The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-10-18
is YOUR NAME
IS THIS LIST.
Some Of the Heavy Contributors to
the Roosevelt Campaign Of 1904
are Made Public at
Senate Hearing.
STANDARD OIL THERE
Initials and Not Full Name Put Down
Whenever 1t Was Thought Bet
ter to Conceal the
Oliver.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1S.--Like a
voice from the tomb was list of
1904 campaign contributions to the
republicans given to the Clapp COM
mittee. Dust Of years was shaken
from the list, produced from Chi
cago storage vault by Elmer Dover,
assistant republican secretary. 1t
barred the secrets Treasurer Bliss
sought to destroy on his death. 1t
was duplicate Of Bliss accounts,
taken by Dover and kept for eight
years.
Listed are contributions of $250,000
by George w. Perkins; s15o,0oO by J.
P. Morgan and company; $15o,000 by
r. H. Hartmann; $4,000 by H. H.
Rogers, of the Standard OIL Co., and
a 100000 contribution listed by the
initials III. H. R., ]. D. W."
The first are Rogers initials and
the other a part of John d. Arch
bold's. Dover said he thought it re-
4 ferred to the Standard Oil contribu-
ton.
4 Dover's presentation of the list was
the most dramatic climax of the cam
paign probe It followed an anti-cli-
max of Medill Mccormick in de-
nouncing Character assassins and
j. liars like Chairman Hilles, of the re-
publican national committee, who In
i cited weak-minded men to actual as
| r., tn ho
shooting Of Roosevelt evoked sharp
rebuke to Mccormick from all mem
bers OF the committee.
Elmer Dover, Of Tacoma, Wash,
1904 republican campaign secretary
t at Chicago, succeeded Mccormick on
! the witness stand. He was asked if
d he had talked with Treasurer Bliss
a regarding contributions.
e "Mr Bliss gave me a list of contri
e buttons in book FORM said Dover
81 returned the book to him. have
d a list taken from that book. / thinl,
g it is the exact list, but cannot vouch
|, for its accuracy"
l. Dover then produced the list. II
was OF several pages, closely type
h written. 1t was found in old files at
a Chicago.
+ 81 never compared this list with
the original" said Dover. Il cant
9 say whether 1t contains many mac
l. curacies."
Does this list show a contribution
e by ]. P. Morgan?" asked Clapp.
]" 81 think it does" said Dover.
IT she committee discussed whether
the list should be received owing tt
r doubt as to It's accuracy and authenti
IS city. The senators finally decided t.
v receive it "for what 1t may be worth
No dates Of receipts were given In thu
list. 1t gave no total.
v Among the contributions listet
9 were:
r Andrew Carnegie, 100000
f. George j. Gould. 100000.
o Roosevelt Miller, $4,000.
g &c. w. p" 100000. (Supposed t.
l. be George w. Perkins)
}. $. F. wainwright, $4,000.
e. H. Hartman 100000.
G.. S. Mellon, president N. Y, N, H
and H., $4,000.
IS E. T, stotesbury, $4,000.
8 s. ]. Wainwright, Jr, 100000.
lie C. N. Bliss for "P. r." $4,000.
q Secretary of the Navy G. v. I
ct Meyer, $4,000.
OF z. t. stotesbury. s25f,ooo.
OF &c. N. b." for Up. r." $4,000.
III. H. R., ]. D. W." 100000.
Richard F, .Howes. Internationa
Harvester, $4,000.
e. T. stotesbury, Philadelphia con
mittee, $4,000.
&c. w. p" committee, 100000.
4 J.. P. Morgan and Co., 100000.
u n. w. Kendall, New Haven, $4,000
Chauncey NJ. Depew 100000.
ID ]. P. Morgan and Co, additions
TX $4,000.
. ]. H. Hyde, $4,000.
!. ]. F. Dryden, New Jersey collection
If $4,000.
ht Charles Taft. $4,000.
r. Franklin Murphy, $4,000.
% Whitelaw Reid, $4,000.
81 Senator Platt, $4,000.
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