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Tor Judos TAN Ana PET. Nr. Niea
and hie assocja&es perSistsmtly circ03Ata
the lie that the Harvester Truet hAa
spp0t large sums In the Roosevelt cam
poign. BesiAeo the holdings Of the Deer
ings and the NcCormickA Mr.. PERKINS
are % small - 10 b negligible.
Il demand that Mr.. Hillss b recalled
before this committse, to be confrouteG
head of the Harvester Trust, - for VII
son. Counsel for the trust. BY the way.
10 for NJ. Taft I demand. TOO. that the
directors Of the Harvester Trust b
called before this committee TO testify
% to what candidates they are support
ins.
"Ar. Hiiles has not made. the only
loose statements in this campaign. Gov.
Wilson has stated that the Steel Truse
= back OF Col Rocseveits candidacy.
This 10 q serious charge. ! demand that
the Governor appear before this commit
tee and give evidence as 10 the truth Of
this charge. and that this COMMITTEES
summon the directors Of the Steel Cor
poratton to inquire ~ to what candidate
hey are supporting"
AOney Spent In Illinols.
That II cost the Progressive cause tlA.-
90 to carry Illinois for Roosevelt in the
primaries last spring. including the
ooney advanced by Senator Dixon and
Treasurer Hooker and that raised In the
State. was the principal point Of interest
in the testimony Of Chauncey Dspew,
the Roosevelt captain In Illinois. This
u compared to q fund Of about. 900
expended in the Taft cause. according to
testimony by Representative Mckinley
and Frank L. Smith. Of Illinois. Most
OF the money Mr.. Dewey had received
from Medill Mccormick. to whom Treas
ureT Hooker had forwarded the Illinois
part of the national fund.
This smount II exclusive Of the $4,000
spent In staging the National Progres-
sive convention in Chicago. a. the Taft
ngures do not include the $4,000 which
the National Republican Convention cost.
Mr.. Dewey said he was In very close
touch with all the State and county COM
mittees. and was very sure no other
funds had been raised In the Roosevelt
cause.
In this connection II is interesting to
remember that President Taft carried
one Congressional district out OF twenty
ive In Illinois and ave counties out OF
Toe. the Progressives carrying everything
hut william Lortmer's old district.
Col. Harvey On stand.
Col. George M. Harvey. editor Of Har-
|per's Weekly. was called to the stand to
answer some questions about Gov. Will
sons campaign funds Col Harvey an
sw cred all questions before they were
asked by telling the committee that b.
had not contributed to any pre-convsn-
ton fund. had not solicited for any pre-
convention fund. had neither been asked
to contribute nor had offered to. and had
not been asked to solicit and had not Of
fered to. Senator Oliver, under pre-
text Of probing into possible campaign
contributions tried to draw Col. Harvey
out on the Wilson, -watterson. an-Haf-
vey mix.up. but Col. Harvey stood pat
and told the committee that he did not
propose to answer any questions which
the resolution under which the commit
tee fs acting did not. require him, to an
swer. Col. Harvey was on the stand
about five minutes.