The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-03
MONEY KING MORGAE, IN
 ROLE OF PHILANTHROPIST
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Morgan arrived at the committee room five minutes ahead of time. He and daughter. Herbert L. Satterlee and [ Mrs. Hamilton.
 ] The capitol policeman at the door, with a low bow asked Morgan into | the committees private room. Sen atOr Clapp greeted the Morgan party 1 with handshake and mild smile. | The door was snapped shut while the hnancier and the Senator had a pri- Vate conversation.
 Morgan wore his familiar square black stiff hat, a light overcoat and
 The committee came in with Nor gan at 10:03. The banker took a seat at the side of the room with his com panions until he was called to the stand.
 Morgan glanced around the crowd ed room nervously- He evinced some which strained and gaped in curios- ity.
 Morgan was sworn by Senator Cfapp. John Pierpont Morgan. 219 Madison avenue, New York, banker was Nor gan's first statement. tOn the second of September there appeared in the New York Times a statement by Charles Edward Russell as saying:
 -'I now charge that Roosevelt com manded that J. P. Morgan raise S10o,- 900 more in 1904'," said Senator Clapp- Senator CIapp read Russells state
  the telephone to Westinghouse half hour-and including the statement that Morgan called T. R. that d-d fool.''
 DO you recall visit with Wayne MacVeagh?'' Senator Clapp asked. ''I do not,'' the witness answered posi- lively.
 Roosevelt over the telephone?'' <'I never talked with President Roosevelt so far I can remember" said Nor
 .'T1iat circumstance of the telephone converse tion is absolutely made out of whole cloth: I never had any com com munication by mail, telegraph or tele- phone with MT. Roosevelt at the White House. or with his secretarles either
 Did you contribute to the Repub- lican campaign in 1904?'' *'In October I contributed s100,000, and on the first of November s5o,ooo additional ,,,
 Did you contribute any moreE NO, not that I know of.
 '"To whom did you make these con tributions?" ''! assume to MT Bliss. do not recall the actual payment but my records show it-''
 ENThe payments were made i'm money" Morgan continued.
 Did Hartman solicit any contrlbu- tions?'' 'eI don't think MT. Hartman ever made any solicitation to me- the financiar answered.
 seThe first solicitation was made by MT. Bliss, I don't know who made the second but I think it came and here Morgan stopped hesltatlngIy as though searching his memory
 well, Bliss was one of them Mir Odell was another he said. My impression is that the money was paid to the national committee but that good deal of the s5O.000 item went to New York, to MT. Odel1."
 DO you know of any other contrl- buttons in 19o4?'' asked Clapp. 'I do l not.''
 Did you make any Congressional contributions in 1904?" "'I don't re- m member any,
 Morgan read from prepared list l his account of contributions.
 ''In 1908 the only contribution made was the $2e. 900 I paid to MT Shel- don,'' said Morgan. ''The. only mem- orandum find is s1O,0O0 in cash. I don't remember the details-when or how I'm only taking items find in | cash-paid in cash.
 .tOn the 24th of October, 190S,was an | added item of S1O,00O. don't remem- | Der any contributions to the congre- gressional campaign in 1903. MT: | Sherman called to see me once. IT I did contribute. it was moderate |
 Did you contribute to the 1912 pre-convention campaign of any can- didate?" asked C1app- NO sir
 Did your associates Mo sir:
 Do you recall in the fall of 1904 any one in New York calling on you by phone regarding a contribution % CT do not.'
 You know of no instance then that could be the basis of this telephone conversation % 'tI do not-''
 Morgan evidently did not relish the sell had described the alleged tele-@j phone conversation. During the read