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date for president in 1904 gave the
committee his basis for the charge
made on the stump in that campaign,
that financial Interests" had organ
lied a committee to secure funds for
and give support to the republican
ticket. He said that the late Colonel
Daniel 5. Lamont gave him the in
formation. He was corroborated by
George F. Parker. who managed the
democratic literary bureau in 1904.
Mr.. McCombs. the first witness of
day was particularly emphatic in
tributions to Governor Wilson's cam
paign fund reflected "'any promise,
expressed or implied" He said that
ne believed his accounts represented
practically all of the expenditures for
Governor Wilson, except a sum of
S6.o75. accounted for by Mr.. McAdoo.
He knew of no local contributions in
the various states. Mr.. McAdoo sup
plemented the testimony of his chief.
Lieutenant Governor Nichols told
the committee hat Governor Harmon
contributed largely to his own cam
paign. He said that $4,000 had been
collected but that the expenditures
amounted to $146.006 in the national
campaign and that Governor Harmon
supplied the difference. In. addition
to this MIR. Nichols filed q statement
Of $4,946.45 collected and expended
in Ohio. The principal contributors
mentioned in Mr.. Nichols statement
were.
r. NJ. Thompson. $4,000; Represen-
tative Francis Burton Harrison $1,000:
=: z. Wheeler, $500; ]. F. Tanning,
$4,000; William Dudley. $4,000:
Thomas F. Ryan, $4,000; and James
j. Hill. $4,000.
Senator Pomerene of Ohio, a men,
Der of the investigating committee
credited with a contribution of
$3.50 In the account.
Cnder examination Mr.. Nichols
in the campaign that j. p. Morgan
and company and the Standard Oil
company had contributed to the Har-
mon fund.
Not a dollar was received from
either" he declared.
Senator John II. Bankhead outlined
TO the committee the expenditures in
behalf Of Representative Underwood
n contributors mentioned in his
we're:
Thomas F. Ryan, ss6:ooo; Joseph
$500; S. r. Bertram, So
500: J. II. Woodward. $4,000. Small
contributions amounting to $4,000
brought the fund up to $50, 900.
Josiah Quincy Of Massachusetts
to the committee the re.
port of Miss E. NJ. Mitchell, treasurer
OF the Wilson campaign in that state,
accounting for expenditures of 81.
$3.50 IN the pre-convention cam
Frederick c. Penfeld of Philadel
phia testified that his contributions
to Wilson fund amounted to 312,-
This corroborated Mr.. McComb's
Senator Dixon Of the
roosevelt forces on the stand before
the committee last week. said his in
formation was that Mr.. Penfield de-
clared no other members Of his fam
lily mad contributions although SEN
ator Dixon had said that the $48, 900
gift might have been in the name Of
Mrs. Penffeld.
Eyes. You might call 1t that. Men
that are u%nfriendly they call 1t a
boss" the witness replied with awry
~
MI. Sullivan said that his contri-
button Of between $780, 900 and $780,
900 represented all Of the money spent
0 nhis side OF the democratic primary
light. He said that in 1908 the DEM
ocrats spent about 1000 in the state
and about $1,000 in Cook county.
But I shout djudge the republi-
cans spent several times that" he
That's what they all say" re-
marked Senator oliver. THE other
side is always the one that spends
the money"
The financial activities Of Thomas
r. Ryan in the democratic precon-
campaign interested the COM
and during the afternoon ses-
sion Mr.. McCombe was recalled to
the stand.
"What candidate was Thomas F.
Ryan for at the Baltimore conven-
he was asked.
Il have no means OF saying" he
said. HE was against US. I don't
know who he voted for. but It was
my assumption that he was against
Wilson,"
The much disputed republican CAM
paign fund Of 1904 was the subject
Of a lengthy examination Of Judge
Alton b. Parker and George r. Par
ker.
Judge Parker placed In the record
extracts from his campaign speech
In which he charged that the repub-
Leans were backed BY the "trusts