The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-10-17

paign matter.
WASHINGTON, ID. C., Special
When senator CIapp called the
Senate committee investigating
campaign expenses to order at
1910 O'Clock today. l.. q. LayIin,
of Columbus, Assistant Secretary
of the Interior and manager of
the Taft prc-cOnventiOn campaign
in Ohio, was questioned by SEN
ator CIapp:
q. Do You recall how much
the statement, which you were re-
Quircd To- file under the law. show
eG as the amount of contributions
10 the Taft prc-cOnventiOn CAM
paign i'm your State?
\. Between SOS, OOO and $7O,-
Q. What contributions were
made outside of those given by
Charles j.. Taft?
n. We received contributions
from Charles ID. HiIleS, Hulburt
Taft and one or two other small
contributions amounting TO no
more than 500.
q. Was any money sent into
Ohio during that period for the
Taft campaign?
\. 1 have no knowledge of anv
except contributions I have mem
toned, and these were given TO
me by Arthur 1. VOrycs.
.. Does the statement of ex-
pcnses you have filed include the
expenses OF the State convention
in June?
y. No.
.. You assert positively that
no money was sent into Ohio?
n. None that i heard of. /
did not handle the money and my
statement is only based on hear
say.
q. Did YOU hear that from men
with whom you were associated?
\. No.
Q. Who would know whether
money was sent into Ohio or
y. L cannot say. Representa-
tive Mckinley might or Mr..
Voryes might. I am not sure
about that.
BY Senator POmerene:
y. DO you know anything of
the 100000 Representative Nc
kinley said he sent into Ohio?
n. i do not; but such money
may have been sent.
PLANT ON STAND.
MIR. Laylin was excused and n.
cfn Halfway, was called.
Plant declaEed he knew of no
contributions made to the pre-
convention campaign OF 1912.
senator Ciapp then asked the wit
ness who is The controller of the
southern Railway; whether ne
(BianO turned over 10 the I'm
uerwoOd people Il large sum of
money.
Il did not" replied Mr.. Plant.
who il from Alabama. Il know
Mr.. Underwood, but / had no
connection with the Underwood
campaign
This repudiates the assertion
of Senator Dixon, while on the
stand, that the Southern Railway
largely backed the Underwood
pre-ConventiOn fight.
John ID. ArchbOId had already
been sworn and no oath was adj
ministered when he took the
stand TO supplement his testimony
given about two months ago. Re
ierring frequently to Hearst's
Magazine, Senator CIapp began
the examination of the magnate.
After John ID. ArchboId had
been called to the stand. SEN
ator Ponerene, apparently sus-
plciOuS that Plant had been
holding out" on him, asked the
Southern Railway official if he
knew OF any contributions from
his corporation to the Underwood
or other campaign funds.
Plant.
QUESTIONS ARCHBOLD.
Chairman Clapp then question
cd Mr.. ArchboId.
O L ShOvy Won. from, ,,oo.o oo0c
of Hearst's Magazine for NAV.
1912, what purpOrts to be n let
ter dated March 8, 1900, from YOU
to Senator Dixon.
"A. L have no doubt wrote the
letter.
Q. 1t read: According to our
understanding / now fncIose 10
You n certificate of deposit for
$4,000. Mr.. Foraker is not at
present in the Senate, but, under
the last resolution, we are en-
powered TO go into matters be-
tween yOu and members of the
House and Senate"
a. The payments were for SEN
ator FOraker's service as our
counsel in Ohio.
Senator OIapp then called the
witness attention to another let
ter, acknowledged by ArchboId,
sending $14, 800 to Foraker.
The witness explained this
check with the same words as
before.
n third note, inclosing $4,000,
Followed. The witness acknOvI-
edged having sent such a letter
and check, saying that this also
was for Senator FOraker's legal
fees.
Five thousand dollars was the
amount mentioned in the fourth
note and the former Ohio sena-
tor, ArchbOld said, got this money
also for his services as counsel.
HANNA LETTER.
The chairman then showed the
witness the remainder of the pho
tographic copies in the magazine.
Mr.. ArchbOId did not deny that
ne mad written the letter. adding
tllat while ne had no specific rec
objection of them, he did not doubt
that he wrote them.
Chairman Clapp read TO the
witness from another Hearst mag
azlne letter, dated January 10,
1900, to the late Senator Marcus
a. Hanna. This letter asked Sem
ator Hanna to oppose two meas
ureS before the Ohio Legislature.
one OF the measures was a bill TO
amend the antitrust law and tho