Norwich bulletin., 1912-10-09

wasbineron. Oct. S.--The sum Of s2ss0nD collected and spent in the eampaisSn for President Tafts renom- nation through his Washington heao- quarters was partially accounted TOT today by Representative William P. McKfniev of Illinois, the presloehls 5 manager. in testimony before the sen ate Investigating committed.
 Mir Mckinley said the Tart Iaml- ly.n cerfprisingt Charles F. Tart, Henly w. Taft and Horace Tatt, pr0sners ol the president, gave si60,oeo. Ine lasn- paign, he declared, had cost HVe siiie' wi1at was anticipated.
 Other Chief contributors.
 awhen we started out we expected to spend about s5Q,00O,' he said. The other chief contributors 70 lne Taft fund, with the respective amounts as given by MT. Mckinley. were
 John Hays Hammond, $z5sVVO.
 Andrew Carnegie, $25,oO0. U
 F. IT. .6totesbury, Philadelphias s2b,- sMr. Kelsey and ''Mr. PattonY of New York. described as friends of the presidantg $i2,e0e.
 Richard Kern, St. Louis, ambassa- dor to Austria Hungary, $b,0OO.
 Senator w. Murray Crane, ss5,VOo.
 Secretary Knox, s2.50Q.
 Attorney General Wiekersnam, Sl'- svE vSEosmsr Senator Nathan B. Scott, '.s A. c James, s1,Ooo.
 Saw Nsw Man Every Five Minutes. MT. McKiniey,s records were read from small penciled fnemoranda. lie told the committee they were all ne had to show for the handling of the big fund, except Books kept in the headqnarters that covered ylS4,vvO spent directly for ordinary campaign pfrposes. Mir. Mckinley declared his memory was not good enough to recall alt the purposes for which money went n always thought I had a good memory until got into that nlixnp, he explained, "but I saw a new man every five minutes in that whirl'
 MT. Mckinley said he did not know the total amount that had been spen' for President Taft in the entire cam paign.
 charjss P. Tsft to Testify Today.
 The amounts given by the respective members of the Taft family were no furnished by MT. Mckinley, nor did th' committee ask for further particulars Charles F. Taft of Cincinnati will ap' pear before the committee tomorroV 10 testify as to his contributions U the presidents primary, and Charle D. Hilles, now national chairman ans formerly the presidents secretary vii { appear Thursday. The committee to morrow will also hear Dan R. Hanni of Cleveland, who gave about $50,00 to the Roosevelt fund this year.
 Contributions to State Campaigns. Mir. Mckinley, though sharply aues toned by members of the committe today, could give no information as t the Taft funds raised in the differen states. He declared he did not eve know the names of men in charge c affairs in many states. The balance z The big fund, for which he had no rec ards, had "dripped out in the differ ent state campaigns. he said.
 The contributions to state cam paigns by the Taft national headquar ters were given as follows: West Vir ginia, $s,o0Di Maryland, $10,0o0 to SIP 600: Ohio, $2Q,O00; Illinois, $15.OOl Maine, SS,000; Texas, s5,000; Indianl s10,00o; Iowa. s5.00o; Kansas, s5,00( Kentucky, $3000
 Crmsby McHsrg Heard.
 Mir. Mckinley and Ornshy McIIar the latter contest manager for. Colon Roosevelt in the primary fight, he the witness stand throughout the a ternoon. MT. McHarg accounted f the sxpenditure of s25.000 or S30,0, by the Roosevelt committees in u southern states where contests we brought. He denied that any mon, had been spent to influence delegat