The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-10-23
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CONTRIBUTED TO HRRHON AND
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UNDERWOOD FUNDS.

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TALKS OF wilson FUND
Ryan Was More Liberal to Cause of
Ohio Governor During Pre-Con-
yention Democratic Fight.-Mr.
McCombs Gives Sources of Wilson
Fund, Accounting for $500, 900.
Upwards of 100000 was expended
10 the efforts Of Governor Woodrow
Wilson, Governor Judson Harmon
and Representative Oscar ". Under
wood to gain the Democratic Presi-
idential nomination this year, accord
ing to testimony Monday presented
S to the Senate campaign contributions
eorsmittee.
William F. McCombs, who manag-
ed the Wilson campaign and his aide,
William McAdoo, accounted for
SZSS,lSS. VI (uiS SOW 3So'VVo "e>'
8 contributed, according to, Mr.. Nc
Combs, by Cleveland S. Dodge and
Princeton friends" Questioning de-
rsloped that the friends" were Cy-
rus 81. Mccormick, OF the 1nterna-
tional Harvester Company; David B.
Jones, Thomas D. Jones, Edward ".
Sheldon, all Of whom, Mr. McCombs
said, had been trustees at Princeton
when Mr.. Wilson was president OF
the University.
OF the $150,946.45 expended in the
interest OF Governor Harmon, Hugh
L, Nichols, Lieutenant Governor OF
that State, told the committee, S77,-
eo9 was contributed by Thomas For.
tune Ryan. Mr.. Ryan also supplied
$4,000 Of a fund of $4,000 collect
ed for the advancement Of Represen'
{ tatiye Underwood's candidacy.
8 Mr.. MeCombs, the first witness Of
the day, was particularly emphatic
IL the declaration that none Of the
contributions to Governor Wilson's
campaign fund reflected "any prom
ise, expressed or implied" He said
he believed his accounts expressed
practically all expenditures for Gov
ernor Wilson, except S6,575 account
ed for by Mr.. McAdoo, who sup
plemented the testimony of his chlef
Lieutenant Governor Nichols tolc
the committee that Governor Rar'
mon contributed tremendously to Ms
own campaign. I said S122,00O nae
h5en collected, but the expenditures
amounted to S14S,000 in the nation
al campaign, and Governor Harmon
supplied the difference. The prin'
c;paI contributions mentioned IN MT
Nichols's statement were:
r. N. Thompson, $4,000; Repre-
sentative Francis Burton Harrison
$4,000; E. C. Wheeler, $500; J. F
Tanning, $1,000; William Dudley,
$4,000; Thomas F. Ryan, $4,000
and James J. Hill, $4,000. Senator
Pomerene, a member OF the lnVesu'
eating committee, was credited with
a contribution Of $3.50 in the account
Under examination Of Mr.. Nichols
brought out that it had been charg'
ed in the campaign that J. P. Morgan
s. co. and the Standard Oil Company
had contributed to the Harmon tuno
t,Not a dollar was received from, eth
er," he said.
Senator John A. Bankhead outlln.
ed to the committee expenditures IL
behalf of Representative underwood
the contributors mentioned IN nlS
s'1Tsa9a Tbomas F. Ryan, $4,000; Joseph
anerh.ch. $500; S. r. Bertram, So.
ECO. I p. woodward, $4,000; small
contributions amounting to sz'ooo'
brought the sum up to S52,O0o:
frederick C. Penfeld, OF Phlla:ei
mia. testified that his contrloae'0''
to the Wilson fund amounted 70 - e
600. ,o.,r,s
accounts. Senator Di1son, OF the
Roosevelt forces, on the stand before
the committee last week, said his III.
formation was that Mr.. Penfeld bad
given the Wilson forces about s4s.'
600. Mr.. Penveld declared no othe'
member OF his family made contrlou,
tions, although Senator Dixson hao
said that s4S,000 might have been
In the name of Mrs. Penfeld:
The Democratic organization ngh1
In Illinois dwarfted the Presidential
contest in the recent primaries, ac-
.ordipgSt to Roger c. Sullivan.
Mr., Sullivan said he knew of no
money spent for aspirants to the
Democratic Presidential nomination
IL the State, although he contributed
$4,000 OF $4,000 to the primary
fund to maintain control OF the or
ganization.
"You were the Democratic leader
in Illinois?" asked Senator Oliver.
eyes. You might call 1t that:
When they are unfriendly they call
it a boss" the witness replied with
smile. Mr.. Sullivan said his con-
tribution represented all Of the mon
ey spent on his side Of the fight.
Financial activities of Thomas F.
RYAN in the Democratic Pre-Conven-
tion campaign interested the COM
nittee. and during the afternoon ses-
sion Mr.. McCombs was recalled TO the
stand.
NWhat candidate was Thomas F.
RYAN for at the Baltimore Con7en-
tom" he was asked.
"J have no means of knowing ne
said. e.He was against US. l don't
know who he voted for, but it was my
assumption that he was against Gov
ernor Wilson"
The much disputed Republican
campaign fund Of 1904 was the SUP.
iect Of a lengthy examination OF
Judge Alton 3. Parker and George
F. Parker. Judge Parker placed IN
the record extracts from his cam
paign speeches, in which he charged
that the Republicans were backed by
the trusts and corporations" referr-
ing specifically to "a committee" in
Guiding James Stillman, Of the Stand
ard Oil Group: Daniel G. Reid, OF
l. ycJo DoSI Charles F