Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-10-02
Dixon WANTS GENERAL
INVESTIGATION MADE
Didn't Know all Campaign
Managers Bad been Sum-
InoDd befor Committee
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 2.-senato'
Dixon, Roossvslt's campaign man
aoer, today told the clapp committee
ne had been reliably informed that
Thomas E. Ryan and A. Il. Plant
Auditor southsnsy, contributed heav
lily to Oscar Undsrwood's campaign;
that Joseph Davies sbsnt $4,000 IN
Wilson's preeonvention campaign;
thar chas. TAFT spent $4,000 for the
president, and that "ieadinS finane
iers Of New York spent large sums
for Harmon.
WASHINGTON, ucl. 2.--J. c. Can
non, first witness before the Clapr
committee Investigating campaign
funds, testified he audited every ac
count Of the expenditures by the late
Bliss, and had no knowledge OF the
contributions to the republican fund
Specifically hes said he knew nothing
of the 100000 contribution John d
Archbold said was made by the Stand
ard OIL company to RoOsevelt's 1904
campaign. He knew nothing OF any
contributions, he said, to any nation
al campaign funds. S
Dixon followed Cannon and testl
fed he had collected funds other than
those handled by the progressive
treasurer, Hooker, who informed the
committee yesterday the total expend
itues OF the Roosevelt national com
mittee were about s1t0,000.
II would like to know the full scope
of the investigation" demanded Dix
on, interrupting the examination
Does this include as well the repub
lican and democratic campaign
unds?' II
"Yes," replied Clapp.
"Of course continued Dixon, "the
general ilnnre1sfoii is mat this Is
rather an investigation Of only the
prec0nyentiOn fund lof Roosevelt.
Now as q member Of the senate
want to see the campaign funds OF
Taft, Wilson and Harmon also inves,
tigatcd, and think this should be
done before election. | don't think
this committee should go only into
funds of Roosevelt"
Dixon insisted he was sure that the
committee was investigating onl,
Roosevelt's expenses. He added he
wanted the committee to summon tn
managers of Clark, Underwood, Har'
mon and Taft.
Don't you know all of those men
have been summoned here" demand.
cd Pomerene
"No | don't know it, said Dixon.
""el you ought to find out sale
Oliver
Clapp told thc witness he alread'
had given out the list showing that
al named had been summoned an
he demanded Dixon answer questions,
The country wants fair play" re-
turned Dixon, 1T wants these other
men examined within the next few
days before election
Senator Dixon" exclaimed Clapp,
half rising from his seat, the sug.
gestion that there has not been fair
play here is a reflection on the one
man in this committee who is friend
ly to Col. Roosevelt"
Then followed the argument among
committee members eliminating in
a general demand that Dixon be ex.
amined about Roosevelt funds. Clapp
told Dixon he could tell what he knew
about the other candidates later.
II would send him to jail" declar.
ed Pomerene as Dixon closed his re.
marks to the committee.
Dixon then told what contributions
hn had personally received.
The committee agreed to consider
Dixon's demand that they call Charles
Taft to testify whether he spent $780,.
900 for Taft's denomination. Dixon
renewed his charge that the commit
tee was against Roosevelt and testi-
fed he had spent 100000 in the pro-
gressive campaign, not included in
the figures presented yesterday by
Progressive Treasurer Hooker.