The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-06

PROBING FIELD
SEEMS L|M|TLtsS
At Least Three More Weeks
Will Be Devoted to
Investigation.
"MOTABlES" ARE SUMMONED
This Weeks "Stars" Will Be
Charles p. Taft and Chair
man Hilles.
"N0TABLEs" ARE SUMMONED
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washington. october 5.-Three weeks
more Of probing WAS the prediction
tonight by members OF the Clspp
committee investigating campaign con-
tributions regarding their future &C
tivities. October e5 IN the tentative
date to close the hearings. By that
time the committee expects to have
heard more than 100 witnesses. That
date also falls ten days before the
elections. Most Of the Senators want
those ten days for general or pri-
vate campaign exertions.
when Senator Clapp. chairman. to-
tailed up his accounts tonight. he
found he had examined fifteen wit
nesses during the last week. even
with the lengthy appearances OF COL
onel Roosevelt. J. Ptermont morgan
and Senator Dixon. Nineteen more
~notabl were summoned to-day Tor
the attention Of the committee next
week. Their names are galaxy OF
political and financial power.
New fields OF endeavor were opened
mn to the committee In scores OF let
tars suggesting names Of persons who
can give testimony REGARDING cam
paixn donations. Some OF them were
anonymous
To inquire II persons given soft
anaps" in the diplomatic corps have
contributed to party war chests mas
been suggested to the committee. One
of the members Was informed that
substantial sums were donated to the
Republicans by Whitlaw Reid. am
bassador to Great Britain. who has
Just returned from England: Larz
n1t<p
tbs Guild, ambassador to Russia. and
Others. 1t could not be learned to-
night II any OF Uncle Sans dipio-
mats now here on vacations would be
summoned.
But testimony OF practically every
witness examined SO far has suG-
rested the names Of many more likely
snrospects." The neld appears limit
loss TO Chairman ciapp.
Six witnesses will be examined Mon
day. They are Charles R. Crane. the
Chicago millionaire, former Senator
Nathan B. Scott. OF West Virginia;
Ogden Mills. OF New York: Matthew
|H. Pale, of Boston: Charles Edward
Russell, Socialist candidate for Gov
ernor of New York. and Louis Hammer
ling. advertising agent for the Stand
ard Oil Company. All are expected to
1--WE important testimony. but Charles
3. TAFT, brother OF the President. ana
|Chairman Hilles. Of the Republican
National Committee. are the stars
Of the weeks sessions. They testify
"wednesday.
Absence OF Senator Jones. Of Wash
|inston, one OF the committee. II expect
"a to continue indefinitely. Chairman
|clapp has been advised that Jones may
NOT be able to get here 1t all. betnS
Engaged In q hot campaign OF His own.
several dozen prospective witnesses
are awaiting their turn on the grill
Among them ere John d. Archooid'
senator PenrosA. BENJAMIN B. odeh.
|Chairman McCombs and vice-Chatrman
|McAdoo. Of the Wilson campaign; NOR
man E. Mack. August Belmont. Thomas
b. Ryan. Postmaster-General Hitch
|cock. senator Bankhead. p:e-conven-
han manager for Representative Oscar
Henry C. Frick. E H. Gary
WAYNE Macveagh. George w. Perkins'
Frank A. Munsey and many other re-
|novned politician managers and IMAM
j0deTe