The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-10-19
TRUST MANAGERS
PRINCIPAL DONORS
j. P. Morgan & Co. Con
tributed 100000, Geo. w.
Perkins and Committee
$235 900, E. H. Hartman
/ $150,0O0, While Archbold,
Rogers and Rockefeller
| Gave $100,0o0 Each.

Washington. Oct. 1s.-The senate
committee investigating campaign
funds today obtained copy of the
list Of contributors to the republican
ing a total of s2.2so,O1s was con-
trfbuted.
Elmer Dover, secretary of the re-
publican national committee in 1904,
placed the list in evidence, saying
they had been copied from a private
memorandum book of the late Cor
nelius ". Bliss, treasurer of the COM
mittee that year.
The list credited to j. P. Morgan
& Co. two contributions, one of one
hundred thousand dollars, and one of
fifty thousand dollars. Contributions
of one hundred thousand dollars each
appeared from III. H. r." and j. D..
W." Dover told the committee he
supposed they were from Henry III.
Rogers and John D. Archbold, of the
Standard Oil Company. He thought
the initials "J. D. W." should have
been the initials OF Archbold or per-
haps John d. Rockefeller.
e. II. Hartman was credited with
one hundred and fifty thousand dol
lars in two contributions. George w.
Perkins appeared as giving thirty
f1ve thousand dollars in two contribu-
tions One hundred and twenty-five
thousand more was credited to the
initials &c. w. p" and two hundred
thousand more to &c. w. p commit
tee. George j. Gould also appeared
as giving one hundred thousand dol
lars.
SAYS HILLES HAS LIED.
"It IL difficult for an ordinary man
In the compass of ordinary language
TO compete with the testimony OF
character assassins and liars like Mr..
HilIes--men who, by their falsehoods
incite weak minded men to actual as
sassinations," was the passage which
brought out storm of protest from
the committee in which Chairman
Clapp Joined.
The statement finally was admit
ted to the record without being read
from the prepared copy.
The reference the attempt upon
Colonel Roosevelts life was incidental
10 Mr.. McCormick's general statement
of campaign expenses of the progres-
sive party In Illinois.
Mr.. McCormick's statement showed
ne contributed about $2S.500 for the
Illinois campaign.
ssDuring the whole campaign the
Taft people assiduousiy circulated the
lie that / am connected with' the
Harvester trust said Mr.. McCor-
mick. AZ have never owned and do
not own a share of Harvester stock.
"Mr. McCombs has testified that
CYRUS Mccormick contributed to the
Wilson campaign fund. Cyrus and
Harold Mccormick and the two Deer
ing brothers represent overwhelming
w the largest stock interest in the
Harvester company. Both these NC
Cornicks, one of whom is at the head
nf the trust. are for Wilson. Both
The Deerings are against Colonel
Roosevelt and I believe one of them
In for Mr.. Taft. And yet, Mr.. Hilles
and his associates persistently cir
eulate the lie that the Harvester trust
has spent large sums in the Roose-
valt campaign. Beside the holdings of
the Deerings and the McCormicks,
Mr.. Perkins are so small as to be
negligible. Counsel for the trust is
for Mr.. Taft. II members of the
Harvester trust be called before this
committee as to what candidates they
are supporting, the truth will be
known
Governor Wilson has stated that
the steel trust is back Of Colonel
Roosevelt's candidacy. 1 demand that
the governor give evidence as to the
truth of this charge and that this
committee summon the directors OF
the steel corporation to inquire as tc
what candidate they are supporting
Mccormick denied that the steel
fror+Jrued or Paee Two1