The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-30
THE COMMITTEE
STARTS AGAIN
Will Probe Deeper into Cam
paign Contributions
Important Witnesses.

Washington. Sept. 30.-After a re.
cess of six weeks the senate sub-com-
mittee headed by Senator Clapp Of
Minnesota renewed today its inquiry
into contributions and expenditures of
presidential campaigns Of 1904, 1908
and 1912. Colonel Roosevelt and ].
Pierpont Morgan are the chief Wit
nesses scheduled for this week. the lat
ter appearing Thursday and Colonel
Roosevelt Friday; but from the open
ing testimony the early part of the
investigation is to center about Col
onel Roosevelt's campaign funds in
1904 and 1919.
The La Follette-Penrose resolution
invested the subcommittee with the
broadest power to go into congression-
al and presidential contributions. All
the witnesses selected for the first
week either with the charges of John
d. Archhold that the Standard Oil
company gave 100000 to Colonel
Roosevelt's campaign in 1904: the al
legations that E. Fl. Hartman raised
"a $4,000 fund at Mr.. Roosevelt's re-
quest: or the financing of Colonel
Roose%eit's campaign this year.
Ormsby McHarg of New York will
be one of the principal witnesses and
will be questioned as to the organiza-
tion of Roosevelt DELEGATE contests in
southern states last spring. AS Mr.. Nc
Harg had charge of the contest work
also in 1908 for President Taft he will
undoubtedly be interrogated regard
ing that years campaign. Since the
termination of his work in behalf of
the Roosevelt contests at the Chicago
convention Mr. McHarg has announc-
ed his purpose to support President
Taft
The senate committee will not de-
eide until Mr.. McHargs testimony has
been heard whether negro delegates
or republican national committee from
southern states shall he summoned.
The first witness today was Cornell
ius n. Bliss. Jr.. called to produce any
papers left by his father. treasurer Of
the republican committee in 1904 that
may bear on the charge that President
Roosevelt acquiesced in the accept
ance of the alleged 100000 contribu-
ton from the Standard Oil company.
The other witnesses will be c. c. Te-
gethoff. secretary for the late E. H.
Hartman. and Charles a. Pea body.
attorney for Mrs. Hartman.
who were asked to search the Harri-
man estate files for records bearing on
the alleged raising of the $4,000.
Members OF the committee today
professed to have no information as
to whether documents bearing on the
points in controversy had been found.
The witnesses for tomorrow. Will
lam Finn of Pittsburgh and Treasurer
e. II. Hooker of the progressive ma
tional headquarters. Senator Dixon.
who appears Wednesday and Mr.. Nor
gan Thursday. all will be on the stand
first regarding the Roosevelt cam
paign funds. The committeeman ex-
pect to extend their investigation with
each witness. however, into any other
campaign fund matters with which he
may be familiar.
The Investigating committee is
subcommittee of the senate priyileg-
es and elections committee. Senator
Clapp. the chairman, is a progressive;
Senators Pomerene of Ohio and Pawn
ter of Kentucky are democrats; Sena-
tors Oliver Of Pennsylvania and Jones
OF Washington are republicans.