Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-10-03
KNEW Of FOUR
100000 G|F ITS
Archbold, Morgan, Prick and
Gould the Contributors, Says
Treasurer Sheldon.

Washington, Oct. -Four contributions
of 100000 each. from John D. Archbold
of the Standard Oil comIAny, j. p.
Morgan & Co.. II. c. Frick and George J.
Gould were made to the republican ma
tional campaign fund Of 1904 according to
records of the late Cornelius n. Bliss.
which passed through the hands of George
K. Sheldon, treasurer of the 1908 repub-
lican committee, who testified to-day be-
! fore the Senate committee investigating
campaign expenditures.
| Mr.. Sheldon said Mr.. Bliss gave him a
detailed statement of the 1904 funds; that
| nc noted these large contributions and
that he was positive no record appeared
| of the SlOO 900 Archbod contribution hav-
ing Nen returned. With equal positive
ness. he swore that the records showed
the disputed Z. H. Hartman fund of
$4,000 had been received by Mr.. Bliss
for the New York republican State COM
mittee, headed by r. y. Odell. Jr.
THAT fund of $2iO.0 ono was raised at the
| request of Il. n. Odell," said Mr.. Shell
Idon. land turned over to his committee
In its entirety"
Mr.. Sheldon's statements were made
during a lull in n day of wrangling be-
tween Senator JOS. NJ Dixon. manager
of Colonel Roosevelt's present campaign,
land members of the Senate committee.
lSenator Dixon charged the committee
with concentrating its activities upon the
Roosevelt funds. and ignoring the finan-
cial activities In behalf of all other can
|didates, republican and democratic alike.
CHARGES INDIGNANTLY DENIED.
Committee members heatedly denied
this. declaring that arrangements for the
Investigation had been left entirely In the
hands of Chairman Clapp. "A strong sup
porter of the progressive national candi-
date. and that managers for all candidates
had been subpoenaed to testify.
J. p Morgan will appear before the
committee tomorrow to be questioned as
to his financial participation in the 100
or other national campaigns. Based or
demands made by Senator Dixon to-day
Charles r. Taft may be called to testify
as to his contributions this year in sup
port OF the Presidents campaign for re-
nomination. Senator Dixon declared h,
had heard that the Presidents brother
spent 100000
Published statements Of Governor VIII
, son and Senator La Toilette that the,
! did not receive $4,000 contributions from
Charles r. Crane. testified to yesterday
by T.. II. Hooker. will result In the call
ing OF Mr.. Crane as witness at an early
, date.
Senator Dixon demanded that the com
mittee examine before election ever,
one who handled funds or might hav
contributed to the pre-conventon cam
paigns OF Taft, Wilson. Underwood. Har
n mon. Clark or La Toilette. Senator Dix
= on accounted for over $4,000 more o
= Roosevelt funds used in the fight befor
5 the republican national convention a
d Chicago.
l. DIXON HANDLED ONE FUND.
> The fund handled BY Senator Dixo
was largely contributed by Geo. w. Pei
" lkins. Frank \. Munsey and Dan I
Hanna.
This fund of s96o,O was in addition. h
Y L.said. to the $4,000 handled by h. /
: Hooker at New York for the city primar
y fight and the New York branch of tn
70 national Roosevelt comn,ttee and II
-" slo2 600 given by VIM. Finn in Pennsy
vania The amounts contributed by NJ
:, Perkins. Mr.. Munsey and Mr.. Ham
- were also in addition to their contrib,
, lions TO the New York fund.
Two other witnesses were heard to-da.
James q. Cannon, president or IN
~ Fourth National bank of New York, sal
:, he had audited Cornelius y. Bliss e'
penditures as republican national trea'
- lurer in 1904. but he knew nothing of II
~ contributors.
D. Congressman John Weeks Of Massach'
u sets was questioned as to campais
10 contributions by New England industri'
< in 1905, previous to the tariff revision
1909 lie said he had handled over sic
10 90 in national. congressional and Sta
IN campaign funds that year. but that MOI
n of It came from corporations and none
ri It was made as Il result of tariff agit
81 ton.