The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-09
DEPEW SAYS He WAS
STEADY CONTRIBUTOR
Former Senator Tells of Sub
scriptions to Various Cam
paign Funds.
EFFORT TO GET SOUTH
Ormsby McHarg Gives Ac-
count of Pre-Convention
Expenses in Dixie.
EFFORT TO GET SOUTH
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WASHINGTON. Oct. S.-Senator
Clapp, chairman of the senatorial conf
ditures, failed to be frank for the first
time tonight when it was stated to him
that there was a report that Elmer
Dover could enhghten the committee
completely on the campaign contribu-
tions Of 1904
The value of the suggestion to SEN
ator Clapp is that Mr.. Dover was for
merly secretary TO the national Repub.
lcan committee. In addition it was
stated to Mr., Clapp that Mr.. Dover had
an actual list of all contributors.
While very much interested in the
report, Mr.. Clapp said that he did not
care to state in advance whether Dover
had been summoned or to say in ad
vance that he would be summoned by
the committee.
Depew a Contributor.
Former Senator Chauncey NJ, Dcpew,
tributor to campaign funds, told the
committee he had given S37 900. He
gave $4,000 to the congressional fund
of 1908 and $500 to the Taft pre.con-
vention campaign fund. Early in the
spring Of 1904, he gave $4,000 to Odell
for the New York state campaign.
Senator Depew then recounted
humorously the efforts made to side
track him for ambassador. That was
late in December, he said, when Mr..
Twombly informed him a messenger
had come from ''the organization, OF
Hartman telling him he could not
be elected senator and offering him the
embassad adorship to Paris.
"I rejected it, said Senator De-
pew, "because / considered the senator
ship of higher dignity than any embas'
sadorship.
Consulted by Roosevelt.
He heard no more of it until after
his election, when he was consulted
about patronage by Roosevelt. He
thanked Roosevelt for being ready to
give him the Enthusiastically.
"The president told me- said Sen
ator Depew. "that if had given UP
the senatorship for the embassadorshiT
I would not have been appointed, as
he had another man in sight,
The testimony went considerable
length into the motives underlying the
contributions in 1904. Depew said Bliss
was largely interested in cotton mills
He admitted cotton interests had con
tributed to keep the cotton tariff up
tariff up. and other interests from like
motives.
Southern Contests.
Ormsbv McHarg explained to the
committee his work in preparing the
southern contests, all Of which be tried
To Justify. Mr.. McHarp has left Roose
welt and is supporting President Taft.
McHarg Joined the Roosevelt bureau
in Washington in April and went south
to organize the Roosevelt men and have
conventions to elect delegates, He
spent from $4,000 TO $4,000 placing
the work in charge Of prominent law
yers in the states of which be tool
in charge in South Carolina, and got
$500; W. J. Tilsou, Georgia, II. L. And
erson, Florida, $500; Oscar J. Sundley
and J. o. Thompson, Alabama, $500
w. e. Mollisou. s. B. Redmond Missis
sippi, $500; H. +. Lindsay and w. j
| Oliver. Tennessee. $4,000; J. A. Conner
Arkansas, $500; Oklahoma, $4,000, and
| Virginia. $1,000.
Mr.. McIIarg denied knowledge of at
| tempts to buy votes at Chicago.
Preconvention Compaign.
The sum of S265.000, collected and
spent in the campaign for President
| Taft's denomination through hi:
Washington headquarters. was partially
accounted for TODAY by Representative
| William =. Mckinley Of Illinois, the
presidents s campaign manager, in testi
mony before the senate investigating
committee.
Mr.. Mckinley said the "Taft fam
ily,' comprising Charles P. Taft, Hor
| ace Taft and Henry Taft, brothers o.
the president. gave $l50,000. The cam
paigp, be said, had cost five times whs
was anticipated,
"When we started ont we expected
to spend about $50,000,' he told thu
committee.