Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-18
MediII Mccormick Calls
HiIIes an Assassin of
Character.
HALTED BY Committee
Even Clapp, Roosevelt Support
er, Refuses to Tolerate His
Assertions.

Washington, Oct 1S.-Medill Nc
Cormick of Chicago stirred up a SEN
sation before the Clapp committee to-
day when he read a prepared state
ment touching upon the attempted as
sasination OF Colonel Roosevelt, and
declaring it had been melted by false
hoods of character assasins and liars
like Charles d. Hilles.
1T is difficult for an ordinary man
in the compass OF ordinary language
to compete with testimony of charac-
ter assassins and liars like Hilles,
men who, by falsehoods, incite weae
minded men to actual assassinations."
was the passage that brought n
stormy protest from the committee in
which Ciapp Joined.
ILLINOIS MOOSE EXPENSES.
Mccormick argued heatedly that his
statement was admissible evidence
while Oliver and Clapp declined to al.
| low Mccormick to read 1t and demanr-
| ed that he withdraw hih words. The
statement finally was admitted to the
record without being read from the
prepared copy. The reference to the
attempt on Roosevelt's life was Incl
dental to McCormick's general state
ment of the campaign expenses of the
progressive party in Illinois.
"As far as know" Mccormick said.
"the cost of the campaign in Illinois
was betrayed by Chauncey Dewey and
myself. l gave Dewey $4,000. In ad-
I 10 Q1n
1 toward the maintenance of the Chica-
go general headquarters.
NO HARVESTER STOCK.
During the campaign the Taft peo-
pie assidiously circulated a lie that |
was connected with the harvester
trust. l never owned and do not now
own a share of harvester stock. l do
not expect to own a share. McCombs
has testified that Cyrus Mccormick
has contributed to the Wilson fund.
Cyrus and Harold Mccormick and tho
two Deering brothers represent over
whelmingly the largest stock interest
in the Harvester company. Both these
McCormicks are for Wilson. Both the
DeerIngs are against Roosevelt and |
believe one of them is for Taft. Yet
Hilles and his associates persistently
circulate lie that the harvester trust
, spent large sums for the Roosevelt
: campaign. Beside the holdings OF the
/ Deerings and McCormicks, Mr. Per
, kins' are so small as to be negligible.
, Counsel for the trust is for Taft
| WANTS DIRECTOR CALLED.
t 81 demand that the directors OF the
> Harvester company be called to tes-
5 tify as to what candidate they are sup
= porting; that Hilles be recalled to ap-
4 praise the money value of North Caro-
2 line postmasterships held up by Taft,
e that Governor Wilson give evidence
/ as to the truth of the charge that the
q steel corporation is back of Roosevelt,
! and that the committee summon di-
rectors OF the steel corporation to in
quire what candidate they are sup
: porting" Asked concerning the at
g titude of Cyrus Mccormick. the wit
I, ness replied: THAT branch OF the fam
+ lily is singuhrly discreet concerning
= its affairs. Cyrus refused ever so long
! to permit me 10 say he was for Will
: SON"
r Mccormick denied the Steel compora-
: tion was supporting Roosevelt
DOVER ITEMIZEs 1904 FUND.
C Secretary Dove of the national re-
II publican committee of 1904 placed in
l. evidence what is said to be list of
? contributions to the committee that
year, givGH by the late Bliss. II item
lied contributions by Hartman, sl00.-
It 600: III. H. H 800, 900 George ].
g Gould, 100000: Morgan & Co, $780,
d GOO, and many others
n TOTAL II 81. $4,000.
p Dover said he made the list from a
y book Bliss let him sec He said the
r list undoubtedly contained errors made
- in copying. He never compared it with
n the original. and believed the list, with
e out verification, was of little value.
u The list tOtalcd S2.28O,OC0.
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