The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-09-26
COMM|TTEE TO HEAR
ROOSEVELT OCT. 4
Senators Probing Campaign
Expenditures TO Begin Hear
ings Next Monday.
MORGAN is SUMMONED
Many Other Notables in the
World of Finance, Industry
and Politics to Appear.
MORGAN is SUMMONED

WASHINGTON, Sept 25.-After a
telephone conference today with Oscar
X. Davis Of the New York Pro
pressive headquarters, Senator Clapp
announced that Friday, October J.
would be set by the senate committee
campaign expenditures
for the appearance of Colonel Roose'
volt. The hearing will begin next
Monday.
Subpoenas have been sent to New
York by senate sergeant at arms 1or
service upon General Counsel Elliott
and the secretary of the Standard OIL
company, in connection with the IN
vestieation of John D. Archbold S
statements that he contributed $780,
600 TO the Roosevelt fund IN 1904 In
behalf of the Standard Oil company
The two officials are required to pro
duce any papers they may have bear
ing upon the transac action, the com
nlittee having called them In an effort
to discover the receipt which MI
Archbold said had been given him hy.
Cornelius n. Bliss, then treasurer of
the Republican national committee.
Notoble Witnesses.
Senator Clapp made public today the
names of the majority of the witnesses
VINO are TO De nealu pN tIe co'hnii' T.
tee. The list includes j. P. Morgan,
n. c. Frick, Ebert H. Gary, George
W. Perkins, William r. Hearst
Thomas F. Ryan, former Senator De
pew, William Loeb, Jr,, George b
Cortelyou, Alton B. Parker, George r
Sheldon, Cornelius n Bliss, Jr., and
c. c. Tegethoff.
The broad character OF the investi
CATION that is TO be made to de
termlne whether campaign contribu
tious have influenced tariff legislation
is indicated in the character of the
witnesses. Among them are William
Whitman and William, M. Wood o.
Boston, two leading figures in the
r. f. Jones. Jr., steel manufacturer
Of Pttsburg; Henry i. Towne OF
New York and John Kirby, Jr., Day
ton, o. All are manufacturers or in
terested in important industries,
Why Morgan Is Wanted.
Daniel G. Reid, leading figure il
the tinplate and steel industry, Is Il
be asked to appear before the com
mittee. Wayne MacVeagh, forme
attorney general of the United States
and brother of Secretary MacVeagh OF
the treasury department, has beeY
asked to appear. 1t is understood tint
purpose of summoning ], P, Morgan
and Mr.. MacVeagh is to question then
regarding the charges made by Charlie
Edward Russell, magazine writer anc
Socialist candidate for governor OF
New York, that Mr.. Morgan bat
been asked by Colonel Roosevelt t,
contribute certain amount to hi
campaign fund in 1904 Both Mr.. Nor
gan and Mr.. MacVeagh have denied
the report.
Those who will be asked to explain
the sources OF campaign funds thi
year and the method of their ex
penditure include Senator Dixon ant
Treasurer f. H. Hooker of the ma
tlonal Progressive party, for Colone
Roosevelt; II. L. Nichols, for Governor
Harmon; Representative Mckinley
for President Taft; former Senate
Dubois, for Champ Clark; Senate
Bankhead, for Representative Under
wood William +. McCombs, for Gov
ernor Wilson.
The only members of the house OF
representatives thus far asked to tes
| tify are former Speaker Cannon. Rep
reseptative Mckinley, Representatis
Weeks OF Massachusetts and Represe1
! tatlve Palmer Of Pennsylvania.