Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-03
MORGAN TELLS
OF FUND RAISED
New York Financier Is Lead
ing Witness Before the
Senate Committee.
STANDARD OILS PART
Gave 100000 for the Cam
paign Of 19 4, According
to Sheldon.
STANDARD OILS PART
s,ec,a, ,y u...sd Pres. ws-s.

Washington, Oct. 3:-Facing 8 sem
atorial inquisition for the first time IN
his long career as a money king, }. T.
Morgan told the Clapp committee today
that his $4,000 contribution to the
1904 Republican campaign was made
for the "good of the people, and
without any expectation of return -
/ Morgan s assumption of the role Of
philanthropist came as the emphatic
climax to long series of questions as
to the various financial and railroad in
terests which contributed to the
various financial and railroad interests
which contributed to the Roosevelt
fund.
81 want it distinctly understood, -
said Morgan, in concluding his testi-
mony, "that J. P. Morgan s. Com
pany never made single subscription
with any promise or expectation of any
return and never, unless we deemed it
advantageous to the government and
the people. We never had application
from any candidate. We only SUBJ
scribed for the good O. the people and
the country. We never got any return
and never expected any.
"We were all in harmony. It was
necessary for the good Of the country
We never expected any return and we
never got any return, either"
When asked If there had ever been
any intention to support the Demo.
cratic nominee, No gan replied: IF
thought it better for the country
would have done II {"
Morgan took the stand at 1910;
O'Clock and the cross examination wal
begun by Senator Cla !, after Morgan
had been sworn in. Clapp asked, frs
Of all, # Morgan had talked will
President Roosevelt over the lonj
distance telephone IN 1904, and re
ceived request from Roosevelt t,
raise 100000. This question wa
prompte,. by recent charges made b,
| Charles E. Russell, he Socialist candi
| date for governor of New York. Nor
gan denied the Russell charges emphat
ically and said he had never talke,
over the phone with Roosevelt, SO ia
as he could reme-'ber.
"Did you contribute to the Roose
welt campaign in 19047" asked Sen
ator Clapp.
! "In October / contributed $4,000
and on the first of November $50, 90
additional"
On several questions Morgan s mem
ory was at fault, but as regards hi
personal dealings he was clear and an
sWered readily. mong other thing
he said that he did not know whethe
Hartman solicited contributions an,
was not sure that Hartman had eve
mentioned the subject to him. Most O
his contributions we're made to Cor
nelius N. Bliss.
"My relations with Mr.. Bliss wer
Of very close character" said Nor
gan. "When they wanted anythin
they always sent Mr.. Bliss to me-"
He testified that in 1908 he CAV
only $4,000 to the fund, making tn
contribution to George R. Sheldo1
then Republican treasure.
Senators C1app, Paynter and Pom
creme did all Of the questioning, Ser
ator Oliver declining to examine tn
witness. Mr.. Morgan was on tn
stand for almost an hour, being ez
cused at II o'clock. He was followe
by Judge Duell, Of Chicago, who wa
assistant national treasurer in 100
and 1908.
100000 from ,,tandard OIL.
George R. Sheldon, treasurer Of tn
Republican national committee, tol
the senate committee investipatin
campaign contributions yesterday ths
100000 of Standard OF, money wer
to the Roosevelt 1904 campaign fun,
His testimony was corroborative of th
charges made by Senator Penrose an
the subsequent statement Of John l
Archbold, Of the Standard Oil Con
pany.