The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-04

to the national committee" said MT. Morgan. Tt was my understanding E
 that the national committee did not
 need funds but that the state commit tee was in sore stress. I had great deal to do with MT. Corte1you during the campaign. but I do not surrender now in saying that I knew he was present at the meeting when the $50,- 900 contributed was discussed. My re- la tions with the elder Bliss were inti- mate. My father and his had been as
 sociated. Whenever they wanted any thing they sent young Bliss to me"
 Do you suppose Bliss and Cortelyou kept from President Roosevelt the fact that you contributed to the campaign fund.-" the chairman asked. q know nothing about It. When Senator Pomerene took up the examination MT. Morgan leaned forward | in the witness chair with one hand oupped over his ear. He failed. however, to hear and finally got down from the wit ness chair adding cannot sit down here 1 near you, cannot hear very we'll 1 The financier took chair offered by an official stenographer and moved 1t within a few feet of Senator Pomerene. | Senator Pomerene then asked whether | other members of the firm of J. P. Nor gan & Co. specifying George ". Perkins I had contributed in 1904. Mir. Morgan did l not know.
 l Did your firm contribute to the cam paIgn funds of any other political parties | in 1904 or were they discussed? Senator 1 Pomerene asked
 | .No. sir. did not, and have no knowl- I edge of any one else so contributing" l The sentator asked about conferences with George B. Cortelyou. Mir. Morgan said he talked with cortelyou in the year 1 1907 over the financial situation, but he 1 remembered only one conference over politics.
 Did you talk with President Mellen of 1 the New York New Haven and Hartford
 railroad in the year 1904?'' | Yes" replied witness. l Did you talk with representatives of | tho big insurance companies about the political situation during that campaign?'
 q cannot tell" replied witness tI
 talked to many people. Many people came l in to see me every day l Do you remember any conference of 1 big financial interests at which was dis
 cussed the question of whom the inter ests would support for President?" was
 asked.
 1 "No there was no such conference" Mr. Morgan answered.
 When was 1t determined the vested
 interests should support the nominee?'' l Pomerene inquired.
 Never had such a conference" replied l witness.
 Not Extraordinary Contribution 1 The sl0OOOo contribution was brought up
 again. Senator Pomerene asked if MT.
 Bliss was collecting any extraordinary l fund.
 No that was the contribution we would
 make in the regular course of events if we were especially interested" said MT. Morgan. We made the same contribu- I ton in 1900"
 l Were you especially interested in the
 campaign of 1904?"
 1 "Yes, we were" said Mir. Morgan. Was Hartman especially interested?' ?''
 q really do not know" MT. Morgan
 answered.
 Were the insurance companies es- pecaIiy interested in this campaign 9 l was asked.
 T do not know" witness answered.
 There was never any concerted action by me with the insurance folks in that matter at that tIme Of course, how
 ever. MT. Perkins was & director of the New York Life Insurance company, and
 he probably talked with me over the in-
 terests at stake, but I cannot remember
 any conversation specifically" l Senator Pomerene asked If he had any talk with MT. Hartman at that time
 about the effect of the campaign on the | railroads.
 | q dor't remember any, but 1t is not at
 all unlikely" replied the witness. l He knew nothing of any contribution ], by Mir. Hartman or likewise Charles Mellen.
 Did Hartman ever tell you he had a talk with MT. Roosevelt about railroad
 interests?'' asked Senator Pomerene.
 Had No Talk With Hartman | q remember no such talk" replied the | witness- s" | Witness here interrupted to say: MT. Chairman. I want to make a statement right nere." Proceed" the chairman said. T want 1t distinctly understood that J. P Morgan ts Co. never made a single subscription to any election with any promise or expectation of any return in any manner or shape. and we never made a subscription unless we thought 1t for the best interests of the government and people. We never had communication from any candidate We never had an application from candidate The only interest we had was in the welfare of the public We never asked any commitment. We never expected any returns, and we never got any returns" During this campaign. was there an intention on your part to support the democratic candidate?" asked Senator Pomerene
 T never heard of it if there was," MT. Morgan responded. Witness here smiled. ''If we had thought the election of a democrat was for the best interests of the country" he said, Eve would have contributed"
 Mir. Morgan said he thought he would have been apt to have known If there had been a small conference of large nnan- ciers Joking to the election of Colonel Roosevelt, but added he had no such Knowledge
 Did you or Mir. Mellen or MT. liar riman call on any of the financial men in New York in the interest of the re- publican campaign that year?" was asked.
 T do not think so, never heard of such a thing" witness answered.
 Knows Nothing of Conference
 Was there at any time conference among financial interests looking to- ward the nomination of a democratic candidate who would be suitable to the financial interests of New York?
 T know of nothing of the kind" he replied.
 MT. Cortelyou came into the office as chairman of the committee several times, witness said.
 Was anything said by him to you as to the amount desired to be raised ?" was asked.
 "I do not think there was a hint"