Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-10-08
Chicago Man Helps Out Both La
Toilette and Wilson with Money.
MoosERs ARE ASKED TO PUT UP
Pinchot and Number of Others Help
to Sweeten the Pot.
spREcKEIs FooTs SOME BILLS
Reporter weiIiver Called to Tell OF
Roosevelt Sending for the Late
Edward Hartman to Come
to Warrington.

were ready to testify when the Clapp
committee investigating campaign funds
resumed work today. They were Louis
N. Hammerling, Ogden Mills and Charles
Edward Russell. New York; Charles r
Crane, Chicago; Matthew Hale, Boston.
and former Senator Nathan B. Scott
West Virginia
= An account of the receipts and expenses
h6f Senator La Follette's campaign for the
republican presidential nomination was
filed with the committee today. showing
the senator collected $S3, 6s.56 and spent
$ss,961.5s.
Charles r. Crane. as the largest con-
tributor, is credited with s235O, given In
several !nstallments extending over the
period from December IA. 1911, to June
II, 1912 OF this Clifford Pinchot, Amos
Pinchot and Representative William Kent
Of California each contributed $4,000; AL
fred l. Baker gave 5000; Rudolps Spreck-
els, $500; William Finn Of Pennsylvania,
$1,000, and Senator La Toilette himself
$3.50. The account contains entries Of
two loans, one of $1,000 by Medill McCor-
mick and one Of $500 by Senator Gronna
of North Dakota. Both were marked
repaid"
The accounts show $10,S17.0S was paid
for the Washington headquarters and tho
Chicago headquarters spent H0,450. Va
Toilette expenses at the republican ma
tional convention were s1.65S.1S. and the
progressive conference held In Chicago
last October cost the La Toilette man
ayers s6Ss.75.
Crane Helps Out Wilson.
Charles r. Crane Of Chicago told the
committee that he gave nearly $4,000 to
Senator La Follette's campaign and $1,000
to Governor Wilson's.
Treasurer Hooker of the progressive
!. pagty testified last week that Mr.. Crane
gave s5o,d60 to Wilson ana La Toilette at
the same time
Louis N. Hanmerling, president OF the
Association Of Foreign Newspapers, testi-
fled concerning an advertising contract
of $500 by the Roosevelt managers, COW
ering Advertising In thirty foreign news
papers for Roosevelt delegates In the
New York primary fight. The committee
excused him after four minutes In the
witness chair.
John ]. Hannah, secretary Of Senator
LaFollette, referring to E. H. Hooker's
statement that Mr.. Crane had given $4,000
to the LaFollette fund. said the only
amount he knew OF Mr.. Crane giving,
above that entered in the account pre-
, sented, was $3,1S44o included In the state
ment of the Chicago bureau and given
to make UP deficit. There were funds.
he said, In states with which he had
nothing to do.
Mr.. Hooker had testified that Mr.. Crane
had given $4,000 to the LaFollette fund
at the same time he had given $4,000 to
Governor Wilson's campaign
Mr.. Hannah named men who handled
funds in Ohio not reported to the La
Toilette national headquarters. H. N.
Tucker Of Courtney, N. D., and A. B.
Blake of Huron, S. D.. were named as
those who could account for expenditures
In Oregon, Thomas McCuster, Portland,
was in charge.
Spreckles FOots the Bills.
paign," said the witness, were borne
largely by Rudolph spreckels. who made
no accounting to me-"
Senator Pomerene called attention to
the statement by Hooker that Mr.. Crane
had up to a certain date given 10000 to
the LaFollette campaign
There was no such ARRANGEMENTS
there was no such amount contributed"
said Mr.. Hannah. He mentioned "per-
sonal contribution" made to Senator
LaFollette, one of $500 by Mr.. spreckels.
Charles r. Crane testified he gave s2S,-
6s4.40 to Senator La Follette's campaign
and $4,000 to Governor Woodrow Will
sons fund before the Baltimore conven-
ton. Mr.. Crane was appointed minister
to China In 1903 and recalled by Presi.
dent Taft before he assumed the office,
Are these all the contributions you
made either to Senator La Toilette or
Governor Wilson," asked Senator Clapp.
Yes SIR. ALL"
He said he gave $4,000 for Governor
Wilson to william F. McCombs. his
manager, in two instaIlments, March %
and April 30. 1912
He denied having told Hooker he had
contributed $4,000 to each.
Il just wanted to have one progressive
succeed" said Mr.. Crane. Il didn't care
which one 1t wasl
Mr.. Crane said he had been attacked