The Washington times., 1912-10-09
SCOTT SWEARS
ORDER WAS TO
SHUN OIL CASH
TestiRes That Cortelyou Said
Roosevelt Desired
None of II.
CONTINUED from First Pase.)

Hartman for any services in the
Senator Pomerene opened a new
line of inquiry. when he asked about
some suits Of the aSvernmsnt asainsss iss
cancellation Of leases Of these sub
sidiaries to the southern Pacific.
These were the ninety -nine-year
leases that held the whole system to-
gether. and they were attackd In the
courts
When They Were Dismissed.
Mr.. Pomerene wanted to know II
these suits were not dismissed early
In 1905. That would Indicate. II Il
were correct. that soon after the end
OF The 1904 campaign Mr.. Roosevelt
had dismissed actions that were har-
unexpected answer came from Judge
The Judge explained that; rs he rec
objected. there was an error OF Just
ten = yssrs II the date .a the suits IseS. weEe
they were dismissed, as he recollect-
ed, by Attorney General Richard OIL
ney, under the Cleveland Administra.
tion.. and not under the Roosevelt
Al the outset OF the hearing Senator
Clapp announced that Senator Jones,
who Is a member Of the COMMITTEES; at
the instance of the committee had
taken In Tacoma, Wash. the testimony
Of Elmer Dover. who was secretary OF
the Republican national committee In
J Mr.. Dover stated there were records
he TAsT was Wiling IN tic to M bring. lie had beer
ordered to proceed to Chicago and OBJ
tain such records and bring them be-
fore the committee.
r.. List Of Contributors,
The records are reputed to contain q
list Of the 1904 contributors furnished
by Bliss to Mr.. Dover.
Senator Scott was the first witness
He was on the stand some weeks ago
but was recalled. He explained that h.
had at that time given all evidenc,
| which he did not deem hearsay.
He then proceeded to say that In Oc
| tober. 1904. when the national committe,
Bliss II he could not go to IS Broadwa,
and get contribution. Bliss refused
J because hea said. "he had alread,
Rad a very liberal contribution from
| willing horse too freely"
Senator Scott said he was referrini
! to the Standard Oil Company. and sai6
! Bliss told him the committee alread,
Senator Scott said he got s65,ooo To-
, West Virginia In that campaign addi
! tionai to the sl5, 600 given him by Georg,
| W. Perkins. He contributed ZOO I,
the preconvention campaign this year.
Fund for West Virginia.
Then Senator Scott told his story OF
telephone conversation with Presiden
Roosevelt In October. 1904. bearing OIL
the Hartman fund. He said:
Early In october. 1904, was told b!
the young lady In the office that tn
White House wanted to speak will
Bliss or Cortelyou. ! was at nationa
! headquarters IN New York. Neither o
them was present at the time and sh,
had been asked TO put me on the wire
! had a conversation with the Whit
, House.
"The White House said, "who q
this? replied. Scott. What Is thi
trouble I hear about Hlgginsr wa
asked. L hear there is some danger o
his being defeated"
{ Senator Scott told the white Hous
he feared II the election were now Hig
gins would lose and told his reason
for thinking so and the White Hous
then asked what the trouble was. Sen
ator Scott's story to the committee pro
ceeded:
has no funds. Can't Bliss suppl
themg was asked. I understand h
has no funds Can't the State com
mttee raise the. fundsT I said the un