The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-24
Charges Corruption in
Campaign Expendi-
lures in 1904 and 1908
AMBASSADORSHIPS
GIVEN AS REWARD
.lnferentially Accuses Roosevelt
OF Condoning Use Of Money in
Politics, and Intimatcs That
Cortelyou Used Secrets of
Corporations to Pro-
cure Funds.

Washington. January 23.-Dcmand-
ing an investigation into campaign cx-
penditures in 1901 and in 1908, senator
Culberson. Of Texas. in the Senate TO-
da! made sweeping charges of corrup-
ton against the Republican commit
| tees for those ana other years In
directly ne charged that foreign am
bassadorships were bestowed as a re-
ward for campaign contributions. ana
inferentally he charged that former
President Roosevelt mad condoned the
use of money in politics.
Mr.. Cufberson's address was made in
anticipation of an unfavorablc report
by the Committee on Contingent Ex-
penses on his resolution providing for
an investigation lie said that the lin
ltation of the proposed inquiry TO
1901 should not be construed as a con-
fession that there had not been i'm
proper practices before that period
| Referring especially to the campaign
OF 1905 Mr.. Culberson said that the
contributions TO the Democratic fund
| those OF the Republican fund were
made BY 1880 persons, with Charles
r. Taft. brother of the Republican
presidential candidate, at their head
with donation of $4,000. Among
tho contributors mentioned were AM
oassadors Reid and Kercns and Minis
ter Larz Anderson
Charges Against Cortclyou
IN the course OF his speech, Mr.. Gull
berson referred to the fact that George
3. Cortelyou. in the 1904 Campaign. had
neld the position of chairman of the
Republican National Committee while
he was Secretary of Commerce and
LABOR, ana intimatcd that Mr. Cortel-
you had taken advantage OF the
secrets of corporations whose affairs
might DC investigated under the Fed
eral laws 10 procure money for the
campaign.
1T has been estimated" he said,
that the enormous and unconscionablv
sum OF 81 100000 was raised and prob
| ably expended that year by the com
mittee OF which he was chairman. Tho
very size and audacity of this fund. IL
approximately correct. snacks Of cX-
tortton. protiisacy and corruption. Who
| contributed and where did 1t come
| from?
Mr. Culberson declared there should
be an inquiry to answer these qucs-
! lions.
lie went into some detail regarding
| the newspapc per charges that the late
+. II. Hartman had raised the fund
OF 100000, to which lie himself had
contributed $4,000. in support OF the
republican ticket In the campaign of
l9ol. He declared that Within tic
past few weeks an effort had beer
made TO clear up this charge. and add
ed: This attempt to unload upon the
dead the obloquy of this disgraceful
transaction. which Is said 10 hav.
| changed $4,000 votes in the city al
New York alone. may be significant in
several ways. 1t may be the common
| and ordinary case of malefactors, wait
ing for the absence or the death OF the
witnesses or 1t may prcsage n politl-
cal movement of national consequence
and magnitude"
Necessity az Limit.
Contcnding that his resolution did
not so back of 1908. Mr.. Culberson said
this was due 10 the necessity of liking
limit. and was not because of the
fact that money had not been corruptly
used prior TO that time. In this CON
necttcn he said: Men high in party
councils, one of them afterwards at
tanning the vice-presidency and then
the presidency, laughed and rejoiccd in
| 1850 around the banquet board tina,
| soap was potential In clecti ons 1t Is
we'll remembered how James b. Foster
president OF the Republican League in
1883. would have fried the fat out OF
special and protected interests to force
| campaign contributions. Honest and
| patriotic men will never cease to re-
call with shame and modification that
with 81 notes Dudley iloaters were or
CANNED into blocks of live In tho clec-
ton in Indiana in that year. Nor have
foreign ambassadorsnips been only re-
Gently measured by fat contributions,
for tie public revolt against Van Allen
and Hyde is fresh in the memory OF
! the well Informed"
In response 10 questions from SEN
| ator Gallingcr. Mr.. Culherson said that
the figures regarding campaign coutri-
buttons. had been taken cntiroIy from
newspaper reports. He added his con-
viction that they were fairly well "a
! thcnticatcd. but expressed the opinion
| that they had been officially involved.
Swanson on Committee,
Especial to The Times Dispatch1
Washington. -. c.. January aa.-Scn-
stor Swanson has been appointed to
take the place Of Senator Eayncr. or
a nd "a m ,,f -,