Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-10-19
NJ CORM|CK IN
HEATED ATTACK
ON CD. H|LLES
Roosevelt Manager Draws
Protest From Senate
Committee by Bringing
Up Roosevelt Assault.

Washington, D. c., Oct. 1s.-Medill
cCormick OF Chicago, stirred up q
sensation before the Clapp COMMITTEES
today when, ~ the first witness at the
days session. he read prepared
statement touching upon the attempt
ed assassination of Col. Roosevelt, de
claring 1t had been melted by false
hoods Of character assassins and liars
like Charles d. Hilles,'
1T is difficult for an ordinary man
in the compass Of ordinary language
to compete with the testimony Of char
acter assassins and liars like Mr.:
Hilles men who, because of their
falsehoods incite weak-minded men to
actual assassinations," was the pas
sage which brought out storm of pro-
test from the committee In which
Chairman Clapp joined. Mr.. McCor-
mick argued heatedly that his state
ment was admissible as evidence while
Senators Oliver and Clapp declined to
allow Mr.. Mccormick to proceed and
demanded that he withdraw his words.
The statement finally was admitted
to the record without being read from
the prepared copy.
The reference to the attempt upon
Col. Roosevelt's life was incidental to
Mr.. McCormick's general statement OF
campaign expenditures of the progress
sive party in Illinois. Substantially 1t
was AZ follows:
$50 far as know the cost Of the
campaign In Illinois was betrayed by
Col. Chauncey Dewey and myself.
gave Col. Dewey $4,000. In addition,
II gave not to exceed $4,000 toward
the maintenance of the Chicago gen.
Iefa1 headQuarters, Inclusive OF every.
thing which was given me by friends,
but Of which / kept no record.
"In the ninth congressional district,
in which live, spent about $4,000 in
addition to the amount l gave Col
Dewey. Throufhout the campaign
was not actively concerned with the
collection or expenditures Of money,
{ Denies Owning Harvester Stock.
During the whole campaign the
Taft people assiduously circulated the
lie that l am connected with the har-
vester trust. have never owned and
do not own share Of harvester trust
stock and do not expect to own q
share. "Mr. McCombs has testified
that Cyrus Mccormick contributed to
the Wilson campaign fund. Cyrus and
Harold Mccormick and the two Deer
~ y o1y {Y,o
ly the largest stock interest In the
harvester company. Both these Nc
Cormicks, one of whom is at the head
Of the trust, are for Wilson. Both the
Deerings are against Col. Roosevelt
and I believe one of them is for Mr..
Taft. And yet Mr.. Hilles and his as
sociates persistently circulate the lie
that the harvester trust has spent
large sums In the Roosevelt campaign.
Beside the holdings of the Deerings
and McCormlcks, Mr.. Perkins hold
ings are SO small as to be negligible.
Counsel for the trust, by the way, is
for Mr.. Taft
Wants HliIes and Wilson Called.
II demand that the directors of the
harvester trust be called before this
committee to testify as to what candi-
dates they are supporting.
II demand that Mr.. Hilles be re-
called to appraise the money value of
the North Carolina postmasterships
held up by President Taft.
"Gov. Wilson has stated that the
steel trust is back of Col. Roosevelt's
candidacy. demand that the COVER
nor give evidence as to the truth of
this charge and that this committee
summon the directors of the steel cor
poration to inquire as to what candi-
date they are supporting"
Mr.. Mccormick was asked concern
ing the attitude Of Cyrus Mccormick.
He replied:
s.4That branch of the family IL sing
ularly discreet concerning its affairs.
Cyrus Mccormick refused for ever SO
long to permit me to say he was for
wilson
Mr.. Mccormick denied that the steel
corporation was aiding Col Roosevelt.
Harvester Suit Dismissed.
w. W. Durbin of Ohio, Col. George
M. Harvey and Elmer Dover, secretary
of the republican national committee
in 1904 we're scheduled as the other
witnesses for the day. None we're pres
ent when Mr.. McCormiek's testimony
was concluded and the committee took
q recess to await their arrival.
Letters and kilograms from JOS. H.
Call, special attorney in charge of the
lease annulment suits OF the govern
ment against the Hartman lines in
California, were placed in the record
by Chairman Clapp. They contradict
ed the testimony Of Judge r. s. Low
cite that the suits had been annulled
In 1895, nine years before the so-called
Hartman fund OF 1904. Attorney
Calls statement declared that the
suits were abandoned absolutely on
July 10. 1908.