Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-26
FACTORS IN POLITICS
Men Who Will Tell About Cam
paign Contributions.
INQUIRY REOPENS MONDAY
j. Pierpont Morgan Will Be the
First Witness.
ROOSEVELT TO APPEAR OCT. 4
Influence of Subscriptions on Tariff
Legislation to Be Probed by
Senate Committee.
ROOSEVELT TO APPEAR OCT. 4

j. Pierpont Morgan was today asked by
telegraph to testify Monday before the
Clapp committee of the Senate investi-
eating campaign funds when the inquiry
is resumed. Cornelius n. Bliss jr; Orms-
by McHarg. c. c. Tesethoff and William
Loeb. Jr., have been asked to follow. Mr..
Morgan will be the first witness, and Mr.
Loeb will be heard after Col Roosevelt
October 4.
The list of prominent witnesses who will
appear before the committee of the Sen
ate which is investigating campa gn
funds is growing daily. To read the
names is to study a catalogue of the men
who have been factors i'm national poll
tics. At present Col. Roosevelt has the
lmeliSht. AS his testimony, which will
be heard Friday, October 4, is expected
TO throw some light the Standard Oil
contributions to the campaign fund.
Former Senator Nathan b. Scott who
is opposed to Col. Roosevelt and the
third term party, will testify Monday.
lie mas been an opponent of Col. Roose-
welt Tor eight years and was held to be
responsible for much of the Mark Hanna
talk prior TO the nomination of Roose-
welt for his second term in 1901 There
was a little Hanna boom going at the
time, and as the result of it Senator
Scott was never warmly welcomed at the
White House after Col. Roosevelt occu-
ped at as President the second time
Senator Scott is understood to have a
vast amount of knowledge concerning the
INSIDE workings of the finances of the
roosevelt campaign at that time.
Subpoenas have been sent to New York
1of service upon General Counsel Elliott
OF the Standard Oil Company in connec-
ton with John d. Archbold's statements
That he contributed S1c0,O 900 to the Roose-
welt fund in 1904 in behalf of the Stand
ard Oil Company. The officials are asked
10 produce any papers they may have
which will throw light on the translc-
ton. Mr.. Archbold said at one time that
Cornelius n. Bliss then treasurer Of the
republican national committee, had given
MIN a receipt.
Contributions and the Tariff.
The fact that an effort will be made
to show whether campaign contributions
influenced tariff legislation is seen in
the character of some of the witnesses
who will be called
Among them are William Whitman and
William NJ. Wood of Boston, two leading
figures in the wooden industry: Edward
F. Greene J. r. MacCOn, Charles r.
Grundy. Bristol. Pa: b. F. Jones. jr.
steel manufacturer of Pittsburgh: Henry
l.. Towne of New York. John Kirby, jr
DAYTON. Ohio. and Fred Schwedtman and
ID. +. Challenger of st. Louis All are
manufacturers or interested in important
industries
Although his name is rot on the list,
| Daniel G. Reid. a leading figure in the
| tlnplate and steel industry. is also to be
| asked to appear before the committee
| Wayne MacNeagh, a former Attorney
| General of the United States and brother
of Secretary MacVeagh of the Treasury
| department. has also BEEN asked to APP
pear
c. E. Russell's Charges.
1t is understood that the specific pur-
pose of summonnS j. Pierpont Morgan
and Mr.. MacFeagh is to question them
regarding the charges made by Charles
| Edward Russell, socialist candidate for
governor in New York, that Mr.. Morgan
had been asked by Col. Roosevelt to con-
tribute Il certain amount to his cam
paiSn fund in 1904. Both Mr. Morgan
and Mrs. MacVeash have denied the re-
port.
David f.. Thompson of Lincoln, Neb.,
former minister to Mexico; Chancellor
James X. Day of Syracuse University,
Coz. FosS of Massachusetts Judge c. H.
Duell of New York and f.. Il. Stotesbury,
who was reported to have collected re-
publican campaign funds in Philade-
pha, have been added to the committee
list.
Campaign Managers to Explain.
Those who will be asked to explain the
source of campaign funds this Year, and
the method of their expenditure include
Senator Dixon. Ormsby McHarg and
Treasurer T.. III. Hooker of the national
progressive party, for Col. Roosevelt; H.
| H. Nichols for Gov. Harmon, Repre-
sentative Mckinley for President Taft;
former Senator +. I. Dubois for Champ