The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-10-17
]. O. Murfin, Detroit Taft
Leader, Tells of the De-
bauching of the Primaries
in that City.
SAYS OPPOSITION
ALSO USED MONEY
@. B. Cortelyou Tells Senate
Committee that He Knew
Nothing of Any Standard
Oil Donation.
(National News Associatjon)

(National News Associatjon)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1.-THE sena-
torial committee investigating cam
paign expenses today received from
President Cannon of the Fourth Ma
tional bank of New York City, a copy
of the account kept at the bank by Cor
nelius Bliss, the national Republican
committee treasurer in 1904. The
amount shows that on Oct. 81, 1904,
$4,000 was deposited. On the follow
ing day 100000 and on October 81,
$105,000 was deposited.
These three items totaled $4,000,
the amount of the alleged Hartman
fund.
James o. Murfin, attorney of De-
troit, Michigan, describing the whole
sale purchase of aid for President
Taft in the Wayne county convention
fight in his state. Murfin said that
the men against whom he was testify
ing were his personal friends and
were on the same side of the fence
politically, and added, Il don't enjoy
being here"
The witness declared 1T is matter
of general knowledge that primaries
in Detroit to elect delegates to the
state convention, which in turn elected
delegates to the national convention
were the most rotten and corrupt that
Michigan has ever seen. One side
was as bad as the other. Our men
happened to be more skilful and we
got the delegates. Money was the on
ly thing that counted in the primar-
les.
Had Big Pork Barrel.
Murfin said that he and Capt. Fred
Alger together raised a fund of 81 500
and offered it to John Mckay, an at
forces. Mckay said he did not need
the money as C. D. Warren was sup
plying the Taft forces with plenty of
money. He said that Mckay added
that some of the men selected to run
as delegates were holding him up for
$500 apiece.
do you think there were some lille
gitimate practices on both sides?" ask
ed Senator Pomerene.
uOSS uOI U6Slu u u6SCTlDS
it," replied the witness. What they
did was to barter for delegates like so
many sheep. They would go to a
delegate and say, you vote for so-and-
so and we will give you so much Some
of the delegates accepted money from
both Sides
George B. Cortelyou, chairman of
the Republican national committee of
1904, was asked concerning the $780,
900 contribution alleged to heve been
given by the Standard Oil company to
the Roosevelt campaign through John
D. Archbond. Cortelyou said that the
matter was brought to his attention
Col. Roosevelt.
Bliss Denied Donation.
The first letter and the first tele-
gram were received in New York and
the letter was shown to Mr. Bliss as
President Roosevelt in a note at the
bottom asked that that be DONE" said
Cortelyou. He also testified that he
had asked Bliss whether he had receiv-
ed any money from the Standard Oil
anu iSply was ludl tldt
corporation had given nothing.
Il afterwards repeated Mr.. Bliss
response to President Roosevelt" de.
clared Mr.. Cortelyou.
The letters to which Cortelyou re-
ferred are the famous queries of Mir
Roosevelt following the charges OF
fudge Alton B. Parker that the cofu
mel was receiving aid from the corpo-
rations. In them Col. Roosevelt de.
manded denial from Bliss of the
charges made against the administra
| tion Mr.. Cortelyou testified that he
never heard Archbold's name men
| toned during the campaign of 1904
but he had a clear recollection of hav.
! ing heard from Bliss, after that cam.
paign that H. III. Rogers had contribut
ed.
: Mr.. Cortelyou was asked about the
! so-called Hartman fund of s240,00o
| Stating that what he might say about
I that matter was based entirely on
hearsay Mr.. Cortelyou declared that
! he had heard of the Hartman fund
late in the fall after the campaign had
closed. He understood that the fund
was raised solely for the New York
state committee, and that it passed
/ through the hands of National Treas
urer, Bliss, merely as a convenience
| ra the copfrihutnr