New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-26
MCCORMICK TOOK It BACK
Contribution Not Returned at
His Request, Says Wilson.
ARRANGED WITH DODGE
Bryan's Version Contradicted
Democratic Nominee to
Resume Stump Monday.
lBy Telegraph to The Tribune. ]


Princeton, n. j., Oct Ex-Governor VIII
son told something tonight about the re-
turn OF the s25O0 campaign contribution
OF Cyrus II. Mccormick, OF the Harvester
Trust, which William J. Bryan referred
to In speech at oxford, Mich, to-day.
Mr. Mccormick gave the money, IL seems,
before Governor Wilson was nominated
at Baltimore, but II was not returned
until the fact that the contribution had
been made had been brought out by the
Clapp investigating committee, when
Chairman McCombs was on the stand.
Thereupon Cleveland II. Dodge, who had
collected the money, returned II to Mr..
Mccormick. Both Mr.. Dodge and Mr..
Mccormick were classmates Of Governor
Wilson. The reason for rejecting the
gift was, Of course, that IT would not be
polite for the Democrats TO retain a con-
tribution from the head of a trust In
trouble with the government
Governor Wilson tonight confirmed Mr..
Bryan's statement, reported from Ok !
ford, Mich, that the sl250O fund had been
returned, but he said, however, that Mr..
Bryan must have been I'm part misquoted.
The money was returned" Governor
Wilson said. "but no. at my request 10
was done upon the initiative OF Mr..
Dodge and Mr.. Mccormick themselves. ?
1t was characteristic OF them They have
illustrated again what they illustrated so
often while they were trustees of the
university during my presidency there.
They have always tried to act in such a
way as to help me and yet leave me
free"
Mr.. Bryan was quoted as having said
that Governor Wilson had directed the
return Of Mr. McCormicks money.
Governor Wilson met DR.. John Grier
Hibben, his successor as president OF
Princeton, for the first time in a long
while tonight on the campus of the uni
versity. The Governor, with Mrs. Wilson,
was about to enter McCosh Hall to hear
Professor Emile Legouis, OF the Sorbonne,
discourse on Wordsworth on Education
when DR.. Hibben, with the French pro-
fessor by his side, happened along.
Seeing the Democratic candidate, DR..
Hibben walked over and shook his hand,
afterward introducing Professor Legouis.
Governor Wilson did not attend the in
dub dllOH ceremonies OF Ut HIDDEN De-
cause OF some friction, and the meeting
tonight set the gOssippers busy.
Governor Wilson will get back into the
campaign on Monday night, when he will
speak at two mass meetings in Phila-
delphia. He will go to Trenton the next
day, and in the evening will begin a
speechmaking tour of New Jersey, which
will end Thursday in time TO allow him
TO get to New York in the evening to
speak az meeting in Madison Square
Garden.
AS already told IN The Tribune the OUT
look for Republican Legislature il so
bright that Governor Wilson's Democratic
friends are greatly worried. II is I'm re- .
Spouse TO their pleadings that he stump
New Jersey that he is going 10 give up
nearly three days to speechmaking here, .
In the hope of electing a Democra tic Sem
ate a least, so that should he be elected
President his successor will be a member
of the same political faith.