Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-10-08
CRANE DONATED
HEAVILY TO AID
MR.. [AFOLLET1E
Chicogoan Appointed Minis
ter to China and Then Re-
called Gave Wisconsin
Senator $26,684.
DENIES TESTIMONY
GIVEN BY HOOKER

Crane Says There is No
Truth in, Assertion That
He Gave $4,000 to Both
LaFollette and Wilson.
Washington, D. c., Oct. six wit
nesses were ready to testify when the
Clamp committee investigating cam
paign funds resumed work today. They
were Lewis Hammerling, Ogden Mills
and Charles Edward Russell of New
York; Charles r. Crane, Chicago; !;
Mathew Hale, Boston and former Sen
ator N. B. Scott Of West Virginia.
LaFo.lette Fund Published.
An account of the receipts and ex-
penses of Senator LaFollette's cam
paign for the republican presidential
nomination was filed with the commit.
tee today showing the senator collect
ed $63,9S9.56 and spent s63.961.56.
Charles R. Crane, as the largest con-
tributor, is credited with $23,50O, given
in several installments extending over
the period from December IA, 1911, to
June II, 1912. Clifford Pinchot, Amos
Pinchot and Representative. William
Kent of California each contributed
$4,000; Aldred s. Baker gave $4,000;
Rudolph Spreckels, $4,000; William
Finn Of PENNSYLVANIA $1,000 and Sen.
ator LaFollette himself, S1,500. The ac-
count contains entries of two loans,
:ung Of $f.ouU by Medill Mccormick
and one OF $500 by Senator Gronna Of
North Dakota. Both were marked re
paid
The accounts show $10,s17.0s was
paid for the Washington headquarters
and the Chicago headquarters spent
$10,450 LaFollettes expenses at the
republican national convention were
$1,55S13 and the progressive confer
ence held in Chicago last October cost
the LaFollette managers $63S75.
Crane Donations Total $1,000.
Charles R. Crane of Chicago told
the committee today that he gave
nearly $4,000 to Senator LaFollette's
campaign and $4,000 to Governor Will
sons. Treasurer Hooker of the pro-
gressive party, testified last week that
Mr.. Crane gave $4,000 to Wilson and
LaFollette at the same time.
Louis N. Hammerline. president OF
the Association Of Foreign News
papers, testified concerning an adver-
tising contract of $500 by the Roose-
welt managers, covering advertising in
thirty foreign newspapers for "Roose-
welt DELEGATES in the New York pri-
mary fight. The committee excused
him after four minutes In the witness
chair.
John J. Hanan, secretary to Senator
LaFollette, referring to E. H. Hooker's
statement that Mr.. Crane had given
$4,000 to the LaF'ollette fund, said the
only amount he knew of Mr.. Cranes
giving above that entered In the ac-
count presented, was $3,184.40, in
cluded in the statement Of the Chicago
bureau and given to make up deficit.
There were funds. he said, in states
with which he had nothing to do. Mr..
Hooker testified that Mr.. Crane had
given $4,000 to the LaFollette fund at
the same time he had given $4,000 to
Governor Wilson's campaign,
Mr.. Hanan named men who handled
funds in Ohio not reported to the La
Toilette national headquarters H. N.
Tucker of Courtney. N. D., and A. B.
Blake OF Huron, S. D.. were named as
those who could account for expendi-
lures. In Oregon. Thomas McCuster Of
Portland was in charge.
'The expenses OF the California
campaign" said the witness, were
borne largely by Rudolph Spreckels,
who made no accounting to me-"
Senator Pomerene called attention
to the statement by Hooker that Mr..
Crane had cup to certain date given
$4,000 to the LaFollette campaign" :"
"There was no such arrangeme ent,
there was no such amount con-
tributed'' said Mr.. Hanan. He men
toned "personal contributions" made
to Senator LaFollette, one Of $4,000
by Mr.. Spreckels.
Crane Explains Contributions.
Mr.. Crane testified he gave $685.
s34.4O to Senator LaFollette's cam
paign and $4,000 to Gov. Woodrow
wilson's fund before the Baltimore
convention. Mr.. Crane was appointed
minister to China in 1909 and recalled
by President Taft before he had as
sumed the Office.
"Are these all the contributions you
made either to Senator LaFollette or
Governor Wilson," asked Senator
Clapp.
yes sir, ALL
He said he gave the $4,000 for
Governor Wilson to William F. Nc
Combs, his manager, in two install
ments, March % and April 80, 1912.
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