The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-30

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WASHINGTON, Sept. 30.-"De-
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stroyed-names OF contributors OF
$40, ,13s, 900 to the last four republican
campaigns"
This was the testimony today be
fore the Clapp committee investigat-
ing campaign contributions Of Corne-
lius N. Bliss, Jr., son of the former
republican treasurer. Bliss said his
father had destroyed all books and
papers showing who contributed. Hej
admitted his fathers papers, however,
tabulated contributions to the repub- |
ilican national committee as follows:
In 1892, s1,600,000.
In 1896, s3,450,000.
! In 1900, $3.o0O,0o0.
In 1904, s2,08S,00o.
The committee was also halked In
t it's efforts to discover the source OF
4 Standard Oil contributions.
William H. Libby, of the Standard
Oil Company. testified he knew moth
ing of any gifts. He and Bliss We're
7 the only witnesses at the morning
session.
Ormsby McHarg was here asking to
4 testify at once. The committee refus-
J ed, putting him down for Tuesday,
!. october s-after Colonel Roosevelt
and j. P. Morgan have testified.
"Was there a reason why Nc
Harg's testimony was postponed?"
I Chairman Clapp was asked.
! Qf, course" said Clapp, stbut we're
not telling it..
! Cornelius N. Bliss, Jro was called to
. stand before the Clapp committee at
, 1914
! Chairman Clapp had long private
conference with Cornelius N. Bliss,
! Jr. before the hearing began IAN un-
expected witness, William H. Libby,
director of the Standard Oil Com
! pany, arrived today He is scheduled
to testify today. He came under sub.
! poena.
! Bliss. about 40 years of age, said
he was the son of the former treasur
er of the republican national commit
tee. He said he had brought his faith
er's campaign records. Chairman
i Clapp conducted his examination.
Il have found nothing in my faith
er's effects bearing directly upor
g campaign contributions except the
report of the auditor who examined tht
6 books" said Bliss. He submitted the
q report and also letter from Colone
Harry s. New, of indianapolis, chair
man of the 1904 campaign.
Does this report contain any ac
count of a RECEIPT from Mr.. Archbold
) of the Stand Oil Company?' asked
a. Senator Clapp.
mo, sir" said Bliss. ''rhe auditor
s. account does not show the name 0
d any contributor
Clapp scrutinized long list of cam
o. paign gifts in the auditors report
a. Bliss read letter from his father t
Chairman Harry S. New, valedictor.
i of Bliss work in the 1896, and 100
and 1904 campaigns.
IS II have persistently refused t
II make the accounts public" said Els
S in the letter, because the contribl
s. tors have the same right to privac
le of their gifts as they have to the SCI
10 recy of their ballot. ! have done thi
y despite protests of sensational jou
-, nails and disappointed candidate
Some of the reports gwen out are th
~ result of diseased imaginations. Th
- campaign was conducted on hie
plane.'
The Bliss letter says the receipts
: the 1904 campaign were s20sS,0oo an
- the expenditures S2,096,000, balane
- : :. OF s107 900 having been received fro
- the 1900 campaign. In 1900 the r.
- a. ceipts were S3,Ooo,ooo; in 1896, s3,45t
600 and in 1892, s1,600,000.
ar Young Bliss also submitted thrt
ar letters of his fathers which he sa
contained little regarding politics.
A striking clause Of one Bliss lett
w. was:
"If there were any truth in the sc
sational allegations Of our opponen
there would be some reason for pu
er. licity."
.ar The committee members call
.ar "time" to read the three letters car
fully. The senators perused the Bill
letters for at least five minutes TIL
Bliss 1o6Eed over a letter which W
81. marked exhibit G addressed to
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