Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-10-03
There is No Record of Refund of
Standard Oil Money.
MORE PAYMENTS BY PERKINS
Senator Dixon Spent $4,000 in the
Roosevelt Primary Campaign.
HAS CLASH WITH COMMITTEE
He Charges Investigation IL Being
Directed Toward Bull Moose
) Campaign in Favor Of
Other Candidates. et

{ WASHINGTON, Oct. 2.-George r
Sheldon, former treasurer of the repub
hcan national committee, testified befor,
the Clapp committee today that In 1870
the Standard Oil company contributed
$1O00oo, J. P. Morgan & Co. 100000, H.. c
Frick 100000 and George ]. Gould 800, 900
Mr.. Sheldon said he had no persona
knowledge of these contributions, but tina
the late Cornelius N. Bliss, then treasurer
had shown him his report.
= when l took charge of the treasurer
ship in 1908 Mr.. Bliss handed me list Of
large contributors of 1904"
What percentage was contributed BY
corporations"
ITO be frank, 1914 per cent"
WAS any contribution made by the
Standard Oil company"
Yes, sir''
How much?'
zone hundred thousand dollars"
Mr. Sheldon said the Standard Oil con.
tribution was not on the list as coming
from the oil company, but it was charged
to John d. Archbeld.
do you remember any other large
contributions" asked Senator Oliver.
Eyes. J. P. Morgan & Co. gave $10O,
900. H. c. Fricl s1O0,O0O and George ].
Gould $1Oo,0O0," answered Mr. Sheldon.
II remember these because Of their
size. I do not recollect any others"
Mr.. Harriman's Contribution.
Senator Paynter took up with the wit
ness the Hartman contribution of 1901
and asked him to detail its circumstances
as he had given them on his appearance
before the committee several weeks ago.
Mr.. Sheldon said that his letter about
the Hartman fund was written as the
result of talk with Colonel Roosevelt.
He related his talk as follows: .
II said to Colonel Roosevelt Here's
that Hartman story again. Someone
ought to tell the truth about that Colo
mel Roosevelt told me he felt rather sore
that neither Cortelyou nor Bliss had told
what they knew about It. Then i told
him that knew all about the matter
and would be willing to tell about it. AS
result wrote that letter"
The letter gave an account Of B. B.
Odelrs getting the late Mr.. Bliss to raise
$240,000 which was turned over to the
New York state committee. Mr.. Sheldon
said the records of Mr.. Bliss showed that
the fund Of $4,000 had been paid directly
to the national chairman Mr.. Bliss, "and
paid by him direct to the state commit
tee"
He said that the Hartman fund had
not entered into the funds collected for
and spent by the republican national COM
; mittee on the Roosevelt national 1904 cam
paign.
Then 1t was given to the state COM
mittee, and in your opinion was in no
way connected with the committee con-
Quoting the national campaign sug-
gested Senator Paynter.
"That is right" said the witness.
Mr.. Sheldon could recall no contribu-
tion by Mr.. Havemeyer or by "the sugar
trust
No Refund to ArchbOId.
WAS there any entry in this account
showing a refund to the Standard Oil
company, or John d. Archbold, of the
s1Oa,000?" asked Pomerene.
''No, SIR"
Nothing of the Sort"
"No, sir, nothing
Dixon Clashes with Committee.
Senator Joseph M. Dixon, Colonel
Roosevelt's political manager, in stormy
session today with the Clapp committee
investigating campaign expenditures, tes-
titled he had spent $4,000 in the progress
sive primary campaign which was rot
included in the figures presented yester-
iday by Progressive Treasurer e. H.
Hooker.
Senator Dixon renewed his charge that
the investigation was being directed at
Colonel Roosevelt more than any other
candidate and challenged the committee
to call Charles P. Taft, Thomas Fortune
Ryan and other men whom he named
who he said he had been informed had
made heavy expenditures for either Presi-
ldent Taft, Governor Wilson or Governor
Harmon.
Senator Dixon said he had kept no ac-
curate record Of his expenditures. He
Perkins, s25,OOO from Frank A. Munsey
and $4,000 from Dan r. Hanna, and that
whenever we got desperately hard up
went back to Perkins"
Senator Dixon's charges that the COM
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