The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-30
Senate Committee Renews Probe into Campaign
 Funds Today
NEGROES FROM SOUTH
 MAY BE SUMMONED
M'Harg of New York a Principal Wit ness Today-Cornelius Bliss Will Testify Relative to Oil Trusts
 Contribution

Washington, September 2a,--After a recess of six weeks the Senate sub committee, headed by Senator Clapp, will renew tomorrow it's investigation into contributions and expenditures Of the presidential campaigns of 1904, 1908 and 1912. Colonel Roosevelt and l. Pierpont Morgan are the chief wit nesses scheduled for this week. the lat ter appearing Thursday and Colonel Roosevelt Friday; but from the open ing of the testimony tomorrow the early part of the investigation Is to center about Colonel Roosevelt's cam paign funds of 1904 and 19t2.
 The IaFollette- Penrose resolution vested the sub committee with the broadest power to go into congression- al and presidential campaign contribu- tions. All the witnesses selected for the first week of the inquiry how ever, will be called upon to answer specific questions connected either with the charges of John D. Arch bold that the Standard oil company gave s1oO,Oo0 to Colonel Roosevelt's campaign in 1904; the allegations that F. H. Hartman raised d s2i00OO fund at MT. Roosevelts request, or the finan- cing of Colonel Rooseyelt's campaign this year.
 McHarg Testifies Today
 Ormsby MctIarg of New York will he one of the principal witnesses to- morrow and will be questioned us to the organization as Roosevelt delegate contests in southern states last spring As MT. MclIarg had charge of the con test work also In 1908 for President Taft he undoubtedly will be interro- gated regarding that campaign Since the termination of his work in behalf of the Roosevelt contests at the Chi cago convention MT. McHarg has an nounced his purpose to support Pres ident Taft.
 The Senate committee will not de- eide until Mir. MofIarg's testimony has been heard whether negro delegates from southern states shall be sum moned.
 Bliss First Witness
 The fsst witness tomorrow will be Cornelius N Bliss. Jr., called to pro duce any papers left by his father, treasurer of the republican committee in 1904, that may bear on the charge that President Roosevelt acqulesced in the acceptance of the alleged s100,- 900 contribution from the Standard oil company. The other witnesses will be c. c. Tegethoff, secretary for the late r. II. Hartman, and Charles A. Pea body. attorney for Mrs. Hartman, who were asked to search tho Hartman es- tate files for records bearing on the alleged raising of the $240,000.
 Members of tho committee today pro fessed to have no information as to whether documents bearing on the points in controversy had been found.
 Tomorrow's Witnesses
 The witnesses for Tuesday, William Finn Of Pittsburg and Treasurer E. H. Hooker of the progressive national headquarters; Senator Dixon, who ap- peared Wednesday, and MT. Morgan Thursday, all will be questioned first regarding the Roosevelt campaign funds The committeeman expect to ex- tend their investigation with each wit ness, however, into any other campaign fund matters with which he may be familiar
 The investigation committee is q sub- committee of the Senate privileges and elections committee Senator Clapp. chairman, is a progressive, Senators Ponerene of Ohio and Paynter of Ken lucky are democrats. Senators Oliver of Pennsylvania and Jones of Washing ton are republicans. Senator Jones probably will not be present,