The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-03-30
HARD ON BLISS.
Another Sensation in the New
York Life Insurance.
CAMPAIGN TRIBUTE
Paid to Defeat Bryan Ia First Cam
palgn. Hamilton Declares He Paid
= Chalrm n Bliss a Big Sum.
Bliss Denies and Ham.
iItOn Shows Receipt.

llton Shows Receipt.
The following interesting articl,
from the New York Herald Of Marcf
20, shows the means used In 1895 by
the Republicans to defeat the election
of William Jennings Bryon:
II see that Cornelius N. Bliss, treas
urer of the Republican national com.
mitte, denies that he had recelveC
from mo for the New York Life the
sum of $4,000 for campaign purposes
In 1896" said Former Judge Andrew
Hamilton Wednesday, commenting
upon Mr.. Bliss assertion that he ney.
er met the ldge.
| Maybe tnis might stimulate his
memory a bit." he added
Judge Hamilton reached inside the
breaat pocket Of his coat and produc
RI a Shcaf Of vouchers, some Of which
1Orc Jbe signature OF the foremos,
men instnanceof today, aud stripped
OF white receipt from such az tn,
Republican national com mittee uses
He smcObhed out the bit of paper
sazed at it with an amused smile, ano
spread it fit upon the table In his
apartment
Locke as IL 1T was up to Mr.. Bis.
to think some more, does It noLP'
continued Mr.. Hamilton.
The receipt Is q voucher for s75. .O0C
signed by Mr. Bliss and dated Octybsr
l and 90, 1896 1t Is explained that
the amount was paid over ip two pay.
ments, the first one of S1L 600, on
October l, and the balance of s66 OOC
On October 20, the figures at the
left hand lower corner OF the voucher
being raised from $4,000 to s75.,
600.
When 1t was first brought to the
attcnt on Of The Herald, on Sunday
that Andrew Hamilton said he held a
voucher showing that he had paid
S75, 600 to Mr. Bliss, in addition to
che 1000 admitted by Mr.. Mccall
to haue been paid to the camps ign
fund OF the Republican party In 1895
Mr. Bliss asked concerning the mat
ter, and he denied all knowledge of
81 CT payment. His exact lanuape
was:
'Sach q statement Is utterly false.
l, as treasurer OF the Republican ma
t;oaal committee, did not receive any
money, nor was any v. ucher therefore
Issued by me. do not know And ew
Hamilton, would not know him IL
should see him, and never heard OF
him until recently"
In his home, 189 Madison avenue,
yesterday, the M stter was az ,in call
ed to the attention Of Mr.. Bliss.
Since applying tn you for infor.
nation about the alleged payment of
an additi nal 875, 900 Into the R?pub
llcan naGlonal commuters fund in
1896 by Andrew Hamiltan, new EVIL
deLce has come to hand, Mr.. Bliss
Can you recall the incident today p"
was asked.
Il have said all 1 care to say about
5he matter" returned Mr.. Bliss. mo
such sum was paid over by Mr.. Ham.
iiton or the New York L fe. Ny
word ought to be accepted as final"
But 1t Is now known that votch-
or exists"
That IS untrue. No receipt ex-
lists. II any one says 80 ne lies. Have
you seen such voucher?"
Yes, Mr.. Bliss, and l have a pho
tograph OF that voucher. VIII you
let me show 1t to you In ordor that
you may pass upon the genuineness
OF the signature?''
No eli: l won't look at 1t. I de
cline to say another word about the
matter"
Judge Hamilton explains the exist.
ance OF the check and takes L p,cul-
lar delight In recalling the careiul
manner In which the payment was
kept tff the books of the New York
Lite.
Bliss wanted more money" he
said. II don't know anything about
the $50, 900 which Mr.. MCCALL ac-
knowledged was paid to the Repubii.
can campaign fund In 1895. Tnat
was another matter. But | know |
was instructed to pay this money &c
Mr.. Bliss, and that l borrowed 975,.
600 upon my notes and passed 1t over
to Mr.. Bliss. lirst passed over $40.
0cO and got Mr.. Bliss receipt for If.
and when raised the balance l paid
that over, sand In order to simplify
The transaction caused the addition
S65. 600 to be rcceipted for ulon the
same voucher, preserving the two
dates OF payment, 20 days apart.
1 borrowed this money and when
| was reimbursed l took up the notes
ard settled the Indebtedness. | know
This transaction does not appear In
me regular way upon tine books OF
Ihe New York Life.
BuG you do not suppose, do you,
that Andrew Hamilton was paying
675, 900 OF his own money to the Re.
publican cam paign fundp AS mat
Ter OF faot, the entire transaction car
and Will be proved to the satisfaction
OF everybody In due time. Do they
want any m)re vouchers OF this sOrti
Il notice that several mon on tile
executive committe have intimatet
that they ought to make good to Mr.
MoCall's estate the amount Of $148,
600 which Mr.. Mccall paid over Il
thu Republican fnnd. That Is al
right, but / am In position to tel
them that they will have to Jay over
much moro than 8148,0CO to square
the actual money contributed to the
campaign funds by the New Yorl
Life during the last 13 years. Tni,
a7s, 900 !s one addition. Let then
get busy and find more.
In commenting on the above tht
Columbia State says: Mr.. Bliss saw
iie, Judge Hamilton oonhdently