The Washington times., 1912-10-02

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again for a political dissertation all
realized that with Taft nominated IL
meant utter defeat for the Republican
party, and we knew that every power
would be exerted to bring about that
nomination. 1t was desperate"
when did you take charge OF the
campaign was asked.
Began on March I.
About March 1, when we at once be-
gan sending out literature and cores
pondence; organizing. enlfsting men who
were anxious to save the party and as
sdtiating II firmly with progressive
prin-"
whom did you confer, within"
with Pinchot, Hanna. Munsey, Per-
kins, with some members OF the Sen
ate and many members of the House.
One man in Philadelphia sent me hi.
check for $1,000: altogether, we raised
at the headquarters here about $685.
900 or $4,000. or that, $4,000 or
thereabouts was spent In printing and
mailing literature, in clerks. stenog-
these last were way large. because
we had to do about all the business
month"
"Did YOU, keep any accounts?"
der terrific pressure. fighting the
great organizations all over the coun-
try, the city and state machines. the
Federal officeholders, the-no. j kept
poo came n sSd spent sne money ass
perately hard up. Why, I recall that
an elevator man here : the Capitol
gave me $50; a Mr.. Butler. out at
Chevy Chase, gave $500. We adver-
Philadelphia. for small contributions.
and think we got about $4,000 gifts
Of 81 each, or other small accounts"
Expenses at Chicago.
What about the expenses OF your
campaign at Chicago, at the June con-
ventions?"
ASIDE from maintenance OF he2Iauar-
tiers and the general expenses attendant
on 1t, l know of no large expenses
there"
DO you know anything about charges
that money was used to influence dele
gates In their votes?'' ....
OF personal knowledge. I do not: OF
any effort to influence votes toward our
side by such means, / know there were
none; not one"
Asked about the expenses OF the Pro-
zresslve national convention In Chicago.
the chairman Of the national committee
replied:
THE friends of Colonel Roosevelt In
Chicago financed that. and II cost about
$3.50 as against $4,000 that 1t cost to
run the Republican convention In June.
That was all voluntary. and was done
there in Chicago; l know nothing
fight. State by state. and could tell us
about money raised and spent?"
Great Popular Uprising.
Yes. generally: OF course. we started
with no organization; It was all rather
vague: many people helped the work:
everybody who would help was well
coined and set at 1t. Like all great
popular uprisings In a righteous cause"
here the members of the committee
shifted, for they realized that the wit
ness was champing on the bit again:
the audience laughed a little. Like all
from the people. II was spontaneous,
and without organization r..
We'll, who handled your campaign In
Massachusetts?'' demanded Senator
Clapp, when Dixon had reached COM
na.
Matthew Hale. He forced the pfim-
airy there. You see, they had no prim-
airy when we started In in Massachusetts;
Hale started the movement that forced
the legislature to provide 1t. We knew
it was our only chance. We knew we
could win II the people got a chance:
but under the old plan we were sure to
be beaten. We wouldn't have got u
delegate In Massachusetts, without the
primary; as 1t was. we got half and
ought TO have had two-thirds of the
delegates Everywhere we got a prim-
airy, gentlemen, we won: everywhere the
people got chance"
Who managed your hsht In Penn
'The Honorable William Finn ana
the Honorable Edward Van Valken-
burg We're the field marshals OF that
magnificent night for popular
How about Ohio?
Walter Brown in Ohio.
Walter Brown. Republican state
chairman. managed 1t. / had prac-
tically nothing to do with the Ohio
fight. Dan Hanna helped him in every
way possible; they were right in the
fight up to-"
How about Michigan"
1--WE had no regular State organiza-
ton: It was the old convention sys-
mary, and every Congressional dis.
trict had to be handled by itself.
Theodore Joslyn, OF Adrian. was very
d 81 w ases he his G'y Glsrk
.Indiana2"
Charles H: Campbell, of shelbyville.
was leader there"
''Illinois?'
There were good many leaders
In Illinois. 1t was a wonderful up
rising of the people. We swept the
State by 10000 over Taft. 1t was
Yes; but who handled the money in
the hght7"
20. there were Chauncey Dewey, and
Ed Sims. the former district attorney
Alex Revell. Medill Mccormick. Ira
Copeley. Billy Wilson. and n lot OF
others? Chauncey Dewey. l should
say. could tell you what you want 10
know"
Ibid you make a fight in Wisconsin? o.
mo, we kept out OF there. IN orde-
not to divide the Progressive vote, and
gave our moral support to the La Fol-
lette delegates"
I'm Missouri"
That was a delegate fight, and Gov
ernor Hadley would have the informa-
ton as to details, contributions. and
so on
"Kentucky?"
yes, we made the best night we
could there; and a great fight 1t was,
too: Judge Ed G. O'Rear, late OF the
| State supreme bench, managed II. The
federal officeholders put us out OF bust.
ness there; We carried most OF the dis.
tricts, but they stole 1t from us in the
State con-"
sHow about Tennessee?"
George Taylor. State treasurer, man
| aged A for us