Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-10-15
WILSON FUND
WAS $208,00O
MANAGER SAYS
Chairman McCombs Of Ma
tional Committee Gives
Statement Of Money Spent
Before Nomination.

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Washington, D. O., Oct. 14.-William
F. McCombs OF New York. chairman OF
the national democratic committee,
told the Clapp committee investigat-
ing campaign funds today that $685.
900 had been contributed to the fund
this year In behalf Of Governor VIII
sons nomination.
ri began this campaign for Governor
Wilson In May. 1911.''' he said. For the
first month or two the campaign was
directed from my own office and |
paid the expenses out Of my own
pocket. Then established headQuart-
ers in New York. think spent about
SO 900 myself"
Here Mr.. McCombs produced list
of contributors to the Wilson fund.
Following we're the principal pre-
nomination contributions:
Frederick G. Penfield, $4,000: Will
liam r McCombs, $11,000: Charles N,
Smith, $1,000; Charles R. Crane, $10.-
600; n. J. Barrett, $4,000; F. B. Robert
$2,5O0; George F. Handel $4,000; r.
Magill, $500; Abraham ]. Elkus, $12,-
500; Marvey Thomas, $4,000; James D..
Pheland, $1,000; Daniel Fellows Plat,
81, 500: Henry Morgenthau, $4,000;
Cleveland H. Dodge and Princeton
friends. $85,S00; Irving T. Bush,
81 900: Joseph F. Guffey, a Princeton
friend of William F. McCombs, $3.50;
Samuel Untermeyer, $1,000; collected
through William G McAdoo, $500. OF
which amount Jacob H. Schiff gave
$4,000.
Mr.. McCombs testified that the
$4,000 credited to Frederick c. Pen
field was all of the money that con-
tributor had given.
Senator Dixon of the Roosevelt
forces had testified he understood Mr..
Penfield had made huge contrlbu.
tions."
Senator John II. Bankhead, man.
ager Of the Underwood campaign.
Lieut. Gov. Hugh l.. Nichols Of Ohio,
manager Of the Harmon campaign.
and Vice Chairman William G.. Nc
Adoo Of the national democratic COM
mittee, Judge Alton B. Parker, Joshua
Quincy Of Massachusetts,, Roger Sulli.
van of Illinois, and Fred G. Penfield OF
| philadelphia were the other witnesses
to testify today.
While his prepared statement totaled
only $193,565 Mr.. McCombs said the
total expenses for the campaign had
amounted to $2O8,193. He said that
represented all the money expended
and that no other funds had been col.
lected and disbursed to his knowledge
Princeton Men Contribute.
Questioned about the contribution OF
! sS5, 900 credited to Cleveland s.
Dodge and friends" Mr.. McCombs pro.
| 3 Ep evfv n O
the contributors as follows:
Edward w. Sheldon, $1,000; Thomas
D. Jones, $10,50O; David B. Jones. $1O,.
500; Cyrus H. Mccormick, $12,500,
and Cleveland S. Dodge, $4,000.
Mr.. McCombs said that the greater
part Of his funds were expended for
publicity.
"We had to acquaint the people OF
the United States with Governor VIII.
son." he said, "and a wide campaign OF
publication was necessary.
| There Is not dollar In that state
ment which reflects any promise ex'
pressed or implied on my part. No rep
reservations we're made to any one to
induce him to contribute except that
this country needs man like Mr.. viii.
son for president.
| "Mr. Mccormick, Mr.. Sheldon, Mr.
Jones and Mr. Dodge contributed to
Mr.. Wilson's funds just as they would
to Princeton university If Mr.. Wilson
were president"
| Parker Explains Corruption Charge.
Alton B. Parker, democratic presi-
| Dental candidate of 1904 was question
ed about expenditures OF that cam
paign He said he had no knowledge OF
| contributions to- the democratic fund
but had given instructions that nothing
was to be accepted from corporations.