Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-09-30
Cornelius N. Bliss Unable to
Throw Much Light on His
Fathers Transactions as
Republican Chairman.
, KNEW NOTHING OF
STANDARD OIL GIFT
Letters from Mr.. Taft and Col.
onel Roosevelt to Elder
Bliss Read in Private by
Committee.
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~ Leased Wire 60 Evening Heralal
washington. Sept aU.--Thr senate
subcommittee renewal OF the In.
vestIgatou OF presidential campaign
contributions TO-DAY marked the be-
ginning uf hearings that were expect
ed 10 bring many uf tn, leading Imam
clcrs. politicians ANA candidates to th,
witness stand during the next two.
months Colonel Theodore Roosevelt
ana }. pirrpunt Morgan were sched-
ui"d Co step into tbo spouight later
THIS week. the hnaucicr appearing
Thursday and colonel Roosevelt on
Friday.
Cornelius y. Bliss. Jr, son OF the
treasurer OF the Republican campaign
committee in 1904. was the Hrst wit
ness tie said hp was an executor OF
nus lnther's estate and had sole GUS
tody ot his fathers papers
Have YOU found any papers bear
ing on the campaign funds handled byI
your iathor'" asked chairman Clapp
My bliss placed iu evidence re-
port from the auditor Nho examined
his fathers accounts when hc resigned
as treasurer oi the Republican COM
mittc". tie uid the records dis not
show any contribution by Juhn D.
Archbold ur the standard on COM
rauy.
Mr BLISS wns asked 10 read his
father's letter of RESIGNATION to Harry
q. Sew. which also had been placed
in evidence.
Tho letter set forth that the late
Mr.. BLISS had held 1s confidential the
names uf contributors and the amount
ut their contributions iu the Last
four presidential campaigns iu which
! have acted Is treasurer"
The letter added that the Rcpubli-
can committees receipts boo 1900 had
been triile below i3.uoo.u00. ia 1890
{3,,oO,o0o, and IN lS9s, slG0o.00O.
The witness mid ao had discovered
three other letters of Personal aud
more ur less Intimate nature" These
hr handed tu Chairman Clapp. one
WAS from President Roosevelt. an
other from william u Tau as src-
Tetary OF war
Tho committee members read the
letters privately
Later the contents ~ two OF the let
ters became known. That from Sec
retary TAFT written MAY q. 1904. urg-
ed th" lstr Mr. Hlisg tu take the chair
tuHuship. saying President Roosevelt
was most unXluus' for IL. ana adding
that as chairman, Mr.. Bliss would
secure the confidence ot those from
whom contributions may ho expected %
4 nc letter from President Roosevelt
dated the same. also urged him to-
take the place.
Under examination hy Senator
Payutor the witness said that his
father had told him ho allowed the
books of the Trrusur"rs office of the
Republican national committee to bo
destroyed because hc, th, elder Bliss.
believed the records useless.
Tho witness could not reminder
having talked with his father about
the much discussed yloo,ooo standard
OH contribution.
4 vigorous cross examination by
Senator Pomercuc failed to shake his
statement
Mr Bliss was then excused ana
william n, Libby of New YORK, fore
cign representative of the standard
on company WdA sworn iu, Chairman
Clopp asked Mr.. Libby ,f hc had ors
thing "a do with advising the company
about legislative affairs.
"Only as 90 tarin matters when II
was threatened 10 exempt the stand
ara OIL company from the protective
tarin," replied Mr. Lbby
"Did YOU see any members of con-
grcm on the mrln mattoge" asked
Ssenator Pomerone.
Mr. Libby could not remember
what public officials he had talked
with but thought that probably ho had
discussed it with President Taft ana
officials Of the state department He
said he would produce dny letters
written In that connection if he could
hud thcm.
"Did any of these letters concern
campaign contributions asked Sem
ator Pomerene.
"No."
This concluded Mr. Libby's 3est-
mony
II was announced that Ormsby Nc
lIarg's testimony had heen postponed
until Tuesday October 4, CHAPMAN
Ciapp said. "rhe committee was not
ready for him"
u WAS announced that j. %. can
non, president OF me Fourth National
bank Of New York, would be- SUM
moned. n was said hc made the audit |
of the accounts of the omrr cornell
ius y. Bliss, presented TO the conn
mlttee today