Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-17
S24O,OOO DEPOSIT
MADE ON DATE OF
HARTMAN FUND
Campaign Expense
PrOberS Reveal
Account.
CORTELYOU QUIZZED
ON BLISS STATEMENT
Witness Says Taft Delegates in
1912 Campaign Were
Bought in Lots.

, WASHINGTON, Oct. IA copy OF
the Republican national committees
bank account in 1904 at the Fourth
in evidence before the Clapp commit
tee today. showed one deposit of $240
600 during the latter days of October
of that year. That was the sum OF
the disputed Hartman" fund and
the approximate time of it's collec-
/ ton.
Chairman Clapp placed in the rec
ord a copy of the bank account for
the Republican national committee in
1904 al the Fourth National Bank. OF
New York 1t showed deposits among
others, of $24O 600 in the last few days
of October; $685. 900 ON October n,
100000 on October 2S, and $105,00o on
October 81.
George 3. Cortelyou, chairman OF
the National Committee in 1904, was
questioned about John ID. Archbold's
testimony that the Standard Oil Com
pany contributed 100000 to the Re-
publican fund that year. Mr.. Cortel-
you said the question had beer
brought to his attention by letters ant
telegfams from President Roosevelt In
the last days of the campaign of 1904
When he spoke to Treasurer Bliss
ahoilt it the latter had said there
, had been no such contributions.
Supposed Bliss Covered Case.
Mr. Cortelyou said that he had MOI
! thought it necessary TO go to Mr.
Bliss with further telegrams from the
! President inquiring about the Stand
ard Oil contributions because he sup
posed that Mr. Blisss original state.
ment covered the case
II told the President at that timt
just what Mr.. Bliss told me, !" he said
Mr. Cortelyou could not remembel
Mr. Bliss having arranged for hin
.to-meet some of the standard OH
people. II know of no such incident,
he said
He said he never had asked ]. r
Morgan for any contribution for any
purpose.
Mr. CortelYou said he knew little
of the so-ealled Hartman fund, but
/
New York State committee. He denied
that early in the 1904 campaign he
had promised B. 3. Odell jr. $5OO,Oo(
for the State campaign.
Didn't Order Hooks Destroyed.
Mr.. Cortelyou denied he had or
dered the books of the 1904 campaign
destroyed or that any gathering on
committee" of New York financiers
was formed to underwrite the Repub-
lican campaign. He disagreed with
George r. Sheldon's estimate that 73
per cent of the 1904 Republican fund
was contributed by corporations and
declared the bulk' of the fund was
given by large individual contribu-
tors.
Lavish use of money by the sup
porters of President Taft in the
Michigan primary campaign was
charged before the Clapp COMMITTEES
today by james O. Murfn. Detroit
lawyer.
Murfin said that when he and a
Captain Alger raised $1.500 and of
fered it to John d. Mckay. in charge
of the Taft campaign. Mckay said
che had plenty Of money-1nore than
he had etcr had before in any cam
paign."
Murfn testified he understood Nc
Kay to say that candidates for dele
gates to the county conventions We're
holding him up" for as much as
$500 each
at is a matter of general knowl+
edge that the primaries in Detroit
this year were the most corrupt on
both sides that was ever known. .
said Murfin. "It was just as bad on
one side as the other, Vt our peol
pie were the most slSilful and we
got the delegates, but both were alb.
solutely rotten.
81 asked Mr. Warren how much
county. He asked me how much |
thought was necessary. | told him
that not more than $500 could be
honestly spent. He told me Mr.. Nc.
Kay insisted on having $1,000 before
he started.
"Wel, / said, Wen have a rotten
campaign and we did declared the
witness, emphatically 1T was the
worst campaign we ever saw"
why, senator" he exclaimed, an
swering Senator Pomerene, both
sides bartered for these delegates like
so many sheep. Some of them ac-
cepted money from both sides. or
course, ] don't know the details. buL
that was the general situation"
''Who would know the details ?"
asked Senator Pomerene.
John ID. Mckay"