Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-10-03
Roosevelt Campaign Mana
ger Said That He Spent
$685. 900 in the Progressive
Primary Elections.
PERKINS WAS THE
LARGEST DONOR
Investigators and Witness
Have Stormy Time When
Senator Made Charge In
quiry Was Not Complete.

r. Sheldon former treasurer OF
the republicans national committee
testified before the CIapp COM
mlttee today that In 1904 the
standard OIL Co., contributed
S1oo, 600; J. p. Morgan & Co.,
500, 900; n. c. Frick, $1o0,ooo,
and George J. Gould, 100000.
Mr.. Sheldon said he had no per-
sonaI knowledge Of these con-
tributions but that the late Corn.
eiius N. Bliss, then treasurer, had
shown him his report. as
tWhen took charge OF the
treasurership In 1908 Mr.. Bliss
handed mo list Of large contribu-
tors Of 1904"
'What percentage was contribu-
led by eorporations7"
"To be frank, 1874 per cent"
"Was any contribution made by
The Standard OIL Coz"
EYES, sir"
!How much?"
''$1oo, ,oc0."
Mr., Sheldon said the Standard
oil contribution was not on the
Hist as coming from the oil COM
nany but Il was charged to John
b. Archbold.
Washington, D. c., Oct. 2.-senatol
Joseph NJ Dixon, Col. Roosevelts poll
tical manager, in stormy session TO-
day with the Clapp committee investi.
eating campaign expenditures testified
he had spent $4,000 in the progressive
primary campaign which was not In
cluded in the figures presented yester'
day by Progressive Treasurer E. II
Hooker.
Senator Dixon renewed his charge
that the investigation was being direc
ted at Col. Roosevelt more than any
other candidate and challenged the
committee to call Charles P. Taft
Thomas Fortune Ryan and other men
whom he named, who, he said, he had
been infromed, had made heavy ex'
penditures for either President Taft,
Gov. Wilson or Gov. Harmon.
Senator Dixon said he had kept no
accurate record of his expenditures
He said $4,000 had come from George
w. Perkins; $25,O00 from Frank A.
Munsey and $4,000 from Dan R. Han
ma. and that whenever we got des-
perately hard up went back to Per
kins."
Senator Dixon's charges that the
was Investigating only Col.
Roosevelt's expenditures and intended
to let those of Taft, Wilson, Harmon,
Underwood and Clark go until after
the election" brought out bitter ex-
changes with members of the commit
tee. Chairman Clapp took the charge
as a personal reflection upon himself
"the only member of the committee
friendly to Col. Roosevelt"
Senator Dixon finally demanded that
Charles P. Taft be summoned, to tell
whether he had spent 100000 to sc.
cure President Taft's denomination
and the committee agreed to consider
the suggestion.
The $4,000 Senator Dixon said,
was in addition to the $141,00O Mr..
Hooker told of yesterday, handled by
the Roosevelt headquarters in New
York; the $4,000 Hooker had handled
TOR the New York local campaign and
the 100000 William Finn said he
had given for Pennsylvania. The
$4,000 each contributed by Perkins,
Munsey and Hanna we're also in addi-
ton Mr.. Dixon said to the $4,000 CIV
en- to the New York headquarters by
Hanna, the $4,000 given by Mr.. Mum
sey and the $22,500 given by Mr.. Per-
kins.
Dixon In Criticism.
Senator Dixon's statement was the
first thing to claim the attention OF
the committee when it met. Senator
Pomerene vigorously resented the
Montana senator's criticism of the
committee and with Senators Clapp,
Paynter and Oliver held private con-
ference to determine what was to be
done about it. The committee con-
cluded it's executive session without
announcing any action, and J. G. Can
non took the stand.
Mr.. Cannon said that he audited on
ly the accounts Of expenditures by
the late Mr.. Bliss and had no know
ledge Of the contributions to the
funds. Specifically he said he knew
Of the 100000 contribution John D.
Archbold has said was made by the
Standard Oil Co., to Col. Roosevelt's
1904 campaign. He knew nothing of
any contributions to any national cam
paign funds.
Senator Dixon followed Mr. Cannon
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