Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1912-10-03
SHE[DONCONF F|RMS
;.G|E 7 BYSTANDARD;;
POM[RENE WRATHY
Former Treasurer Says Stand
arc. Frick. Morgan and Gould
Each Gave 100000 To
Campaign In 1904.
SAYS He SAW BLISS BOOKS
Ohioan Declares He Will Send
Roosevelt s Director To Jail
Revelations Concerning
Finances Made,


Finances Made,
Mashnistnn ID C.. Oct 2.---Grorge ,. t.
:Sheldun former treasurer OF the re
publican rational committee. testified
s,efore the Ciapp committee today tina!
sn 1904 ths standard Oil company con-
tlib,nteti 100000 j. p. Morgan X Co.
500, Geo. a. G.. FrclS. 100000 and
sieorge j Could 100000
Mr.. Sheldon said he had no per
ssonal Knowledge of these contribu-
tiuns. bat lha. the late Cornelius n.
Bliss then treasurer. had shown him
mis- report.
Got Bliss Records.
when took charge of the treas
slreship III 1905. Mr.. Bliss handed nls.
"a list OF large contributors of 1900"
what percentage was contributed
soy corporations
nc L., frank. 731s per cent.
Was any contribution made by the
STANDARD OH coInpuny?'
Yes, sir
How r.i,ch""
"One llmndrct1 thousand dollars
In Name of Archboid.
Mr.. sheldon said the Standard OIL
s,antlibutipl was not on the list as
comm. i'1on, iie oil company. but was
charged 10 John y. Archbold
do VOW remember amy other large
contributions asked Senator Oliver
Yes. j. T. Morgan Il Co., gave $780,
800 ~. a. r>ric,s 100000, and George
y. GnMld 100000, answered Mr.. Shcl-
siom. q remember those because of
thsii -.: ] do moi rec"leel any 9th
.ssrs.
wasN.n.ton. u. G.. Oct III will
send hin. 10 Jail" declared Senator
l,onlereIle Today as Senator Joseph NJ.
Dixon, O.. nlpnigi manager for Colonel
Roosevelt prior. to the Chicago rcpub-
Iicai cnnvention. left the witness stand
"a fter tes,ifying before the Senate COM
.nl:ttee flvestigat ting campaign eNpen-
Cultures iiiNon lad angered the Ohio
senator by demanding a square deal
for I'olo.le! Roosevelt and demanding
also tina, the campaign managers OF
ali the othe. candidates be called.
Senator Djxnn, in |, stormy session
today will, the Ctapp COMMITTEES tcS-
tifird ll. laG spcit $4,000 in the pro-
Iressive primary campaign, which WAS
not included in the figures presented
YESTERDAY by Progressive Treasurer r..
n. Hooker.
Senator Dixon renewed his charge
.rnc+a,J a, Colonel Eooseyeu more thau
,y nrvss ,,, {, an,i,,t ua an., hall'nsea tic
-.oinmii,ee 10 cain Charles r. Taft,
Thomas Fortune Ryan and other men
Whom lie named. who. he said, he
Tad heeu Informed. had made heavy
Governor N;iteun or Guyerno, Harmon.
Has Nothing to Conceal.
S"1i,ot i3sA.!s si,sS' ne hi'u hnp' .,,.' nv.
sTsel.t' ,e.n," n,,n W ii.a
re $40 s2n.'o" .i.' " ro..a' ''o.la
Nv M. ,'hi'.,, -, 60. 0nn ~, n,.
;,' ,M..it -! 49, ..1,.,,l,,,s r,
i..s'',,,' .t'' w; ~, y,,t ,,.,el, ~
5,erl:ii,g
san.,to1 l5-xon,s charges that the
,,o,,,,r;ts.,a ,yss i.iveetieatine oniy Col
s,nel snoseAeli.S expenses and intended
10 H., tl6ae of Taft. Wilson. Harmon.
,y-rd.,,yn,,d and t'iar,S so ttn1il after
s,5r .b5etIo;,' ,,rnushi oui bitter ex-
changes witt n6 ;l5ers Of the com
nli,teo (.45;psf1i;tn Clapp tool tho
.-.l,or...4 ~ !; ,orsGnal roilpction lpon
himself. tns opls. ,nen,l,,,l of the COM
-llitf,e t,@nal, - I'0ionol Roosevelt"
Call Charles p. Taft
sn,.a,,T pixan ,najly d.naneiaa tnat
s,n,rlea !, l,.ft hn SUMMONED 10 tell
,yi,rre H. ANA sro,,t 5000. 900 TO secure
Fresierni T.f.'s denomination. and the
.r.ommitto. agreed To consider the sue-
s.esti1n.
This saG.Noo. Senator Dixon said. was
IN addition to the sl41 900 Mr. Hooker
yolsl of yesterday. handled by the
Poosey elt teaduuarters in New York
the $4,000 Hooker had handled for the
New York locai campniyn and the
Slo2 600 William I1linn said he had
given for PENNSYLVANIA. The s250Ol
each contributed ny Perkins. Munsey
and iIann, we're also in addition. MI:
Dixon said tu the s2a.n0O given to tho
New York li+adcuarters by Hanna. the
31a.oO0 given bv MIR. Munsey and the
s2...5oo given by Mr.. Perkins.
wt,+ Others Snent.
80 -, ~ ,,,t+4,
e,i.ai', i,'No.. ,...,;.h1, MI ,,fcr,n..d Ia,
m lm, ,,a' y, pr,n and 4 IA pant
huitas . e.,,,i,ar, ,,;1,,.v ~ :
luulluI W ~ ',.il,' ~ 1,snar W w
,,1,.',.,,as u.a,,," ,.an,n,ipn that .Joseph .
Davis spen, $4,000 in Governor Will
sons prcconvention campaign; that
Charles p. Taft mad spent s6O0,000 foi
ri. I,rc,J,er thc DreSjtient and that