Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-06
Finances of Presidents 1908
Campaign Coming Up.. !
GOES ON STAND TOMORROW
Hilles to Explain His Charge Of
$780, 900 Roosevelt Fund.
DEMOCRATS ALSO TO ANSWER
Roger Sullivan of Illinois Sent for
by Clapp Investigating Com
mittee of Senate.

At the resumption OF the hearings to-
morrow before the Clapp committee in
vestigating campaign contributions I'm the
Senate. Charles p. Taft. brother Of the
President. will be asked about the finan-
ces of his brothers campaign in 1905
and about this years campaign for the
nomination.
Charles ID. Hilles. chairman of the re-
publican national committee, undoubted-
ly will be asked about the charges which
Senator Dixon, manager of the Roose-
welt campaign says he made, that a
three million-dollar fund was underwrit-
ten for the conduct of the Roosevelt
primary campaign. William b. Mckinley.
who conducted the pre-convention CAM
paign of President Taft will be ques-
toned about the sinews of war supplied
to him to secure the nomination.
Democratic Funds.
The question of democratic campaign
funds will be taken up with Roger Sui
livan. the Illinois leader with Lieut..
Gov Nichols of Ohio. who conducted the
campaign of Gov. Harmon for the presi-
Dental nomination this year, and with
Josiah Quincy of Massachusetts, who
was mentioned by Senator Dixon as
collector of funds for Gov. Wilson.
Louis n. Hammerling, president of the
American Association OF Foreign News
papers. will be questioned as to the
charge of Senator Dixon that "he is
reputed to have purchased the editorial
policy of more than 20 foreign language
newspapers for President Taft Mr..
Hammerling already has denied the
charge in a telegram to Chairman Clapp,
and has asked to be heard.
D.a..r.1< r,,nd.
Matthew Hale will be questioned as to
| Information Senator Dixon said he Sc
| cured as to democratic funds this spring.
| Ormsby McHarg and Medill Mccormick
and William s. Edwards of West Vir-
GINA, will be asked about Roosevelt funds
| this year.
| The so-called Hartman contribution OF
$25O.GGO to the republican campaign fund
| in 1904 will be brought up again when
| former Senator Depew Of New York ap-
pears.
According to Mr. Harriman's letters.
| and other evidence before the committee.
Senator Depew's friends sn New York
made up at least part Of that fund.
Stotesbury Collected Funds.
E. T. Stotesbury Of Philadelphia will
also be asked as to the 1904 fund. Ac-
| c0fQ1nS 10 ASSISTANT 1FcooureT DuSh VI
the 1904 committee, Mr.. Stotesbury COL
lected funds in Philadelphia for the cam
paign.
Many of the witnesses next week are
among those whom Senator Dixon de-
manded be subpoenaed when he charged
| that the cimmittee was devOting too
much time to the Roosevelt funds.
Among these is Charles r. Crane oc
Chicago, who, Senator Dixon DECEASED.
contributed large amounts to the FUNDS of
both Senator Ia FolIette and Gov. Wilson
before the convention.
McAdoo Offers Testimony.
NEW YORK, October civilian q.
McAdoo, vice chairman of the democratic
national committee. sent the following
| telegram to Senator Clapp at Wash
ington:
| This mornings papers report
Roosevelt as having demanded that VI
committee summon me, among others
testify in present investigation of
paign contributions. / shall be del
| ed to appear before your committ
any hour of any day that You may
! If you want my testimony. All
formalities as to service, etc, are wa