The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-29

Especial 20 The TImes.Dispatch-1
washington. September 2S.-Lorimer'
Ismay, Roosevelt and Morgan. Tne
same witness stand that did duty wnen
the steamship man told the tragic
story OF the sinking Of the Titanic. ana
the FORMER Senator Of Illinois. testined
In Q losing battle to retain his toas'
will hold q former President and New
York's money king when the fwo
sppear before the Clspp committee OF
the Senate next week to tell their
part in the past decade Of pohtacai
financing.
The selection Of ithe-same chair FOR
the use Of the Colonel and Morgan a
was USED by Ismay and Lorimer vas
quite accidental
Before these stars appear Cor
nelius Bliss. IT.. SON OF the iso4 ue3s-
urer Of the Republican National Com
mittee. Will take teh stand shortly
after 10 o'clock on Monday morning.
He win begin BIZ telling the commit
tee what books and papers he mas
relating to campaign gifts to his
father. as treasurer Of tho Republican
National Committee Of 1904: He will
be allowed to make any preliminary
or explanatory statement that he de-
sires. Then will follow the Quisztng
By tho Senator'S
ormsby NoHarE, who managed
Roosovelt's Dre-oonvention campaign
win follow him. He will be sharply
questioned az to his knowledge OF the
contests that were inaugurated In the
South last winter. and spring In be-
half Of Roosevelt delegates to the Re-
PUBLICAN National Convention ut Chi
cagoe
Charles A. Peabody was treasurer OF
the Democratic National Committee IN
$780,. sHe will DO questioned about
oaa1aiGp gifts Of that year to tho
Democratic National Committee. 1e-
getAeA, s<ths last witness OF The day.
may produce some papers OF the late
E. H Hartman. bearing on the alleged
contribution Of $250.oo0 by that
financier for the Republican preeiden-
tial campaign.
Senator Atlee Pomersna. Of Ohio one
Of thu most ekiilful lawyers In the
Senate, will conduct the cross-exam-
ination Of Colonel Roosevelt. Morgan
and the other Witnesses He will try
to develop admissions that havs a far
reaching effect in the present cam
paign for the presidency. ami that may
60 down a. the most important ~.
liticsl history in generations
Three policemen will keep . mob OF
the curious from rushing into the
committee room. Prospects arc that
they will have . call for reinforce
ments.
Three Of the m smbers Of the Sen
ate committee are already In the city.
They are Senators clapD. Pomerens
aud oliver. Senator Payntor. Of Ken
tucky. win arrive here Monday. Sem
Gtor- Jones has started from his homs
in Washington and viii BE- here the
middle Of the week.
senator oliver had Q conference TO-
day with Senator Ciapp He said he
fully approved the arrangements made
BY CIapp. He dtd not know when Sen
stcr Penrose. Of Pennsylvania, ex-
pected to Be m Interested spectator
would arrive here for the hearings
Senator P0merene declined to discuss
his plans for the hearings or % say
what questions he has prepared 60
submit to Roosevelt.
Come Of the interesting features Of
the inquiry VIII BE- statements Of
campaign expenses from Senator Ia
Toilette. Congressman Oscar CnAsg.
wood. Speaker Champ Clark ana 0,v-
ernor HA1mon. OF Ohio. seekers Of
presidential honors. Each Of these four
men may b summoned - witnesses.