The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-06-06


action upon 1t at this session.
He was surprised, he Said, that the
statement made few days ago by Mr..
Pettigrew, said the Cramps shipbuilders
of Philadelphia had contributed $500, 0OO
to the Republican national -campai gn
fund of isie, with the promise that they
would be recouped by contracts for the
building of warships had not been denied.
He regarded 1t as most remarkable
statement and directed attention to the
fact that Mr.. Hanna and MIR. Carter,
intimately connected with that campaign
were in the chamber and heard the state
ment.
Instantly Mr.. Hanna was on his feet.
IF" he said Il should undertake to
reply to all such statements made ON this
floor, would occupy more time Of the
Senate than even the Senator from
Georgia does. daughter } i heard the
statement and considered 1t unworthy of
notice and l declined 10 dignity 1t by a
de 1ial.
II had nothing to do with the campaign
of 1892 but l have heard this story and |
say most emphaticaily and decidedly that
believe 1t Is not true. so far AS such
illusions, are made to the campaign of
1895, l desire to say that no promises
were made, no considerations were
offered to any person or corporation for
contributions made"
Mr.. Carter, who was the chairman Of
| the Republican National campaign COM
mittee in 1892 and who had sat calmly
| listening to the statements of MIR. Bacon,
and Mr.. Hanna, rose and said:
II desire briefly to reply TO the charge
made by the Senator for Georgia that In
1S92-"
Mr.. Bacon, interrupting: ~ simply
stated that the charge had been made
ON this floor and had not been denied"
1.-The statement of the Senator, "
resumed Mr.. Carter, 'is the first intima-
| ton / have had that such charge was
made by any person. AS to the state
ment, somebody ought to be responsible
| for 1t. 1.-The statement was, proceeded
Mr.. Carter, THAT in 1892, the campaign
was conducted with funds derived from
corporations which were to be REIN
bursed through the medium of govern
ment contracts. This Is the first time
/ ever heard that statement made. l say
now, and there are Senators on this Hoor,
who will bear me out that any charge
| that contributions were thus received or
| that any promises were made to corpora
| lions or to individuals, Is absolutely false
and can be branded properly only as a
| lie Money was received by the commit
tee but only through voluntary contribu :
| lions. In that campaign, the party was
defeated and the country paid the penalty
of that defeat"
Mr.. Pettigrew insisted that Mr.. Bacon
should yield the floor to him to make a
reply to the statements.
Said he: II made the statement that
a contribution of $40D, 900 had been made
| by Mr. Cramp to the Republican National
| committee in 1892 and that he was to he
reimbursed for it with contracts for adj
ditional warships. My authority for the
statement Is Mr.. Cramp himself,
declared Mr. Pettigrew deliberately. This
created sensation in the chamber:
He told me this, not in confidence as
believe, on an ocean liner coming across
/ the Atlantic. He did not KIN ow where
the money had gone and had employed
detectives to find out. He intimated that
1t had not been used for campaign pur
poses. Moreover" continued MIR. Petit
grew, his words almost kissing through
| Che chamber, II have said the same
4 things to the Senator who was chairman
of the Republican national campaign
committee of that year and he wa iyed II
off, smilingly with the statement; Well,
| we did hit the old man pretty hard.
/ Adverting to Mr.. Hanna, Mr.. Petit
grew brought up the charges of bribery
made against the Ohio Senator at the
/ time of his election to the Senate, reading
| voluminously from the report OF the mi,
nority of the committee ON privileges and
electi ms, including newspaper stories OF
the accounts of alleged telephone CONVEX
sations engaged in by Mr.: Hanna.
| friends and other persons. These state
ments, Mr.. Pettigrew thought, could moi
be swept aside lightly by Mr.. Hanna. Al
Mr. Pettigrew resumed his seat, half 4
dozen Senators clamored for recognition
among them Mr.. Hanna and Mr.. Foraker
The former rose to questio OF priv
lege.
Mr.. Foraker was recognized and sale
the remarkable statements by the Senator
| from South Dakota required some reply
Ii was an Ohio matter, he said and th'
Ohio Senator's felt abundantly able 70
take care of 1t. He had intended TO speak
himself, he said, but would yield TO his
colleague.
Mr.. Hanna said he felt like Offering an
apology to the Senate for pursuing the
subject further and he would not do 50
IL he did not desire to ''show the Senate
that the whole matter was conspiracy
Ia part Of concerted plan TO work up
some political capita"
There was a pretty live scrap II
Columbus, said he spontaneously
ut was due partly TO the Democratic
party and partly TO the work OF traitor