The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-05-28
CAMPAIGN COSTS Barred
FOR COMMITTEE
PROBE IS BEING SUNK
Evidence Regarding Many Can
didates of Both Parties Is
Gathered
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lions to the fund for Attorney Gen.
| eral Palmer's campaign fort the DEM
ocratic nomination for president were
placed today at $59.61O by Former
Representative G. c. Carlin OF Vir-
ginia his campaign manager.
The largest contributor was James
McClurg Guffey. of Pittsburg who gave
$4,000 was identified as an oil man
and prominent in democratic politics
in Pennsylvania. The next largest
contributor was Former Federal
Judge j. Harry Covington, treasurer
OF the Palmer organization who gave
$4,000 Mr.. Carlin said.
Carlin Is Quizzed.
Frank l.. Croker, of New York,
was second largest contributors, Civ
ing $1,000, the witness said,
Mr: Cariin read from list of con-
tributors and frequently was inter-
rupted to identify the men.
This maa Covington was former
ly federal judge and resigned to go
with the alien property custodian's
Offices when Mr.. Palmer had that
office, wasn't he?" asked chairman
Kenyon.
Il don't know exactly" was the re-
ply.
And the size of the fee Mr.. Gov
inglon got at the time caused pub
lie comment" Chairman Kenyon
continued.
1--WE only heard a little about
that" Mr.. Carlin said. ..
Resuming the reading from his list
MIR. CarIln said John F. Crosby, Hart
ford gave $1,000; o. Mlchaels $1,000;
William G. Dewitt, Pennsylvania, l.
600; +. j. Barrow, New York city
$500; w. H. Caldwell, $500; Robert
Law, Jr., New York City $1,000; F.
P. Garvin, assistant attorney gener
al, $1,000.
Chairman Kenyon asked for the
identify of each man, but Mr.. Car
lin said he knew nothing in detail
about any of them.
who does them demanded the
Chairman .-.-.. ~
Back To covinoton.
"Mr. Covington is treasurer" the
witness replied.
Committee members sought TO get
details about the Pennsylvania party
fight over the Palmer candidacy. Mr..
Carlin said he had not participated.
Let me tell you something, not in
a personal way" said Senator Reed,
democrat, Missouri. This committee
has had too many managers who
have no information about things
like this"
Il would have known, hut was in
structed to keep my hands off Penn
sylvania because the men there
would handle the situation themselv-
es," Mr.. Carlin replied.
Proctor On Stand.
When Mr. Carlin concluded Will
liam c. Proctor of Cincinnati, general
chairman Of Mayor General Leonard
Woods campaign committee was call
ed to the stand. He was delayed in
arriving. Before that the committee
announced that former federal Judge
J. Harry Covington, treasurer of the
Palmer compaign fund, had been
summoned.
William c. Proctor, of Cincinnati,
paign fund of Major General Leonard
Wood, he testified today at the SEN
ate investigation committee to pre-
convention presidential campaign fl
nancing. Mr.. Proctor said this ad-
vance was more than the total con-
trfbutions to GSeral Woods cam
paign from other sources. He added
that ~ had contributed $4,000.
Minnesota Woman Employee.
Mrs. Haley w. Wilson of Mime
sofa at $1,000 a month was the
highest salaried employe in Chicago
headquarters of Palmer, according to
Mr.. Carlin.
"a very brilliant woma an, formerly
secretary OF a suffrage league" Mr..
Carlin said
Denies Aiding Palmer.
There is some mistake in that
statement that l contributed to the
compaign fund of Attorney General
Palmer" said Colonel James McClurg
Guffey, former democrat national
committeeman from Pennsylvania,
when informed this morning by the
senate committee investigating ex-
penditures in Washington.
Democrats Love Feast.
"Mr. Carlin fixed the total of the
campaign funds for Palmer at S59,61O.
Vance Mccormick Of Pennsylvania"
he said, gave $1,000, and others
named were P. E. Nelson, Minnesota
$500; Fred V. Lynch, Mimi, $3.50; E.
M. Branchfield, Pennsylvania, $1,000,
while number of others gave
amounts ranging down to $40.
1.-THE democratic party is having a
love feast and not a money feast"
MIR. Carlin said when the committee
began going into state affairs.
Perhaps there is nothing to con.
test about" Chairman Kenyon inter-
rupted
Aren't you counsel for the Chica-
go packers" asked Chairman Ken
yon.
Kenyon Queries Pointed.
mo, sir" Mr.. Carlin replied.
Aren't you counsel for the Cruici-
BILE Steel Company"
81 am not"
"You are counsel for Mr.. Du Puy.
president of the Crucible Steel com
pany?"
II am"
"And the Crucible Steel company
defrauded the United States govern
ment out of $4,000, 900, didn't it, in
income taxes"
Something like that"
at was the attorney generals bus
mess to prosecute defrauders of the
government"
Answers were cut off by a stable
turmoil within the committee. Mr..
Carlin demanded opportunity to ans
wer In his way.