Omaha daily bee., 1912-10-22
Financier Denies that He Undert'
to Underwrite Roosevelt. oa ]
Convention Csv NsSs az
BIGGEST Il ysg SEASON
Demands that Ssnator and Secretary
Retract Statement.
RYAN GIVES TO PARKER FUND
Magnate Testifies He Contributed
Forty-Five Thousand Dollars.
WANTED TO SAVE ORGANIZATION
He Says He was Sure Parker Could
Not Be Elected, but He Paid
Party's Debts to Keep
1t Alive.

WASHINGTON, Oct. a.-George W
Perkins today denounced as an "unmiti
gated falsehood' the charge that he ha
underwritten the Roosevelt pre-conven
tion campaign this year In the sum o
I$5,0OOC0o. He testified that his total con
tributions were $122,50O
Rising from the witness chair befor
the Clapp committee and shaking 1
cIenched fist, Mr.. Perkins shouted
Among the long list of unmitigatet
hes throughout this campaign, that state
ment perhaps ought to be placed at thu
top, because it is the largest.
Il am in hope that Senator Penrose vii
be here today. He made that statemen
on the floor of the senate, and he ough
to be required to prove 1t, or like a gen
tleman he ought to take 1t back. There
is not a scintilla of truth In II from A
to e.
Just a minute" interrupted Chairman
Clapp. ''All that is necessary is that yol
deny 1t. All that the committee can d.
is to determine the proof or the absenct
Of proof"
Mr.. Perkins was not to be stopped
He continued: II want to know where
l stand. 1 want to know whether car
be charged with those things on the fiool
Of the United States senate and not bt
given a" opportunity to disprove them
He insisted that Mr.. Penrose should bt
brought before the committee and say
whether his charge was mere hot air. u
He did not believe the senator should be
allowed to get away with the situation.
did you ever enter into arrangement
to underwrite any portion of Colonel
Roosevelt's campaign" he was asked.
mot one dollar" said Mr.. Perkins.
DO you know of anyone else under.
taking to do SOP
II do not
Annanias Halo for Hilles.
Taking up accusations by Chairman
Hilles that the International Harvester
company had made large contributions
to the Roosevelt campaign, Mr.. Perkins
declared with heat.
!
out of the whole cloth and IL Mr.. HiIle,
has any reason to believe that contribu-
tions have been made by the Harvester
company, he owes it to me and to others
! to have the books of the company audited
for the purpose Of proving or disproving
the accusation"
Here Mr.. Perkins rose from his seat
and protested that he had been will
fled" as no other man had been and he
insisted that the committee require his
accusers to prove their charges.
Senator Clapp replied that the COM
mittee had no means of doing that
'If I were president and subordinate
should make such a charge as Mr.. Hilles
has made, | should make him prove II
or dismiss him from office" replied Mr.
hand violently.
The chair reminded him that he had
been brought to Washington to speak in
his own behalf.
Makes Demands for Proof.
THAT is fine" he said, but what
want to know is whether the committee
is going to bring Senator Penrose or Mr.
Hilles back and compel him to make
good. L."
Mr., Perkins contended that it would BIZ
easy to prove what had been contributed
to the campaign fund from the treasury
of the harvester company. He said that
he was a member of the board of direc.
tors Of that company and chairman Of the
finance committee and knew that not q
cent Of the company funds had been
given to aid Colonel Roosevelt.
Mr.. Perkins gave his contributions to
the Roosevelt pre-convention fund as fol.
lows:
To the New York state committee
$1,000; to E. II. Hooker, for the national
fund, $22,500; to the washington bureau
sS2,5O0; for polls, etc., in New York and
Brooklyn, $4,000; sent to other states,
$19,5OO; to E. w. Sims, $1,000
This statement is absolutely complete, "
said Mr. Perkins. MY total contributions
were $122500."
Clashes with POmerene.
When Mr.. Perkins resumed testimony
he repeated that he thought the COMMIT
tee had confused the amounts contributed
to Colonel Roosevelt's campaign in such
way as to make the aggregate appear
larger than it really was. He placed in
the record a statement showing that
campaign expenditures in England dur
ing general election for $40 members
Of Parliament amounted to 5000, 900.
Senator Oliver summed up testimony as
showing 1862 contributed by Mr.. Per-
kins, Frank A Munsey Dan r. Hanna
and William Finn.
Senator Pomerene wanted to know
whether Perkins had any memorandum
of the S19,500 sent to various states.
Il kept no memorandum" said Mr.
Perkins. why didn't you ask member
of your own party for a memorandum?
You didn't ask Mr.. Ryan to account for
his s45e,0OO'
Il am not heer to be lectured," inter-
rupted Senator Pomerene.
Mr.. Perkins rose from his chair and
shouted, II know what you are here for
all right, just as well as / know what
am here for"