The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-15
will meet again Monday in Jefferson
Eugene c. Brockmeyer

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 Eugene c. Brockmeyer who testified before the Senate committee testified before the House committee today. He said he knew of several contributions to the State campaign which were not enumerated in the statement. The amount he said was s2.5oo from Adol- phus Busch which he took from MT. Busch to Mir. Niedringhaus personally. He said he also carried at $5,000 check from Mir. Busch to MT. Niedringhaus. He said he was acting as secretary of the bureau of publicity of the State committee. He was asked if he knew any instance in which money was given with a view to influencing beer legislation or the election of United States Senator.
 'No." he replied, "I do not know it nor have I heard any report or rumor to that effect" He was asked if his testimony was the same. as he had giv- en before the Senate Committee. He replied that 1t was not; that the ques- tions were not the same. The Senate Committee, he said. had directed It's questions chiefly toward ascertaining whether Niedringhaus or others con- tributed the s2t.271.si item. "who was responsible for the deficit in the cam paign fund?" he was asked.
 MT. Niedringhaus was chairman of the State Committee" he replied.
 He denied that he or his weekly pa- per had contributed to the fund. He said he had taken to the committee a contribution of s4,5o0'by Edward Whit aker which the witness had solicited. This item was enumerated in the treas urer's statement.
 The report of the committee will be drawn up at the meeting Monday in hak f nf. ha- fore the voting for Senator begins on noon Tuesday. According to the Re- publican members of the committee, the report will include the stenographer's s transcript of the testimony taken at the sessions and will conclude with a statement that, they found nothing to substantiate the charge of Represent ative Grace that the money was given for he purpose of influencing legisla- tion.
 Only Document Used.
 The sworn statement filed with the Recorder of Deeds. under the corrupt practices act by Thomas K. Niedring- haus as acting Treasurer of the Re- publican State Committee, Is the only document that up to the present time has been used in the legislative inyes- tigation. This document covers forty closely typewritten pages. and in 1t Niedringhaus states under oath that 1t is full. true and detailed account and statement of each and every sum of money disbursed" by him between August and December 3. 1904. The receipts in the document form the principal subject for the questions of the investigatoIu. The receipts are for contributions ranging from $t0 to S21,237.51. The latter amount stands as the contribution of Mir. Niedring- haus. Among the contributors the names of Adolphus Busch and Otto stifel do not appear.
 When Mir. Busch was catechized by the House Committee today Mir. Lyons. Chairman of tho Committee. asked him if, In certain of the guarantees of the deficit in the campaign fund. there was any agreemept that legislation | favorable to tho brewing interests would he provided by the Missouri l Legislature.
 "There was never in any way, shape or-form, anything, spoken about such matters" said Mir. Buschs Any in- timation that such was the case is to- tally false" ,s. .