Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-03

cal parties in 1902 asked Senator
Pomerene.
mo, sir, I did not and l have no
knowledge of anyone else so con-
tributing."
Mr.. Pomerene asked about confer
ences'' with George B. Cortelyou. Mr.,
Morgan said ne talked with Mr.. Cor
telyou in 1907 on the financial situa-
ton, but that he recalled only one
conference over politics.
did you talk with President Mel
len, of the New York, New Haven
and Hartford railroad, in 1902"
Yes"
tDid you talk with representatives
of the big insurance companies about
the political situation during that
campaign"
IT cant tell. / talked to many
people. Many people came in to see
me every day
do you remember any conference
of big financial interests AT which was
discussed the question of whom the
interests would support for Presi-
dent?"
NO, l TeHleIlDeT io Shtu CohiCi
ence.' replied Mr.. Morgan.
when was it first determined that
the financial interests would support
the Republican nominee" asked
Pomerene.
IT never had any conference on that
point returned Mr.. Morgan.
The 500, 900 contribution again was
brought up. and Senator Pomerene
asked If Mr.. Bliss were collecting any
special fund.
NO. hat was the contribution we
would make in the regular course If
we were especially interested in the
campaign said Mr.. Morgan. 1--WE
made the same contribution in 1900.
Were you especially interested in
the campaign of 1904?'
Yes, we were"
Was Mr.. Hartman especially in
terested in hat campaign"
Il really don't know"
Were the insurance companies
especially interested in this cam
paign?'
Il don't know. There was never
any concerted action by mi with any
of the insurance companies in that
matter at hat time said Mr.. Morgan
emphatically. "Of course Mr.. Perkins
was a director of the New York Life
Insurance Company, and he probably
talked with me about their interests,
but | can't remember any specific con
versation.'
Senator Pomerene asked If he had
any talk with Mr.. Hartman at THAI,
time about the effect of the cam
paign on the railroads.
II don't remember any, but it is not
at all unlikely" answered Mr.. Nor
gan.
did Mr.. Hartman ever tell you
he had a talk with Mr.. Roosevelt
about railroad interests? asked SEN
ator Pomerene.
II remember no such conversation"
The anancier here interrupted the ex-
animation to say:
Mr.. Chairman, / wan to make a
statement right here"
Proceed" said Chairman Clapp.
Il want it distinctly understood"
said Mr.. Morgan, emphatically, that
j. p. Morgan & Co. never made a
single subscription to any election
with any promise or expectation of
any return, in any shape or manner,
and we never made a subscription
unless we thought II for the best in
t~erests of the government and the
people. We never had a communities
ton from any candidate; we never
had an application from any candi-
date. The only interest we had was
in the welfare of the public. We
never asked any commitment; we
never expected any returns and we
never got any"
During this campaign was there
any intention on your part to sup
port the Democratic candidate?'
asked Senator Pomerene.
81 never heard of it if there was,
responded Mr.. Morgan. smiling. "11
we had thought the election of q
Democrat was for the best interests
\ of the country we would have con
tributed to his campaign"
Would Know of Conferences.
Mr.. Morgan, responding to another
~reeticn about "a conference" sale
that he thought he would have beer
app to know if there had been g
small conference of large ~fnanciers
looking TO the election of Colone
Roosevelt, but he had no knowledge
of such.
did you or Mr.. Mellen or Mr.
Hartman call on any of the fnan-
cial men of New York in the inter
est of the Republican campaign thai
year,
II don't think so; | never heard o.
such a thing"
WAS there at any time any con
ference non financial interest,"
looking toward the nomination of
Democratic candidate who would b
suitable to the financial interests o
New York;"
II know of nothing of the kind"
Were you at the office of the Uniol
Pacific Railroad Company in lsO4?"
mo. / was never in hat Office" re
sponded Mr.. Morgan.
did you ever meet Mr.. Hartman
and Mr.. Mellen in Mr.. Hartman
office to talk over these matters,
asked Senator Pomerene.
Never in Harrimar'> omce.
Mr.. Morgan responded he never ha,
been in Mr.. Harriman's Office. an
very seldom talked with MIR. Harri
man in that campaign about tn
political situation. He said he talke'
with no one representing the "nationa