The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-27
ADVANCED HALF MILLION ID
 WOODS CAMPAIGN
Committee of Inquiry Also Goes Into Expenditures of Palmer, Gerard and
 Johnson syss
By Associated Press

By Associated Press
 Washington, May 26.-Col William Cooper Proctor. Cincinnati manufacturer, who has been described as ''the angcl of Maj Gen. Leonard Woods Ohio cam paign testified today at the Senate in- yestigation of pre-convention politcal financing that he advanced S5O00Oo to Woods national organization. He esti- mated that contributions from all other sources would not make as much
 The committee of inquiry also went into the expenditures of three other candi- dates during the day. Former Repre- Nsentative C. c. Carlin of Virginia, man aser of Attorney General Palmer's na- tiopal organization, testified that it's cash expenditures had been $59,6l0 James w. Gerard former ambassador to Germany, has spent $14040-all his own money-as a presidential candidate, according to hls manager, l. T. Jones of Des Moines, la
 While Representative Champion Of tIichican said about $13,000 had been spent in his state for Senator Johnson, repuo- lican, California, this total not being ln- cluded in the Johnson national campaign account previously fixed at $6S,lSs.
 .GUFFEY GAVE $10,O0O
 MT Carlin was questioned more exten- sive.v about alleged under-payments Of ircorce tax by the Crucible Steel Com pany and MT. DuPuy, former chairman of the board of directors of that com pany, than he was concerning campaign expenditures He told the committee that inc largest contributor to Mir. Palmer $ campaign was MT. J. Guffey. who gave s1OO0O and who was identified as prom inent oil man.
 This name became confused with that of Col. James McClurg ,Guffey, former democratic national committeeman from NJy wards that Colonel Guffey was the man he had in mind It developed subsequent ly however that the contributor was Joseph F. Guffey of Pittsburg, also an oil man and former democratic na- tional committeeman from PennsyNanla' NAMES OTHER CONTRIBUTORS
 Colonel Proctor testified that besides advancing J00 to General Wood campaign fun, he had made contflpu- ton of s10,000. He objected to naming other contributors, saying that the men charged with handling the campaign finances would give names and exact amounts Urged hv members of the com mittee however he said that Ambrose Nonel had given s200e9 and that William Wrigley. "a fellow like me, ana MT R,7ljesby. 2 New York banker" had been lAge contributors
 Ire witness said that his own advance of nlOpeN to the general ; SdiiPnt7t l.-N-' been as "idealistic as giving to the Rea Cross during the war, and added 'tasS af..S intended to advance as much more IS he felt would he proner
 MAY GET SOME BACK
 Asked If he expected the s50o,O0o to be renaid Colonel Proctor smiling said he thought "expects was putting 1t httie too strong He said. however, that he was pretty sure of getting repaid some of the total by General Woods friends. suggestion that the amount already. had been underwritten by "a group of very rich men was sharply denied
 Giving general details of expenditures, , Colonel Proctor said that '60 to 70 per cent was spent on publicity and educa- tionaI campaigns and that the national organization had gone into forty-seven states, spending probably an average of ss GOO for each state. Local organiza- tons in eight or ten states financed them selves, he said, but he again indicated he would leave tn others f'Ill explanation..
 Men don't like their names used .n this connection the witness said whel pressed for names of contributors ana it is embarrassing to me when there are other sources"
 S54.OO0 GOES TO MICHIGAN
 Charles Weissert, member of the Michigan state legislature and secretary treasurer of the Wood League in his state, testified that upwards of S54'oVo Mad been spent for the general in the Michigan primary contest. Fred A. Al ger of Detroit, he said, gave s5o,Ooo. oi the total expended. Mir. Weissert told the committee, 5000 went directly for news paper advertising.
 After he had read list of contrlbu- tors to MT. Palmers campaign, former Representative Carlin was drawn into a fire of committee questions centered around the alleged underpayment of s".- 100000 in income tax by the Crucible com pany and of s1.65oo0o by the Dupuy family. Mr. Carlin said he was attorney only for Mir. Dupuy and Mrs Dupuy lon the civil side'' of the government g