The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-07-20
RYAN AND BELMONT
GAVE BRYAN o
IN 1903 CAMPAIGN
Herman Ridder, Who Handled
the Fund, Tells Senators
Neither Contributed.

WASHINGTON. July D.-IIerman
Rtdd9, Treasurer Of the Democratic
National Committee In 1905, to-day pro.
duesA for the inspection OF the Senate
C@Amletee investigating campaign con-
trbus1ons ofioiai reports Of the COM
msHsS's receipts and expenditures he
haA ~ With the Secretary Of state Of
NV Yerk IN iSoe
Z !. Martin, private secretary - the
oeerstAry Of stab. produced the ~
DsrO ~ ofYioisi custodian Of them.
TAsss showed the total receipts were
VaAe1AT and the total expenditures
were ssis.No0.
NJ. Ridder told the committee how he
rabsd the money for william J. Bryan's
ia0e PRESIDENTIAL night.
NsDoGR SAYS ne WAS THE
lARoEsT CONTRIBUTION.
II was the largest contributor" de-
dared Mr.. Ridder. II gave $1,000. Mr..
Bryan made q rule that no one should
contribute more than 10000. 10 $4,000
was subscribed In my name and each
Of my sons gave 5000"
sDdl August Dsnont oonts1buts any.
thing n l0oo~ asked Chsirnaan
01aDp.
"1e, he az not" saia II. NADER.
II. Belmont hsA told the committee
recently that As oontrtbutsd about
oosoyooo 70 the Dem ocratio National
0eanittss IN 1904.
"Did ler. Thomas r. Ryan contribute
aV ~
mo, he dian't.s
Might they have contributed to some
one elsc7"
mo one unless Mr. sheehan-no. ! am
sure they did not through Nj. Sheehan.
because the amount hc contributed was
TOO small" said the witness.
Tammany Hall contributed Si0.0o. Mr..
Rider told the committee. ard Robert
Ewing OF New orleans collected $1,000
mostly In fve and ten-ccnt pieces.
The witness recalled. with the aid OF
the offdsi records. that .5.6O names
were enrolled on the list OF contribu-
tors. lie picked out the largest ones.
putting into the record contributions by
W. T. Sheehan OF $500; John T. Nc
Graw. 5000 Edward NJ. Shepard $1,000:
n. II. Lehman. el.vc; d. l.. Conway.
$1,000; Samuel Cn;ermycr. $500. J. sar-
sent Cram. $1,000: Edward r. Goltra.
5000: Morgan J. O'Brien. 350o; DE Ian.
cey Nicoil $1,000; Nathan S,raus. $3.50;
John w. Cox. Sa.O0 David II. Francis.
u.ooo. and Norman T.. Mack, t.coc.
Senator Clapp remarked that Mr..
Rider every time he mentioned a con-
tribution Of a Tammany man referred
20 him as good man.
sDe zen mean 20 cast reflections %
the other oentsabutorsT asked me
ssnates."
"1o," replied l9r. bidder. "Dut after
1syAn's as1lneiation ut Baltimore IL
seems nsosssary - explain the quail
Aeat1ons Of Tammany men. I collected
TIE money IN 1904" he ADDED, "ana Z
Am surs not dollar Of IL was yaintsd."
- money was rsosivsd from cor
posattons for the campaign, 3r. Ma
aer assured the committee.
~ had distinct orders from lGr.
1ryaA," he explained. "that no money
Was 70 be taken from corporstaons."
Have You any reason to believe
that subscriptions ny them were COW
er~A up by being made under per-
sons name he was asked.
None. The contributions were 100
small for that"
lave You any hHbWleu-t tUat Hioucy
was given for campaign purposes
through other agencies than the Ma
tional Conmlttee"'
HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH
1904 CAMPAIGN.
NO. OF course money was E!ye1 t'
State committees
Mr.. Ridder before leaving the stanc
testified that ne had nothing to d.
ohicialiy with the Presidential cam
psign Of 100, nor the Congressional cam
paigns OF 1906 or 1910, also under investi
cation.
George X. Sheldon, treasurer % III,
Republican National Committee In 1908
probably viii be witness next Thurs