Norwich bulletin., 1912-10-03
DIXON RILES ROOSEvELT'S FRIEND
Charges Senate Investigating Committee With Failing to Give Colonel Square Deal-Chanman Clapp, Roosevelt Supporter, Resents the Ahegation-Hariman's $240,- 900 Contribution Used For Odelrs Campaign.

was largely contributed by George w.
 Perkins, Frank A. Munsey and Dan
 R. Hanna The senator, he said, tried
 to distribute the burden equally
 amongst the three ben, and thought
 each had given about $25.000, while
 William Enc gave 310,000, and othsrs
 smaller amounts.
 This fund of $s6,000 was in addi-
 ton, he said. to the $1e3.o00 handled
 by E. H. Hooker at New York. for the
 city primary fight and the New York
 branch of the national Roosevelt cora-
 mittee and the s162,000 given by WiI-
 liam Finn in Pennsylvania The
 amounts contributed by Mr. Perkins,
 Mir. Munsey and Mr Hanna were also in addition to their contributions to
 the New York fund.
 Senatorial Courtesy Abandoned. Senator Dixon declared he would tell
 anything he could about the Roose-
 Welt funds, but he insisted that the committee show as much activity tow
 ard other candidates as 1t had toward the progressive candidate. He said he had been informed that large sums
 had been contributed for the support of Taft, Wilson, Underwood. Harmon and Clark
 Attempts by Senator Pomerene to get the names of the informants
 brought on bitter exchange in which
 senatorial courtesy was abandoned.
 Twice Senator Pomerene appealed to Chairman Clapp to compel Senator
 Dixon to give the names of men who
 knew about these funds. Senator Dixon said what he had stated was Common rumor," and that he had re- ceived much of his information from Roosevelt leaders in the different dis tricts where it was hard to pin down information to certain persons. T can't tell these things in detail land you know that when you ask tho questions" he added.
 Siandsrine the Committee. After Senator Dixon had admitted he did not know what arrangements the committee had made for investi- gatfng the funds of other candidates Senator Ponerene charged the Roose- welt manager with attempting ''tc islander the committee" Senator Dix on's reference to campaign activities for Governor Harmon. whom Senator Pomerene had supported, intensified the feeling between the two men. When Senator Dixon demanded oi Senator Pomerene whether Governor Harmon had made a public statement of his expenditures, the Ohio senator half rose, grasped the arms of his chair, glared at the witness and said: If you'll step outside, I'll answer that"
 Judge Duell 10 Bs Heard Today. The committee will probably hear tomorrow, in addition to MT. Morgan 1 Judge Charles H. Duell, who was as- sistant treasurer of the republican national committee in 1904. Two other witnesses were heard today.
 James C. Cannon, president of the Fourth National bank of New York said he had audited Cornelius N Bliss expenditures as republican na. | tiona1 treasurer in 1904, but knew nothing of the contributors of tht campaign.
 | Congressman John Weeks of Massa. chusetts was questioned as to cam paign contributors by New England industries ill 1908, previous to tn, tariff revision of 1909. He said he ta( handled over $110,600 in national cor gressiona1 and state campaign fund. /! that year, but that none of it cam, from corporations and none of it va. made as aa result of tariff agitation 1 He said he knew nothing of report. ed conference in Boston in 1908 be. tween Speaker Cannon, Renresentativ, Mckinley of Illinois and representa-. l tives of textile industries of the state at which impendins tariff revision t said tc have been discussed.