Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-20
REFUSED TO ACCEPT "rAINrED
MONEY" FOR CAMPAIGN PuR.
POSES IN 1908.
RlppER TEsTiFIEs THAT
FUND ToTALEo ss44,ea4
Contributions Limited to $4,000 Altho
Treasurer and III. Sons Wsre More
Liberal-seImont and Ryan Not
Among Bryan 1oosters-Tammany
showsd' Little Interest Financially.

washington, July 2O-Herman Rid
der, treasurer Of the democratic ma
tional committee ii. 1908, today pro-
duced for the inspection of the SEN
ate's committee investigating cam
paigns. official reports Of the commit
tees receipts and expenditures he had
filed with the secretary Of state OF
New York in 1908
J. ]. Martin, private secretary to the
secretary Of state, produced the re-
ports as official custodian of them
These showed the total receipts were
$644,624.77 and the total expenditures
were $61e,41006.
Riddsr Largest Contributor.
Mr.. Ridder told the committee how
he raised the money for William J
Bryan's last presidential fight.
Il was the largest contributor" said
Mr.. R:dder. Il gave $4,000. Mr.
Bryan made rule that no one should
contribute more than $4,000. SC $10.-
coo was subscribed in my name and
each of my sons gave $4,000"
did August Belmont contribute
anything in 190s?" asked Chairman
Clapp.
mo, he did not" said Mr.. Ridder.
Mr.. Belmont had told the committee
recently that he contributed about
$250.000 to the democratic national
campaign in 1904.
Belmont and Ryan Not interested.
Did Mr.. Thomas F. Ryan contrib
ute in 1902" continued Senator Clapp.
"No. he did not"
might they have contributed to
some one else?"
"No one unless Mr.. Sheehan; no.
'amusure they did not thru Mr. Shee-
han. because the amount he contrib
uted was too small" y
Tammany's Contribution $1o,o0.
Tammany Hall contributed $4,000
Mr.. Ridder told the committee, and
Robert Ewing of New Orleans collect
ed $4,000. mostly in and 10-cen.
pieces.
The Witness recalled, with the aid of
the official record, that $4,000 names
were enrolled on the list of contrib
utors. He picked out the largest ones,
putting into the records contributions
by w. F. Sheehan. Edward F.. Goltra.
John w. Cox and David Francis of
$4,000 each; John T. McGraw, $4,000;
Edward NJ. Shepard. H. H. Lehman,
Delaney Nicoll. D. E. Conway. Nor
man E. Mack and ]. Sargent Cram,
$1,000 each: Morgan j. O'Brien, $500:
Nathan Straus, $3.50, ane Samuel
Untermeyer. $2,5OO.
Tammanyites "Good" Men.
Senator Clapp remarked that Mr..
Ridder, every time he mentioned a
contribution oy a Tammany man, re-
ferred to him as a good man.
DO you mean to cast reflections on
the other contributors" asked the
senator.
mo; but after Bryans d-unnciation
at Baltimore it seems necessary to ex-
plain the qualifications OF Tammany
men. I collected the money in 1908
and am sure not dollar of It was
tainted"
No money was received from cor
porations for the campaign, Mr.. Rid
der assured the committee
Corporation Money Rejected.
Il had distinct orders from Bryan.''
he said. that no money was to be
taken from corporation
Have you any reason to believe
that subscriptions by them were COW
cred up by being made under a per-
sons name?" he was asked.
None; the contributions were too
small for that"