The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1912-10-11
CRANE IS WITNESS
cHicAeoAN SAYS HE GAVE "a
TOILETTE s2e,es4.4o AND
WILSON $4,000.
MILLS DENIES CHARGES.
Says No G. o. P. In New York-ss-
iieves Theodore Roosevelt
Men Were Corrupt
in Districts.

Washington, Oct. 9.-From half
dozen witnesses heard by the senate
campaign expenditure committee the
committee drew small amount Of in
formation bearing on campaign expen-
ditures. Charles R. Crane of Chicago
denied the statements of E. H. Hook
er that he had given $1,000 each to
Senator La Toilette and Governor
Wilson and swore that his gifts to the
La Toilette campaign totaled $26,
6S4.40 and those to Governor Will
sons pre-convention campaign S10,-
600.
John d. Archbold, president of the
Standard Oil Company, has been re-
called by the committee and will tes-
tify Thursday.
The committee is hearing Ormsby
McHarg, Representative VIM. B. Nc
Kinley, manager of President Taft's
pre-convention campaign; former SEN
ator Chauncey M. Depew, said to have
given $4,000 to the Hartman fund
in 1904; former Senator Nathan B.
Scott, connected with the republican
national committee that year, and Mat
thew Hale, Roosevelt leader in Mass
achusetts last spring.
Controversy Partially Cleared.
The controversy surrounding an al.
legged demand upon ]. P. Morgan for an
additional contribution to the Roose-
welt campaign fund in 1904 was parti-
ally cleared up by Chas. Edward Rus
sell, Socialist candidate for governor
of New York, and Judson c. Welliver,
Washington newspaper man.
Mr.. Russell had been quoted as say.
ing Wayne MacVeagh, attorney gen.
eral under President Garfield, was in
Mr.. Morgan's Office when the latter
was called to the telephone and asked
for the contribution.
Mr.. Welliver, sitting at the newspa.
per table in the committee room
asked permission to take the witness
Stand after Mr.. Russell concluded.
He said Mr.. MacVeagh told him in
1910 that Mr.. Morgan had been called
to the telephone in 1904 as stated;
but that it was e. H. Hartman who
asked for the contribution. Mr.. Well
liver testified that Mr.. MacVeagh told
him Mr.. Morgan said that Mr.. HART.
man was asking for more campaign
money as the result of his visit to
President Roosevelt in October, 1904
Crane Tells Of Contributions.
Charles r. Crane said he contributed
both to Senator LaFollette and Cover.
nor Wilson before the nominating con.
| gressive candidate" A statement
filed for Senator La Toilette by John ].
Hannah, financial manager of his cam.
paign, showed his total expenses had
been about $67,S24 in his campaign for
the republican nomination.
Ogden L. Mills, treasurer of the Re.
publican committee of New York
county, denied wholesale charges of
fraud that had been made by Roose.
welt leaders in New York. He pre-.
scented to the committee records from
different election districts which he
said he thought indicated fraud on the
part of many of the workers for the
Roosevelt delegates.
An account of the receipts and ex.
penses Of Senator La Follette's cam.
paign for the Republican presidential
nomination was filed with the commit.
tee showing the senator collected $685..
969.56 and spent $63,961.56.
Chas. r. Crane, as the largest con.
tributor, is credited with $23, 500, given
in several installments extending over
the period from Dec. 4, 1911, to June
IT,, 1872 Clifford Pinchot, Amos Pin.
chot and Representative William Kent
of California each contributed 10000,
.Alferd 8. Baker gave $4,000, Rudolph
Spreckles $4,000, VIM. Finn of Penn.
sylvania $1,000 and Senator La Fol
lette himself $500. The account con.
tains entries Of two loans, one Of
81, 900 by Medil Mccormick and one
$500 by Senator Gronna of North Da
'kota. Both were marked repaid"