The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-02
ROOSEvELT'S CAMPAIGN MANAGER SENATOR DIXON, LASHES PROBE
 COMMITTEE OF SENATE TODAY

Dixon emphaticaIIy
 Our convention at Chicago cost S1s,- 900 as against $6,OoO the Taft people spent''
 Before the convention do you know who had charge of the Roosevelt cam paign in the states ?'' 'Ir some statef5 we had chairmen, others none. IL was ike all movements where the peo- pie rise up in d righteous cause. It said Dixon.
 sachusetts and the Hon. William Film of Pittsburgh, as having charge of funds raised in their respective states. and Walter Brown, in Ohio, Charles H. Campbell in Indiana
 I've made no campaign in Wiscop- sin McHarg went to Georgia and tion held after the Taft convention with Lige Johnson, until April
 Senator Oliver went after Dixon. He read from Q, newspaper article.
 You are quoted as saying fbfs committee is cheap bunch Of polfti- clans and that you are going to show this committee up2
 T don't intend to if I can help it. said Dixon. 'I don't know whether T used that language, may have used aworse.''
 "Are you aware that that is a severe arraignnent of Senator Clapp? asked Oliver Senator C1app stands as high as any one before the country
 Are you aware the committees work for this week was laid out by Senator Clapp a Roosevelt man 77' that in the excited state of public opinion, it is not square deal to de- vote all the inquiry to investigating
 I've don't want a stump speech" |" said Oliver, hotly, "I want an answer. Its not fair play to devote all your
 Clapp broke in: Its not fair to re- fleet on the committee in such an un- called for attack upon the program this week. I'm responsible for this weeks work
 Oliver repeated: .Tw1n you answer my question:" "I know nothing. you testifying or I2" I'm making a comment to you" said Oliver, hotly- olivers voice trembied in anger.
 'tI'd like to have Thomas B. Ryan and others brought here. want them brought here before the cam pa,ign is over'' said Dixon. sI'd like to have Senator Oliver put on the stand"
 Senator Oliver will be very glad to tell anything he knows.'' said Oliver 'tThe sugar trust had charge Of Taft's campaign in Louisiana. said Dixon. Pearl Wight was our leader there"
 Dixon suggested the committee call the Taft money there.'
 sTTEas's the strs-s said rSz m where they hong up .gsgiIs .iSo as- groes in this town after sun5own' and they beat our de1egates-''
 we spent less money with more re- suits than Taft. Wilson, Harmon. Clark or Underworld said Dixon.
 Clapp then turned Dixon over to the other Senators.
 Dixon added s5.Ooo to his statement of campaign receipts by saying that En1lon Roosevelt gave him this addi- tional sum-
 Dixon said he sent s70o into Ne to New Jersey. $2,O0o to Indiana. noth ing to Ohio. s2.00O to West Virginia. He said he sent some money to Gov ernor HadIey of Missouri
 Senator Paynter asked: 'sDon't you think it's very unfair to Senator CIapp to charge that the, inquiry is devoted square deal in politics for this nation said Dixon.
 NO member, of the committee has shown any disposition to avoid invea- tigating Democratic and Republican funds,'' said Paynter- ''In Massachu- setts. the Taft people spent over $20o.- O0O,'' said the witness.
 you know that, but you don't know how much you spent there2 Paynter observed. ''Whenever got desperately hard cup I went to Per were supporting Taft Dixon contin- ued
 Dixon then suggested that the com mittee call Col. George Harvey. Col Watterson, McAdoo and NTcComos.
 "A man named Penfield. of PhtIa- deIPhia qand d gav9 xa tp basro ts wiISo tBas Thomas F. Ryan gave $5.0OO through Col. Harvey to Congressional cam paign fund"
 Clapp said the committee could not go into congressional campaign funds or money raised since the nomina- tions.
 'tI understand Ryan contributed largely to Representative Underwood's campaign" said Dixon, and A. IT, Plant of the Southern Railway, fur nished some, that Senator Pomerene collected a large fund from New York fnanciers for Governor Harmon, that 2 Mr Orr of Topeka. Kss.. Fred B. Linde, of Minnesota, William F. Mo Knight. of Grand Rapids, spent much for Wilson, and that William McAdoo collected many thousands"