Omaha daily bee., 1912-10-15
Cash TO HELP OUT WILSON
Clapp Committee Resumes Investiga-
ton of Campaign Contributions.
CHAIRMAN M'COoMBs ON STAND
Two Hundred and Eight Thousand
Dollars to Aid in Nomination of
Democratic Candidate for
the Presidency.

WASHINGTON, Oct, 14.-Willlam +.
McCombs OF New York, chairman of the
national democratic committee, told the
Clapp committee Investigating campaign
funds today that $20S,000 had been con-
tributed to the fund this year in behalf
of Governor Wilson's nomination.
Il began this campaign for Governor
Wilson in May, 19ll," he said. For the
first month or two the campaign was di-
rected from my office, and l paid the
expenses out of my own pocket. Then
established headquarters in New York.
think / spent about $4,000 myself"
Here McCombs produced list of con-
tributors to the Wilson fund. Following
We're the principal prenomination con-
tributions:
Frederick c. Penfield, $1,000; William
f. McCombs, $1,000; Charles N. Smith,
H,00; Charles R. Crane, $4,000; H. J.
Barrett, $780, F. B. Robert. $500; George
F. Handel. $500; R. Magill. $500; Abram
j. Elkus, $500; Harvey Thomas, 5000:
James D. Pheland, $1,000; Daniel Fellows
Platt, $500; Henry Morgenthau. $1,000;
Cleveland II. Dodge and Princeton
friends, sS5,sOO; Irving T. Bush, $1,000:
Joseph F. Guffey, Princeton friend of
William F. McCombs, $3.50; Samuel I'm
termeyer, $1,000; collected through Will
liam G. McAdoo, $780, of which amount
Jacob H. Schiff gave $780,
McCombs testified that the $4,000 cred
a tn Ne4I q ns..fA nff ,,E
the money that contributor had given.
Senator Dixon Of the Roosevelt forces
said he understood Penfield had made
huge contributions"
Some Other witnesses.
Senator John II. Bankhead, manager
Of the Underwood campaign: Lieutenant
Governor Hugh l. Nichols. of Ohio, man.
ager of the Harmon campaign and vice
Chairman William G. McAdoo of the
National democratic committee, Judge
Alton B. Parker, Joseph Quincy of Mass,
Roger Sullivan, Of Illinois, and Fred C.
Penfield, of Philadelphia, were the other
witnesses to testify today.
While his statement totalled only $751;
565 Mr.. McCombs said the total expenses
for the campaign had amounted to $685.
1873. He said that represented all the
money expended and that no other funds
had been collected and disbursed to his
Questioned about the contribution of
;S5, 900 credited to Cleveland s. Dodge
and friends Mr.. McCombs produced
eter from Mr.. Dodge giving the contribu-
ions as follows
Jones, $10,500; David b. Jones, $l0,500;
Cyrus H. Mccormick. $12,50O; Cleveland
). Dodge, s51, 300.
Paid for Publicity.
McCombs said that the greater part of
his funds were expended for publicity.
I'VE had to acquaint the people of the
United States with Governor Wilson," he
laid, "and wide campaign of education
vas necessary.
There is not dollar in that statement
which reflects any promise expressed Of
implied on my part. No representations
we're made to any one to induce him to
contribute except that his country needs
man like Mr.. Wilson for president.
Mccormick, Sheldon. Jones and Dodge
contributed to Wilson'S fund just as they
would to Princeton university, IL Wilson
we're president"
Alton B. Parker, democratic presi-
iential candidate of 1904, was on the
stand about expenditures of that cam
oaign. He said he had no knowledge Of |
to the democratic fund, but
lad given instructions that nothing was
o be accepted from corporations. He said
lie had only hearsay evidence about re-
publican contributions of 1904 and had
,ased his charges of that year on that
,vidence.
Parker said the information on which |
lis charges Of trust contributions were
,ased had been borne in" upon him and |
ie had concluded that ''the interests''
we're becoming very active. aOctober 13
le had been informed by an old friend |
hat he was licked" This friend had |
old him of the details of an organiza-
ion formed against him and mentioned |
he names Of E. III. Hartman James |
,tillman, C. Frick, g. w. Perkins and |
Robert Bacon as members OF such an or |
;anization. Out of that information had |
;rown his speech attacking campaign aid |
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