Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-10-04
MADE 1T CLEAR THAT THE
MONEY WAS GIVEN WITH.
OUT ANY PROMISE.
TEDDY TO testify TODAY
VIII Bc Questioned IA 10 Hts knowl-
edge Of the Archb0ld Contribution
TO 1904 Campaign.

WASHINGTON, Oct. al, Pier
point Morgan told the senate cam
palgn contributions committee today
that while he had contributed $lSO.-
900 10 the last two republican presi-
Dental campaign funds, the gifts wer9
made without expectation of ro-
turn"
After saying he had contributed
sl5O,O 900 TO the fund of 1904 and $780,
OOO to the fund Of 1908, Mr. Morgan
turned to the committee and oXclaim-
ed earnestly: | wont II distinctly un'
derstood that j. P Morgan and
company never made single
subscription to any election with any
promise or expectation of anything
in return in any way, shape or man
ner, however, without we deemed II
advantageous for the Improvement
and -'Jptterment of the people. we
never had q communication from any
candidate. We never had an appn-
cation from any candidate for money
and any thinGcthDt we did or that was
done under my sugges,ion-itnd we
were all in harmony--was that II was
necessary for good Of the country ana
the business Of the people. There was
never any expectation of any return
att
from anybody"
This statement came after series
of questions by Senator Penrosc rs to
whether New York finanicrs had con
ferred and ascertained the attitude Of
various candidates toward business
before making contributions. Mr..
Morgan repeatedly denied there was
any concerted action" among busi-
ness interests in support of the repub-
lcan candidate in 1904.
Mr.. Morgan said that after makins
his original contribution of 100000
in 1904, he was importuned to give
another $4,000 which he did. This.
he said. he understood was part OF
IllH SO-tdlltu nun UNIV ai'' wa
turned over to B. B. O'Dell Jr., for
use by the New York state committee
Charles Duell assistant treasurer of
the 1904 fund, who followed Mr.. Nor
gan on the stand, said all of the ac-
counts of the committee We're open to
Mr.. Cortlyou, their chairman.
Col Roosevelt will be the principal
witness before the committee tomor-
row. He will he questioned as to his
knowledge on contributions to the
1904 fund and particularly as to the
so-called Standard Oil contribution OF
100000, which he has said he order
ed returned The Colonel also will
be asked as to the financing of tn"
convention campaign for his nomina
ton this year.
Mr.. Morgan was a willing witness
He found difficulty in hearing the
questions while seated in the forma'
witness chair mounted on small
platform, and he moved down to the
able across from the committee, took
a stenographers chair and answered
the questions propounded in chatty
intimate way. At times he chuckled
glcefullv as when he told the com
mittec that there was no limit 10
the amount the republican campaign
committee in 1894 was willing to ac
cept
Mr. Morgan took his heckling by
the committee IN good spirit and
laughed heartily, in leaving, as he
told Chairman Clapp that he guess
cd" his expenses and witness fees
would be all right"
The financier, after leaving tho
committee room, accompanied oy his
daughter. Mrs. Hamilton. attended |
his son law II. L. Satterlee. and dis |
appeared for several hours. A spe.
cial train, made up before noon 70
take him to New York in n hurry |
was hold up. and the railroad officials |
made vain search for their pros
pecti,e passenger. He reappeared |
some time after o'clock with the an
nouncefnent that he had seized the |
opportunity 10 visit his son aud LEFT |
Immediately for New York