Arizona republican., 1912-09-29
An Interestinq Program

It may be judged rom the all nouncement on Friday of Senator CIapp, chairman of the committee in- vestigating campaign expenditures, of the program for this week, that the whole inquiry for that period will center about the expenditures of Col Roosevelt in 1904 and those of his pre- convention campaign this year.
 The program gives one day, tomor- row. to all the witnesses who may be expected to offer testimony unfavor- able to MT Roosevelt and, thereafter, one day each, to the witnesses who are friendly to him, beginning on Tuesday with William Finn and con cluding on Friday with the colonel himself
 The first witness tomorrow will be Ormsby McHarg, who was assistant manager of MT Roosevelts pre-con- vention campaign. Mr. McHarg con fined his activities largely to the southern states but he disclaimed any responsibility or part in the bringing of the Roosevelt contests from that section to the republican national con- vention.
 MT McHarg, who had been an of ficeholder under MT. Roosevelt, but who retired early in the Taft admin istration. was one of the earliest and most earnest supporters of Col Roosc- welt as candidate for the republican nomination for the presidency against Mr Taft But he would not follow Mir Roosevelt out of the party and he has since become a warm supporter of President Taft MT. McHarg was in a position to learn much of the pre-convention campaign fund and the sources of contribution to it. The most interesting witness sched- uled for the week will probably be C. N Bliss, Pr, son of the late Cor noliue Bliss, treasurer of the repub- lican national committee of 1904 MT. Bliss will bring the books and ac- counts of his father, from which it is expected information will be ex- tracted relative to the alleged Harri- man and Standard oil contributions that year.
 Especial interest will attach to a certain letter which it is said the | elder Bliss demanded and received of MT Roosevelt before entering upon his duties as treasurer of the na- tional committee and which letter is now said to be in possession of his son. We have never seen the slight est reference in print to this letter But rumors of it's existence began to be circulated in New York some two months ago or about the time of the appearance of the Archbold- Penrose letters in Hearsts Magazine. It was privately stated that MT. Bliss said that, though reluctant to do so, Inc would produce that letter at tho proper time The time appears to be near at hand
 Attaches of the late F. H. Harri man are expected to bring in papers bearing on the alleged Hartman con- tributions to the 1904 fund, and as well, perhaps, documents relating tC the subsequent controversy, involving a question of veracity between Col Roosevelt and MT. Hartman.
 The witnesses for the colonel be- side himself, will be his campaign manager, Senator Dixon, J. P. Morgan and William Finn Of the three only MT Morgan may be supposed to have
 an intimate knowledge of the affair! of 1904. The testimony of Finn anC Dixon will probably relate only to tho
 financial events of the present yea with respect to MT. Roosevelt's cam
 paign.
 Altogether, the program promises tc rob the present week of much of tn ennui which would otherwise attacl
 to it.