Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-10-07
CRANE
GENEROUS BACEER
OF WILSON. AND
LAFOLLETTE
Chicago Manufacturer Exs
plains Contributions to Two
Candidates on Ground That
Both Were Progressives.
ALPHABETICAL VOTING
IN NEW YORK PRIMARY
[By Leased wire to nvsllng nsraIsI


Washington. Oct. 7.--slx witnesses
were ready to testify when tho Clapp
committee investigating campaign
funds resumed work today. They were
Louis N. Hammerllng, ogden Mills
and Charles Edward Russell OF New
York; Charles II, Crane, ChicRgos
Matthew Halo. Boston, and former
senator Nathan d. scltt. West 2iE-
glnla.
An account OF tho receipts and s,s-
penses of Senator Lafollette's cams
paiRn for tho Republican presidential
nomination was filed with the com.
mittee today, showing tho senator
collected SB8,9e9.ba
Charles II. Crane, as the largoan
contributor, In credited with 1aa,OoQs
gwen In several inatallments axterd-
20, 1911, 20 January Z, 1913. clifford
Plnohot, Amos Plnehot and Reprp-
| sentative William Kent Of CalIfornia
enoh contributed $4,000, Alfred q
Baker gave $4,000; Rudolph Spreolele
$1,000. and senator LaPollette himnait
91,b0O. The account contains entries
of two loans, one $1,000 by Modill Mo-
Cormlck and one OF $500 by Senator
oronne Of North Dakota. Both Wsra
The accounts show Sio,SiTOs wah
paid for the Washington headquarters
and the Chicago headqugrters apena
SlO,Ab0. LaFollette'B expenses At the
Republican national convention were
N.bbs.ls and the Progressive confer
ence held in Chicago last october cppe
tho LaFollette managers teaS.7B. =.
Charles II. Crane OF Chicago tol4
the committee today that he gave
neRrly $4,000 20 Senator LaBoliotte'e
campaign and $4,000 70 0ovprnar
Wilson's. Treasurer Hooker Of the
that Mr.. Crane gave 07O,00o 10 Wllhon
} and LaFollette At tho same tine. W
+ Louis N. HamlnefllnB, nrual04n4 ~
> the AHsoclatlon OF Bofoi9n NeWD-
paperA sssSl tlya c2psssNsz q ees,s.As
Welt managers, covering adyostisisig -
thirty foreign newspape for "Hoo14-
: volt DELEGATES" In the New York pFi-
= mary fight
John j. Hannah, secretary OF ssna-
TrokSs tor Essts SIsFssSS sSS. s9 q er.b: ~
A had giVon 100000 90 tho IaFollatto
y fund, said the only amount ne knaw
q OF Mr.. Cranes givinS above that en-
q tered into the account presented was
t3.1Si40. included In the atatemont
Y Of the Chicngo bureau and given 90
n make up IA deficit, There were funds,
II he snld, In states with which he hAd
A nothing to do,
Ito mentioned X. n. Tucker Of
"a Courtney, NJ d.; Alfred l., Baker,
n ftnIOUt y, ia hthu AHOHthh MCSuuNNNe
Portland, Ore, as being among those
in who could account for expenditures
N not reported TO tho national head
In quarters,
!" "Tho expenses Of tho California
/, campaign" said the witness. were
bOTnO largely bv Rudolph SpreckelA.
r. who made no accounting to me.
"a senator Pomerene called attention 10
~, the statement by Hooker that Ar.
to Crane had up TO certain date given
!. $4,000 to the LaFollette campHisn." )"
IssIS s w1s No No issa HnuS5 amount Hs SSa SSn
p. toned personal contributions made
"a to senator LaFollette, one OF $4,000
~ by Mr.. SpreUkelB.
Charles II. Crane testified he gave
&26.6S4.4O to senator LaFollette'i
- campaign and $4,000 20 Governor
"Aro these all tho contribution
YOU made either to senator LaFOllatt'
or Governor Wilson," asked Sonatoi
ClHpp.
Io said no gave tho $4,000 foI
Governor Wilson 10 William II. Nc
Combs, his manager, In two install
ments. March 30 and April 30, istS
HO denied having told Hooker h
had contributed $4,000 to each.
II just wanted to have one pro
gresslve succeed" said Mr.. Crane. "a
didn't care which one II was"
Mr. Crane said no had been ~
~ tackled throughout the west durin
~ the campaign AZ head of tho bat
oa connection with the organization.
CO IL could very we'll support bot
Wilson and LAFollStte, as both me
are progressive" said Mr.. Crane.
THAT I was contributing 20 bot
Ial funds was known to the manasSrs
r. the two campaigns I made no SeeF'
'ns When Charles Edward Russell, q
y iualist candidate for governor OF Ne'
"S York, took the stand, Chairman Clap
a.. read to him n report Of ops of =
las scTIbinE an alleged tslephono oonvol
'"n aation between J. p. MoTgan and q
White House during the Io0A can
%uo % palgn In which Mr.. Morgan was aeAa
wn wn FOR u 100000 contribution 20 the y.
err. publican H.. campaign & Sene: TnS .s,aI ~
former attoFnay general. was q W
uSs ness 70 the convofeatlou. ~
70" Mr.. Russell said the story came
- him In 1910 from Ju0non Q. WolilNs
zee magazine writer. who tolA hLIa
iue WolllvSr. working at ana peDqEtpI
be table. was called % tee elam4 ~
said Mr.. MaoVeRgh ba& u,l4 hilo 7
lrs being In Mr.. Nornau'u NHlNa14 cfll|
wn In October 1eO4l thkt I'M 1leqa
lcE was informed q, u. Nagglnlan wtE'
srs. 90 speak 70 hina. Wotiivof toa.Al||
'sly Mr.. Maoveagh tnlA hlm that s
err Mr Mcrsan EetaPnea tgopa the ~
OTt, lphouo he nAidi
veil "What DO you uunpoo8 thae M
I'D ~ the white House WAnlnf 10 ~
gar that Hartman hAa onNo glf
he'd lehhRo % WoaNlnftoA Hnn olNNN
ave him and now ha to,nao h4&N 4MN n
lthAt yhs pFseldsnt tAa,a hl,A !. ~