Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-10-18

| lures in Ohio and Pennsylvania Col
| Roosevelt's total pre- convention ex-
penditures for the whole country were
| about $3.50 000.'
Washington, Oct 17-Lavish use of
money by the supporters of President
Taft in the Michigan primary cam
paign was charged before the Clapp
committee, today, by James o. Murfin,
a Detroit lawyer. Muffin said that
when he and Capt. Alger raised $500
and offered it to John d. Mckay, in
| charge of the Taft campaign, Mckay
said he had plenty of money-more
than he had ever had before in any
campaign.
Mr.. Murfin testified he understood
Mckay to say that candidates for del
egates to the county conventions were
| holding him up for as much as $500
each.
1T is a matter of general knowl-
edge that the primaries in Detroit,
this year, were the most corrupt on
both sides that was ever known" said
Murfin. 1T was just as bad on one
side as the other, but our people were
the most skillful and we got the dele
gates. But both were absolutely rot
ten.
Il asked Chas. b. Warren how much
money was to be used in Wayne coun-
ty. He asked me how much | thought
was necessary. l told him that |
thought more than $500 could be hon
estly spent.
He told me Mr. Mckay insisted
upon having $4,000 before he started.
Well, 1 said. Wen have a rotten
campaign and we did" declared the
witness emphatically. Il was the
worst campaign we ever saw.
why Senator" he exclaimed, an
swering Senator Pomerene, both sides
bartered for these delegates like so
many sheep. Some of them accepted
money from both sides. OF course [
don't know the details, but that was
the general situation
who would know the details?" ask
ed Senator Pomerene.
John D. Mckay"
Chairman Clapp placed in the rec
ord Ii copy of the bank account of the
National Republican committee in
1904 at the Fourth National Bank of
New York L showed deposits among
others of $4,000 in the last few days
of October; $4,000 on Oct %; 100000
on Oct IS, and S105, Geo on Oct. 81. This
was about the time the so-called Har-
riman fund was collected.
Geo. Il. Cortelyou, chairman of. the
National committee in 1904 was ques-
toned about John u. Archbold's testi~
mony that he Standard Oil Co. con-
tribrted 100000 to the Republican
fund.- that year. Mr.. Cortelyeu said
the question had been brought to his
attention by letters and kilograms from
from PRESIDENT Roosevelt in the last
days of the campaign of 1904. When he
spoke 10 Treasurer Bliss about it the
| latter mad said there had been no such
contributions.
Mr.. Cortelyou said that fhe had not
thought it necessary TO get to Mr. Bliss
with further kilograms from the Presi-
dent inquiring about the Standard Oil
contribution, because he supposed that
Mr. Bliss original statement covered the
case.
Il told the President at that time just
what Mr. Bliss told me. he said.
Mr.. Cortelyou could not remember Mr.
Bliss having arranged for him to meet
some of the Standard Oil people. II know
of no such Incident he said.
He said he had never asked j. 2. Nor
gan for any contribution for any pur-
pose.
Mr.. CorteIyou said he knew little of the
so-called Hartman fund. but insisted
that it was raised entirely for the New
York state committee. He denied that
early in the 1904 campaign he had prom
ised B. B. Odell, Jr, 100000 for the state
campaign.
Mr. Cortelyou denied he had ordered
the books of the 1904 campaign destroyed.
He disagreed with Geo r. Sheldon's es-
innate that 20 per cent. of the 1904 Repub
lican fund was contributed by corpora
tons and declared the bulk of the fund
was given by large individual contribu-
tors
Mr.. Cortelvou defended his conduct of
the 1901 campaign. and replied vigorous
~ to criticism of his appointment as
chairman, following his service as secre-
tary of commerce and labor, with super
vision of the bureau of corporations. He
protested he knew nothing of the so
called secrets of corporations" and wish
ed to shoulder all responsibility for his
associates on the 1904 committee.
President Roosevelt was not active in
the management of the 1904 campaign, he
said. The entire campaign was directly
in his charge as chairman and the Pres
ident did not interfere. The committee
recessed for lunch with Mr.. Cortelyou on
the stand.
After the noon recess, Mr.. Cortelyou
said when he asked Treasurer Bliss about
u Standard Oil contribution re referred
only to the company and not individuals
identified with it,
MIR. Bliss said simply that he had re-
ceived no contribution from the Stand
ard Oil Co. He testified: 81 have
vague recollection that at one time Mr..
Bliss said something to the effect that
he raised no question as to contributions
by individuals but my recollection is
very vague. Mr. Bliss, after the cam
paign, gave me the impression that
contribution had been received from II.
II. Rogers"
Mr.. Cortelyou said he believed the Rog-
ers contribution TO which he referred was
the same as appeared in the record as
one of Sl00 OG0 given by John D. Arch