Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-08
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SHEDS LIGHT ON
HARR|MAN'S GIFT
McVeagh Denies, However,
That He Heard COnversa=
ton With Morgan.
TWOMBLY TOLD HIM OF
THAT S24O,OOO DONATION
Witness Relates Roosevelt Also
Sought Peabody's Aid, Ac-
cording to Same informant.

WASHINGTON, Oct. S.-Wayne
Macveagh, of Philadelphia, former
general, testified before the
Ciapp committee today regarding an
alleged conversation between J. F.
Morgan and &c. II. Hartman in 1904,
about Republican campaign funds.
Charles Edward Russell, Socialist
candidate for governor of New YORK,
and j. G Welliver. a writer, told
their versions of the story yesterday.
II substantially was that Mi. Mac
yeagh had been present in Mr.. Nor
san's Office when such a conversation
took place.
The pre-convention expenditures oil
the supporters of President Taft ana
the Roosevelt activities in the South
this year, as we'll as the 1904 cam
paign fund, were scheduled for dis
cussion before the committee today.
Mr.. Maeyeagh said he did not re-
call having beer in Mr.. Morgan
office when the latter was called TO
the telephone, as Welliver yesterday
testifed Mr.. MacVeagh had old him.
~ never saw Mr.. Morgan use the
~falephone or knew of his being called
10 the telephone he said. Mr.. Nor
Ian had never conversed with him on
he subject of campaign contripu-
IONS.
Mr. MacVeigh said he did not wish
say he had not given Mr.. WelieVer
Npme basis for his story.
nI may have called on Mr.. Morgan
"a fine day | have in mind, = said
liz. Macveigh, "but I remember call
LIZ IN III. NICK. Twombly at his office
the latter part of October, lso4.
kvhile we were conversing he was
Ialled to the telephone by his clerk
ffts once is in the same building as
M Morgan,s. but in the upper sto-
ries. When Mr.. Twombly returned
he told me he had been talking TO MT
ri. H. Hartman; that Mr.. Hartman
had been called to Washington by
esolonel Roosevelt and had found the
PRESIDENT anxious for the raising OF
~ additional fund for he campaign;
that 1t had resulted in Mr.. Hartman
srreainr to raise and give to Mr..
N
Bliss $240. 000.
Mr. Twombly said that Mr.. Harri-
man had called him up and SAID ne
sxnected him to give $4,000. MI
Tvuornbly said to me: Ned, Harr1-
nan was going to give $4,000; that
ne had beer asked to give Soo'oVo anu
he said something that LED me TO m
~ that Mr.. Morgan wouid give
$50, 900.
Had TO Meet Request.
FL said, of course, Mr. hartman
mad been acting in the common IN
terest and that the ~ntrlputio
xo,,,d have to be made. i recall tnat
he expressed the opinion that the
contribution would be practically a
waste: hat MIR. Roosevelt was sure
Of his election, but that Mr.. Harri-
man. who had been acting IN the
common interest, could not be ex-
pected to stand the entire contribu-
tion. He added that or course
there's nothing for me to do but to
meet his request
Mr.. MacVeagh said that undoubt-
eddy was the incident to which Mr..
Russell and Mr.. Wellever had al
I
iuded.
ct made no secret of it," said Mr..
Macveigh, because it vas thought
~ hat time to be a fine, patriotic
thing to give funds to a campaign"
Mr.. Macveagh also related a recent
conversation with Charles A. Pea
lsody. president of the Mutual Life
Insurance Company. in which Mr..
Peabody said he had been in Mr..
Harriman's office when he called up
Mr.. Twombly about the contribu-
tion.
Peabody Asked 10 Help.
mir. Peabody said Mr.. Hartman
told him he had beer down to WASH
lngton and that the President insist
"a or requested or desired that he
raise the additional money, part of it
for the State campaign in New York
and part of it for use in other States"
Mr.. MacVeagh added that Mr..
rwombly told him he had once been
invited to lunch at the White House
with Mr. Frick before the Hartman
Incident.
while he did not say so. he gave
me to understand that they had both
made contributions afterwards said
MIR. Macveagh.
Mr.. MacVeagh had objected to re.
lating the incidents because the men
concerned were dead and unable to
testify. But the committee insisted.
MIR. Twombly represented. he
understood. the Vanderbilt railroad
interests. Mr.. Frick represented coal
and steel interests. Mr.. Archbold and
Mr.. Rogers Standard oil interests
apc George j Gould leading railroad
Interests
Depew says He Gave $1,000.
Former Senator Depew testified he
gave $40, 900 to E. b. Odell, jr.. for the
New York State campaign early II
fhe political fight of 1904. Mr..
1'wonlbley told him the State com
n.ittec was short and that Mr.. Har-
finan was raising $500. 900.
After his election to the Senate
Mr.. Depew said ne was called to the
White House by President Roosevelt
10 discuss New York appointments
and took occasion to thank the Presi-
dent for offering him the ambassador
ship to France. The President ex-
pressed surprise.
- fold him that | had heen offered
|tne ambassadorship if / would with
draw from the race for the Senate.
Nc replied that not cply had he never
made such an offer. but that if / had
Withdrawn | would not have gotten
she Enthusiastically because he had
|anQther mar in view
Mr.. Iepew said he had heard moth
ing Of contributions by sugar, steel,