The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-19
STEPHAN TEST|F|ES BEFORE COMMITTEE Estimates Parker Campaign
 Fund at $1,OO0,00O MONEY RETURNED
Contribution Offered by Sugar Trust Was Rejected-Does Not Contra dict Belmont-AIl a Matter
 of Memory

Washington. July 1s.-The demo- cratic campaign fund contained about s1.oo0,ooo when Alton B. Parker ran for President in 1904. according to w F. Sheehan of New York. who testified today bescre tho s'enataD coramlttee in- vestigating campaign funds. MT. Sheehan was then chairman oi the democratic national executive com mittee. Money was sent by the com mittee, Inc testified, to Maine. Colorado and Nebraska, particularly.
 ITO Maine. did you say?" asked a senator.
 Yes. with very gratifying results to the democrats replied MT. Sheehan
 MT. Sheehan assured the committed that sums sent to Maine. Colorado and Nebraska were not large.
 How much was sent to Nebraska? ?' inquired Senator Oliver
 ''I think about s15,oOo" "Mr. Bryan was the candidate for the senatorship that year, wasn't he?'
 ''I don't remember exactly; candidates for the senatorsh1p were not"
 Well, I think he was" interrupted the Pennsylvania senator
 Belmont Contributed MT. sheehan said he remembered Au- gust Belmont was a large contributor that year and Senator Oliver asked fl Thomas F. Ryan was also a contributor in the same campaign. The witness re. sponded that he was Mir. Sheehan wanted the committed to understand. when he estimated the democratic funds in 1904 at S1,O00,. 900. he was not contradicting August Belmont, who guessed on the stand fhot the amount was $60O,000 or $700,- 900.
 lt Is all a matter of memory" in- sisted MT. Sheehan. T think the na- tional committee used directly abou; ss0o,0o0. I think there came through the committee some contributions for specific use In New York state,~ I have an impression that it amounted to about $200,000'
 The witness declared the committee made a rule at the beginning of the campaign to accept no money from any trust He believed no such con tributions were made directly or indi- rectly.
 There was s10,0O0 contributed" be- gan MT. Sheehan. by the American Sugar Refining company--not by MT. HaNemeyer--to the state committee. Before the check was cashed we heard about 1t and it was returned.
 Memory Is Poor
 Senator Clapp asked the witness for the names of contributors of more than $5000
 T recollect Mr. Belmont chiefly be- cause of his testimony" MT. Sheehan replied Il was in Maine much of the time and did not have so much to do with the raising of funds, There were two others who contributed more than that sum but I cannot recollect them"
 "Who was the most active in secur- ing the fund.-" Senator Clapp asked.
 Why, senator. many people were soliciting on their own responsibility. Members of the committee were &C., tive. People were circularized. We published requests for funds Demo- crats or people interested in the sue cess Of the ticket came into the of- fees to inquire If if was all right for them to get out and collect money"
 Did you solicit?"
 Not much. I devoted my energy to ether work"
 MT. Sheehan said the late Daniel S. Lamont assisted him In collecting money Colonel Lamont has been con nected with corporations, he said, but he could not remember the names of any particular one.