Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-17
VOTES BOUGHT IN
MICHIGAN, SAYS
WITNESS
CIapp Committee Told of the
Manner in Which Funds
Were Spent in Primary.

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| the account kept at the bank by Cor
nelms y. Bliss which was requested
! by the committee when Mr.. Cannon
was on the stand. The account shows
That on October -, 1904, $35 600 was
| deposited, on October %. 1904, $780,
| 600. and on October 81. 1904. sos 900
was deposited These three items to-
tai $4,000 the amount Of the So
called Hartman fund.
Jabes O Murfn an attorney at law,
Of Detroit, Mich, opened his testimony
! by describing the wholesale purcha Sc
Of aid for President Taft in the Wayne
county convention fight in his state.
He said that the men against whom he
was testifying were his personal friends
| and were ION the same side of the
fence with him, and that Il don't en-
Joy being here"
The witness declared
1T is a matter of general knowledge
that the primaries in Detroit to elect
! delegates TO the state convention. which
| in turn elected delegates TO the ma
| tiohal convention, were the most rot
ten and corrupt that Michigan has ever
or o,r n,on Eo,,@aa 90 "a &c ''Ie p!I-
fn ana NO ao, 49,, ~ - NV ',l''-
.vas the orl, tnia. ,,,,o. -, 'io' 40,
nrin,ar, NV
Much Vote Buying.
| Mr., Murfn said he and Captain Fred
Alger, Of Detroit tooetber raised
! fund Of $4,000 and offered it to John
| Mckay, an attorney. who was in charge
/ OF the Taft forces Mckay said he
iid'n need the money. as Charles E
Warren was supplying Taft forces with
plenty Of money. Hc (AIcKay) added
1 iAa; some If The men selected to run
delegates 80 the county convention
.D,e holding him far $500 apiece.
"lDo Nul tHH.. there were some ille-
+ .5}i.rJ.c practices ON both sides?"
+ -S,u. Ssualur Pomerene.
"Sgalt t.-~ uut heqil, tn describe if J"
: -&id tHe t.usSs "Nret The, did was
uaI ar TO. delegates like so MANY
-..tp Tes, would so TO 2 delegate
nod go ioU vote for Roosevelt or
; Ftl &c.. Fac ya>e might he. and we will
5i.r sol ya ,aH.t' Some Of the dele
tst,s fau sones f.trn both sides"
! MU,ap sad ne could not give specifc
/ instaA. Of the purchase Of delegates
/ Murin suid That Mckay. raft leader in
! Detroit, .uu.G cite specific instances Of
! huyins of votes and that Charles A
/ Nichols could do the Same 70, t,.
Roosevelt forces
co...t,,... r-l O.,
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lags5 20 ba, haa,, - 'ou'ton a.
ora ON foro l,.,1.', ~ '' '',u
"a ,,,,oier,, t,,rs,, 80. si'
poo.ansi,, - 'o'l' a. - oi''oiu'
which that pe~l'l' ', us 10
tho', ,t,,, $50, -u "'' say
ta.,.,o ~. ~ ~ my ~
o,a ,,,'s ,,.,,, 7r,..'ss.- = ''lu '"o 'e'e
TO- ,,ar;aa 80 ti,o -, 1so0Seto,' I've
oe.ohan 90 1oot 80 :" ~
Liat,ar a0a to1.,.r.,,, ;. - =.
~ - - ~ anu
rn,n,,o.,. r,suaSI.
| lNooSe w ~ a iiote d. the
po'eol' 'iau asNeu tha' +lhai oe done
~ SUI '"s '''is Coln'i''iiiita tioh' ASKED
"'lo''e, ne ""o ieeeiNeu any money
ii''' 'i'e '7'"'iu"iu VA ConlPaiA gnu
ms FeplS was Ihst ne had received no
contribution from thst corporation
aIterWara repeaieo MF' 6lss. response
10 President hooseVeil. dld moi snow
the secohd letter TO hin' as had a.
reaoy received MS response ana oehia
on showing MN the nrS' counlnuhica- p
ton.
Inc letters to winch Corteiyou re
ferred are the famous queries of Pres
ident Roosevelt following the charges
by Judge A. B. Parker that he was re-
eeivins aid from eorporationse In them
| Colonel Roosevelt demanded a denial
from Bliss Of the charges made against
the administration.
O'dnt Hear Archbold's Name
In my first testimony ! stated that
had not heard OF any contribution OF
H. II. Rogers during the campaign, but
that after The campaign had heard