New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-10

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nation for the Presidency were given by
his manager, ex-senator Fred 7. Dubois,
as so as 80. Senator Watson, OF West
Virginia, was the heaviest contributor,
| giving $1,000, and William n. Hearst tho
next, with contributions amounting to
$500
The total contributions to the original
Clark fund were s45,e4Ss S.. At the end
OF the Baltimore convention, said Senator
| Du Bois. the Clark forces had deficit OF
$3.50. 800 Of which was made up by
Speaker Clark himself
Ex-senator Scott. who was the hrs'
witness called to-day, said: ....
! When we got low in funds In October.
I 1904. I asked Mr. Bliss II he could not go
70 No. Is Brosdway ara get so oln none sS.
cured contribution from those people,
asked him how much they had given, ana
| he SAID So.cO
| Mr. Scott said he was in Republican
national headquarters in New York in
october, 1904. when a telephone call came
| from the White House" for Treasurer
| Bliss or Chairman Cortelyou. Neither was
I present, 50 he talked on the wire.
Mr.. Scott did not identify the speaker
AZ the White House end Of tho wire. but
| referred to him as the voice from The
White House" and "the response from
the White House"
What is this trouble 1 hear about Hig-
| ginsT' Senator Scott said he heard over
the wire. ~ hear he may he defeated
| He told tho white House that MI
Higgins was in danger.
| Cant the state committee supply the
necessary funds" asked the White
! House"
Mr.. Scott said he told OF the Difficult
! ties IN getting money for the campaign
| and the response from the White House
was:
| IT would rather lose the election N the
country than be defeated In my own
state
| 81 said: There is no danger Of your
being defeated" said MI Scott. who
added that the voice at the White House
| said: Mr.. Hartman is coming 10 see me
and I'll see II we can arrange 20 raise the
funds 20 help Higgins
| belieNeo " Wss HooseNoR'
Mr.. Scott said the committee would
! have 20 fudge with whom he had the
conversation.
| "Oh, might az we'll answer your qnes-
4 ton" he added. II thought / was talk
ing with President Roosevelt"
| He said he could not remember whether
the party at the White House" had said,
Mr.. Hartman is coming here" or u
J will have Mr. Hartman come here
| Mr.. Scott said that when he. suggested
that Bliss go 10 No. - broadway for
more money Bliss replied that President
Roosevelt had notified him not to accept
| Standard OIL contributions lie conun-
ued:
When all the trouble broke out about
I the life insurance companies nno cam
paign contributions vent Ia the White
House and suggested TO President Roo2e-
Welt when Mr.. Perkins vas indicted, that
we, who had benefited By his cOntribu-
! tons. supply funds 10 replace those lie
| would have TO return, and for the use or
which he was in trouble. | said | was
| willing to return the amount that had
been sent into West Virginia But the
| President said no-that II the money was
TO be returned IL should be returned by
| the party az a whole.
Mr.. Scott said he never had been IN
formed OF n return OF 100000 TO the
Standard OIL Company or any director
OF IT,
Tells Of Harriman's Visit.
When Judge Robert s. Lovett chair
man Of the executive committee OF the
Hartman system, testified no said:
/ knew Of Mr. Harriman's visit to
Washington in October. 1904. lie told
me the national committee was I'm a
100000. He said: Tho President wan u
me to help them out and I've got TO
90 IT,"
Some days later he came to my office
and gave me some checks and cash. Mr..
Bliss came and got them. The sum was
$4,000 The checks were brokerage house
checks, and were Endorsed TO Mr.. Bliss.
told him 10 send receipts 10 the con-
tributors If he knew them.
Less than 5000 OF the contributions
was In currency. Judge Lovett said. lie
could not remember the names OF any OF
the contributors, but he thought w. X.
Vanderbilt was one OF them. lie added:
MIR. Hartman thought OF making a CON
trthit;on in 1919, but as ttwould have TO
| be made public he believed II would do
more harm than good under conditions
existing then.
The witness said he knew nothing OF
contributions in the pre-convention cam
pstgn OF 1905.
Senator Pomerene asked Judge Lovctt
IL ae knew Of any conference OF transpor-
tation interests looking toward the sup
port OF the Republican tickle, in 1904 The
witness said he did not, although the
railroad interests. 80 far az nc knew,
were generally on that side.
Never Heard Hartman Doubted.
AS his examination was concluded
Judge Lovett asked to be allowed to make
a statement He said
Eye never heard Mr., Harriman's word
questioned, except in this particular con-
| trovcrsy He was man of the strict
est integrity. ! cannot believe THAI he
could have succeeded as he did unless
he had been a strictly truthful man
|, Judge Lovett asked TO be allowed 10
| say that AR. Hartman was not especial
Is interested in the election OF Governor
Higgins OF New York. He said that both
! Mr. Hartman and y. b. Odell. jr.. were
in favor OF the nomination OF Joseph III.
! Choate for Governor.