The evening world., 1912-10-18
TELL TALE LIST
OF 1904T.R.FUND
FROM Bliss BOOK
CONTINUED from First Pase.)

more In separate items. other items In
the list as Dover presented It might
! either be interpreted as repetitions Of
one contribution or separate gifts. Dover
testified he believed the list without YER
ifcation was of little value.
Dovers list totalled up to S2,2sO 0ls.
This does not account for repititions or
Inaccuracies.
Dover was cross-examined and said
he believed the sum initiated III. n.
A., J. d. W." referred to II. H. Rogers
and John d. Archbold Of the STANDARD
OIL Company. the last two initials. he
said. being a paipable clerical error.
He said the list from Bliss did not xive
accounts Of campaign Expenditure
only receipts
Some place In Bliss books, I recall,
were the words special fund.- said
Dover.
Did this refer to the Hartman
fundT' Pofnerens queriedA
Il don't know" Dover replied.
COL. HARVEY KNOWS NOTHING
OF FUNDS.
Col. George Harvey editor of Har.
per's Weekly declared that he knew
nothing Of any campaign contributions
this year.
Il never made, solicited, or was asked
or offered to solicit contribution" said
Harvey when asked II he had aided
Gov Wilson'S cause. lie confessed 10
activity" in supporting wilson.-until
last December.
The editor denied that he had ever
sought or offered TO secure financial aid
for Wilson.
Il dare say I have talked with Gov.
Wilson about Mr.. T. +. Ryan. but never
about financial aid or other support
from Mr.. Ryan" he said.
Col. Harvey insisted he had never
talked with Ryan regarding Ryan's
support OF Wilson. He did not go into
the wilson atterson-Harvey incident
of last winter
Chauncey Dewey, Roosevelt man.
ager in Illinois. said he collected and
spent $4,000 In the primary CAM
paign
Dewey got 1850 from MediIi Nc
Cormick and collected $1,000 himself
to cover the entire State.
The expenses OF the Progressive
National Convention were $4,000,
Dewey stated.
Medlll Mccormick OF Chicago stirred
up q sensation before the committee
when. As the first witness at the
days session. he read a prepared state
ment touching upon the attempted as.
II had been melted by "falsehoods of
-.
Charles d. Hilles."
1T 70 difficult for an ordinary man IN
the compass Of ordinary language to
compete with the testimony Of character
assassins and liars like Mr.. Hllles-men
who by their falsehoods inclte weak
minded men to actual assassinations,"
was the passage which brought out q
protest from the committee. in which
! Chairman Clapp Joined.
Mr.. Mccormick argued heatedly that
| his statement was admissible as evil
dence, while Senators oliver and Clapp
| declined to allow Mr.. Mccormick to
read and demanded that he withdraw
his words. The statement finally was
admitted to the record without being
read from the prepared copy.
TELLS BULL MOOSE EXPENSES
IN ILLINOIS.
The reference to the attempt upon Col.
Roosevelts life was incidental to Mr..
McCormick's general statement OF cam.
paign expenses Of the Progressive party
In Illinois. Substantially. II was a. fol-
lows:
80 far as ! know. the cost of the
campaign in Illinois was betrayed by
Col. Chauncey Dewey and myself.
gave Col. Dewey $4,000 In addition ]
gave not to exceed $4,000 toward the
maintenance of the Chicago genera
headquarters. inclusive Of everything
which was given me by friends. but Of
which kept no record.