The Washington herald., 1912-10-10

chine should have been CHARGED aGninst
Roosevelt. Senator H0morene asked him
to explain how Il had bean possible TO
use more than &10o0o0 in the Aght 70 e9sot
Progresstves to state and county o@ces
ana AZ delegates to the State convsntjon.
the Republican perty IN Ohio doak be-
lleve We would have accomplished much
by electing Roosevelt delegates II we had
left the party In the hands We found II
In. Mr.. Hanna was particularly deoafoog
Of seeing the party In Ohio reorsauised.
We made no effort to elect Roosevelt
delegates t0 the State convention. beilev.
inE that Il the state went for Roosevelt
IN the primaries he would get the dele
gates-at-large."
III there had been no desire to elect
Roosevelt delegntes,'' asked Senator
Pomerene, would you have spent this
$4,000 or any substantial part thereof TO
change the State organisationr
s'Yes. II. Mr.. TAFT had withdrawn from
the race there, and there had been no
doubt but that the Roosevelt delegates
would be elected. think We still would
have spent a. much IN an effort to take
control from the State organization"
Tho COMMITTEES, after examining Judge
Lovett and Senator Scott as to 1904 cam
paign contributions, were little nearer
definite knowledge Of the contributors to
told the committee that on the day ON
which Bliss was To- call for the money.
Hartman left early for his country
place. Arden. and turned the money. all
but about $4,000 Of which was in checks.
over to Lovett to deliver to Brown.
Judge Lovett said the fund contained
$250.000 In all He could not remember
any Of the contributors. He had vague
recollection. he said. that one name wax
down as a contributor. but he requested
the committee to excuse him from CIV
ing II. However. in line with the policy
so far pursued Of listening to and admit
ting to the record the himsiest Of hear:
say evidence. the committee insisted upon
knowing the name.
WELL" replied Lovett, 'the name
had in mind was w. X. Vanderbilt. 1t
is a very vague recollection, and 1 give
1t with some doubt rs to its ACCURACY.
The committee failed to ask Judge
Lovett either the mental process by
which he had arrived at this vague recol-
lection or why he doubted its accuracy.
So far the committee has accounted FOR
only $4,000 Of the fund. 1t has been
pretty well established that Hartman.
Morgan, and H. NICK. Twombly each
contributed $4,000. It is believed that
both Vanderbilt and Twombly con-
tributed, as the two men were identical
in their principal business interest. 1t 10
expected that tie last $4,000 which Sena-
tor Depew made went to the Hartman
fund. though this has not been definitely
established.
through the testimony OF Judge Lovett
hhat Hartman had big interests at
stake which might be materially af-
fected by q hostile administration fol-
lowing the election Of 1904, seeking to-
haye the inference drawn that fear Of
hostility was the principal cause for
interest In the campaign.
so Mr.. Hartman was completing his
work Of organization and decentraltsing
asked.
when. In 1907"
"Yes. or in 1so6."
.'Oh, no. He had completed that long
before ls0l He obtained control Of thel
Union Pacific IN f1N or 4ase. and the|
Southern Pacific was bought In 1901. sol
that he completed his task three years
before 1904.''
Chairman Charles D. Hilles Of the Re-
secretary to President Taft, and John D.
Archbold, vice president Of the Standard
Oil Company, will testify before the
committee to-day.
c. r. Taft Donation.
16Il PIctdICo AAo oASecAucuS ~
to the 1908 fund by ex-
that he desired to have his
brother enter the White House without
obligation as the result Of the
II wished to obviate any influence
which might be had on his from q none
tcry standpoint" he said. my desire
was that il he were elected, he should
" ak into the White House without any
obligation toa, ny great inter-
ests or to any corporation. On this basis
l was prepared to go the limit"
Mr.. Taft gave the following list Of his
following his brothers
nomination in 1S0S:
September AEFfank Hitchcpck. 80
September 3-H A. Williams. chairman Ohio
Stats Commlttee
October 3-Hitchcock ........................ OeO
October f-Hitchcok ..............-........... oO
October A-Hitchoock ......................s o 90
October H-Hitchcnck ........................O 800 |
October l5-H. A. WillianG ...-.............. 500
October N-H. A. WTliams- s-..................8 8.oD
December 5-HitchoDck- Dck-.................... Is 90
The last item, to defray President