Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-09
BEFORE CLAPP COMMITTEE
Narrates Phone Conversation Pre-
sumably With Roosevelt.
HARR1MAN'S AID SOUGHT
His Call on the President and the
Latter's Appeal for Assistance.
Described by Judge Lovett.

! and former Senator n B. Scott of Yves,
| Virginia. who was connected with the
republican national committee in 1904
committee new light today upon the facts
surrounding the raising of the "Harri
man fund.- of s25O.OOO in 1904
1t was expected that Charles P. Taft OF
Cincinnati brother of the President
would be heard in the course Of the day
Representative Mckinley has testified
that the Taft campaign cost about s265,
coo and that the Taft brothers gave about
s15O,OOO Of that sum.
Ihe examination Of Charles D. Hilles
| republican national chairman who was
scheduled to appear today, was post
| poned until tomorrow
Elmer Dover to Bring Records.
| Elmer Dover Of Tacoma, former sec
retary of the republican committee
| has been directed by the committee to
bring to Washington any records he
| may have left in Chicago bearing on
campaign contributions in 1904 or
| other years.
Senator Jones has notified the COM
mlttee,' said Senator Clapp. that Mr.
DoSei states luere are records IN chi
cago, and that he is willing to bring
them here. He has been directed to
proceed to Chicago and obtain any
records that exist. and to bring them
| at once before this committee
Roosevelt's Anxiety About Higgins.
Former Senator Scott was the first
witness today.
When we got low in funds in Oc-
tober. 1904 said he, II asked Mr..
Bliss If he could not go to 26 Broad
way and get sor e money He said
No. that he had already secured a
contribution from those people, 1 ask
ed him how much they had given, and
he said 100000"
The offices of the Standard Oil Com
pany are at 26 Broadway
What do you know about the so-called
Hartman fund.- asked Chairman Clapp.
Senator Scott said he had been in the
New York headquarters in October, 1904,
when a telephone call came from the
White House for Mr.. Bliss or Mr.. Cor
telyou. Neither was present, he said,
and he was put on the wire.
senator Scott did not identify the
ferred to him as "the voice from the
White House." and 1.-The response from
the White House"
What is this trouble I hear about
over the wire. "1 hear he may be de-
eated.'"
Senator Scott said he told the White
House that Mr.. Higgins was in dan
ger.
Can't the state committee supply the
necessary 1unos! asked the White
House.
Senator Scott said he told of the diff
culties in getting money for the cam
paign and the response from the White
House" was:
~ would rather lose the election in
the country than be defeated in my own
state
Il said: There is no danger Mr.. Presi-
dent. of your being defeated,'' said Sena-
He added that the voice at the White
House said:
Mr.. Hartman is coming to see me and
IN see If We can arrange to raise the
| funds to help Higgins
| Senator Scott said the committee would
| 'have to Judge" with whom he had the
conversation.
"Oh, l might as we'll answer your ques-
tion,' he added II thought I was talk
| ing with President Roosevelt"
When further questioned he said he
could not remember whether the party
at the White House had said Mr. Har-
riman is coming here" or Il will have
Mr. Hartman come here
Senator Scott said neither Mr. COrtel-
| you nor Mr.. Bliss talked over the Harri-
man fund with him.
Opposed Going to Standard Oil.
! Il told Mr.. Cortelyou later in the cam
| paign when We We're hard UP for funds
| that l thought he could get another con-
| tribution if he would go to 26 Broadway
| But he told me President Roosevelt had
notified him not to accept Standard Oil
contributions" said Senator Scott,
| Did you have any further conversa-
tions with President Roosevelt about
! campaign contributions?' asked Senator
Pomerene.
when all the trouble broke out about
the life insurance companies and cam
paign contributions answered the wit
ness, Il went to the White House and
suggested to President Roosevelt, when
Mr.. Perkins was indicted, that we, who
had benefited by his contributions, supply
! funds to replace those he would have to
| return, and for the use of which he was
| in trouble l said l was willing to re-
turn that amount that had been sent into
| West Virginia. But the President said
no, that If the money was to be returned
| it should be returned by the party as a
| whole"
! senator Pomerene asked if Mr.. Scot
had ever been informed of the return O
100000 to the Standard Oil Company, o.
| any director of it.
the President did not want them to ge
any money there" he answered.
Senator Scott said that beyond con
tributing about $1,000 to the Taft FUND
he had not been active in the pre-conven
ton campaign this year.
Harriman's Call on Roosevelt.
Judge r. S. Lovett, chairman of tn
executive committees of the various rail
| ways making up the Union and Southern
! Pacific railroad systems, and persona
counsel for the late E. H. Hartman, fol
lowed Senator Scott.
What do you know of the so-calle,
Hartman fundT' asked Senator Clapp.
/ Il knew of Mr.. Harriman's visit t,
Washington in October. 1904. When h.
returned to his Office a few days later h.
told me the national committee was in
hole and owed the state committee $3.50
600 He said the President wants me t.
help them out, and I've got to do it.
Some days later he came to my offic
and gave me some checks and cash. II
! said Mr.. Bliss would be in later in tn
| afternoon and would get the money. Th
sum was S250000. The checks We're brok
erage house checks, and were indorsed t
Mr.. Bliss.
Later in the afternoon Mr.. Bliss cam
to the office and l gave him the check