The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-10-19
CAMPAIGN FUND INQUIRY.
AMOUNT SPENT BN ASPIRANTS
FOR DEMOCRATIC NOMINA-
TION.
haiiaSefS before COmmittec-Mc-
Combs, Bankhcad and Nichols Tell
Of PrecOnycntiOn Expenses of Their
Entries i'm Rae,


$4OO,OOO was expended in the efforts
of Gov Woodrow Wilson, Gov. Jud-
son Harmon and Representative Os-
car w. Underwood to gain the Demo-
cratic nomination this year, accord
Ing TO testimony today, presented to
the senate campaign contributions
committee
William +. McCombs, who managed
the Wilson campaign, and his aide,
william McAdoo, accounted for $685.
1913. OF this sum, $4,000 was con-
tributed, according to Mr.. McCombs
by cleveland S. Dodge and Prince
ton friends" Questioning developed
that the friends were Cyrus H.
Mccormick, of the International Har-
vester company; David B. Jones,
Thomas D. Jones, Edward w. Shell
don. all Of whom, Mr.. McCombs said
had been trustees at Princeton when
Mr.. Wilson was president of the uni
versity.
or the $150.946.45 expended in the
interest Of Gov. Harmon, Hugh l..
Nichols, lieutenant governor of State,
told the committee $1,000 was con-
tributed by Thomas Fortune Ryan.
Ar. Ryan also supplied $4,000 Of a
fund Of $4,000 collected for the ad-
vancement Of Representative Under
woods candidacy. Mr.. Ryan will be
witness before the committee this
week. probably tomorrow.
Alton B. Parker, Democratic can
didate for president In 1904. gave his
basis for the charge, made on the
stump In that campaign, that finan-
cial interests" had organized a COM
mittee to secure funds for and give
support to the Republican ticket.
He said the late Col. Daniel S.
Lamont gave him information. He
was corroborated by George f. Par
ker, who managed the Democratic
literary bureau In 1904.
Mr.. McCombs. the first witness of
the day, was particularly emphatic
In the declaration that none Of the
contributions to Gov. Wilson's cam
paign fund reflected "any promise
expressed or implied" He said he
believed his accounts represented
practically all expenditures for Gov
Wilson. except $6,575 accounted fol
by MIR. McAdoo. who supplemented
the testimony Of his chief.
Lieut.. Gov. Nichols told the com
mittee that Gov. Harmon contributed
tremendously to his own campaign
He said $4,000 had been collecte,
but the expenditures amounted t,
$146.00O in the national campaign
and Gov. Harmon supplied the diff
erence. In addition to this MI
Nichols filed a statement Of Sc,
s46.45 collected and expended il
Ohio. The principal contributor
mentioned in Mr.. Nichols statemen
were: r. NJ. Thompson, $4,000; Rep
resentative Francis Burton Harrison
$4,000; E. c. Wheeler, $500; ]. F
Tanning. $1,000; William Dudley
$2.50O; Thomas F.. Ryan, $4,000
and James ]. Hill, $4,000. Senate
Pomerene Of Ohio, a member Of tn
investigating committee, was cred
| uyif triL
account.
Under examination Mr.. Nichol
brought out that it had been charged
in the campaign that j. p. Morga,
& Co. and the Standard Oil compan,
had contributed to the Harmon fund
Not dollar was received from
either" he said.
Senator John A. Bankhead outlined
to the committee expenditures in be
half Of Representative Underwood
the contributors mentioned in hi
statement were: Thomas f. Ryan
$4,000; Jos. Auerbach, $500; S. r
Bertram. $4,000; J. II. Woodward
SI,oOo' small contributions amount
ing to $4,000 brought the fund VI
to $4,000.
Frank G. Penfield of Philadelphi;
testified that his contribution to tn,
Wilson fund amounted to $4,000
This corroborated Mr.. McComb's ac
counts.
forces. on the stand before the com.
mitee last week. said his information
was that Mr.. Penfield had given tn,
Wilson forces about $4,000. Mr.
fenheld declared no other member OF
MS family made contributions. al
though Senator Dixon had said the
$4,000 gift might have been In IN,