Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-10-10
Cincinnati Man Contributed
$25O,0oo to 1908 Campaign
and $213,592 to the Race
for denomination.
DID NOT WANT HIM
TO BE OBLIGATED
Another Witness in Investi-
cation Was ex-senator
Scott Who Talked With
"Voice in White House"

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Washington D. c., Oct. 9.-Charies
p. Taft the presidents brother today y
told the Clapp committee ne cont1rlDur
cd s25O.OOO to the national campalng
n 1e08 and that $15O,O0O was returned.
He also contributed $4,000 to the ONO
campaign. - 80
q thought my brother was fitted TOT
the presidency said Mr.. Taft and II
! elected | wanted him to walk INTO tiie
white house without obligation to any
great interests or corporations On
that basis I was prepared to go 'ne
limit"
Mr. Taft testified that his contr1ou'
tions to the presidents campaign ior
reorganization totaled $213,592, OF which
s125. was given to the natlonai
Taft bureau Ct which Representative
4 ( illian, B. Mckinley was director. 10
Il the Ohio state campaign $64,SOo was
srI-.en and $4,000 went for mis-
e-llaneous items.
nan r. Hanna testified that he gave
s177 nnf, to Rocsevelt's pre-conventlon
ram mnaign this year. To the Roosevelt
national committee he gave $5O,O0O 10
i walter F.. Brewn for the Ohlo cam
paisn $4,000 a-d for state organlza'
iion IN Ohio $4,000. -. -.
Forner senator Scott was the first
witness today. ~.
i aO4." said he, Il asked Mr.. Bliss II ne
culd not go to 26 Broadway ana se.
s,me money. He said no that ne nau
already, secured contribution from
those peorle.
L ~ asked him how much they had
given and he said s100, 900"
Talked to Voice at White House.
MI. Scott said he was IN repupHcan
natioual Headquarters IN New 1orh,
In October. 1904, when telephone can
came from the white house, lol
Treasurer Bliss or Chairman Cortel-
YOU. Neither was present, so ne talK-
ed on the wire.
q. scott did not identity the speaker
the white house end Of the wire, put
referred to him as "the voice from the
White house." and "the response from
the white house"
what is this trouble hear about
Higeins?" Senator Scott SAID ne
heard over the wire hear ne may
be defeated" He told "the white
house that Mr. Higgins was IN danger.
"Can't the state committee supply
the necessary funds?" asked the white
M, Scott said he told Of the Difficult
ties in getting money for the cam
paien. and the response from the
white house. was:
81 would rather lose the election IN
the country than be defeated IN my
own state" o.
being defeated" said Mr.. Scott. He
added that the voice at the white
house said:
"Mr Hartman is coming to see me
and I'll see if we can arrange to raise
the funds to help Higgins
Scott said the committee would
"have to Judge" with whom he had
the conversation.
aOh. might as we'll answer your
questions" he added; II thought / was
talking with President Roosevelt
When further questioned he said he
could not remember whether the
..party at the white house" had said
"Mr Hartman is coming here or
~ will have Mr. Hartman come here.
Scott said that when he suggested
that Bliss go to s6 Broadway for more
money. Bliss replied President Roose.
velt had notified him not to accept
Standard Oil contributions.
when all the trouble broke out
/, about. the life insurance companies and
campaign contributions" said Scott,
II went to the white house and sug-
gested to President Roosevelt, when,
Mr.. Perkins was indicted, that we
who had benefited by his contribu-
tions, supply funds to replace those
we would have to return and for the
use Of which he was In trouble. l
said was willing to return the amount
sent into West Virginia.
"But the president said no. that II
the money was to be returned 1t should
be returned by the party as a whole"
Scott said he never had been In
formed of a return OF 100000 to the
Standard Oil Co., or any director OF 1t.
Judge Robert s. Lovett, chairman OF
the executive committee Of the Harri.
man system testified.
81 knew of Mr. Harriman's visit to
Washington in October, 1904" he said.
HE told me the national committee
was in a hole and owed the state.
committee 100000. He said the
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