The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-10-03
Money King Testifies that He
Contributed $l5O,OOO to Re.
publican Campaign Fund
in1904 Hard Cash
CURIOUS CROWD EYES
WALL ST. MACNATE
Doesn't Remember Telephone
Talk with Teddy-Sheldon
Fails to Recall Return Of
Standard Oil Domain
Telegram By unlted Press.

Telegram BY United Press.
Washington, Oct 81, p Morgan
testified before tie Clapp committee
today. He arrived five minutes ahead
Of time, going to the committee room,
evidently somewhat annoyed to be
eyed BY the crowd which stared at
him ourlously
Morgan denied the charge ot
Charles Edward Russell that he talked
over the telephone to Roosevelt I'M
1904, Roosevelt commanding Morgan
to raise 4 hundred thousand more FOR
the campaign fund He said he couldn't
remember ever having talked with
Roosevelt.
In response to q question as to-
whether be contributed to the Repub-
lican campaign fund, he said I'm Oc-
tober contributed hundred thou
sand dollars and the first Of NoYem-
Der iifiy thousand additional The
payment vas made NJ money don't
think Hartman ever made any soilei.
tation to me- The solicitation was
made BY Bliss
Morgan said bis hundred and fifty
thousand contribution was FOR the
good oI Che people without expacta.
lion of ahy returns Raising BIS
voice above the ordinary converse
tlonal tone Ia ahlch be had been tes-
tiiying be said
y want it distinctly understood that
Morgan q Co never made a single
subscription vith any promise or ex-
pectation Of any returns and never
unless &c was deemed advantageous
to the government and The people. I
never had applications from eandi.
dates and only subscribed for the good
Of tho people
Asked II be ever intended 70 sup.
port The Democratic nominee. he said
Il be had thought it better for the
country De would have done e To
said the tiiiy thousand contributed
last in 1904 vas because Of necessity
log Die Ncw York state campaign
Tie said the amount named was all Pc
contributed.
In 1908 Morgan said be contributed
only $1,000 % Sheldon he didn't r.
member any contributions in the con
gressional campaign He didn't con
tribute to the 1919 pre-convenlion
campaign for any candidate
Senator Pumerene quizzed Morgan
at length, Morgan denying that there
was any conference Of Representatives
Of the big interests to discuss whal
candidates should be supported H'
said he was much Interested in th'
results OF the campaign in a business
way. but reiterated that there neve
was any understanding among thl
large Interests as to whom TO support
Nobody ever questioned but what VI
would give tupport to the Republican
campaign, said he.
Thirty thousand dollars was Nor
gan'a contribution to the 1908 can
paisn. In lso4 he said the Republ
cans sent Bliss to him when The
wanted money
Morgan was questioned just a5 mil
utus. He vas nervous az first, hu
later became easier and answere
questions clearly The grilllng e
pected by pomerene didn't materla
ize. AN members OF the eommitts
shook Morgana hands when he wa
excused
Morgan said he had a great deal
do with Corlelyou during the cal
palgn and that Bliss sent for him wh'
he wanted money.
Judge Cbas Duell, assistant trea
urer Of the Republican committee
1904, followed Morgan. He said
knew Of three insurance eompani
that contributed 100000 each. A
committee adjourned until tomorro
when Roosevelt is to appear.
-Four contributions Of 100000 ca
from John d. Archbold Of the standa
Oil company J. 7 Morgan & Co..
G. Frlck, and George J. Gould wC
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