The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-17
Hitchcock Tells the Senate In
vesffgating Committee
Who Were Principal COntribu-
tors to the Campaign Fund.
NOTHING FROM THE TRUSTS
Dupont Gave $4,000, but 1t
Was Returned to Him.
The Presidents Brother Led
With Subscription of $4,000.

! Washington, July 17.-Mr. Hitchcock
today told the senate committee IN
vestigating campaign contributions Oh
1904 and 1908 that the record OF tina
funds used in President Taft's eleG~-
ton as filed in Albany were absolutely
! correct and that he could not sup
plement the reports by testimony.
| Mr.. Hitchcock said the total coA-ect-
ed through various agencies OF the COM
mittee in 1908 was 1855, 1927, of tins
amount $500, 0,150 was collected in var'-
Gus states and handled by the local
state committees. The latter sum never
was turned into the treasury of the
Republican national committee, al
though that committee kept account OF
it. Mr.. Hitchcock promised to furnish
the investigating committee with cop
les of the financial records of the cam
paign.
No contribution was received from
CORPORATION Mr.. Hitchcock said because
congress had just passed a law pro-
hibiting it. He told of the only near
contribution he could remember nav
ing rejected. 1t was offered by General
T Coleman Dupont of Delaware, the
national member of the executive COM
mittee actively assisting in the man
agement of the campaign and amounted
to $4,000.
Money Was Returned.
HE turned it over to the treasurer
| George r. Sheldon" began Mr.. Hitch
! cock. when I learned of it, 1 told
| Mr.. Dupont 1 did not think we could
accept it because the government had
| a civil suit against a corporation IN
which he was interested instructed
| the treasurer to return 1t and he olo
| So.'
Mr.. Hitchcock said General Dupont
declared he felt he was not doing his
part and asked if he could not give
| the money in some way. MI Hltch-
cock said he replied in the negative.
81 am positive he did not contribute
it to any other fund" he added, be
cause I have talked to General Dupont
about it since the campaign. He said
when the fund was returned he con-
sidered he had given it to a cause and
placed it on special deposit.
Mr.. Hitchcock insisted that with the
exception of about 25 adj the contribu-
tions were below $1,000
| 1--WE figured the more persons that
we could get to invest the more inter
est they would take in the success of
the venture explained the former
chairman Before the system of col
lecting money by finance commit
tees organized in each state was put
into operation Mr.. Hitchcock said fort
unately friends of the party came for
ward with large contributions.
Names of Contributors.
Tho first friends he mentioned in
that connection were Charles P. Taft,
brother of President Taft, who con-
tributed $4,000; William Nelson Crom-
we'll s25.O 200; Mr.. and Mrs. Lars An
derson, $25, 900; Andrew Carnegie, $20,-
600. William Smith Cochran, $4,000;
frank Munsey, $4,000; Whitelaw Reid,
$40 900: NJ. c. Borden, $4,000, and Gen.
Corbin, for a number of persons, S10,
900.
Ibid the tobacco trust contributor"
incurred Senator Paynter.
NO. sir
"Anv of the stockholders ?"
mot to my knowledge. 1 know by
name those chiefly interested and 1 do
not have any knowledge of such con-
tributions being received"
ANY from stockholders Of the steel
CORPORATION
+ioned are interested in it. 1 think
Munsey.'
tor Oliver.
Yes. sir"
Senator Paynter asked Mr.. Hitch
cock if he were acquainted with any
Of the stockholders of the Internationa
Harvester company. He said he knew
the McCormicks Frank Munsey, Geo.
Perkins and Clarence S. Funk.
''Did Mr.. Perkins contributor" asked
the senator
''I do not think So.
Did the McCormicks?" ?"
mot that I remember. They would
be more likely to contribute to your
party, sir"