New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-19
GETS FULL LIST Of
1904 CONTRIBUTIONS
Elmer Dover Hands Senate
Committee Names of All Who
Gave to Roosevelt Fund.
MCCORMICK STARTS RUMPUS
Makes Such q Bitter Attack on
Hilles That Senators Refuse
to Permit Him to Read
His Statement.
IFrom The Tribune Bureau

From The 1TlDune DuIcdus
Washington, Oct. Is. - The long
sought record of contributors TO the
Republican campaign fund OF 1904,
which has been the subject Of politi-
cal controversy ever since that year,
was laid before the Senate campaign
Investigating committee to-day by
Elmer Dover, formerly private secre-
tary to Senator Hanna and secretary
OF the Chicago branch of the Repub-
lican National Committee during 1904.
The list presented by Mr.. Dover was
q copy Of list prepared by the late
Cornelius n. Bliss, who was treasurer
OF the committee. Although Mr.. Dover
would not vouch for its authenticity,
never having compared 1t with the
original, there was no reason to doubt
that II was accurate. The list was
copied by Arthur e. Fisher, who is now
employed by Mr.. Cortelyou in New
York, and was stored away with Mr..
Dovers papers in Chicago.
Corroborative evidence that a con-
tribution OF 100000 was given either
by the Standard OIL Company or off,
cials Of the corporation appeared In the
list in an item which reads H. II. r..
]. d. w, 100000" 1t was assumed
| by the committee and Mr. Dover that
the initials III. II. r." were those of
! Henry II. Rogers. The initials u. ID.
W" were taken to be those of John d.
Archbold or John d. Rockefeller. or
possibly those Of John d. and William
Rockefeller, an error having been made
in copying the record.
The total OF the contributions in
Guided in the list was 50 2SO.01S, APP
proxlmately the sum given by George
p. Cortelyou, chairman Of the commit
| tee, as the amount collected plus the
so-caled Hartman fund, which went
| through the hands OF Mr. Bliss. The
list also supplied conirmatory evidence
Of testimony already given concerning
large contributions by J. Z. Morgan.
George J. Gould, L. II. Hartman and
| others.
| Several items appear opposite the
| initials &C. w. p" assumed TO be those
of George w. Perkins, who collected
contributions which were turned into
| the national fund. George Won l..
Meyer, now Secretary OF the Navy col
! lected contributions in Massachusetts
and r. T. Stotesbury In Philadelphia.
Mccormick Causes Rumpus.
The sensation OF to-day's hearing was
supplied by Medill Mccormick. who is
in charge Of the Roosevelt headquar-
tiers in Chicago. Immediately on taxi
ing the stand he began 10 read pre-
pared statement OF so abusive a char
acter that the committee refused TO
permit him to proceed.
1T is difficult for an ordinary man In
the compass Of ordinary language" Mr..
! Mccormick read, Ito compete with the
testimony OF character assassins and
| liars like Mr.. Hilles-men who by their
falsehoods incite weak-minded men to
actual assassinations"
jectionable language be stricken from
the record, and was supported by Sen
ator Clapp, the chairman Of the COM
mittee, and Senator Paynter.
Mr.. Mccormick was obdurate and In
sisted that his statement was admis-
sible as evidence. finally submitting II
without reading.
The witness testified that the cost Of
the Illinois campaign was betrayed by
himself and Chauncey Dewey, and that
he had contributed s26,5OO TO the state
and national campaigns, including sums
ne had received from supporters OF
Roosevelt Of which he kept no record.
He gave $4,000 10 Dewey, who directed
the Illinois campaign; $4,000 toward
the maintenance OF Chicago headGuar-
tiers, and expended $500 in his own
district
Mr.. Mccormick denied that he owned
stock In. or had any connection with,
the Harvester Trust.
Chauncey Dewey, the Roosevelt man
ager IN Illinois. testified that S1S.756
had been expended under his direction.
OF this amount Medill Mccormick gave
SIT, and 1902 was given by him
self. The rest was made up OF small
contributions. He testified that tho ex-
penses OF the Progressive national con-
ventlon were $4,000.
The reason for the comparatively
small expenditure In Illinois, according
to Mr.. Dewey, was that in most OF the
counties the organization was support
ing Roosevelt and, no expenditure OF
money was necessary.
Harvey Gives Little information.
Colonel George Harvey, sponsor for
Governor Wilson In his earlier political
career. gave less information than any
other witness who has appeared before
the committee, sdroitly avoiding being
drawn into the expression OF an opinion
either of Governor Wilson or Thomas
f. Ryan. He testified that he knew
nothing about contributions. and had
never been asked to solicit them or
offered TO do so.
Colonel Harvey denied that he had
ever talked to Thomas f. Ryan about
Wilson's candidacy but he parried the
questions Of Senator oliver, who sought
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