The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-10-09
FRIEND OF TRUSTS.
B0V THEY HELPED TEDDY WIEN
RE BEAT v. j. BRYAN

HUH lNtl GLLl Id ilSSa AAA'
he BEAT v. j. BRYAN
sRELDuN tell OF fraud
Ea swears Archbold, Morgan. tEack
and Could Each Gave One Hundred
Thousand Dollars to Roose'elt's
Campaign Fund According to the
Records of Treasurer Bliss.
Four contributions OF s1eo'eoo
.ach from John D. Archbold, OF inc
Standard Oil Company; ]. ?. Morgan
z Co, H. C. Friek and Geoige ..
could, were made to the hepuo oin
national campaign fund OF lso4'
wben roosevelt ran against ". >.
Rryan. according to records OF sne
i.+a cornelius n. Sliss, which pass
ad through tho hands OF George n
sheldon. treasurer Of the 1898 ne
publican committee. who testlneo oA
wednesday before the Senate COIL
snitsee investigating campaign OK
penditures. A.. p,;,. ~eva
him a detailed statement OF sne t'Vs
Fnnds. that he noted these large
.o,+rihutions." and that he vas
positive no record appeased OF the
800 900 Archbold contribution nav
,ng heen returned. With equal pos
itiyeness. he swore that the RECORDS
showed the disputed Edward H. har-
-;nan fund of $4,000 had been
received by Mr. Bdiss for toe xe~
york Republican State eomml'Ve'
headed by B. B. Odell, u.
.sThat fund Of $4,000 was rais. ).
ed at the request Of B. 3. ooeu'
said Mr.. Sheldon, "and turned over
to his committee IN its entirety. MI.
Rliss's records showed it. was en-
tirely apart from the funds spent oy
the national COMMITTEES" Mr. Snei,
don,s statements were made In lnls
Of a day Of wrangle between senasUi
Joseph II. Dixon, manager OF Col;
RooseYelt's present campaign. ano
members OF the Senate eommNsee.
Senator Dixon charged the COM
mittee with concentrating its actle,
ties upon the Roosevelt funds ano
ignoring the financial activities IN
hehalf of all other candidates, Re
nnbl;can and Democratic alike:
romroittee members heatediy denied
this. declaring that arrangements
for the investigation had been lete
entirely In the hands OF Chairman
Claop, a strong supporter OF tae
Progressive national candidate ano
that managers for all candidates nao
been subpoenaed to testify.
published statements OF GoSetn-
cr wilson and Senator LaFollette,
trat they did not receive $4,000
eontr,butions from Charles r. Crane,
testified to by e. n. HooSer' "1n
result in the calling OF Nj. crane as
a witness at an early cate; senator
Dixon demanded as soon as he TOOK
tbe stand, and repeatedly through
out his testimony, that the commit
tee examine before election every
one who handled funds or mlgn1
have contributed to the pre-eonVen-
tion campaign Of Mr.. TAFT. W1son'
Underwood. Harmon. CLARK ss La
Toilette cu,,
statements By Chairman Clspp
and other members OF the: commit
tee that these men had been sum
moued did not silence Senator Dix-
on's demands, or his assertion 1nas
Col Roosevelt was not getting a
"eonare deal" The charge orousht
a sharp ratort from Chairman Cfapp'
who said tho statement" rejects upon
the one member Of this committee
vbo is friendly to Col. Roosevelt.
Senator Dixon accounted tof over
$4,000 more Of RooseVeits ionos
In the fight before the Repuoilcan
National Convention. at Chicago.
This was collected and expended oy
him personally, he said. He nao
keot no accurate records, he salo.
the money going out as fast as II
came in" but over $4,000 was
seent in the conduct Of campaign &C
tiyity from the Washington head
quarters. o,r
Tho fund handled by Senator DIX
on was largely contributed BY George
". Perkins, Frank A. Munsey ano
Dan r. Hanna. The Senator SAID
he tried to distribute the burden
equally amongst the three men ana
thopght each had given about s25s-
600. while William Emo gave Sl%-
600. and other smaller amounts.
This fund Of $4,000, was in add
ZION he said, to the s1ss.ooe handl-
ed BY E. H. Hooker, at New York,
for the city primary light, and the
New york Branch Of the national
Roosevelt committee. and the sAoZ'-
600 given BY William Finn. IN rem,
.ylyania. The amounts eontrlouteo
hy Mr.. Perkins. Mr.. 'Munsey and MI:
Hanna also were in addition to their
contributions to the New York funo:
Senator Dixon declared he would
fell anything he could about Roose-
yeIt funds, but he insisted that the
committee show as much activity to-
warn other candidates as it han to-
vars the Progressive candidate. tie
S2id ne QaQ OScn 4AioA A1SN
large sums had been contributed 1or
the support Of Taft, Wilson, Under
wood. Harmon and Clark.
Attempts by Senator Poneren" 20
oct tha names Of the inrocTants
brought on bitter exchange. Tvice
senator Pomerene appealed 20 Chair
man Clapp to compel Senator Dixon
to give the names Of men who knew
about these funds. Senator Dixon
said what he had stated was com
mon rumor," and that ne mao 'e-
ceivaS much of his information from
Eoosevelt leaders in the different
districts, where it was hard to pin
down inform ati'n t. certain rersons ;: ):
Aften Senator Dixon had admitted
that he did not know what arrange
ments tn, committee hi made for
-;nvestigatipg the funds Of other can.
dfdates. Senator Pome-"ne cnarsea