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write or publish anything from It Is the
best proof on that point"
Depew on Stand.
Former Senator Chauncey M. Depew OF
New York. sprightiy and active in spite
OF hie years, made an interesting wit
ness. Mr.. Depew. in substance. told
the committee he had given $1,000 to
the State and national campaigns OF
lsoA He was a regular contributor to
campaign funds, he said.
Eariy In 1901. he gave $4,000. what ne
the New York State campaign.
..I heard nothing more until I was was
coming home from campaigning In the
state one Sunday In October. ! met
man was raising 100000 to go through
the national committee to the state
campaign in New York.
Senator Depew did not recollect sps-
cincally, but thought he had given
10000 to this. Later Mr.. Twombiy told
him Hartman was raising an cmerg-
ency fund of $4,000 or $4,000 for the
state campaign and he gave $4,000
OF It."
Tried to Sidetrack Him.
Senator Depew then recounted the eff
forts made to sidetrack him for am
bassador. That was late In December.
he said. when Mr.. Twombiy informed
him a messenger had come from the
state organization or Hartman tell
ing him he could not he elected Sens-
tor, and offering him the ambassador
ship to Paris.
II rejected IT," said Senator pepey.
because I considered the Senatorship
OF hiEhsr dignity thnn any nmbassa-
He heard no more of It until after his
election, when he was consulted about
patronage by Roosevelt He thank ID
Roosevelt for being ready to give him
the Enthusiastically.
The President told me- said Sena-
senatorship for the misunderstanding
would not have been appointed as ne
had another man in sight"
Mr.. Depew told Of giving contribu-
as lions ,, to the !. 40 Congressional @ eampaisns.
paign and $500 to the pre-convention
campaign for Taft this year.
throughout. the testimony Of Depew
was interspersed by lively sallies. which
old-time Depew at his best on the stand
today. -. - -
.... Platt Raised Fund.
ono Of the most interesting bits Of
the Depew testimony was his state
toment that In 1904 Senator Plat raised
$4,000 to 100000 on his own account
Platt wanted to spent It as he pleased
for the benefit Of the campaign. With
difficulty Depew prevailed on him to
turn the money over to the State COM
mittee.
Senator Clapp asked questions de-
signed to bring out whether the in
terest Of Hartman In the campaign In
the State of New York In 1904 was due
to the fact he regarded Higgins as
friendly to his purposes in regard to
certain Eric canal contracts. But Sem
ator Depew threw no light on this
The testimony went a considerable
length into the motives underlying these
huge contributions In 1904. Depew said
Bliss was largely interested In cotton
mills. He admitted cotton interests had
contributed to keep the cotton tariNl
up. woolen interests to keep the wool
tariff UP and other interests from like
motives.
He insisted there was a difference be-
tween a railroad company contributing
and q man owning heavily Of railroad
stock contributing. He insisted that big
business men and financiers contributed
from mixed motives. He thought the
Sherman law so vague In 1901 that mo-
body contributed to escape prosecution
under II.