Evening star., 1912-07-20
Mr.. R|DDER HEARD
Tells of Democratic Campaign
of 1908. j
SHOWS OFFICIAL REPORTS
Says 25,0Co Names We're Enrolled
on the List Of Contributors
to Fund.

So as ~ make sure there would be 10
DOUBT as TO thc correctness IF hts testi-
mony. Herman Ridder. treasurer Of the
democratic national committee IN 1905.
today produced for the inspection Of the
Senate committee investigating campaign
funds offictal reports OF the committees
receipts and expenditures he had nied
with the secretary OF state OF New York
in 1905 J. j. Martin. private secretarv
10 the secretary Of state. produced the re-
ports as official custodian OF them. These
showed the total receipts were sscn GAIT
and the total expenditures we're k6ig.-
41o.06. leaving balance Of 81. .23t1l
Mr. Ridder told the. committee how he
raised the money for William ]. Rr,ans
last presidential fight.
Il was the largest contributor" de-
clared Mr.. Ridder. Il gave $4,000 Mr.
Bryan made rule that no one should
contribute more than $1,000. So $40. ooa
was subscribed in my name and each Of
my sons gave $4,000"
Ibid August Belmont contribute any
thing In ieos'" asked Chairman Clspp.
Mr.. Belmont had told the COMMITTEES
recently that he contributed about $3.50
600 to the democratic national COMMITTEES
in 1901
Nothing From Ryan.
Did Mr.. Thomas r Ryan contribute ID
1902" continued Senator clapp.
NO. he didn't
Might they have contributed to some
one else?''
No one unless Mr.. Sheehan-nc. 4 ara
sure they did not through MIR. Sheehsn.
because the amount he contributed was
too SMALL said the witness.
Tammany Hall contributed o,Ono Mr..
Ridder told the committee. and Robert
Ewing OF New Orleans collected S3s 0no.
mostly in 8 and 10 cent pieces.
The witness recalled. with the aid OF
the Official records. that 25.0lO names
were enrolled on the list Of contributors.
He picked out the largest ones, putting
into the record contributions by W. r.
600: Edward NJ. Shepard, s1.coo; II. II.
Lehman, $1,000, d. F.. Conway, fi.ps:
Samuel Untermyer. $500 J.. Sargent
Cram. $1,000: Edward F. Goltra. ss,Oo:
Morgan J. o'Brien. $500: Delancey Nico'I.
$1,000: Nathan Straus, $i.2S0: John ".
Cox. s3,0O: David r. Francis. 5000. and
Norman f. Mack. $1,000.
Called Good" Men.
Senator Clapp remarked that Mr.. Rid
der. every time he mentioned contribu-
ton by Tammany man. referred to him
as q good man.
do you mean to cast reflections on the
other contributors" asked the senator.
No.; replied Mr.. Ridder. "Fsut after
Bryans denunciation at Baltimore il
seems necessary TO explain the quaiinca-
tons or Tammany men. I collected the
money in 190S.' he added. .'and ! am sure
not dollar of it was tainted
No money was received from corpora
tons for the campaign, Mr. Ridder as
sured the committee.
II had distinct orders from Mr.. Bryan"
he explained. that no money was to be
taken from corporations"
Have YOU any reason to believe that
subscriptions BY them were covered up
by being made under y person s. name y'
he was asked fs#.t = = S-
Contributions Small
None. The contributions were too
small for. that. '-t
do you have any knowledge that
money was given for campaign purposes
through other agencies than the national
committee"
mo. OF course money was given to
state committees
Mr.. Rfdder before leaving the stand,
testified that he had nothing to do on
cially with the presidential campaign OF
1904, nor the congressional campaigns OF
1906 or 1910, also under Investigation.
George r. Sheldon. treasurer Of the re-
publican national committee in 1903 prob
ably Will be a witness next THURSDAY