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SAYST.R. WANTED
PENROSE TO HELP
Nugent Tells Probers Of Con-
ference With Colonel
THREATENED TO GET SENATOR

George w. Perkins Brands as Unmiti-
gated Lie Story That He Had Under
written RooseveIt's Campaign.
Washington, Oct 22.-Turning from
IN exciting battle with George w.
Perkins, in which that follower of
Colonel Roosevelt had hurled "unmiti-
gated lie" at charges made against
him, the senate subcommittee investi-
eating campaign funds. turned to a
probe of political affairs in Pennsylva-
mia, particularly with regard to Sena-
tor Penrose and William Finn, the
Roosevelt leader in that state.
John P. Nugent, of Philadelphia,
who was active in the Bull Moose
movement in Pennsylvania, but who
recently abandoned that party, told
the committee of having had confer.
ence with Colonel Roosevelt in the
latter part of January of this year in
New York, which was followed few
days later by conference at the Man
haitian hotel with William L. Ward,
Nugent said:
During this conference on Penn
sylvania matters the question was
asked: What about Penrose?' Ward
said: We gave Penrose the opportu-
nifty to come with us and he asked for
ten days to think it over. and at the
end of that time he came and said he
was going to stand by the old party.
Ward said, We are going to get Pen
rose and the world knows they did"
Robert Haight, also of Philadelphia,
followed Nugent on the stand. He tes-
titled that he suggested William
Films name to William L. Ward, of
New York, as the man able to inf1u-
ence E. A. Van Valkenburg and the
Philadelphia North American. He i'm
parted this information on Feb. 13, he
said.
"How soon after that did Van Val
kenburg support Colonel ROOSEVELT"
asked Senator Clapp. "The following
Wednesday Finn took Van Valken-
burg to New York, and week later
the North American went over to the
Progressives," replied Haight.
George W. Perkins, rising from the
witness chair before the committee,
and shaking a clenched fist, shouted,
concerning the allegation that he had
upderwritten Roosevelt's campaign in
the sum 81 50. .0oo. 900:
Among the list Of unmitigated lies
throughout this campaign that state
ment perhaps ought to be placed at
the top, because it Is largest.
81 was in hope that Senator Pen
rose would be here. He made that
statement on the floor of the senate,
and he ought to be required to prove it,
or, like gentleman, he ought to take
it back There is not a scintilla OF
truth in it, from A to a."
"Just minute" interrupted Senator
Clapp, the chairman. "All that is ne
cessary is that you deny it. All that
the committee can do Is to determine
the proof or the absence of proof"
Perkins was not to be stopped. He
continued:
81 want to know where l stand. /
want to know whether can be charg
ed with these things on the floor of
the United States senate and not be
given an opportunity to disprove
them"
He insisted that Penrose should be
brought before the committee and say
whether his charge was mere hot
air." He did not believe the senator
should be allowed to "get away with
the situation"
"Did you ever enter into an ar
rangement to underwrite a portion OF
Colonel Roosevelt's campaign" he
was asked.
"Not one dollar" said Perkins.
Taking up accusations by Charles
d. Hilles, the Republican national
chairman, that the international Har-
vester company had made large con.
tributions to the Roosevelt campaign,
Mr. Perkins declared with heat:
''This is an absolute falsehood made
out of the whole cloth, and il Mr.
Hilles has any reason to believe that
contributions have been made by the
and to others to have the books of the
company audited for the purpose of
proving or disproving the accusation
Perkins was questioned at length as
ID his activities in collecting funds in
1904, when Roosevelt was elected. He
said that he gave about $4,000 or
$4,000 that year, in addition to the
New York Life Insurance company's
contribution. He read long statement
in defense of the New York Lies po
litical contribution, and declared that
it was in the interest of the policy
holders of the company.
Prier to Perkins appearance on the
stand, Thomas Fortune Ryan, of New
York, was examined as to his cam.
paign gifts in 1904 and this year. Mr.
Ryan said that he give in all in be-
half of Alton B. Parker's campaign
about $45O,00O. Of this, he said, $3.50,
900 was given in the last days of the
campaign, when it was certain that
Parker would be defeated.
In fact, said the witness, he never
thought Judge Parker had chance
and that he had favored the late Sen.
ator Arthur Pue German for the noDl,-
nation. He gave nearly half million
dollars, he asserted, merely to keep
the Democratic organization intact