The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-19
He Tells Where Republi.
cans Got Their Money
in 1904.
LIST OF DONORS
AN IMPOSING ONE
Standard Oil Group Contributes
Generously to G. o. p, Total
of $s.aSo.o1s Being Garnered.
Mccormick Attacks "Char-
acter Assassins and Liars
Like Mr.. Hilles."

Washington. D. c., October is.-For
the first time since it's investigation be-
gan the Senate campaign funds COM
mittee to-day obtained a copy of a list
of contributors to the much-disputed
1903 Republican campaign fund. Elmer
Dover. who was secretary Of the 1904
Republican Committee. put the list in
evidence. saying il had been copied
from the private memorandum uook Of
the late Cornelius n. Bliss. treasurer
OF the committee. He told the !nves~
t!gators he believed that in many
instances the list was inaccurate and
ambiguous. owing to typographical
errors.
The list totaled s2.2s0.ols and
showed practically all If the contr!-
buttons TO the 1904 fund which have
been mentioned in the committees In
yestigatton. The list credited ]. r.
Morgan Co. with two contributions.
one Of $780, and one OF $4,000 "A
contribution Of 100000 appeared on
the lis, fr I'm n. H. r" and j. D. w"
Mr. Dove told the committee ne sup
posed the III. H. R" stood for II. II.
Rogers. OF the standard Oil Company.
and that the ~. d. w" was an error
and should have been the initials OF
either John d. Archbold or John D.
Rockefeller. E. II. Hartman was
credited with $500 in two contribu-
lions. George ". Perkins appeared as
giving $4,000 in two contributions. ana
the following entries were on the list:
&c. ". p. $25.000"; &c. w. p.
500. 000." and &c. w. r., committee,
500. 0oo."
There was still another entry. ID. ".
p. committee. 100000" The contrl-
buttons of $4,000 each credited to &C
y. Bliss for r. R." were on this list.
George ]. Gould appeared as giving
100000
Contributions aggregasing s1So'ooo
appeared as follows: J. p. morgan g
Co. (additionaD. $4,000: J. H. HYDE
s2s. 900; I, n 6eligman. $4,000: G n.
Bliss. 5000: James stiilman. sio.eoU'
=. II. Hartman. $4,000: H. C. Frtck.
$50. 900: D. O. Mills. $1,000: H. Mex.
Twombiey, $4,000: G. W. Perkins
10 coo: Jacob H. Schin, $4,000: l. n.
Selizman. 5000. Several Of these con-
,ributors have been mentioned before
the committee as contributing to the
so-called Hartman fund u aoou'
$4,000.
The COMMITTEES WAS given stat
when Medili Mccormick. appearing as
the first witness OF the day. presenteo
a statement in tho course OF winch ne
referred to character assassirs anu
liars like Mr.. Hilies-men who. by theil
fa,sehoodk, !ncite weak.m!nded men
to actual assassination
Several members OF the commit.ee
rose in violent protest against this Ian
puare and il was finally expunseo
from the record Mr.. McCormick tssu-
aed to contributing about $is'ooo "
the Roosevelt pre-conven:lon campaign
in Illinois. 80.
The committee tried in vain 10 se'
Information as to the campaign con
,rihu,ions Of Colonel George Harvey
Of Harper's Weekly. He said ne kne~
absolutely nothing Of funds eoiiec'ec
or OF attempts to collect funds OF d
oners OF funds to the Wilson pre-con
vent,on campaign A gruehng
examination by Senator Oliver Iaiteo 70
.hake this statement or TO ehclt any
statement regarding the hasSes'"
.on-rhomas F. Ryan incident.
Ne CenDe1t Fro0 Perksns.
New York. October 1s.-When tns s.Ss
| ~ contributions to the HepuoH
c.m,aisn Of 1904. as placed IN es'ueHSe
-7continued on second PaseD