The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-03

row, in addition to MT. Morgan, Judge Charles II. Duell, who was assistant treasurer of the republican committee in 1904.
 Two other witnesses were heard today. James G. Cannon, president of the Fourth National bank of New York, said he had audited Cornelius N Bliss expenditures as republican national treasurer in 1904. but knew nothing of the contributions to the campaign
 Congressman John Weeks of Massa- chusetts was questioned as to campaign contributions by New England industries in l90S previous to the tariff revision of 1909. He said he had handled over Sl1o.- 900 in national. congressional and state campaign funds that year, but that 1t came from corporations and none of it was made as a result of tariff agitation He said he knew nothing of a reported conference in Boston in 1908, between Speaker Cannon, Representative Mckinley of Illinois and representatives of the in- dustries of the state at which the im- pending tariff revision was said to have been discussed
 When the Clapp committee met this morning to examine Senator Dixon its members were discussing the senator's s statement in New York last night in which he announced he would ask the committee to call Chairman Charles D. Hilles of the republican national com mittee and Chairman McCombs of the democratic national committed The senators pointed out that it already Y had been announced that they would call those two gentlemen as well as the financial managers for Oscar w. Under wood and Champ Clark
 Pomerene Is Indignant Mir Dixon's statement was the first thing to claim the attention of the com mttee Senator Pomerene vigorously re- sented the Montanas senator criticism and with Senators Clapp, Paynter and Oiiver held confidential caucus to de- termine what was to be done about it. The committee concluded it's executive session without announcing any action and Judge Cannon took the stand Mir Cannon said that he audited only the accounts of expenditures by the late MT Bliss and had no Knowledge of the contributions to the fund.
 He said specifically he knew notb ing of the s100.00O contribution Johr D. Archbold said was made bv tb. Standard Oil company to Colonel Rooscvelt's 1904 campaign. He knew nothing of any contributions to any national campaign funds
 When Senator Dixon took the stand
 
 scope of the investigation. Senator c1app told him 1t included the repub. lican and democratic campaign fund, as well as progressive contributions but Senator Dixon said he was certain the committee was inquirlnx only into Colonel Rocsevelts expenditures. Hs said he wanted the committed to summon the managers o, Champ Clark. Oscar Underwood Governor Harmon and President Taft When Mir. Dixon said he did not know these men had been summoned he was told he ought to find out
 The country wants fair play" Dixcr retorted. '.It wants these other men ex. amined within the next month before election"
 Dixon Is Rebuked
 Senator Dixon.v said Chairman Ciapp. "a suggestion that there has not been fair play here Is a reflection or the one man in this committee who is | friendly to Colonel Roosevelt" q would send him to jail" declared l Senator Pomerene. Iaconically, as Sen ator Dixon closed his remarks. l Senator Dixon then told what con- l tributions he had personally received ] for the Roosevelt cause. William Enc >~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (Continued From Page FOurteen)