The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-10-07

in 1904 and that Morgan over the tele-
phone called Roosevelt a "blankety-
bbanked maniac"
That article In the New York Times
10 report. very much embeflished. In
accurate In several particulars. OF a
speech I made previously" said RUS
sell.
wELLivea GOT THE STORY
FROM MAcvEAoH.
The published report said Wayne
Macveaeh, former Attorney General.
was a witness TO the conversation.
Mr.. Russell said the story came TO
him in 1910 while he was an editor of
Hampton's Magazine from writer
who told him he had the story from
Mr.. Macveagh. After the committee
insisted on knowing the name Of the
writer Mr.. Russell said he was Judson
c. welliver.
Mr.. Russell said he had never made
a charge that Col. Roosevelt had de-
manded funds Of Mr.. Morgan.
1T might have been Mr. Cortelyou
or Mr. Bliss who was said TO have
talked to Mr.. Morgan on the tele-
phone" ne declared.
Mr.. welliver working At the repor-
ters table. was called to the stand and
said Mr.. Macveagh had told him OF
being IN Mr.. Morgan's private ONCE in
october, 1904. that Mr.. Morgan had
been called 10 the telephone and was
Informed f. II. Hartman wished to
speak 10 him. welliver testified Mr..
Macveag4, told him that when Mr..
Morgan returned from the telephone
he said:
"what DO you suppose that man In
the White House wants. II seems that
Hartman has rome OF down there 20
M n n
now no comes back and says that the
President wants him TO raise more cam.
peign funds. He has given 10000 and
now he wants me TO give 10000
Mr.. Macveagh, according to the wit
meas. told him that Mr.. Morgan wrote
Q check for $4,000. which he sent to
| Mr. Harriman's ONCE. Wellivcr said ne
couid not recall whether Mr.. Macveash
used inc word maniac" In quoting
| Mr.. Morgan's reference 70 President
| Roosevelt.
you are sure the name Of Mr.. Har-
riman was given a. that Of the man
| VINO asked TO have the money raisedr'
asked Senator Pomerene.
Yes. am suro OF that" sasd
weiliveP.
Ogden L. Mills. Treasurer Of the New
York City Republican County Commit
tee. submitted a statement OF money
spent In the March primaries for the
Taft Committee In that city. He said
$3.50 WAS paid 10 the Burns Detective
Agency to prevent fraud. The total re-
ceipts Of his committee were 8,5S. The
Eastern branch Of the Taft League had
an AUXILIARY committee. Of which Tim
othy L. Woodruff was head. This COM
nittee. Mr.. Mills said. raised about
"a. 900.
The money I raised" said Mr.. Mills.
'1n a personal capacity was turned over
to that committee"
How much did you raiser" asked
Chairman Clapp.
II raised S726."
$4,000 FOR TAFT IN NEW YORK
PRiMARiEe.
Mr.. Mills said he knew Of no other
Taft primary expenditures In New York
than those Included in his rough esti.
mats Of $4,000 or $4,000.
Mr.. Clapp drew from the witness that
his statement Of expenditures could not
cover money that misot have been
raised IN New York and sent to other
States to assist Taft campaigners.
Mr.. Mills asked permission to refuts
Eton II. Hooker's statement that 5000
votes had been cast for Roosevelt In
the New York primary that had not
been counted.
} There 10 no truth In Hookers
charges" said the witness. '"rhs cleo.
ton was one OF the cieanest we ever
had. 1t was reported 800 brides were
being offered to Roosevelt men TO de.
. sert 30 Tar. had a report from de-
. tectives that Louis Fredeli, q Taft Gap
/, tain, had been offered money by Roose'
welt men.
In six election districts in the Twelft,
Conversational District Of New York. Mr.
Mills said. there were irregularitie
which suggested fraud.
"One man reported voting was hAvin,
2 his leg amputated on election day." sal,
E Mills. with thirty-nine voters In on
!. district. f,rty men voted. none for Taft
/. In tho Eighth Assembly District 10
!, Votes were cast in alphabetical sequence
from A to VI. Imm ediately after tn
ELECTION the leader. Fredell, was appoint
. cd Superintendent of Markets by Cit
o Comptroller Prendergast. q prominen
3 Roosevelt worker
J. Those were gentlemen OF hig
Il ideals?" asked Paynter.
\. Il don't care TO say" said Mills.
a Mr.. Malls said he heard that Samu,
Ironowitx received $500 from Willial
fIalpin In the Sixth Assembly Distric
~ This item. he said. did not appear 1
70 the ProEressives' statement
'On this ratio half of the Rooseve
a. voters in New York would have bee
accounted for as watchers at q a da
each" Mills declared.
No. MT. Mills said he got his informatic
w. from Samuel 8. Koenig.
You believe there was corruption
70 asked Pomerene.
n Yes"
did you report tho situation to Il
to iDistrict-Attorney7"
I'D 1T might he hard to prove" Nil
oh answered. Election crimes in Ne
n. York have been hard TO get at
Former senator Nathan b. Scott
. West Virginia and Matthew Hale
Massachusetts. who had been expect
to appear to-day, were not on hal
when the committee adjourned. N
n Hale Is expected TO appear to-morro
Senator clapp announced after I
. hearing adjourned that the commit
-. had arranged for John d. Archboid