Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-10-02
Chairman of Roosevelt Com.
mittee Declares Campaign
Inquiry Seems to Be Direct.
ed Mainly Toward Colonel,
WANTS REPUBLICANS AND
DEMOCRATS SUMMONED
Preliminary Scrap Develops
Fact That Money Was Free
ly Used by PrOgressives in
Pre-Convention Struggle.
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Washington. oct. when the
Clamp commission. investigating cam
palgn funds met today 10 examine
Senator Joseph NJ Dixon uf Montana,
Colonel RuuscNclt's political manager.
it's members were discussing the srna.
tors announcement or lust night that
ne would usk the commission to call
Chairman Hllcs of the Republican
national commission and Chairman
McCombs OF the Democratic natio'Hi
committee.
The senators pointed out today that
II already had been announced that
they Will Gull those two men, az wen
az the financial managers OF oscar W.
Underwood and Champ Clark.
Senator Dixon testified that ne had
collected funds other than those ham
died by Progressive Treasurer Hook
er, who informed the committee yes
terday that the total expenditures ot
the Roosevelt national committee
were about Sl4i,00O.
III would like TO know the full
scope OF the investigation" demanded
well the Republican M well as the
Democratic campaign fund.-"
"YeR," replied Senator Clapp,
"Of course" continued Senator Dix
on. the general -%tsSSSaroHsion LIS that
this In rather an investigation of only
tho pre-conyention campaign fund OF
Colonel TtOOSeNClt. Now ~ mem
ber OF the senate I want tu soe tho
cRmpaIgn funds of President TAFT,
Governor Wilson und Governor liar-
mon also Investigated Aud ! think
this should be- done before election
Senator Dixon" exclaimed Chair
man Clapp, half rising from his seat,
"a suggestion that there has not been
fair play II a reflection on IN" one
nun on this committee who N friend
ly 10 Colonel Roosevelt"
The committee members decided
that Senator Dixon should he exam
ined about the Roosevelt funds,
Chairman Clapp told Senator Dixon
he could tell what he knew about
other candidates later.
"Id send him To JAIL declared
Senator IOmUrcnr as senator Dixon
closed his remarks tu the committee
senator Dixon lhcu told what con-
trIbutlOns hC had pcrsnnnllN received
II didn't keep any hnnks.' he shld
~ spent III" money hs last M ! got
IT,"
what do you know or Efforts to
change the votes Or southern dele
gates by the usc of money!" asked
senator Clapp.
Nothing. except hcarsay," ans
wcred MIR. Dixon vigorously.
"Do you know by rcputc of any
such attempts, IN which you had u
part or Hcqulcsccd?" asked senator
Clapp.
Senator Dixon mcutiuncd briefly
the names of those who handled
Roosevelt funds In eastern sint"s,
Senator Dixon interspcrs"d his re-.
piles with "A running fire Of comment
M To how THE Roosevelt forces were
"forpclosed" In certain states, and
Swept every district In others.
when Senator Oliver took up Scna-
tor DiXon's statement yesterday the
two men got In II bitter argument,
both talking at once.
Dixon chat ,,cd that tn" majority Of
the committee was OppOscd To RoOsc-
welt and that the entire invcsiigh
tlon appeared To- br directed against
the colonel.
Lets have MIR. McCLmbs and Mr.,
McAdOo brought here and find out
how much Governor Wilson spent.
I'd like TO know how much Mr., llillcA
spent ln tthe Taft campaign CX-
claimed Mr.. Dixon.
He turned to senator POmcrcnc,
who was active IN tho Harmon cam
palRn and said!
"I think Senator pOmcrcne might
tell ua something about Governor
IlarmOn's expenditures,
"Fd like 10 have Senator oliver
tell how much money wHH spent III
the PennBylVaula campaign"
Senator oliver replied he would he
glad to take the stand
Senator Paynter pointed out that
the committee had bernre II charges
that sums from 93.0O0,OOO to $1,000
600 had been used by the. Roosevelt
people before the conventions. An
other confused exchange Of comment
was this cas- GOO that Perkins
Munsoy and Hanna each gave 10 you
IN addition to the amounts given "a
~. II. Hooker In the New York com
mittee?" asked Senator Paynter.
Senator Dixon Eaid II was.
Senator PRynter asked II Herman
FrasCh. who gave $4,000 to thS
New York headquarters. was con
nented with the sugar interests. Bena
tor Dixon inalatsd the sugar trust wal
0pponad 20 Colonel Roosevelt. but M
did not know whether Mr. FraBch wal
connected with sugar Interests.
Senator Diggn said that when HI
'gOt donpeFately hard up" he wen
back to Perkins. All the rest OF th'
pImtOOrats Were for Taft" he said.
Senator Diaow auRNeHtea that tn
Committee aunsnha yOsimh Qulmey q
80gtOn, WlIllam "A, MeAdoO oe Nes
Y0Rh, 0aofao 4afvoy Of New KOrl
and WiIll9m ~. Conhs, ThtouoI
esISa - nSia, balieved the oalh
saIi1ea wolilt alSa ii'sf "a 6snslsIlIa al
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