The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-10-08
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Maeveash says That He Never Told
the Tale About Morgan Calling
Roosevelt Blank
Maniac.
DEpEW ON THE STAND
Was Offered Ambassadorship to
France Instead of Senate Seat
by the State Party
Leaders.
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 8.--Wayns
Macyeagh. former attorney general
Of the United States, took the stand
before the senate investigating COM
mittee when it's sessions were resum-
ed today for the purpose of giving his
version of the mooted Morgan-R Roose-
welt contribution controversy.
MacVeagh came over from his home
in Bryn Mawr last night SO that he
could get his story into the record
along with those of Charles Edward
Russell and Judson Welliver, who had
declared the former cabinet officer
was authority for the story that J. P.
Morgan had a telephone converse
ton with either Roosevelt or E. H.
Hartman regarding contributions in
1904.
Macveagh declared positively that
that he had never seen Morgan use
telephone and declared he and the
banker had never discussed campaign
contributions.
It was my habit never to be in
terviewed," added the witness, repu-
dating the statement of Welliver that
he (Macveagh) had given him the
Morgan Roosevelt story. Welliver
was again in the room reporting the
hearing.
II never could have made any such
| statement % no such event ever hap
tpened in Morgarl's Office, said Mac
i Veagh
"Mr. Welliver and Mr. Russell might
have been misled," added 1Iacveagh.
''I asked Welliver to come and see
me- told him / would talk to him
only as a gentleman and not for pub
| lication. / told him of an incident
1 that did occur-but not for publica-
tion."
What was the incident?" Clapp in
terrupted.
MacVeagh parried: "a gentleman.
now dead, told me something that an
other gentleman, now dead, told him.
i / don't like to relate it under the
circumstances"
4 well, then state if you told Mr..
Welliver anything concerning being
in Mr.. Morgan's office and that he said
anything about contributions" asked
Clapp.
i Not word at any time Or place"
said MacVeagh, "but that don't imply
that didn't have a conversation with
some one else regarding an incident
of that kind
Clapp insisted that MacVeagh dis
close exactly what he told Welliver.
He was backed up by Senator Oliver.
Il did repeat an occurrence of this
character" Macveagh finally admitted.
But it relates altogether to a diff
ferent person than Mr.. Morgan.
was in the office of Mr.. Twombly (H,
NICK. Twombly) about that time. He
(Mr. Twombly) was called to the
phone. His secretary told him man
wanted to talk to him In the booth.
He came back and said he had been
!, talking to Mr.. Hartmann that Mr.
Hartman had been called to Washing
ton by Mr.. Roosevelt and he had found
, Roosevelt anxious to raise consider
able fund and Mr.. Hartman had
, agreed to raise and give to Mr.. Bliss
S240,000 and that Mr. Hartman ex-
pected him (Twombly) to give $780,
900 Of It, He said Hartman was 60
{ ing to give $4,000 himself He led
me to infer that Mr.. Morgan was go
T ing to give another $4,000"
y "Mr. Twombly said there was moth
ing to do, but to meet Harriman's re-
quest Macyeagh said, declaring that
was all he told Welliver regarding
campaign contributions.
"Mr. Twombly told me-" added Mac
, Veagh, 'that he had been invited to
luncheon at the white house in 1907
r with Mr.. Frick. Twombly gave me the
impression that he and Mr.. Frick had
both given contributions.
Former Senator Depew succeeded
] Macveagh on the witness stand. 1--WE
e been a standpatter ever since tht
J. Greeley campaign" said the vener
d able witness, joking over his testi
u mony.
r Early in the 1904 campaign Gov
,r ernor Odell said they were short o
funds for the New York state cam
v paign gave him $4,000. MI
10 Twombly told me that Hartman wa
ir raising 100000, l think it was
g This 100000 was for the stat
st campaign. ] can't remember what
le contributed to that. never talke