Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-10-07

Washington, D. c., Oct. Isl
witnesses were ready to testify whe
the Clapp committee investigator
campaign funds resumed work toda,
They were Louis N. Hammerling, o.
den Mills and Charles Edward Rus
sell, OF New York; Charles R. Gran
OF Chicago; Matthew Hale, Boston
and former Senator Nathan B. Scot
OF West Virginia.
An account of the receipts and es
penses of Senator LaFolictte's earn
paign for the republican presidentia
nomination was filed with the com
mittee today, showing tte senate
collected $63,96956 and spent $63
96156.
Charles r. Crane, as the larges
contributor, is credited with $4,000
given in several installments extend
ing over the period from Decembel
"a, 1911, to January Z, 1912. Clifford
Pinchot, Amos Pinchot and Represen
tative William Kent, of California
each contributed $4,000; Alfred S
Baker gave $4,000; Rudolph Spreck
les $4,000; William Finn of Penn
sylvania $1,000 and Senator LaFol
lette himself $1,000.
The account contains entries OF
two loans, one of $1,000 by Medill
Mccormick and one of $500 by Sena-
tor Gronna of North Dakota Both
were marked Repaid"
The accounts show $10,81703 was
paid for the Washington headquarters
and the Chicago headquarters spent
$10,450. LaFollette's expenses at the
republican national convention were
$1,55S.13 and the progressive confer
enee held in Chicago last October
cost the LaFollette managers $638.75.
Charles H. Crane of Chicago, told
the committee today that he gave
nearly $4,000 to Senator LaFollettes
campaign and $4,000 to Gov. Will
sons. Treasurer Hooker of the pro-
gressive party, testified last week
that Crane gave $4,000 to Wilson
and LaFollette at the same time.
Louis N. Hammerling, president of
the association of foreign newspa-
pers, testified concerning an advertis-
ing contract of $500 by the Roose-
welt managers, covering advertising
in thirty foreign newspapers for
Roosevelt delegates" in the New
York primary fight.
John ]. Hannah, secretary of Sena-
tor 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.. Cranes giving above that en-
tered into the account presented was
$3,1S4.40 included in the statement of
the Chicago bureau and given to
make up deficit. There were funds
he said, in states with which he had
nothing to do.
He mentioned H. E. Tucker, of
Courtney, North Dakota, Alfred L.
Baker, Huron, South Dakota, and
Thomas McCuister, Portland, Ore
gon, as being among those who could
account for expeditures not reported
to the national headquarters.
"The expenses of the California
said the witness, "were
borne largely by Rudolph Spreckles,
who made no accounting to me-
Mr. Pomerene called attention to
the statement by Hooker that Mr..
Crane "up to certain date, had |
given $4,000 of the LaFollette cam
paign."
"There was no such amount con-
said Mr.. Hannah. He
mentioned personal contributions"
made to Senator LaFollette, one of
$1,000 by Mr.. Spreckles.
Charles H. Crane testified he gave
b26,6s4.4O to Senator LaFollette's
and $4,000 to Governor
Woodrow Wilson's fund before the
Baltimore convention.
"Are these all the contributions
you made, either to Senator LaFol
ette or Gov. Wilson," asked Senate:
Clapp.
"Yes, sir, all"
HE said he gave the $4,000 for
Governor Wilson to William F. Nc
,ombs, his manager, in two INSTALL
nents, March % and April 80, 1872"
He denied having told Hooker he
$4,000 to each.
Il just wanted to have one progress
i've succeed" said Mr.. Crane. Il
lidn't care which one it was"
Mr.. Crane said he had been at
acked Throughout the west" during
he campaign "as head of the Bath
rub Trust He declared he had no
onnection with the organization.
"I could very well support both
wilson and La Toilette as both men
re progressive" said Mr.. Crane.
THAT was contributing to both
unds. was known to the managers OF
he two campaigns. l made no secret
I the fact" Il