The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-10-09
iAACVEACH ON
WITNESS STAND
Tells of Conversation About
Hartman Gifts.
WRITERS WERE MISTAKEN
RUSSELL and Welliver Had MORGAN
Mixed With TwombIey - Former
Senator Depew Relates His connec.
tlon With the 1904 Campaign.

Senator Depew FeIates His connec.
tlon With the 1904 Campaign.
Washington, Oct 9.-Another chap.
ter was added to the disputed story of
the so called Hartman s240,000 con.
tribution to the Republican campaign
of 1904 when Wayne MacVeagh OF
Philadelphia. former attorney general,
told the Ciapp committee of tele.
phone conversation NJ Nick. Twonb
ley had with the late Il. H. Hartman
In 1904.
Mr.. Macveagh said that while In
Mr.. Twombley's Office in October,
1904. the latter had a telephone talk,
and told him it was with Mr.. Harri.
man; that Mr.. Hartman had said he
had been to the White House. that
President Roosevelt had expressed a
desire that a s24o,000 fund be raised
and that Mr. Hartman had agreed to
II. Charles A. Peabody, president OF
the Mutual Life Insurance company,
Mr.. MacVeagh said, was in Mr.. Har.
riman's Office when Mr. Hartman was
talking with Twomhley.
This was Macveagh's version OF a
story told by Charles Edward Russell.
Socialist candidate for governor OF
New York, and Judson c. Welliver, a
newspaper man. to the effect that !.
p. Morgan had received similar teie-
phone call from the White House.
I Mr.. Macveagh admitted having told
Welliver about the Harriman-Twomb-
ley conversation. but knew of none In
which Mr. Morgan was concerned. Mr..
MacVeagh testified he had been given
to understand that in making con-
tributions in 1904 MIR. Twombley repre-.
sented the Vanderbilt railroad inter
ests. Henry c. Frick the coal and
steel interests, and John ID. Archbold
and the late II. H. Rogers Standard
OIL interests.
Depew Thinks He Gave $4,000.
Former Senator Depew testified he
gave $4,000 to B. b. Odell. Jr., fof
the New York state campaign early In
the political fight of 1904. Mr.. Twomb
ley told him the state committee was
short and that Mr.. Hartman was
raising 100000.
Il think gave $4,000 to that fund
but | cannot find record OF It," said
Mr.. Depew.
"Just before election Mr.. Twombley
Al h<.v<
and that he was making up the differ
ence. He needed $4,000 and he as
sessed me that amount. gave him q
check for it."
After his reelection to the senate
Mr.. Depew said he was called to the
White House by President Roosevelt
to discuss New York appointments
and took occasion to thank the presi
dent for Offering him the ambassador
ship to France.
The president expressed surprise.
Il told him that had been offered
the ambassadorship If would with
draw from the race for the senate. Ht
replied that not only had he nevel
made such an offer. but that If had
withdrawn I would not have gottea
the Enthusiastically because he hat
another man in view.
Mr. Depew said he had heard moth
ing OF contributions by sugar, steel, to
bacco, beef or harvester interests OF
by George w. Perkins and he heard
OF insurance contributions only b.
hearsay. He said he knew nothing
of campaign funds of 1908 and 1912
but he made contribution of $400 tc
the Taft campaign fund at Chicago.