The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-22
LOSES HIS TEMPER
ON WITNESS STAND
Waves Clenched Fist and Spends
Most of Time in Bitter Wrangle
With Comnittee-Ryan Tells
of Giving $4,000 to
Democratic Campaign
Fund in 1904.


fund By the International Harvester
Company or the United States Steel
Corporation were entered to-day by
George W. Perkins, on the stand De-
fore the Senate campaign contribu-
lions committee.
The testimony Of Mr.. Perkins
bristIed with such expressions as "un-
mitigated lies absolutely false"
totally unfair" and mere hot air.
He denounced the charges made oy
Senator Boies Penrose and by Charles
D. Hilles. Republican national chair
man. demanding that Senator Penrose
be made to prove his assertion that
100000 fund was underwritten Ior
the Roosevelt campaign. or like
gentleman take it back and deciar-
ing that Mr.. Hiiles should prove his
charge or ..be dismissed from Office.
Throughout most Of his examination
Mr.. Perkins was in a wran8le Win
some member of the committee. Time
after time, he waved a clenched INST
in the air and declared that the COM
mittee could not get away with It
Once the committee voted to expanse
remark from the record AZ ne
grew indignant under cross examlna-
ton, the witness would rise IN mrs
place. glaring at the committee anu
gesticulating violently.
Mr.. Perkins accounted to the COM
nittee for $4,000. which he said ne
spent in the pre-convention campaign
Of Colonel Roosevelt.
.sThat was absolutely all Of my con-
sribution.' he declared emphatically
But Mr.. Perkins could not recoliecs
clearly the amounts he subscribed OF
collected for the Republican campaign
fund Of 1904
Net Out ~ His Ioeket.
He said that the various largo
amounts credited to &c. w. p on the
.is1 Of contributors to thar fund 'ur-
a,shed the COMMITTEES o. Elmer Dover
we're undoubtedly secured by Treas
arer c. n. Bliss from men whose
aames nc had sugg ssted or whom ne
mad asked personally to contribute.
The witness said he almost dropped
lead" when Senator Albeit j. BeE-
sridge. Of indiana, returned to him
$4,000 which h. sent him In 1904
This was the only instance he knew
Of. he said. OF man running 1or
once returning money after he had
got his hands on 1t.
Mr.. Perkins grew Indignant when
ae was gu .stioned as TO any relations
ais activities in connection with tie
1894 campaign might nave had to the
withholding Of the suit against the
Harvester Company planned BY TIE
Department Of Justice in 1891. He de-
clared that for the government 60
have begun the action at that time
would have been totally unfair. be-
cause the Bureau of Corporations was
then investigating the company: thar
he went to see President Roosevelt.
and that the latter. after tnvestiEae-
Ing, ordered the suit delay ID HIS state.
ment to Herbert Knox smith. Com
missioner Of Corporations. that I'VE
would fight" or the Morgan interest
would light" he said, meant only that
the case would be fought IN the courts.
ana had NO political Significance. In
conclusion. Mr. Perkins declared that
he had never asked . favor OF any
government ofBcsal and that he was
not in politics to secure business
favorsI
"wh.n this campaign Is ove1." he
added, III on the 5th OF November
Theodore Roosevelt Is elected. on Mo-
vember our accounts will be 81,
sQuar.-
TnOnaS ryan SuS hScS "ssAASOS W
the day. told the COMMITTEES that ne
gave $450.6e0 TO the Democratic ma
tional fund in 1904.
Mr.. RYAN said he gave between $751;
600 and $4,000 to the Harmon precon-
vention fund this year and more than
S3e.e eco to the campaign OF Representa-
live Underwood
The committee recessed Tor 3un-
cheon with Nr. Perkins sstn on the
stand
Nr. Rysa Gsve ossAAoa
Mr.. Ryan told the committee that b
shculdered $4,000 Of the debts OF
the Democratic National Committee u
1904
EARLY In the csmpaagn." he said. =
xave $4,000 to the fund, although
was oppoOed 70 the nomination Of
Judge Parker I gave probably Sse.o0'
in smaller contributions
when the end Of the campaign va,
drawing near and u was quite appor
emit that Mr. Parker could not BE elect
ed some Of nay friends came 60 ma
and told me that the campaign woul<
COLLAGE unless the committee received
ananctai assistance. ] finally agreed
In oe0er TO pay the party worker
and preserve che ontskrsty q the
party, 70 furnish SsSs.oee. THIS maA'
\ total Of elsS.0ee I gsve throughsu
/ the campssgn Thss was . pesSena
ooass1busion and did NOT rsprseeut 90
/; one excspe myseM
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| 20 elect P1skeR." ehe Wteoeso souoaueo
Z merely Wansed 20 pssossvo %
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