Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-09
CHAS. TAT 7 GAVE
S215,000.00 To
1872 FIGHT
Tells CIapp Committee He Gave
S238,0O0 in 1908, Though
$4,000 Was Refunded.

WASHINGTON Oct. 9.-Charles P.
Taft, brother of President Taft. took
the stand before the Clapp committee
this afternoon and testified that he
contributed $23S.000 to the Republican
campaign fund in 1908 when his broth
er was the nominee; s15O,000 of this
being returned to him. His contribu-
ton. therefore, was actually $SS.OOo
He then testified that he gave s215.-
600 to the pre-convention campaign of
his brother in Ohio this year.
Ex-senator Nathan B. Scott, OF West
virginia, admitted this morning that he
mad asked his representative to appeal
to the Standard Oil in 1904 for money.
He told about this as follows:
In October. 1904, l asked Mr. Finn.
when we were short of funds. if he
could not go to No. &c Broadway (the
standard Oil Office and get contribu-
ton He said that he could not. be-
cause he already had a liberal contri-
button from those people. and he did
not believe in riding a willing horse
too often. asked him what he had
obtained and he said 500 600"
Senator Clapp questioned the wit
ness.
o. do you recall how much you re-
ceiVed from the national committee
for West Virginia last year?
A. As near as l can recall It. il was
$4,000.
Q. What do you know OF the Har
riman fund in 1904?
A. l must tell this as | recall if 7
was in the national Headquarters in
New York one day when | was told nv
the woman on the telephone switch
board that the white house wanted to
speak to Mr.. Bliss, or Mr. Cortelyou
They were both out and she put me on
the wire.
@. First tell the committee who was
on the wire at the white house
A. l must repeat the converse ton
as 1t occurred and the committee must
then judge for itself The voice at the
other end inquired who is this?" I
said; Scott"
Wanted to Know about Higgins.
What seems to be the trouble
about Higgins hear that he is liab
to be beaten?' said the white house. /
replied that if the election was now |
feared he would be defeated. There
seemed to b emo responsiveness among
the people. The voice asked me what
the trouble was. l replied that the
committee was without funds to con-
tinue the fight.
Can't Bliss remedy that?' was
asked
Il explained that he had no extra
funds.
Cant the state committee do any
thing?
Il replied that the understanding was
that the national committee would con-
tribute to the state fund but it was
unable to do So"
Here Mr.. Scott, who had evidently
resolved to identify Mr.. Roosevelt
without mentioning his name, mad
vertently said:
"fhe president said: I would rather
lose the election at large than to be
defeated in my own state said:
There is no danger of your being de-
feated in your own state; but there
is danger of Higgins being defeated If
the fund s furnished the state com
mittee to carry out its plans, have no
doubt that we can elect Higgins.
The president replied I will send
for Hartman or Hartman is coming
down here l don't remember which
he said. He added;
Would Soc About Fund.
81 will see if we can raise a fund
for the election of Higgins"
Scott added that Bliss told him three
weeks before the election that Roose-
Broadway"
Mr.. Scott said that the conversation
over the telephone at the white house
was about October or s.
Senator Paynter:
@. Do you know with whom you
talked at the white house?
A. | believe it was President Roose-
welt
Q. Did you know that H. c. Frick
had contributed to the fund?
A. | did not. I had no knowledge of
the contributors or their gifts.
when Mr. Perkins was sued, or in
dicted. or something, ! went to the
white house and told the president that
We ought to reimburse Perkins. and
that was willing to come in on a
fund. But the president said no; that
II Perkins was to be reimbursed the
party not individuals, should do it.
Lovett on Hartman Fund.
Judge Robert S. Lovett, chairman Of
the executive committees OF the Union
Pacific and Suothern Pacific railroads,
with offices at 1865 Broadway. New
York city, told the committee that du--
ing the late years of Harriman's life
he UovetD was general counsel for
the Union Pacific and for year before
the railroad kings death he was his
personal attorney
When asked by Senator Clapp what
he knew about the Hartman fund, he
replied:
II knew of Mr. Harriman's visit TO
Washington late in October Upon his
return he said that the national com
mittee was very short Of funds and
owed the state, committee $4,000 He
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