The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-02

entire Progressive movement In the
United States He added that before
fsF VITAE through with Them they
world wish they had not started on
this course.
II shall ASK thern,-' he said, ito call
Thomas +. Ryan. and question him 3
to how much he contributed to the
pre-conventicn campaign at which
Governor Wilson was nominated.
Il shall ask them to call certain
officials o. the Southern railroad and
of the Seahoard Air Line and ask
them how much they gave tn Repre-
SENTATIVE Underwood = pre-cenTeAtson
campaign and how that money was
spent.
II can say tn you now gentlemen
that know how much was given and
VINO tapped the TIL, and | VIII give
the names to the committee whether
they want IL or not.
This committee permitted Senator
peurose TO make personal explana-
zion and then called John n. Arch
bold. president of the standard oii
company and let him make a state
n,ent, and then adjourned for thirty
DAYS. Now IL il resuming for "a few
DAYS renewing hts attack upon Colonel
Roosevelt only 10 adjourn again until
nfter election.
"Why not call on everybody and go
into the thing openly. into every
campaign fund. and every pre-eon-
yention fund, That's what We favor.
We have nothing 10 conceal We DO
not feel that Colonel Roosevelt was
injured in the least by all Of the
stuff the committee turned loose on
Monday. Yet with more than 1000
nautocrats ba cking Wilson ana 2,0se
more backing Taft, il seems strange
that one or two wealthy men who are
friendly to Colonel Rooseyelt's cause
should be the only ones exatnined==4-
LET 'em Call Ryan
..As said before let them call
Tom Ryan and find out what he has
contributed, Let them cali of1ciais
OF the naiagarnated copper cum
pany, who opened barrel and went
oIt to capture the delegates from
Montana, and did IL, ana find OUT no"
much IL cost.
Il .et then-e1Al- Louie Ha4s4aerslsA,
advertising manager for both the
standard Oil and the American To-
bacco compa MES and ask him where
the money to buy up 2i2 newspapers
@sprinted In foreign languages in New
York and Chicago came from, TO an
Average of $4,000 to each paper.
Eve have copies of the contracts,
and under the terms pFeScTioed aet
even an advertisement can be printed
In one of these papers without the
consent Of MIR. Hammersfey.
M sssyhy don't the committee call Gov
eriaOr Harmon and Senator PSmerene.
MIS- manager and ash; aooht the New
York men who contributed 70 his
6ampatgn. who they we're, hoy mueh
they gave and how the money was
1penf Let them cali q certain Phil
adeIpiiia man who contributed $4,000
IA Governor Wilson's pre-eonyentinn
oampaign and has since contributed
more than $4,000 more. They are
Y ediing into Colonel Rooseyelts pre-
GOnvention expenses why not go into
Taft'sr Let's sec how nucE
Charles p Taft and other CORPORA
lions gave Let's find out how 1t was
4rent. If this is an honest open IN
4 xsNtigAtion, let us put all the cards
a0n the table and go TO the bottom OF
1 INC WlHcla thing. make, everything putt.
1lc even to the contributions to Gov
Arnor Wilson's campaign for governor
sNf New Jersey.
s,Why. every Mccormick in the
4 Harvester trust Is for Wilson and has
cortributed to his campaign fund.
NQ4hfng is ever said about that. Why.
MINT is regarded As q patriotic fin-
pal5se. Crane gave 10000 70 W.T.
SBeM and x16.00a 70 LII FoffAfte, That
mle0 Vas i patriotic Impulse. but fe'
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