Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-15
STATEMENT OF WITNESS
C.. H. Dodge Received Money From
Harvester Trust Members.
DONATIONS MADE IN 1911
Other Testimony Before Committee
Relates to Funds Raised for
Taft Campaign.

Cleveland IL. Dodge. who collected w.
600 for Gov. Wilson's campaign, which
included sl2.5OO from Cyrus II. McCor-
mick of the International Harvester Com
pany, told the Clapp committee today he
realized there might be some question
about the Mccormick money.
The governor said he was perfectly
willing to receive the money and was not
afraid to take it, said Dodge. MIR Nc
Cormick gave the money just as he would
have given 1t to Princeton University
Senator divers questions brought out
that Thomas d. Jones, another contrlbu-
tor to the fund. was connected with the
harvester company. DR. Dodge tod OF
loaning $1,000 to the Trenton. N j..
frue American early I'm Gov. Wiz
sons term. 1t had nothing to do with the
presidential preconvention campaign, he
said.
Mr.. Dodge was the first witness sworn.
He said he knew nothing OF the campaisn
funds of 1904. His knowledge OF the
1908 funds was limited to his own con-
tribution of $500 to the republican fund
He corroborated the testimony or VIII
liam +. McCombs, who told the commit
tee yesterday that he had appealed to
Mr. Dodge early in 1911 for funds Tor
the Wilson campaign.
"I was one of coterie Of men," he
said, "who supported Gov. Wilson during
his administration at Princeton. sew
d
nous class Of 20, and classmates or the
governor"
The witness said that he was in charge
Of the fund collected.
These men did not want any pubncty.
They did not even want the governor 20
know that they were contributing to ms
fund. I collected the money and gave
my personal checks to Mr.. McComns.
| money. The governor did not know
| about il until quite recently.
McCormick's Contribution.
| Mr.. Dodge then referred to the sl2.Joo
contribution Of Cyrus H. Mccormick OF
the International Harvester Company
'When 1 received that contribution.
he said, '.the government had not pro-
ceeed against the harvester company
and Mr.. Mccormick was anxious TO give
the money. When the government SUIT
was brought I thought there might De
some further criticism Of he McCormcH
contribution. / told Mr.. NcCcENtck ne
had better take his money back ana let
me give it, But he said he did not want
to be beholden ta Hs Ala saeserT5,Sse r,sss WAS WAS
! the first the governor knew OF that con-
| tribution. ,,,... ',
Jones another of the princeton lrienos
| who contributed to the Wilson fund, was
| also Connected WIFI tHe Ihleiho'o ~
! vester Company.
| to a newspaper called the True Ameni-
| can. at Trenton. N j., early IN ero'' WI"
! sons term as governor $1,000.
Senator Paynter asked the witness ABOUT
one of the Hartman letters to ffes'oeis
| Roosevelt, in which the railroad man SAID
he had mot yet been able to see Messrs.
| Dodge. Hughitt and Frick." MI Dodee
said that the letter undoubtedly referred
to conditions in the southwest foiiowins
an overflow of the Colorado river.
This is nv first experience IN ponucs'
| he said. land 1 have found the pGhuca. ar
game the most interesting sport ever
| had ANYTHING to do with. when every
| friend I had in New York was calling me
| fool for supporting Wilson my sport
| ing blood got in its work.
When Mr. Dodge concluded Cnaarnan
Clam submitted the testimony OF Elmer
Dover, former secretary OF the nauonai
committee, which had been taken az -
coma Wash, by Senator Jones OF the
Committee. In his statement Mr.. Dover
contradicted the report that he had been
offered $4,000 by Gorge w. ferkIs W
take charge of the Roosevelt primary
camnaign of 1912. He said Dan X. danna
| had talked with him regarding une pr.
| in the way of an offer OF a caoinet OF
fico or otherwise had been onereo MN,
| hecansa it had been impracticabie Tor
him to take up the work.
Negotiated the Loans.
Henry Jones Ford of the Princeton
faculty and f. l.. Howe. vice president
of the Princeton Bank. told OF the ahaars
of the True American, the Trenton
newspaper.
"Who supplied the loans?" asked Sen
ator Oliver
Mr.. Howe did not want to answer put
&o6 nd
..rbe money was handed to me by Miss
1-n,,,, .ecratary to George W. Perkins,
Mr. Howe protested that the loans to
tho True American, which totaled s40.-
OOO had nothing to do with the paper S
support of Gov. Wilson
Whom Mr.. Howe was excused. MI
Dodga asked to be allowed to resume the
stand.
II want to explain this Perkins mat
fer" he said. "Mr. Perkins and have
been associated in many philanthropic
matters. deeply deplore the attacks
Col. Roosevelt. Col. Roosevelt and
played together when We were boys, and
I have a great admiration for him.
thank God that the assassin's bullet did
not reach a vital spot
Arthur I. Vorys Of Ohio, Mr.. Taft's
manager IN 19OS recalled no important
contributions in that year. but gave par
ticulars concerning contributions to the
pre-convention campaign Of 1912. He said
that in that campaign he had received
st;4. 500 from Charles p. Taft. $11. 100 from
Hubert T. Taft and 81, ZOO from c. d.
Hiles. OF this amount he had returned
s3,655 to Hubert Taft.
Mr. Vorys said that he received the
money for the Ohio campaign, and turned
IL over to L. c. Laylin. manager Of the
Taft forces.
Nathan G. Folwell Of Philadelphia fol-
lowed Mr.. Vorys.
At the conclusion OF Mr.. Folwelrs ex-
animation the committee adjourned until
Thursday morning at 10 o'clock.