Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1912-07-23 | Page 6 | Testifies in Regard to Roosevelt Funds

TESTIFIES IN REGARD I ITO TO ROOSEVElT FUNDS Washington July 22 Former Former Senator Sena Serma- tor Natham B. B Scott of West Vest Virginia toda today told the tIle Senate committee i In Investigating In- In campaign campal n funds of ot 1904 1004 and 1908 that no contributions were made to o Colonel Roosevelt's campaign b by Henry Honry the sugar king or b by an any representative of ot the International International Inter Inter- national Harvester company so so far tar as he ic could recall Mr Ir Scott testified that the largest contribution of ot which he had knowledge know- know I ledge edge made mado to tho the national committee in that campaign campal n. n was his own amounting to or George Georgev v W. W Perkins he said had given but not to the tIme national committee Both loth contributions were used In the tho West est Virginia state campaign In October 1804 Mr lr Scott said I Mr Ir Perkins asked me th tho situation In West Virginia and I told him we wo had a very cry hard tight light on governor and that It was doubtful whether we could elect William O. O Dawson Mr Perkins said as a friend of President Roosevelt ho would be bo very sorry to see sec tho the state go Democratic and made th the contribution tion Mr Scott said gald nono none of or the thc H Harvester Harvest r ct er people had contributed to tho the 1904 campaign How flow about the Perkins contribution tion asked Senator Clapp Well ell I understand that Mr Ir Perkins Perkins' contribution was a personal matter said Mr 11 Scott because of tho the personal relations that existed between him and I President Roosevelt Roosevelt-