The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-10-24

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senate Committee-MediIl McCor-
mick Pays Respects to Mr.. Tafts
uauagcr-Mr. Geo. W. Perkins
saws Neither the Harvester Trust
Nor the steel Trust Contributed to +
col. RooseveIt's Campaign.
Washington. Oct 21.-ThOmas
Fortune Ryan was the first witness
before the CIapp committee today.
Ran testified that he shOuldered !
three hundred and fifty thousand dol I
lars Of the debts of the Democratic
.sriouaI committee in 1904. Early
IN the campaign" he said, Il gave
fr, thousand dollars to the fund, al
though | opposed Parker's nOmina-
non. / gave probably fifty thousand
IN smaller contributions. When the
end Of the campaign drew near and
il was apparent that Parker couldn't
be elected some 90 fmy friends came
20 me and said the campaign would
collapse unless the committee re-
ceived financial assistance. | finally
agreed, in order to pay party work
ers and preserve the party's integrity,
10 furnish three hundred and fifty
thousand dollars. This made a total
Of four hundred and fifty thousand |
gave throughout the campaign. This
was a personal contribution and did
not represent any one except myself.
| did not give the money to try to
elect Parker. | merley wanted to pre-
serve the Democratic organization"
Replying to questions concerning
the pre-cOnvention campaign in 1912,
Ryan said he contributed between
$4,000 and $4,000 to Harmon S
campaign and over $4,000 to I'm
derwOOd's.
Mr.. Perkins Says ROosevelt's Cam
paign Was Not Underwritten.
Washington, Oct. 21.-Emphatic
denials that a huge fund had been
underwritten to finance the Roosevelt
pre-convention campaign, or that any
money had been contributed to the
fund by the international Harvester
Company or the United States Steel
Corporation, were entered today by
George W. Perkins, on the stand, be-
fore the Senate Campaign Contribu-
tons Committee
He denounced the charges made by
Senator BOieS PenrOse and by Charles
ID. Hilles, Republican National chair
man, demanding that Senator Pen
rose be made to prove his assertion
that a 100000 fund was under
written for the Roosevelt campaign
or like a gentleman, take back,
and declaring that Mr.. Hilles SHOULD
prove his charge or "be dismissed
from office" Throughout most o
his examination Mr.. Perkins was il
a wrangle with some member Of tn
committee. Time after time h
waved a clenched fist in the air an
declared that the committee 'coul'
not get away with it." Once tn
committee voted to expunge remarl
from the record. AS he grew indig
nant under cross examination, tn
Witness WOuIu FlS0 III HIS pave S1d1
ing at the committee and gesticulat
ing violently.
Mr.. Perkins accounted to the com
mittee for s123,OOO, which, he said
be spent in the pre-convention cam
paign of Col. Roosevelt.
That was absolutely all Of m
contribution" he declared emphati
Cally
But Mr.. Perkins could not recollec
clearly the amounts he subscribed o
collected for the Republican cam
paign fund of 1904
In conclusion, Mr.. Perkins declar
ed that he had never asked favo
OF any government official and tina
he vas not in politics to secure bus1
ness favors.
When this campaign is over" h
added, If on the 5th Of Novembe
Theodore Roosevelt is elected. on Nc
vember 9Th our accounts will be a.
square"
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