New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-16
WILSON USED MONEY
OF HARVESTER TRUST
He Had No Misgivings What
ever About Accepting Nc
CormiCk Contribution.
PERKINS ALSO LENT AID
Financed Jersey Newspaper
That Supported His Good
Government Movement,
Witness Says.

WlIueSS Sdye'
Washington, Oct 1.-The fact that
Cleveland II. Dodge. who collected fund
OF SIS. 800 for Governor Wilson's campaign
from Cyrus II. Mccormick and Thomas
d. Jones. OF the international Harvester
Company and others OF the Princeton
class Of 70. had misgivings about the
contributions was brought out to-day by
Senator Oliver in a further hearing OF
Mr.. Dodge by the Senate investigating
Committee.
when | received the contribution,
Mr.. Dodge said the government hao
not proceeded against the Harvester COM
pany, and Mr. Mccormick was anxious 10
give the money. When the government
suit was brought ! thought there might
be some further criticism OF the Nc
Cormick contribution. | told Mr.. NC
Cormick he had better take his money
back and let me give II. But he said ne
did not want to be beholden to me, and
suggested that We leave II 10 the
Governor. This was the first the Gov
ernor knew Of that contribution
Governor Wilson said he was perfectly
willing 10 receive the money and was
not afraid to take IT," said Dodge. Mr..
Mccormick gave the money just as he
would have given It to Princeton UnlVer"
sity."
Henry J. Ford. a member of the Prince
ton faculty. and +. l.. Howe, Vice-pres-
ident of the Princeton Bank. explained
the part played by George w. Perkins
i'm financing The Trenton True Ameri-
can" which supported Governor Will
sons candidacy.
Mr.. Howe. who said he had known Colo
mel Roosevelt from boyhood took occasion
while on the stand to express the hope
that no harm would come 10 his friend.
81 thank God" he said. that the
assassin's bullet did not reach vital
spot"
Perkins Loans Newspaper $4,000.
Mr.. Howe testified he negotiated loans
TO The True American " and that the
money was handed TO him by Miss
kim, secretary TO George W. Perkins.
The loans aggregated $4,000. he said 81
though that had nothing 10 do with The
True Americans support OF Governor
Wilson.
II want TO explain this Perkins mat
ter" said Mr.. Dodge. Mr.. Perkins ana
have been associated I'm many philan-
thropic matters. and deeply deplore the
attacks which have been made on him
and on Colonel Roosevelt. The colonel
and played together when we Wero
boys, and have great admiration Tor
him.
Il took this newspaper matter 20 VI.
perkins." said MIR Dodge, and he agr"ci
10 80 I'm with me. We supplied the money
10 make the loan He was very much
Interested I'm Governor Wilson and hts
tight FOR good government In New Jersey
when Mr.. Perkins and I supplied the
money We had absolutely no more thought
Of the Presidency than OF the moon
Arthur T. vorys, OF Ohio, said that IN
the prc-convention campaign this year for
President Taft he received b'" from
Charles p. Taft, sl.loo from Hubert I.
Taft and 1920 from c. u. Hilles. OF that
ne returned 1855 TO Hubert Tart
Dover Denies Offer Of $4,000.
Senator Clapp submitted the testimony
~ Elmer Dover. taken by Senator Jones,
denving that he had been offered F0,'o
nv George w. Perkins to take charge OF
the Roosevelt campaign OF 1872
Nathan O. Folwell, OF Philadelphia
aaid the Manufacturers Club, Of Phila-
delphla. I'm 1908, contributed about $500 to
the Republican fund.
Mr.. Dodge corroborated the testimony
OF William T.. NcCombs, who told the
committee Yesterday that he had appealed
70 Mr.. Dodge early In 1911 for funds for
the Wilson campaign.
II was one Of a coterie OF men, ne
said. who supported Governor Wilson
during his administration at Princeton
Several OF them were members OF the
famous class Of 10, and classmates OF
the Governor
These men did not want any public
uv They did not even want the Gov
arnor To know that they were contribute
ing 10 his fund I collected the money
and gave my personal checks to Mr.. NC
Combs. Even he did not know who gave
the money. The Governor did not kno"
| about II until quite recently"