The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-10-09
MORE ABOUT THE
HARTMAN FUND
Testimony to Effect Aid of Fl
nancier Was Sought

| o. NuSn1n 3tOn, OCT 9.--MOle teStlnlcnN
| about the so-called Hartman fund
| in 1904 and the alleged 100000 stand
| ard Oil contribution developed today
! before the Clapp committee. Former
Senator Scott Of West Virginia testi-
| fled that the late Cornelius Bliss had
told him of collecting 100000 from the
Standard. and when he suggested Bliss
ask the company for more Bliss tolG
him Roosevelt had forbidden contribu.
tions from that source.
Scott related a conversation Re had
on the telephone with the white
house" about the New York campaign
in 1904, IN which the voice at the
white house" told him that Harri-
man was coming The voice at the
white house" wanted TO knew about
the trouble hear about Higgins" and
said he would rather lose the election
in the country than he defeated in his
own state
Judge Loveti, chairman of the Harri
man railroads. testified that the late
Mr. Hartman told him of n visit to
the white house and that Roosevelt
wanted him to help raise $4,000 for
the New York state committee.
Taft's Campaign Fund.
The sum of $265,OOO collected and
spent in the campaign for President
Taft's denomination through his
Washington headquarters, was partial
ly accounted for yesterday afternoon
, MoI< m.
ley of Illncis, the presidents cam
paign manager, in testimony before
the Senate investigating committee.
Mr.. Mckinley said Charles p. Taft,
Henry w. Taft and Horace Taft,
brothers Of the president. gave $780,
600 The other chief contributors to
the Taft fund. as given by Mr.. Mckin-
ley. were: John Hays Hammond. $780,
600: Andrew Carnegie. $4,000; E. l..
Stotesbury of Philadelphia, $25,OOo
Mr.. Kelsey" and Mr.. Patton or New
York. described as friends of the
president" $4,000. Richard Kerens OF
st Louis ambassador TO Austria Hun
gary, $4,000. Senator W. Murray
Crane, $4,000, Secretary Knox, $500;
Attronoy General Wickersham, $1,000.
Mr.. McKinley's records were read
from small memoranda which he due
ont of his trouser pocket. He told the
committee they were all he had to
show except books kept in the head
quarters that covered $S400O spent
directly for ordinary campaign pur-
noses. Mr.. Mckinley declared his
memory was not good enough 20 re-
call all the purposes FOR which the
money went out.
II always thought | had gooo
memory until l got into that mxup'
he said but | saw new man every
five minutes i'm that whirl.'
He said he did not know the totai
amount spent for President Taft III
the entire campaign.
DELEGATES Expenses Paid.
The amounts given by the respec-
five members Of the Taft family were
not furnished by Mr. Mckinley, nor
did the committee ask for further par
ticulars Charles p. Taft will appear
before the committee tomorrow.
Mr.. Mckinley admitted freely that
the Taft campaign committee had paid
The expenses of delegates to the Chi
caro convention. a procedure that both
he and MIR. McHarg said had been
long standing custom.
'Do YOU know anything OF the use
of money at the Chicago convention
TO change deleeates?" asked Chairman
Clapp.
"Nothing1 would want to swear TO-
sa,d MIR. Mckinley. smiling. Il have
kent out of the Ananias club SO FAR
and 7 guess | will remain out"
ormsby McHarg, contest manager
for Colonel Roosevelt in the primary
fght accounted for the expenditure OF
SOS. 600 or 100000 by the Roosevelt
committee in the southern states where
contests we're brought. He denied
that any money had been spent to in
fuence delegates or that he knew OF
the use of any money i'm this way,
either before or 1T the Chicago con-
vention.