The Detroit times., 1912-10-19
OLD NOTES TELL
OF G. 0. P. FUND
Papers Produced by Dover Show
Hartman Gave $250.000
and Perkins $I5O,O0O

WASHINGTON. Oct. 1S.--A list of
1904 campaign contributions TO the
Republicans was given to the Clap
committee today. Dust OF years was
shaken from the list. produced from
n Chicago storage vault by Elmer
Dover, then assistant Republican sec
retary. II barred the campaign Sc
crets the late Treasurer Cornelius N.
Bliss sought to destroy. II was a
duplicate OF Bliss accounts, taken by
Dover and kept for eight years.
Listed are contributions OF $4,000
by George w. Perkins; $150,000 by
~. p. Morgan q company. and $780,
900 by f. II. Hartman; $4,000 by
H.. II. Rogers, OF the Standard OH
company. and a 100000 contribution
listed by the initials II. II. R., ]. D."
The first are Rogers initials and the
other part OF John ID. Archbold's. Doy,
er said he thought they referred to
the Standard Gil contribution.
Dover, now OF Tacoma. Wash. 1904
Republican campaign secretary at
Chicago. succeeded Medih Mccormick
on the witness stand. He was asked
WhCthNi 1O nau taAhCu Win
Bliss regarding contributions.
Mr.. Bliss gave me a list OF con.
tributions In book FORM" said Dover.
Il returned the book to him. have
a list-taken from that book. think
IT is the exact list but cannot vouch
for It's accuracy
Dover then produced the list. II
was composed OF several pages. clos~.
ly typewriter. It was found in old
files at Chicago.
II never compared this list with the
original" said Dover II can see "
contains many inaccuracies"
The 10000 credited to Perkins,
was In several large sums, some be-
Ing listed to "G w. p" which Dover
said he believed referred to Perkins,
and some we're listed to George w.
Perkins, committee"
bitter attack on Chairman Hilles,
OF the Republican National commit
tee,. which was afterward ordered
stricken from the record. was made by
Medill Mccormick, Progressive lead
er of Chicago, before the committee.
Discussing his campaign contribu-
tions and positively denying that he
was in any way connected with the
Harvester Trust, Mccormick said:
''It is difficult for the ordinary man
In the compass OF ordinary language
to compete with the testimony OF
character assassins and liars like Mr.
Hilles, chairman OF the Republican
National committeeman who by
their falsehoods incite the weak-mind-
ed men 10 actual assassination"
Mccormick was interrupted by
Senator Oliver, of Pennsylvania, who
demanded that his assault on Hilles
be stricken from the record Chair
nan Clapp agreed and said that Hilles
was not on trial. Mccormick then
said that he would respect the rul-
ing hut a moment later renewed the
attack demanding that. Hilles be re-
called and confronted with the fact
that Cyrus H. Mccormick and the
Deering Brothers, were the real heads
OF the Harvester Trust. He indignant
ly declared that he had no interest.
and no member OF his family held
stock or bonds In the Harvester
Trust.
Mccormick then declared that Gov.
Wilson had charged tho Steel Trust
with backing Col. Roosevelt which he
said was a falsehool.
What in the world has that got
to do with this case" demanded OIL
yer.
"Well II there is any truth in the
charge you should make Wilson come
here and prove the charge" was the
reply.
Clapp ruled that Mccormick must
stick to facts and he then explained
that ne spent $4,000 for headquart-
ers, and personally expended $500
for primary expenses In Illinois, dur
ing the primaries there.