Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-07-17
HITCHCOCK PROVES
READY WITNESS
IN CAMPAIGN
INQUIRY
Tells Committee Over Sixteen
Hundred Thousand Dollars
Was Used in Election of
President Taft.
C0NTRIBUTI0NSFR0M
CORPORATIONS REJECTED
Cny Ev-nIaE IersId \. =. LEASED wire,

(Hy ENenIaK Herald 4. y. Leased MtFel
Washington. July IT,. Postmaster
General Hitchcock today told the seu-
ate committee investigating campaign
contributions of 1904 aud 1905 that
the record of the funds used iu
President Tuus election as filed iu
Albany. N " were absolutely cor
rect ana that hr could not supple
meut the reports bg Testimony
Mr. Hitchcock said the total coll
l'rt-d through various agencies uf
the committee in 1905 was fl.bh5,-
IlA.2I pf this amount XG21.tiN was
collected 10 various states aud handled
hy the local state committees Tn"
latter sum never was turned in;o the
treasury of jhe Republican national
committee. although thut committee
kept account of a.
Mr. Hitchcock promised to furnish
the investigating committee with cuB-
leg of the financial record uf the cam
paign.
No contribution was received from
% corporation. Mr. Hitchcock said,
because congress had Just passed a
law prohibiting it a.. told Of tho
only near contribution bc could rec
member having rejected. II was Of
fercd by General r. Coleman Du
Pont Of Delaware. then a. member ot
the Rcpublicao executive committee.
actively assisting in the management
uf IA" campaign, ana amounted TO
SO. 600.
He turned it over To the treasurer
George r.. sheldon began hitch.
cock "Whoa learned of IL told
Mr.. Du Pout ! did not think we could
accept ID because the government had
% piyl suit against q corporation iu
which hp was Interested. I instruct
did So
MIR Hitchcock insisted that, with
the exception of about twenty tive.
Ul the contributions were below
$1,000.
Before the system ut state f'utn-
yial committees vas put 100 operation
Mr.. Hitchcock said fortunately friends
OF tho party came forward with con.
triDuuuus. Among those friends
hr mentioned Charles r. TAFT. broth
rr uf President Taft who contributed
$4,000. William Nelson Cromwell,
a25,uUo, Mr. ana MIS-. Larz Anderson,
$4,000, Andrew carnegie. {2O,0OO.
William Smith Cochran. $4,000
Frank Muuscy SIo.doo, WhitolaW
Reid, $4,000, VI. e., Borden. $4,000.
and General Corhin, for a number
af persons. $4,000.
"Did the Tobacco trust contrib
ute?1 inquired senator payntcr
"No, sir
ANY OF the sockholdcrs"
"Not to my knowledge. know
By name those chiefly Interested and
! do not have any knowledge of my
such contributions being received
Amy from stockholders of the
Steel trust "
~ believe some of the mon / have
mentioned are interested In H., !
think Mr Muusay is.
And Mr. Cochup'' suggested
Senator oliver
yes. sir
senator paynter asked Mr. Hitch
cock 81 he were acquainted with any
OF the stockholders of the lntcrna-
tionHi Harvester company lie said
ho knew the McCormicks. Frank
Muusey. George Perkins ana Clarence
s. Funk.
"Did Mr. Perkins contrIhutc2'
asked the senator
- do not think So"
"Did the MvCOrmicks
"Nut that { remember They would
be- more likely To contribute 90 your
pnrty, sir"
with the statement from Senator
CRpp that the committee might de-
sire 60 ask about the connection o'
some contributors with corporations
after examining the trsasurer's books
Mr.. Hitchcock was excused,
Tomorrow william J.. Sheehnn oi
tho Democratic national executive
committee in 1904 will testify.