Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-04
MORGAN MADE
GOOD SHOWING
Committee Failed to Get Any
Really Damaging Tssti-
mony From Him.
GAVE OF OWN FREE WILL
financier Proved to bs an
Entertaining Witness for
the Large Audience.

Washington, Oct. Al. Pierpont
Morgan told the senate investigating
committee that he contributed $780,
600 to the Roosevelt 1904 campaign
| fund. OF this amount $4,000, he
testified, was part of the $240,00 0 fund
dumped by the late e. H. Hartman
into New York state on the eve of the
election and which, according to the
railroad mans boast, changed $4,000
votes In the Empire State.
Mr.. Morgan made the statement that
after having contributed 100000 he
had been solicited to give not only this
additional $4,000, but the entire $780,
300 which later was turned over to the
national committee by Mr.. Hartman.
There was 10 limit to the amount
they would take" observed the banker
with a smile.
Mr.. Morgan's testimony tended to
confirm e. Fl. Harriman's version Of
the $4,000 gift. Mr.. Hartman always
commended that Mr.. Roosevelt impor-
tuned him to raise this none to saw
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York state and that the $4,000 was
paid to the late Cornelius N. Bliss as
treasurer Of the national committee.
In this account of the transaction Mr..
Hartman has been backed up by B. B.
Odell, who was Republican state chair
man In 1904.
r. r. Had Denied Story.
Colonel Roosevelt has denied emphat-
ically that he asked Hartman to raise
any money or that the national ticket
was In jeopardy in New York state. He
has charged that Hartman collected
the money at the solicitation Of State
Chairman Odell to save the state ticket
and that the fund never entered into
the national committees accounts
Colonel Roosevelt's version is support
ed by George r. Sheldon. present treas
urer Of the Republican national com
mittee, and by William Loeb, Jr., Mr..
Roosevelt's former secretary. Since the
senate inquiry has been under way,
however, a receipt has been produced,
signed Mr.. Bliss as national treas
urer. acfSsnsAhe oS
Mr.. Hartman Of sG1sV0O Of - I
600 fund.
On top of this came the statement by
Mr.. Morgan that his $50 900 not only
was paid to the national committee,
but that he stipulated as a condition
Of the gift that it should 60 to the
national organization to be used as it
say At. Mr.. Morgan testified further
that IN the solicitation for this ad-
ditional contribution he was given to
understand plainly that the officers OF
the national as we'll as the state or
ganization were alarmed over the out
was made to draw any distinction be-
tween the Roosevelt and Higgins
chances in the Empire State. Mr.. Nor
gan could not recall definitely who had
solicited this 10000 contribution from
him, but he thought that It was Mr..
Bliss or Mr.. Odsll. He talked with
both concerning 1t.
Roosevelt vekss Stand To-Day.
Mr.. Roosevelt himself will appear on
the witness stand today to answer
the Morgan and other testimony.
The banker contributed $4,000 to
the Taft 1908 campaign fund and $780,
900 additional to the Republican u
In that year, but he could not recall
definitely whether 1t had gone to the
national committee or not. Mr.. Nor
gan denied that there had been any
concerted action or the part Of the
financial interests in 1904 to bring
about the election Of Roosevelt.
References by the committeeman to
the witness popularity among cam
paign managers who were trying to
collect funds tickled the banker and
he repeatedly chuckled. after reliev-
ing himself Of some sly comment on
his experiences.
Mr.. Morgan left the witness stand
after an hour of questioning.