Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-02
DIXON DEMANDS
PROBE OF FUNDS
Asks Investigation of Contribu-
tons to the Presiden-
tial Candidates.
Continued from First rage.)


Welt funds. Chairman Clapp told
Senator Dixon he could tell what hi
knew about other candidates later.
I'D send him to jail" declared
Senator Pomerene as Senator Dixon
closed his remarks TO the commit
fee. Senator Dixon then told what
contributions he had personally re
ceived.
William Emo, q relative of Clifford
Pinchot, ave him $4,000. he said;
Frank Munsey gave him some money,
-probably Sc, 1000" and more from
time to time; George w. Perkins
made several contributions: Mrs. An
toinette Wood. aunt of Clifford
Pinchot, gave $4,000; Dan r. Hanna
made several contributions. About
SOC. 900 or $685. 900 was the total Senator
Dixon gave as the amount he per-
sonally had spent.
Did Not Keep Any Books.
II didn't keep any books" he said.
sI spent the money as fast as l got
It." One elevator mar in the capitol,
he said, had given $50.
"What do you know of efforts to
{. change the votes of Southern dele
rates by the use of money!" asked
SENATOR Clapp.
Nothing except hearsay,' answered
Mr.. Dixon. vigorously
do you know by repute of any
\ such attempts in which you had e
, mart or acquiesced9' asked Senator
Clapp.
mot a thing" said Dixon. lie said
he collected no funds for the holdirg
az the Progressive national "
zion in August; that the $4,000 neces-
sary was all raised by the local
committee In Chicago.
The Roosevelt manager did not
know who handled the funds In
Maine or in Massachusetts,. He said
Matthew Hale was most likely TO
4 have knowledge of the funds In
Pennsylvania, William Finn n II.
A.. Van valkenburg were the major
generals in command he said; III
ohio. Walter Brown, of Toledo. He
did not know who handled affairs in
New York oil Michigan.
The late Charles H.. Campbell han
died things in Indiana, he said,
while there were many leaders or
the uprising in Illinois" Among
then were Chauncey Dewey, Medill
Mccormick, Edward II. Sims and
Alexander II. Revell. OF these, he
.said. Mr.. Dewey would know most
a bout contributions. I'm Wisconsin,
he said, 1--WE gave our moral Support
to the La Toilette electors"
Governor Hadley would know most
about contributions In Missouri, he
Thought, and Edward c.. O'Rear In
Kentucky, George Taylor in Tennes-
see, Edward Darlington and Charles
J. Bonaparte in Maryland, former
Governor J. Franklin Fort in New
Jersey, Governor Glasscock in West
Virginia, Richard Pearson in North
Carolina. John G. Capers in South
Carolina, "a man named Dewar' In
Georgia, II. l.. Anderson in Florida,
Oscar II. Hundley in Alabama, Pearl
Wright in Louisiana, j. A. Conner il
Arkansas. Cecil Lyon In Texas. Judge
Moore in Washington, Dan Kellihei
n~a rr. Henry w. Coe in Oregon.
Senator Dixon interspersed hisreplie,
MIS-. = runing fire of comment as TO
how the Roosevelt forces were fore.
closed" In certain States and Swept
every district" In others. Virginia
was 'foreclosed" on them, he said; ir
Louisiana 1.-The sugar trust took
charge of the Taft campaign" In New
Jersey they Swept everything" In
Florida and other Southern States the
office-holders opposed them.
Senator Dixon said the Roosevelt