairman
Kenyon inquired.
Il don't know" Col. Proctor said,
haven't heard anything but general
runors."
Now, your campaign in Michigan.
understand that all the money used
there was raised there and doesn't ap-
pear In your national account"
.xsvsa-- - Its~1 RV
adding that In ''eight or ten states their
own funds were raised by Wood cam
paign clubs and spent by them on their
own account"
Reed began cross examination OF
Proctor. which was objected TO by Proc-
ter as mot coming within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee"
Proctor was supported by Senator
Edge of New Jersey.
What Is Being Hidden?,
about shs is asrs yep Reed wT9 Saf
"Mr. Cariin was asked all manner OF
questions to establish his actions and
~ those of Atty,-Gens Palmer. " sssaf
haye no objection, to your cues
some light on the finances of the cam
paign," Edge said.
What did Mr.. King tell you when
you asked him the status OF his cam
Daign?" Reed continued.
there was no objection" Proctor an
swered.
The question Proctor. objected to was
what was the reason General Wood
wished TO supplant King?" Reed did
not press the question and the COM
mittee adjourned until 3 o'clock,
Chairman Kenyon asked If the WOOD
organization maintained flying squad
rons to cover states
"We have had speakers and scouts to
inform us of conditions" the witness re-
Aspled 1--WE had a very large organiza-
'tion, very largely voluntary. It's hard
to put that in being and on an eco
romic footing. IN two months. II taxes
years in business organization. :,
To a series of questions is to eXpendi-
lures in Ohio Mr. Proctor said:
y 1T was in the neighborhood OF 500 :
900 outside of publicity furnished py
the national headquarters.
To all questions as to details the
witness replied u don't know" explain
ing that it was a state and not ma
tionai organization affair. Jonn n,
Price, of Cleveland. he added. coulo
furnish the facts.
Nj we got a statement from New
York. Chicago and Washington and
Your other district Offices. that wouio
not cover all the expenditures in behali
of Gen. Wood, would it?" % asked sena-
tor Pomerene, democrat. Ohio
s'Jt would not" was the reply. some
states would not be included"
.Do YOU expect this advance Of $780,
600 of yours TO be paid back?'' senator
Pomerene asked. ~,
Proctor told him amid general laughter
We'll. do YOU hope, them!
Il don't know that" Mr.. Proctor
said ''I have undertaken tpiss am
going TO carry It through. ieei aS n
the matter as have felt from the keo
Cross in the war; :,
sDo YOU expect to advance more?'
Senator Pofnerene asked.
''As much as feel that II IS proper,
the witness returned.
"Did you have an understanding tnat
this S500,000 was coming PACK
mo understanding: faint expecta-
tion that some of i viii be repaid py
Gen. Woods funds.
who fSenator Reed was iaughing)
do yo uexpect TO put il up?"
ii don't know; am pretty sure some
OF it1will come back
y Men from .Plattsburgh camp. othsrs ,,, .,
Gen. Woods friends. he said, mlEn'
: 1"pon.t vou know that there is q group
+, very rich men who will pay 1t back!
senator Reed demanded. Al.
II do not--I know there Is not the
witness returned.
Washington, May 26.-Col. William
, Cooper Proctor, of Cincinnati. this art.
srnoon declared that he had carried
ASthe burden Of the campaign OF MAI
Gen, Leonard Wood for the republican
presidential nomination. He appeared
before the subcommittee investigating
campaign expenditures.
col. Proctor said he had advanced
$500 900 for campaign purposes whieh
has not been covered by contributions
The Wood campaign was carried out IN
forty. seven states at an average eN-
nenditure Of $4,000 a state, Col. froc-
Ter said. and in addition there was 49,
OO0 for publicity in each state.
The second largest contributor 10 the
Wood campaign was Col Ambrose Mo-
nell a friend Of Gen. Wood, who gave
S9A 900. Col. Proctor said. He named
william wrfgley. chewing gum manu- !,
flcturer; Col. Byllesby, OF Chicago; and
'.the Goodrich Rubber man., OF Akron
O." as contributors. but did not state
how much they gave.
Col. Proctor objected 10 questioning
from Senator Reed as 70 internal dn.
fsrences in the Wood organization and
the COMMITTEES adjourned until latei
Painsr's Cost s5s.6to.
Gifts 20 the fund for Atty.-Gen
palmer's campaign for the democratic
domination for president were placed
today at $50 by former Representa-
tive c. c. CArlin. Of virginia, his cam
rsien manager.
Mcclure Guffey, Of Pittsburgh. who wal
ifentifed as an oil man and prominent
n democratic politics N fennsylN ma
The next largest contributor was tor'
raer Federai Judge Harry CcyinEton
treasurer Of the Palmer ORGANISATION