The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-11
WITNESS PUTS
 HARTMAN FUND
 IN NEW LIGHT
MOrgan's Millionaire Partner In- forms Senate PrObers That Bliss Told Him Hartman
 Would Give $5O,OOO in 1904

l | Washington, Oct. 11-E. T. stotes-
 bury, Philadelphia millionaire and former partner of J. P. Morgan, told | the Clapp committee, today, that he collected $165,795 in Eastern Pennsyl- vania for the 1904 Republican cam paign and $1O1,057 in 1eo8 He also threw a. new ray of light on the liar riman fund.- He said that, in 1904, Treasurer Cornelius N. Bliss told him he (Bliss) would raise $150, 900 for New York state and that Hartman would give 5O,O00
 Stotesbury was one of the minor witnesses examined today, before the committee adjourned at noon. until next Monday.
 West Virginian and bull moose leader, Fred w. Upham. of Chicago, a Repub- iican and A. A. Arnowitz, of New York, were other witnesses.
 Today's session and testimony were tame after the committees stirring ex- periences, yesterday, with John D. Chairman Hilles, of the Republican national committee.
 Stotesbury gave his occupation as a business banker" when sworn. He is the head of Drexel & Company,
 T collected s16s.7s5 in Pennsyl- vania. in 1904 and s1o1,o57 in 19o8,"' said Stotesbury, sin the district east of Pittsburgh
 The witness presented his complete records. All of this money. he said, was turned over to the Republican national committee.
 Stotesbury testified that the ex- penditures in 1908 were s82, ,3s6, leav- exclusively for the national cam paign
 millionaire. This was for the Taft cause"
 tIn 1904, MT. Bliss told me he'd have to have some money I think for New York state,'' added stotesbury. He stated if he could raised $150;O00. s5o,000 would be given by MT. Harri-
 Among the 1904 contributions to Stotesbury were Henry Disston and Sons, s2.50O; Ambassador Charle- pany, $5o,ooo. American Bank Note Company, $1.o0o; Bethlehem Steel Company, $5,00o; Joseph A. Bromley, esSGia ss.9G9 HFalfs sfeaf capsny s9ns sSoo :sSSS United States Steel Corporation, $12,- 775; William Cramp 6 Sons. $1s0o0; kins, $500; Charles c. Kruger, s25,- 900; Midvale Steel Company. $5,0o0; Edwin Mccoy, s5,00O; Pennsylvania Steel Company: $5,ooo; rdd Philadelphia suaquot Silk Company s2.5oo. The aggregate contributions of the steel interests were s34.5 .525-
  Stotesbury were: Drexel & Company. l $5,ooo; stotesbury, s5,ooo; John BromIey BroIe o6a scnT asS sSo9G Joseph 0000 and James Dobson, s2,00O. The rest was in small contributions. There l were several annonymous contribu- I tions of $1,000 but few by corpora tions and none by the steel interests. 1 : Samuel Anowftz, who asked to tes- tify before the committee, was called after Stotesbury. He said he was ap- pealed to by Captain s. s. Roe mig, New York county committee, to drop the Roosevelt fight during the watchers at the polls masqueraded as Roosevelt partisans was asserted by | the witness. He said Koepig secur l ed a box of Roosevelt badges and but | tons from him and plastered them on | Taft men. In that district, the wit l ness declared, Roosevelt got I'll votes 1 and Taft about 300. William Halpin, Roosevelt leader, but | denied an alleged insinuation of Ogden Mills that 1t was used "corruptly." watchers said Koenig, land drinks l and cigars and other election day ex- penses.''
 William Seymour EEdwards, of Charleston, W. Va, succeeded Arno- l witz on the stand. Edwards said he i gave $1,000 toward the campaign of [. R. Avis, a Republican candidate | for Congres.
 Edwards said the bull moose cam- paign in West Virginia cost not more l than $4,000 He could give no further regarding contributions.
 Edwards said he hired a special train and took all of the West Vir- gfnfa delegates to the convention at l his expense. 1
 Collin H. Livingsone, a local banker, f who succeeded Edwards. was secretary | to Former Senator E1kins, of West Vir- l ginia He disclaimed any knowledge l of any contributions in any campaign. |
 Fred w UphaIn, of Chicago. follow | ed. He said the total receipts were 1 s54S, 900. He represented the national committee in the west. None of the l donations were received from the na- tional committee, he said The list of contributors was filled at the New York State capitol after the campaign and published at President Taft's di- rection.
 Frank l.. Smith, internal revenue col | lector at Springfield, Ills, who was manager of President Taft's pre-con- vention campaign in Illinois, told the committee that he received $2o, 900 from the Taft club in Illinois and SIS, 900 from Represent ntative Mckinley, in in stalIments He received no other money, he declared.
 'sI refused contrib UtionS from many federal employes,'' Smith declared.
 seThe Taft Club spent few thous and dollars before I took charge but was spent in President Taft's interest," insisted Smith.
 'sYou don't really mean to say that was all that was spent for President cally. .'That is every dollar know of" Smith answered. ftOf course, the minor candidates may have spent some in their own interest.
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