The Prescott daily news. (Prescott, Ark.) 1907-1941, 1912-10-08
DECLARES THAT HE GOT THE
MacVEAGH.
MORGAN SWORE IT WAS FALSE
Charles r. Crane, Millionaire, Test.
fies He Gave $4,000 to La
Toilette and $4,000
to Wilson.

washington, OCT, ga StralSnt Is
sue of veracity was raised before the
Clapp committee investigating cam
paign contributions, regarding the
story that ]. Pierpont Morgan was
asked for more money by President
Roosevelt in 1904, and called Roose-
welt a "blankety blank maniac" CT
some other complimentary name. The
whole affair was put up to Wayne
MacVeagh," who has previously de-
MED he was the source of the story.
Morgan said it was made cut Of
whole CLOTH"
Charles Edward Russell, Socialist
candidate for governor of New York,
told the committee that he was told
the story by Judson c. Welliver, a
reporter for Hampton's Magazine and
the Munsey publications. Welliver,
who was at the press table reporting
the hearing, Immediately demanded to
be sworn. He insisted that the tale
was substantially correct and that he
got it all from Macveagh. Senator
Clapp said MacVeagh would be sum-
moned Immediately.
Charles c. Crane, Chicago million
aire, told the committee that he gave
$4,000 to La Follette's campaign and
$4,000 to Gov. Wilson's Golfers. not
$4,000 to EACH as has been reported.
Interest in the Clapp committees
work this week centers in the APP
pearance Wednesday of Charles p.
Taft the presidents brother. and
Chairman Hilles of the Republican ma
tional committee. The presidents
brother will be asked to tell to a cent
how much he spent in the nomination
and election of his brother. Senator
Dixon says 100000 was given four
years ago.
Tells of Roosevelt Advertising
Louis Hammerling, president of the
American Association of Foreign
I Newspapers, and formerly employed
by the Standard Oil company, was the
first witness
Senator Clapp asked Hammerling If
he had obtained advertising from can
. didates in the pre-convention cam
paign, Clapp explaining that the COM
mittee could not delve into present
post-convention fights.
"Mr. Roosevelt's manager adver-
! tised in the foreign newspapers be-
fore the campaign" Hammerling said.
HE paid $500 for space. The ads
were for delegates-to vote for Roose-
welt delegates"
la Toilette Spent $63. 200.
Col. John j. Hannah, secretary to
Senator La Toilette, submitted TO the
committee a statement of La Fol-
lette's pre-convention receipts and ex-
penses. Total receipts were $63,965
and expenses $63,961. To La Follette's
fund, Clifford Pinchot gave $4,000;
Amos Pinchot. $4,000 Representa-
tive Kent of California, $4,000;
Charles r. Crane of Chicago, s23, 500;
Alfred l.. Baker, $4,000; William
Finn, $1,000; E. A. Scripps, $3.50; Ru-
dolph Spreckels. $4,000; Mrs. Glen.
dover Evans, 1926. Medill Mccormick
loaned La Toilette $1,000 and Senator
Gronna $500. La Toilette spent $500
of his own money.
| La Follettes expenses were $10,717
for the Washington headquarters,
S1O,45O for the Chicago headquarters,
s1,561 for telegraph and telephone,
1888 at the Chicago convention and
$1,000 for campaign expenses.
The expenses of. the California
campaign" Hannah said, were large
ly paid by Rudolph Spreckels, who
also gave $4,000 to La Toilette per-
sonally and $500 Mas received from
another San Francisco man, whom
| don't know"