The Irish standard., 1912-10-12
c. P. TAFT TELLS
Of CONTRIBUTIONS
GAVE s15e,sss.ao IE 1908 AND s21s,
5e3.41 IN 1912 TO AID
BROTHER.
WANTEDNO OBLIGATIONS
flee Without Handicap.-Dan
Hanna Contribut. ons to
Roosevelt.

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Taft of Cincinnati told the senate com
mittee investigating campaign funds
that he contributed $159,339 80 to aid
In electing his brother president in
1908 and that he had paid s213,592.41
this year toward the expenses of Sc,
curing the presidents denomination al
the Chicago convention.
Consulting memorandum book In
which he had practically all items he
ever spent for campaign purposes,
Mr.. Taft was on the point Of telling
the committee how much the nomin.l.
ton in 1908 had cost him when Chair.
man Clapp stated that the committee
had no authority to investigate the pre-.
convention campaign of that year, OF
funds used in the election now in prog.
ress.
What His Object Was.
Mr.. Taft said his object in going
Into the campaign was TO see that il
his brother was elected he should
walk into the White House free OF
any monetary obligation to any indl.
vidual, great interest or corporation
On this basis" he added, 81 was pre-,
pared to go the limit. l believed my
brother was admirably equipped TO,
the position. believed in his integ.
rity, his fearlessness, and ] believed
no one could bulldoze or use him. The
principal thing to be obviated was the
influence on any candidate of any mon.
stary interest"
Dan Hanna Testifies.
Dan r. Hanna of Cleveland, hacker
of the Roosevelt forces in Ohio this
year. as the presidents brother was
of the Taft forces, followed Mr.. Taft
on the witness stand. He testified
that he gave $4,000 to the support OF
the Roosevelt campaign for nomina,
ton this year. OF this sum, $4,000
went to the Roosevelt national com
mittee; $4,000 to Walter +. Brown,
manager of the Roosevelt Ohio cam
paign, and another ST, 900 to the work
Of reorganization in Ohio.
Tells of Clark Expenditures.
The expenses of the fight of Speak
Or Champ Clark for the Democratic
nomination for the presidency were
given by his manager, former Senator
Fred T. Dubois, as $50,46850. Senator
Watson of West Virginia was the heav
lest contributor, giving $4,000. and
William r. Hearst, the next. with con
tributions amounting to $4,000. The
total contributions to the original
Clark fund were $45,94S9S. At the
end of the Baltimore convention Sen
htor Dubois said the Clark forces had
q deficit of $4,000. $4,000 of which was
made up by Speaker Clark personally
The expense statements from Mr.
Taft, Mr.. Hanna and the Clark man
nger were but part Of the interesting
day before the committee. The Harri
man fund incident of 1904 occupied
the morning session.
Says Colonel Asked for Funds.
| Judge Robert s. Lovett, chairman
Of the executive committee of the
Union Pacific and Southern Pacific
railroads, testified that Mr.. Hartman
had repeatedly told him that President
Ro welt asked him to go to Wash.
Ington in October, 1904, and asked him
to assist in getting funds to aid the
! New York Depublican state campaign
Former Senator Scott of West Vir.
ginia, connected with the national com.
mittee in 1904, said Chairman Cortel
you had declined his suggestion to &C
to "26 Broadway" for more money,
declaring that President Roosevelt did
not want contributions from the stand
ard Oil interests. Senator Scott said
he did not know of previous contrib.
ution from director of the company
having been returned. He thought
President Roosevelt had told him over
the telephone that "Mr. Hartman ia
coming and I'll see II we can raise
some money for the New York fight