Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-06-04
MAY WIDEN SCOPE
 AND EXTEND TIME:
 or ELECTION PROBE: !:
Pomerene Would Continue In- vestigation After the
 Election
MORE LIGHT ON THE
 FUND FOR GEN. WOOD
Attempt to Show That General New of the Extent of Financial Ef- forts in His Be-
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Washington, June 3.-Senate com mittee investigation of pre-conven- tion presidential campaign activities had approached new phase if not a virtual conclusion tonight, further developments being in doubt pend ing action in the senate on a pro posal by Senator Pomerene to change radically the scope and purpose of the inquiry and carry it beyond the November election.
 Action on the resolution, which would bring congressional as well as presidential campaigns within the committees Jurisdiction, was delay ed by request of Senator Lodge of Massachusetts, republican leader. Ii will come up tomorrow and the com mittee, pending any alteration of its charter powers. began winding up the hearing of witnesses already sum- moned.
 The days sessions were interrupted by senate votes on adjournment which drew members to the floor Three witnesses were heard however two of them throwing additional light on the financing of Major Genera Leonard Woods campaign, while the third brought additional information as to activities for Senator Harding and Governor Lowden in Missouri.
 C. H. Duell, New York, formerly connected with the Wood financia arrangements. testified that Genera Wood was present at discussion al the home of Ambrose E. Mcneil, 1T New York, last fall, where ways ant means of financing his campaign were talked over.
 A formal meeting attended by Du ell, Mcneil and Robert Cassatt o1 Philadelphia had been called, tho witness said and at this meeting Mo of men be asked to "or derwrite" thu Wood campaign expenses to the ex tent of $500,000. Cassatt finally de clined to enter into the arrangement Duell said, and his recollection was that General Wood came in later, aft CT the meeting. Discussion of tn, financial side of the campaign had continued, he added, but he could not recall anything General Wood nigh have said in that connection.
 Hints Wood Knew.
 Questions by Senator Reed, demo crat, of Missouri, drew from the wit ness a statement that in view of tht general nature of the conversation General Wood could not have failed to know it's purport and the amount! discussed as necessary to raise.
 When w. L. Cole, republican, state chairman in Missouri and delegate a large from that state, appearing a his own request, took the stand the scene shifted to that state. He pre- sented brief explanation of pre- vious testimony which showed thar he had received funds from both thu Harding and Lowden interests fol work in Missouri.
 He entered a flat denial that he had known that a check for $500 giv en him by E. L. Morse, manager O the Lowden campaign outside of St Louis was from Lowden funds O. that it was given him with any un derstanding it was to be used in th' Illinois governors behalf. He hat regarded the money as a persona contribution from Morse, he said, tt aid in the republican fight to fill { vacancy in the Third Missouri con gressional district which Morse had insisted that Cole conduct.
 As to $1,250 which the witness sait he received from Harry M. Daughter ty, manager for Senator Harding, Cole declared it was given him to use 1T trying to make the senator secont choice of the Missouri delegation ant after he had told Daueherty that ht believed Missouri was "sewed up" fol Lowden.
 The other witness as to Wood ii nancing was B. B. Burtt of Chicago who described himself as "assistan and confidential man" for Mcneil Burtt brought with him contribution receipts of the Wood national fun' and also "requests for funds" coverinf disbursements. His testimony, h' insisted. could add nothing to matter already before the committee.
 Two other prospective witnesse: were heard from today. A Montrea message from Horace s Stebbins eastern treasurer of the Lincoln -Woot league, and vainly sought by subpoena servers said he would appear tomor row, while Warren Gregory, connect ed with the Hoover campaign in Cali fornia, telegraphed from Boston tha he also was on his way.
 The committee planned to call n' other witness but to hear those al ready summoned who had not yet pu in an annearancp