Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-10-10
Congressman Mckinley Test.
fies before Committee.
PRESIDENTS BROTHERS GAVE
ormsby McHare Claims He Expended
Between $4,000 and $4,000
for Roosevelt In South
ern States.

Washington, Oct. 9.-Congressman
Mckinley of Illinois, manager of Pres
ident Taft's candidacy for the renom-
nation, testified before the senate
committee that he spent approximate
ly 100000 in the pre-convention cam
paign.
Henry w. and Charles p. Taft.
brothers of the president, gave about
$3.50, 900 of this, he said John Hays
Hammond, F.. T. Stotesbury and An.
drew Carnegie gave $4,000 each.
$4,000 Spent for Roosevelt
Ormsby McHarg testified he spent
between $25, 900 and $50, 900 for Roose-
welt in the southern states before
the convention.
Another chapter was added to the
disputed story Of the so-called Harri-
man $4,000 contribution of 1904,
when Wayne MacVeagh of Philadel-
phia, former attorney general, told
the committee of a telephone con-
versation Fl. Nick. Twombly had with
the late e. H. Hartman in 1904.
Il remember calling on Mr.. Twom-
bly, In the latter part of October,
1904" said Mr.. MacVeagh. while
We were conversing he was called to
the telephone by his clerk. His Of
flee is in the same building as Mr..
Morgan's, but In the upper stories
when Mr.. Twombly returned he
told me he had been talking to e. H.
Hartman; that Mr. Hartman had
been called to Washington by Colonel
Roosevelt and had found the president
anxious for the raising of an addition
al fund for the campaign; that it had
resulted in Mr.. Hartman agreeing to
raise and give Mr.. Bliss $4,000.
mir. Twombly said that Mr. Harri-
man had called him up and said he
expected him to give $4,000
Morgan Also Would Give $4,000.
MIR. Twombly said to me, Ned
Hartman was going to give $4,000;
that he had been asked to give $780,
600; and he said something that led
me to infer that Mr.. Morgan would
give $4,000
He said, of course, Mr.. Hartman
had been acting in the common inter
est and that the contributions would
have to be made. recall that he eX-
pressed the opinion that the contribu-
lions would be practically a waste:
that Mr.. Roosevelt was sure of his
election; but that Mr.. Hartman, who
had been acting in the common inter.
est, could not be expected to stand
tho nntirn contribution IL
that or course there's nothing for
me to do but to meet his request"
This was Mr.. MacVeagh's version of
a story told by Charles Edward Rus
sell, Socialist candidate for governor
of New York and Judson G.. Welliver,
a newspaper man, to the effect that
j. p. Morgan had received a similar
telephone call from the White House.
Mr., MacNeaGh admitted having told
Welliver about the Hartman Twom-
bly, conversation, but knew of none
In which MIR Morgan was concerned.
Mr. MacNcagh also related recent
conversation with Charles A. Peabody,
president of the Mutual Life Insur,
ance company.
"lnsisted, Requested or Desired"
"Mr. Peabody said Mr. Hartman
told him he had been down to Wash
ington and that the president insist
ed or requested, or desired that he
raise the additional money"
Former Senator Depew testified he
gave $4,000 for the New York state
campaign. After his reelection to
the senate Mr. Dcpew said he was
called to the White House by Presi.
dent Roosevelt to discuss New York
appointments, and took occasion to
thank the president for Offering him
the ambassadorship to France. The
president expressed surprise
81 told him that | had been offered
the ambassadorship If would with
draw from the race for the senate
He replied that not only had he never
made such an offer but that If | had
withdrawn | would not have gotten
the Enthusiastically because he had
another man in view"