Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-10-05
Tells PrObers Of 100000 on
Bliss Lost Books.
DIXON Anglers SENATORS
Says Tafts Brother Spent 100000 In
Campaign and That Committee 10
Only nvestigatlng Roosevelt

In 1904 the Standard OF company had
contributed 100000: J. p. Morgan a
Co. 100000; H. c. Frick. 100000,
and George j. Gould. 100000 to the
campaign fund OF Colonel Roosevelt.
The Standard OIL contribution. said
Sheldon, was not credited to the big
corporation, but TO John ID. Archbold.
This assertion caused sensation
In the committee II was direct con.
firmatlon OF the testimony recently
given by Archbold before the com
mittee. which at the time was chal
lenged by Colonel Roosevelt.
Mr.. Sheldon said he had no per.
sonal knowledge Of these contribu.
tlons. but that the late Cornelius ~.
Bliss, who was treasurer in 1904. and
with whom he was closely associated.
had shown him his report.
when took charge of the treas
urership in 1905. Mr.. Bliss handed me
list OF large contributors OF 1904"
what percentage was contributed
by corporations" was asked. ITO be
frank. 1914 per cent" replied sheldon.
Senator Paynier took up with the
witness the Hartman contribution of
1904, and asked him 10 detail its cir.
cumstances as he had given them on
his appearance before tho committee
several weeks ago. Sheldon said that
his letter about the Hartman fund
was written as the result Of a talk
with Colonel Roosevelt
Il me; the colonel at the Union
League club In New York" he said,
"and | said 10 him: Colonel. here's
that Hartman story again. Some one
ought TO tell the truth about that.
Colonel Roosevelt told me that he felt
rather sore that neither Cortelyou nor
Bliss had told what they knew about
IT, Then told him that | knew all
about the matter and would be willing
TO tell about IT, AS result wrote that
letter"
The letter gave ar account OF Il. ID.
Odell getting the late Mr.. Bliss TO
raise $4,000. which was turned over
10 the New York state committee.
Sheldon said the records of Bliss
showed that the fund of $4,000 had
been paid directly to Bliss. "and paid
by him direct TO the state commit.
tee"
He said that the Hartman fund had
not entered into the funds collected
for and spent by the Republican ma
tional committee for the Roosevelt ma
tional campaign.
THAT fund was collected at the d.
rect request of Benjamin d. Odell."
said Mr.. Sheldon
Prior 10 Sheldon's appearance on
the stand. Senator Dixon. Colonel
Roosevelts campaign manager. told
the committee he had been reliably In.
formed that Thomas +. Ryan and 4.
II. Plant. auditor of the Southern
railway. had contributed heavily to
Oscar W. Underwood's pre.convention
campaign for the Democratic presi-
Dental nomination. and that Joseph Il.
Davis spent $4,000 In Governor VIII
sons pre-conyention campaign.
Charles ?. Taft. he asserted. had
spent 100000 for his brother, the
president. and that leading fnanciers
OF New York had spent large sums for
Governor Harmon"
Dixon charged that Taft men and
the Democrats had purchased the edI.
torial pages OF hundreds of newspa.
pers throughout the United States
published In foreign languages and
had tied them up go that they could
not print anything antagonistic TO
those interests. He asserted that the
Standard OIL and tobacco interests
furnished the money 20 buy up the
newspapers.
Dixon further suggested that tho
committee call number OF Demo
cratic leaders whom he named and
who he said could tell about "a gen.
tleman named Penheld," Of Philadel
phia. who had given $4,000 10 VIII
sons pre-convention campaign and
$4,000 since. Later Dixon said he
might have been mistaken and that
h might have been Mrs Penfield who
gave the $4,000 He did not give Pen.
fields first name. but II was believed
he referred 20 Frederic CORTLAND
Penfield, of New York. who married
Mrs. Anne Weightman Walker. OF
Philadelphia.
Dixon had stormy session with
the committee and had such bitter
clash with Senator Pomerene that the
Ohio Democrat invited him outside
TO settle H." The affair closed without
a fistic encounter. He testified he per-
sonally had spent $4,000 In the Pro-
gressive primary campaign. He re-
newed repeatedly his charge that the
investigation was being directed at
Roosevelt more than any other candi-
date.
Senator Dixon's charges that the
committee was Investigating only Col
onel Roosevelt's expenses and intend
ed 70 let those OF Taft. Wilson. Har-
mon. Underwood and Clark go until
after the election" brought out bit
ter exchanges with members Of the
committee Senator Clapp. the chair
man. took the charge rs a personal re-