Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-11
FORMER CHAIRMAN coRT8LYo0
TEsrlFiEs sEsoRg ogNATg
PROSE cowM,TTgk
NEARLY $4,000. 900 RAisxo
FoR CAMPAIGN or ~
certslyou Declares That TeusGs OF
fsrsd 20 Contribute 0ut Msnsy Ws1
Rejected - Funds Refused FrsM
Wealthy Man Who Wanted oiplsS
natie Pest.

Washington July ll.-A total o1 ST.
100000 was raised by tho republican
national committee in 1904 for Thso.
dore Roosevelt's presidential campaign.
according to George b. Codtelyou. then
chairman Of that committee. who tes-
titled today before the senate campaign
contributions committee
Mr.. Cortelyou testified that az tho
beginning OF the campaign he had laid
down general rules as to contributions
and was not concerned with detailed
contributions except In rare cases. ~
the campaign progressed. One Of the
rules was that there should be no
promise or pledge attached to contri-
buttons. he said.
Mr.. cortelyou told Of one contfibu.
tion rejected under that rule.
"A wealthy man came to headquar.s
ters." he said, with an Offer to con.
tribute something like $4,000 or e30.-
600. AS he was not connected with any
big business We wsre glad 70 &c: u.
However. in turning II over he re.
marked that he hoped that he might 10
considered some time for n diplomatic
post and that In that event he would
have the good will OF the chairman %
the committee. l told him that he
probably had been misinformed ~ to
how those things were done. and while
did not want him to misunderstanl.
that we could not accept the contribu.
ton"
Trusts Funds Rejected.
Ever hear of any contribution from
the beef trust?" inquired Chairman
Clapp.
II never did"
| Senator Clapp went thru a list oe
trusts and came to tho tobacco
trust"
Il remember distinctly that the to..
haceO trust did not contribute" d..
clared Mr. Cortelyou. about that
time the treasury department made =
ruling as to tobacco imports. shortly
| after some tobacco people came In with
| 4 contribution. issued orders that no
contributions were to be received sith-
| er from tobacco combinations or fnde.
pendents. didn't think Il proper"
who was the party?" asked Senator
| Lea
II do not recall.
The contribution. Mr. Coltelyo0
| thought, was approximately 900 or
| $4,000.
Chairman Clapp asked Mr.. Cortei-
you about a contribution from the late
Edward Hartman. Mr.. Cortelyou sai&
he heard n contribution was made, but
| this was mt the close OF the campaign.
| while he was Mt Chicago.
Has Other Business.
Senator Clapp asked about Tong
| list OF possible contributors. but MT
Cortelyou could give no Information N
regard to them.
Some believe all chairman doeG 10
to raise money said Mr.. Cortelyou.
| 1T Is not, He has other business"
He said he knew of some contr!bu-
tions around $4,000. Several of them.
| he said. were from women who ha
| believed contributed from long inter-
| est in the party or thru sentimental
reasons so far as ht knew they were
| not interested In trusts. He estimated
| between 700 and 500 persons were au-
thorizcd to collect money. He said
that contribution books were distribute
| ed and many anonymous contributions
were made. just as to charitable. relig-
| Ious or social organizations.