The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-26
Com mittee Wants to
Know w here w ar
SineWs Come From.
MONEY CAPTAINS
ARE TO TESTIFY
Morgan, Frick, Ryan and Othel
Financial Leaders Will Be
Asked What They Know OF
Contributions to Various
Campaigns-Long List
of Witnesses.

Washington. September 25.-After q
telephone conference to-day with
Oscar X. Davis, Of the New York Pro-
gressiv. headquarters, Senator Clapp
announced that Friday, October I.
would be set BY the Senate eommtt-
tee in Investigating campaign ex-
penses for the app sarauce OF Coionei
Roosevelt The hearings will begin
next Monday as had been planned.
Senator Clapp was unable to say TO-
day whether the examination OF Col
onel Roosevelt would take more than
one day.
subpoenas have been sent to New
York by a Senate ssrgeant-at-arms
for service upon General Counsel
Elliott and the secretary d the
Standard Oil Company in connection
with the investigation Of Jahn D.
Archbold's staten snts that he con-
tributed 100000 to the Roosevelt fund
OF 1904. in behalf of the Standard OH
Company. The two officials are re-
quired to produce any papers they
may have barring upon the transact
ton. the committee having called
them in an effort to discover the re-
ceipt which Mr.. Archbold said had
been given him by Cornelius N. Bliss.
tn IN treasurer Of the Republican Ma
tiona, Committee.
Called to Testify.
Senator Clapp made public to-day
the names of the majority Of the
witnesses who are to be heard by tn.
committee The list includes J. p.
Morgan. II. c. Prick. Ebert H. Gary.
George W. Perkins. William r. Hearst.
Thomas f Ryan. former Senator
Chauncey NJ Depew. William Loco.
Jr, George B. Cortelyou. Alton B.
Parker, George r Sheldon. Cornelius
N Bliss, Jr., and c. c. TeSethoH, ali
of whom have been mentioned as
probable witnesses.
The broad character of the investt-
CATION that is to be made to deter
mine whether campaign contributions
have influenced tariff legislation is
indicated in the character Of the wit
nesses. Among them are William
whitman and William II. Wood. OF
Boston, two leading figures In the
wooden industry; Edward F. Green,
~. r. MacColl, Charles r. Grundy,
Bristol, Pa: b F. Jones. Jr.. steel
manufacturer of Pittsburgh: Henry l.
Towne. of New York; Jonn Kirby. Jr,
Dayton, O., and Fred Schw -dtnan and
ID. P Challenger. OF st. Louis All
are manufacturers or interested In
important industries
Daniel G. Reid, a leading figure in the
,inplate and steel industry. is also
to be asked to appear before the COM
mf,tee. Wayne MacVeagh. a former
Acknowledgement OF the United States
and brother of Secretary NacVeagh. OF
the Treasury Department, has also been
asked to appear.
II is understood that the specific
purpose of summoning ]. Pterpont
Morgan and Mr. MacVeagh Is TO ques-
ton them regarding the charges made
by Charles Edward Russell. Socialist
candidate for Governor Of New York,
! that Nj Morgan had been asked by
Colonel Roosevelt to contribute Ger
tain amount to his campaign fund In
1904. Both Mr.. Morgan and Nj. Mac
veagh have denied the report
David E. Thompson, OF Lincoln, Neb.
former minister to Mexico; Chancellor
James R Day. Of Syracuse University:
Governor Foss. Of Massachusetts,:
, Judge c. H. Dull Of New York. and
E. T. Stotesbury. who was reported 20
have collected Republican campaign
funds In Philadelphia, have been add
ed to the committees list
ExpsaiD This Years FunAs.
Those who will be asked to explain
year and the method OF their expendi-
! ture include Senator Dixon, Orasby
McHarg and Treasurer E II. Hooker.
Of the Nationa, Progressive party. for
Colonel Roosevelt: II. L Nichols. for
Governor Harmon; Representative Nc
KInley, for President Taft. former
Senator F. T. Dubois. for Champ Clark.
Senator Bankhead. for Representative
Underwood: william +. AcComos, Ios
Governor Wilson
The only members OF the House OF
Representatives thus far asked To tes-
tify are former Speaker Cannon, Rep
resenfative Mckinley. Representative
Weeks Of Massachusetts,. and Repre-
sentative Palmer. Of Pennsylvania. but
/. il II expected that others win appear
before the committee concludes its