The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-04-26
/ REPuBIIcAN IS %coRnEaED.
Receipts for SIS, 900 IN Evidence
and Mr.. Bliss Would Not
Face the Music.


New York, March 22.-"I see that Cor
nelns N. Bliss, treasurer Of the republican
national committee, denies that he received
from me for the New York Life The sum of
90. 900 for campaign purposes in 1896, =
said former Judge Andrew Hamilton com-
menting upon Mr.. Bliss assertion thai he
never met the judge.
Maybe this might stimulate his memory
q bill, he added.
Judge Hamilton reached inside the
breast pocket of his coat produced 4 sheaf
of vouchers, some of which bore the sig
natures of the fore most mes IN finance of
today and stripped off q white receipt form
such as the republican national committee
uses. He smoolhed ont the bit of paper.
gazed al it with an amused smile. and
spread il fiat upon the table in his apart
ment.
sLooks as if it was up to Mr.. Bliss to.
think some more, does it holg. continued.
AIR. Hamilton.
The receipt is q voucher for S75,O 900,
signed by Mr.. Bliss and dated October 1
aud 20. 1896. 1t is explained that the
amount was paid over in two payments. the
first one OF elO, 900 on October and the
balance of $65, 600 on October 20, the fg-
ures at the left hand lower corner of the
voucher being raised from SIC. 600 to
s75, 900.
When It was first brought to the atten-
iion nf the New York Herald that MI. An
drew Hamilton said he held q voucher
showing that be had paid $4,000 to Mr..
Bliss in addition 4 The $4,000 admitted
by Mr.. McGall to have been pad TO the
campaignfned of the republican party In
ls96. Mr.. Bliss was asked concerning the
matter. ahd he denied a4y knowledge OF
such payment His exact language was;
sSucb q statement is utterly false. ] as
treasurer OF the republican national com
mittee, did not receive any money nor was
any voucher therefor issued by me. do
not know Andrew Hamilton, would not
know him If | should see him. and never
heard of him ubtil recently.n
In his home, No. let Madison Avenue
the matter wa again called to the ~atlention
Of Mr.. Bliss.
sSince applying to you for Information
about the alleged payment of 10 additional
@75, 0OJ into the republican national com
mittee's fund in 1896 by Andrew Hamil-
ton, new evidence has come to hand, Nj.
Bliss. Can you recall the incident toda, p,
was asked.
81 have said all l care to say about the
matter" returned Mr.. Bliss. ..No such
sum was ever paid ovsr BY Mr.. Ham
ilton or the New York Lite. My word
ought to be accepted as anal.n
but it is 10Y known that a voucher
exists. !.
THAT is untrue. No such receipt exists.
If anyone says so he lies. Have you seen
such q voucher
Yes, Mr.. Bliss. and l have q photograph
of that voucher. Will you let me show il
to you in order that you may pass upon the
genniness of the slgnature?"
mo. sir; | won'tluok at it l decline to
say another word about The ma ter"
Tuesday afternoon he lcft the city and
it was reported th4t he had gone TO Wash-
ingtou 10 confer with p stmssier General
Cortelyou and other republicans ab.sut the
gifts which the republicans nave received
from The insurance companies in twelve or
more y airs thai Mr.. Bliss has had charge of
the fund-gathering.
Judge Hamilton. the New York Life,s
Legislative generalissimo. said: Il csn't
quite understand Mr.. Bliss saying he never
gave me the receipt, for | don't suppose
that ary one is accusing me Of manufac-
tdringit. And hope, also, that they won't
think | I'M telling tales out of school, for
MIR. Nc all and Mr.. Perkins both told
about this payment and the Others when
they were on the stand"