Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-10-12
C. P. TAFT CAVE
s2S0,OOO IN 1908
SI5O,O0O Was Returned, Tes.
titles Presidents Brother.
GAVE S2I3,592 THIS YEAR
Was Anxious to Have Brother Elected
Free From Corporation TaInt--Han.
ma Gave $4,000 to Roosevelt.

ma Gave SlII,VUO 10 hooseVet'
Charles p. Taft. halfbrother of the
president. testified before the senate
subcommittee investigating campaign
contributions In Washington that he
contributed S250.000 to the national
campaign In 1905. and that $4,000
was returned. lie also contributed
$4,000 to the Ohio state campaign
that year.
Il thought my brother was fitted for
the presidency" said Mr.. Taft. and
II elected. wanted him 20 walk into
the White House without obligation to
any great interest. or corporations.
On that basis | was prepared TO go
the limit"
Taft testified that his contributions
to the presidents pre.conyention cam.
paign this year for denomination to-
tailed s2l3.592. OF which $4,000 was
given TO the national Taft bureau Of
which Representative William y. Nc
kinley was director. To the Ohio
state campaign sG4,S00 was given and
$4,000 went for miscellaneous items.
Senator Dixon. Roosevelt's campaign
manager. recently charged that c. =.
Taft had given 100000 In his broth
er's fight in 1905.
Dan r. Hama. Of Cleveland. Ohio.
testified that he gave $4,000 TO Colo.
mel Roosevelt's reconvention cam.
paign this year. To the Roosevelt ma
sfstls 10 n
Walter F. Brown. for the Ohio cam
paign. $4,000. and for state organlza,
ton In Ohio $4,000.
Nathan b. Scott. former senator
from West Virginia. by relating a tel.
ephone conversation with a voice at
threw more light on the Hartman
fund" OF 100000 which went into the
Republican campaign Golfers the year
Theodore Roosevelt was elected 10 tho
presidency.
Mr.. Scott said he was In the Re
publican national headquarters In New
York when the phone rang and the
voice al tho White House" wanted to
speak either 20 Cornelius Bliss. tho
national treasurer. or George b. Cor
telyou. tho national chairman. Neither
being present. Mr.. Scott did the talk
ing. lie was reluctant to identify the
voice at the White House." but he
finally said he believed II was Roose.
yelts voice
The White House" wanted to know
what the trouble was about Higgins
and why the national committee did
not help the gubernatorial candidate
In New York
When told that there was no ma
tional committee money available 20
aid in tho state fight. the white
House voice" said either that he
would have L. II. Hartman come
down there. or that Hartman was
coming. and that they would see wha,
they could do.
Scott testified that Bliss had told
him OF collecting 100000 from the
Standard OIL company. and that when
he suggested that Bliss ask the com.
pany for more told him Roosevelt had
forbidden contributions from that
source
Judge Robert s. I,ovett, chairman
or the executive boards Of the South.
ern Pacific and Union Pacific rail
roads. who was close TO Hartman in
1901. also told Of details of that quar-.
ter million dollar fund.
Judge Lovctt testified that Harri.
man had told him Of q visit 20 the
White House and that President
Roosevelt wanted him 10 help the m.
t!onal committee raise $780, 900 for the
New York state fight.
The check Of +. II. Hartman for
$4,000 was the only one Judge l.ovc,t
could positively remember. but he
added that he thought ". X Wander.
bile also had given a like amount
This information gave the committee
the names Of four men who are sal
TO have contributed $4,000 each 10
the Hartman fund: J. p. Morgan. H.
Mex. Twomhiy. Hartman and Wander.
bilt In adidtiong former Senator De.
pew said he gave $4,000 TO the fund