Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-02

people had less money in proportion
to the results accomplished than any
other pre-convention candidate" He
declared more was spent for Taft, I'm
derwood, Clark and Wilson.
When Senator Oliver took up Sena-
tor Dixon's statement yesterday the
two men got in a bitter argument.
both talking at once.
The witness reiterated: at Is not
a square deal to devote all of the
committee's efforts to investigating
Colonel Roosevelt's campaign and not
investigate the campaigns of others
He charged that the majority of the
committee was opposed to Roosevelt
and thai the entire investigation APP
peared to be directed against the
colonel. Members told him all the
Witnesses he wanted had already
been summoned.
Lets have Mr.. Mccombs and Mr..
McAdoo brought here and find out
how much Governor Wilson spent.
I'd like to know how much Mr.. Hilles
spent in the Taft campaign" said Mr..
Dixon. He turned to Senator Pome-
rene. who was active in the Harmon
campaign, ana SAID.
II think Senator Pomerene might
tell us something about Governor
Harmon's expenditures. I'd like to
have Senator Oliver tell us how much
money was spent in the Pennsyl-
vania campaign" Senator oliver re-
piled he would be glad to take the
stand,
When the examination proceeded
Senator Dixon said w. Emlen Roose-
Welt had given him $1,000 for the ex-
penses of the Washington office. This
was in addition to the 49, 900 shown
in e. H. Hooker's records yesterday.
Senator Dixon said that he had sent
some money in reply to urgent de-
mands by Governor Hadley, of Mis-
souri,, for primaries in the larger cities
in the State.
Senator Paynter pointed out that
the committee had before 1t charges
that from 49, 1000. 900 to $4,000. 900 had
been used by the Roosevelt people be-
fore the conventions. Another con-
fused exchange of comment followed.
WAS this $25, 600 that Perkins. Nun
sey and Hanna each gave to you in
addition TO the amounts given to E. II.
Hooker in the New York~committee?'
asked Senator Paynter. Senator Dixon
said It was.
"PIutocrats for Taft"
Senator Paynter asked If Herman
Frasch, who gave $4,000 to the New
York headquarters, was connected
with the sugar interests. Senator
Dix6h insisted the sugar trust was
: opposed to Colonel Roosevelt: but he
did not know whether Mr.. Frasch
was connected with sugar interests.
Senator Dixon said hat when he
''got desperately hard up" he went
back to Perkins. All the rest of the
~plutocrats were for Taft" he said.
Senator Dixon suggested that the
committee summon Josiah Quincy, of
Boston; William McAdoo. of New
York; George Harvey, of New York,
and William f.. McCombs. Through
them .he said he believed the COM
mitteAwould find that "a gentleman
named Penneld," of Philadelphia, had
given $4,000 to Governor Wilson'S
pre-convention campaign and $4,000
since his nomination.
81 also suggest the calling of
Thomas T.. Ryan" ne said. Il have
been reliably informed that he con-
tributed a large sun to the cam
paign of Mr.. Underwood; that A.
II. Plant, auditor of the Southern
railway. also gave to this campaign.
| have been informed that large
sums were given by leading finan'
ciers Of New York to the presiden-
tial campaign of Governor Harmon,
of Ohio.
81 have been informed that Joseph
e. Davis expended about $4,000 In
MIR. Wilson's pre-convention cam
paign." He also mentioned Fred B.
Lynch, of Minnesota; Ed Johnson, OF
South Dakota, as possible witnesses.
Senator Dixon further asked the