Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-27
KERN BRINGS CHARGES
Says Trusts Are Pouring
Money Into Indiana.
ADDRESSES TIPTON VOTERS
Declares That 100000 Was Sent to
the State Sunday.
ARRAIGNS SECRETARY SIMS
Republican Campaign Managers As
sert That the Report Is Abb
solutely Unfounded.
ADDRESSES TIPTON VOTERS
ARRAIGNs SECRETARY SIMS

TIPTON Ind. October 2I.-"l am re
liably informed and make this specih'
charge that 100000. largely contributed
bv trusts and combines, was brought into
Indiana last Sunday and passed through
the hands of Fred Sims, secretary o.
the state board of commissioners de-
clared John w Kern, the democratic vice
presidential nominee, before a good-sizet
audience here today.
Mr. Kern reviewed the action of the
respective conventions of the leading
parties with reference to publicity of cam
paisn contributions. and continued:
Il do not wonder that the republican
party this year is declining to give the
names of the men and corporations thai
are supplying its sinews of war II tht
people of Indiana knew the names o.
these donors Bryan would carry the stat'
by 100000. Such publication would dls
close the fact that every unlawful com
bination in America has poured ou
money unlawfully absorbed from the peo
pies earnings, into the republican treas
ury for the purpose of debauchlnS the
ballot
Mr.. Kern's Comment.
Reverting to the alleged 100000 con-
tribution recently brought into this state.
Mr. Kern continued:
Mr.. Sims is a most estimable gentleman
and a warm personal friend of mine. but
l am compelled to say that 1t is sad
spectacle to see public official. who Is
required to pass every year upon the
question as to what amount OF taxes snail
be levied upon the railroads and other
corporations of his state handling the
money that these corporations are called
upon to contribute to the campaign fund.
The assessing or taxing officer. who. ike
Mr.. Upham Of Chicago or Mr.. Sims OF
Indiana. has the power to raise or lower
the taxes Of corporations. has rare fac1ll-
ties for frying fat out of the corporations
whose properties they are required to
value
Il hope the time may come when no
public officer will be allowed to neglect
his official duties and engage in such
questionable business. The time is not
far distant when an aroused public SEN
timent will so purify the political at
mosphere as to make the further perpetu-
alton of such wrongs impossible
Denied by the Republicans.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. October 27.-
When shown the story from Upton today
wherein John w. Kern charged him with
handling 100000 of campaign funds,
Fred Sims. secretary of state, said:
This is absolutely false. l know MOTH
ing of 100000 campaign fund for In
diana. 1t is about time for such stories
to be circulated. and the democrats hope
to help their cause in this way"
CHICAGO. October 27.-Fred w. Upham.
assistant treasurer of the republican
campaign fund. when shown ]. w. Kern s
charge that 100000, collected largely
from trusts, had been sent into Indiana,
said today:
Not dollar of anybodys money has
heep sent ont of nv Office Indiana IF
there had l would know 1t. and Mr..
kern's statement is untrue. l don't even
know Mr.. Sims. It's an 'end-of-the-cam-
paign' yarn, scarcely worth denying"