Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-21
Denies Underwriting Big
Moose Pre-ConVention
Campaign Fund.
IS A HOSTILE WITNESS
Demands "ViIIifieTS" Be CaIIei
TO ACCount-Ryan Tells Of
Donations.

Washington. Oct 2l.-George W.
Perkins today denounced as an "un-
mitigated falsehood" the charge that
he had underwritren the Roosevelt pre-
convention campaign this year IN the
sum OF $1,000 900 He testified his to-
tai contribution was Sl22.5OO. Rising
in the witness chair before the Clapp
committee, shaking his clenched fist,
Perkins shouted:
Among the long list OF unmitigated
lies In this campaign that statement
perhaps ought to be placed at the top,
because il is the largest
Il was hoping PenrOse would be here
this morning He made that state
ment on the floor uf the senate and
ought to be required to prove it like
gentleman or take It back
Just a minute" interrupted Clapp.
"All that is necessary IL that you deny
IT, All the committee can do is to de
termine the proof or the absence Of
proof
WOULD NOT STOP.
Perkins was not TO be stopped He
continued.
IL want to know where I stand.
want 20 know whether / can be charg-
I'd with these things on the floor of the
senate and not be given an opportunity
10 dlsprove them He insisted that
Pcurose be brought before the commit.
tee 20 say whether his charge was
!. al 4 l..
senator should be allowed to get away
with the situation"
Did you enter into an arrangement
to uuderYritG-LEax-saaEt1ol- OF Roose'
yelrs campaign Perkins was asked.
not one dollar"
DO you know anyone else under.
taking to do so?"
81 do not"
Perkins said the accusation OF Chair.
man Hilles that the international Har.
ycster made large contributions 10 the
Roosevelt campaign was an absolute
ialsehood. and he owes IL to me and
the others 10 have the books Of the
company audited for the purpose Of
proving or disproviug the accusation
Perkins rose from his seat and pro
tested he had been "villihed" As nc
other man has been. and insisted the
committee require his accusers &c
prove their charges. Clapp replied the
committee had no means OF doing that
II were president, and a subordin
ate should make such charge as Hi
les has made. would make him prov,
81 or dismiss him from office" replied
Perkins.
The chair reminded him he wa!
brought to Washington to speak in hi
own behalf.
THAT is fine" he said.
Perkins said he did not know OF
cont OF Harvester funds given 10 Roose
welt
POMERENE STIRS PERKINS.
At the afternoon session there wa
an explosion when Pomerene cross
examined Perkins. Pomerene wante,
tc know whG.her Perkins had an
memorandum of $19,5OO sent to val
ious states
Il kept no memorandum" said Pei
kins
Why didn't you ask a member o
Your own party for a memorandum
You didn't ask Mr.. Ryan to accoun
for his S45O.OOo."
Il am not here TO be leCtured," II
tcrrpted Pomerene.
Perkins shouted: Il know what yo
IRE here for all right, just as well a
I Lppvv v-hof ~, H,r.
There was heated exchange Will
Pomerene endeavored to find out jus
how much Perkins gave or collecte
for the 1904 campaign.
RYAN SAVES PARTY.
Thomas Fortune Ryan testified b
fore the Ciapp committee today tina
he shouldered S35O.OO0 OF debts OF III
democratic national committee
1904
only in the campaign" he said,
gave $4,000 TO the fund. although
was opposed to the nomination {
Judge Alton b. Parker. gave prob
bly, $4,000 in smaller contribution
When the end Of the campaign wa
drawing near and IL was quite appa
trt Parker could not be elected, SON
of my friends came 10 me and tol
me the campaign would collapse Vi
less the committee received fnancii
assistance
To P2ESERVE PARTY.
81 GuGlly aGrsed. In order to pa
party workers. and preserve the inte
ri'y OF the party. 10 furnish S350.o
This made a total cf S4JJ.OOO I CAV
throughout tho campaign. This pc
soma. contribution cid not .epreseI