The Washington herald., 1912-10-09

received about So65. 900. which hav,
accounted for in the following Items
Taft family. mostly from Charles p
Taft. but including contributions by Hen
ry w. and Herbert Taft, $150. 1000: JohI
Hays Hammond. 5000: Andrew Carne
friends of Mr.. Taft in New York. $12.0o
from subscriptions raised in Chicago
$4,000: Richard Kerens. 5000: ex-Sena.
tor Nathan b. Scott, Of West Virginia
81 900: Senator Crane, Massachusetts
5000; Secretary of State Knox. $500
Attorney General Wickersham. 81 900: A.
c. James. $1,000: E. T. Stotesbury. OF
Philadelphia. $1,000.
THE amounts sent to State leaders. as
Virginia. 5000: Maryland. $4,000 or 81, 900:
Maine. 5000: Texas. $500; Indiana, 80
900: Illinois. $4,000; Ohio. $4,000; Iowa,
$500: Kansas. $500: Kentucky. s. 900: Chi
cago, 5000 or $1,000.
"Other expenses included telephone
and telegraph. $1,000: buttons and litho-
graphs. $1,000: Washington headquarters,
2l.oOo; Chicago headquarters. 5000: news
papers. cuts and plate. $4,000; speakers,
travelling expenses. $4,000
Mckinley could not say what amounts
had been raised for the Taft campaign
in the various States except in Illinois,
where he knew about 1900 was raised.
he said.
Asked II he had heard the story that
Col. Roosevelts expenses had been under
written in advance. he replied that in
his opinion the story was silly.
Senator Clapp asked him IL he knew
Of any money having been used to influ-
ence votes in the preconvention campaign.
We'll. he replied. Il have kept out Of
the Ananias Club SO far. I guess I'll
not take a chance on obtaining a men,
bership at this late date
Mckinley Stumbling Block.
The committee was hard put to 1t to
discover a possible means Of obtaining
some real light on the Taft campaign
operations. and Mckinley. though pro-
Tossing a desire to aid them, proved a
decided stumbling block. There was no
one. he said. who had been connected with
the bureau who would know more about
the names Of people to whom money was
sent than he himself. and he knew vir-
tualy nothing.
There were no letter files to show with
whom he had been in correspondence.
and Mr.. Mckinley could not remember.
He said the papers Of the bureau had
been moved from place to place follow
ing the convention until he was not GER
tain where any one part of them now
are. Some papers were supposed to have
been destroyed, he said but he did not
know what papers II any had been de-
stroyed or by whom. He did not know
whether his check books containing the
stubs had been destroyed or not. Cross
examined by Senator Pomerene. he gave
a list Of four banks. three in Washing
ton and one In Chicago. where the COM
mittee had deposited money.
Have tho banks your Cancelled
checks?'' asked Senator Pomerene.
Il don't know replied Mr.. Mckinley.
who does know"
'The banks"
But the banks will not give out these
checks to tho committee. will they"
They ought not to-" was all the sat
lsfaction Pomerene received for his prob
Ing.
Don't Know AnythinE.
Senator Pomerene was at a loss to un-
derstand why. with a bookkeeper in the
headquarters and books &C.
for every other expenditure. 1t
was not found necessary to keep some
record Of the moneys sent to the various
States.
.'T can't explain IT, was the way Nc
Kinley explained the question.
Have you the check stubs?" ques-
TONED Pomerene.
II don't know"
"who does know?'
II don't know"
well. you keep books in your person.
II affairs. don't your"
20. just tolerable ones"
Mckinley ELECTED several laughs from
he spectators by his replies to questions
md characteristic exclamations.
Senator Clapp, to emphasize the |,
Itrangeness Of the fact that SO few
records were kept. asked Mckinley:
You have been In politics a number Of
1ears, haven't you. Mr.. McKinleyr'
20. no. haven't" he replied quickly. |
7 was an honest man until 1903"
At one point In his testimony Mr.. Nc |
<inley reached into his trousers pocket |
o draw out some kilograms. and a
fright yellow bill dropped to the floor. |
)ne Of the stenographers reached for !
yard to pick 1t up for the witness.
Here. that's my money" cried Nc
<inley as he climbed quickly down to |
lick 1t up. to the confusion OF the we'll
meaning stenographer.
1leHarg on stand.
Ormsby McHarg shortly after taking |
he stand told OF ,the reasons for the /
Of activities ON his part /
n favor Of Col Roosevelt.
Certain friends Of Col. Rooosvslt,"l