The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-21

Perkins said. When MT. Bliss would get short T. d make a contribution Of $5.0O0 or $1O.0OO. The firm Of J. P. 1s04."
 When asked how the New York Life Insurance Company came to con destructib1e lies'' had been printed about that contribution that he want ed to file a detailed statement with It told how President Mccall au- thorized Perkins to advance S50.o0O. in 1904, to the republicans for tho policyholder-s believing the Dernoerats threatened their interests. "I was tried and acquitted Of ana criminality in this transactton." said Perkins He said he reimbursed tas company with fnterest-Ss4 .01 s-- when the courts held the money wa1 l not a legal payment from the conn
 The affair, Perkins said, evoked "unscrupulous. dastardly attacks on Mccall by the sensational press and brought about his untinely death" Both MT. Mccall and ] did our duty as we saw it,'' said Perkins. de- cIaring no law prohibited their ac- ton.
 Perkins said he knew nothing of the Hartman fund"
 l ,9 T may or may not have contrfblff- ed to it. That was eight years ago.
  the witness showing a special coutrf- button of s1O,000 to aid Senator BeV- eridge, of Indiana, in October. 1904. Perkins said he also made contri- buttons to the Maryland and West Virginia cam paigns in 1904 He coufd not recall the amounts. Another let Hitchcock, of the Republican nation al committee in 1908, suggesting a campaign coup by publishing ac- l f11ro~- aIaCffnr dnU Senator Beveridge returned the | $10.O0O contribution in 1904. Perkins declared, saying 1t was not needed in -- sT e1ssssi 6So to ma -on | gressionaI committee in I908." said Perkins, 'and $1,0OO to the Taft fn- auguration expenses"
 | ''All this work has been done with l out the slightest thought of reward ] the millionaire interpolated. The contributions may seem large to sonne raised large sums for other public af- fairs. I'm known among friends ag a champion beggar for contributions
 urging campaign publicity, Perkins
 1sTfe Republicans haven't plbIished theirs yet
 Senator Clapp asked Perkins what he had contributed this year sI, personally, made contributions as follows the witness answered- ''New York state convention. S15.- 900; Treasurer Hooker, $zz.500- Washington office, $32,500s taking polls in New York and Brooklyn. S1o.- 900; sent to other states. 9.5O0s E- w Sims, s17.5oO. Total $1z3,OOo." That is all I have contributed in any way at alL" Perkins declared Tn reference to charges by Chair
 man Iilles and Senator Penrose, Of Pennsylvania, he said.
 "Senator Penrose ought to be hero as he made the first charge He 1o1,f fr I1a if N|.rN gentleman. take it back when it ia proven untrue.
 his fist at the committee, Perkins shouted:
 'sThere isn't scintilla of truth in it. I want to know if a citizen ts to be subjected to that kind of abuse without redress
 eve can't compel a man to retract an untrue statement" Clapp respond
 Senator Penrose should be brought here and asked to give his ground for the charge" Perkins insisted, hotly- evidence, let him show 1t"
 Did you ever arrange to under write any portion of RooseveltB cam lar" Perkins almost yelled back The witness then read his correspondenca with Chairman Hilles, of the Repub- lican national committee which haa
 ssThere is not one word of iota of truth, it is an absolute falsehood. manufactured out of whole cloth. said Perkins regarding HilIes' charge that Perkins was the ''harvester trust and that the trust was backing Roosevelt 'THe admitted he did not know anything about it," Clapp inter jected.' "No individual connected with the harvester corporation has ever been asked to contribute" he said.
 ''Do you know of any contributions to the Roosevelt cause by the U. e. Steel Corporation? ?" asked Senator Clapp. "I do not" said Perkins. ern- phatically. ''I do not believe any of- ficers or persons connected with the steel corporation contributed"
 Perkins rosS-examination was postponed until after the luncheon recess. Eight Pennsylvaniaus were also here to be examined, this after noon.