Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-10-18
CLAPP COMMITTEE GETS
ORIGINAL BANK RECORDS
They Show S250,000 PreSum-
ably Given by Hartman for
Roosevelt Fight
tBv Associated prsss.)

(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON. Oct. 17.-Lavish use
OF money by the supporters Of Presi-
dent Taft in the Michigan primary cam
paign was charged before the Clapp
committee today by James o. Murin. a
Detroit lawyer.
ATurfn said that when he and Captain
AIger raised $500 and offered it to
John Mckay. in charge of the Taft
campaign. Mckay said he had plenty
OF ,money-more than he had ever had
before in any campaign"
AIorfn testified he understood Nc
Kay to say that candidates for dele
gates to the county conventions were
holding him up for as much as $500
each
'Tt1is a matter of general knowledge
that the primaries in Detroit this year
were the most corrupt on both sides
that was ever known" said Mr.. Murfin.
Il asked Charles b. Warren how much
money was to be used in Wayne coun-
~. He asked me how much thought
was necessary. 1 told him that not
more than $4,000 could be honestly
spent He told me Mr.. Mckay in
sisted on having $1,000 before he
started.
"'wel.' / said. wen have a rotten
campaign and we did" declared the
witness emphatically. 1T was the
worst campaign we ever saw"
SOLD LIKE SHEEP.
why. senator" he exclaimed, answer
ing Senator Pomerene. both sides bar
tered for these delegates like so many
sheep. Some of them accepted money
from both sides. OF course, I don't
know the details. but that was the gem
eral situation"
who would know the details2" asked
Senator Pomerene.
John ID. Mckay"
THE HARTMAN FUND.
Chairman Clapp placed in the record
a copy OF the bank account for the Re
publican national committee in 1904 at
the Fourth National bank of New York.
1t showed deposits. among others. of
s240. 900 in the last few days of October.
This was about the time the so-called
Hartman fund was collected.
George b. Cortelyou. chairman Of the
national committee in 1904. was ques-
toned about John d. Archbold's testi-
mony that the Standard Oil company
contributed 500. 900 to the Republican
fund that year. Mr.. Cortelyou said the
question had been brought to his at
tention BY letters and kilograms from
President Roosevelt in the last days Of
the campaign of 1904. When he spoke
to Treasurer Bliss about it. the latter
had said there. had been no such con-
tributions.
Il told the president at that time just
what Mr.. Bliss told me-" said Mr.. Cor
telyou.
He said he never had asked ]. P.
Morgan for any contribution for any
purpose.
Mr.. Cortelyou said he knew little of
the so-caIled Hartman fund. but in
SlSAtu IL was AdAScu enlAicAs the VIEW
York state committee. He denied that
early in the 1904 campaign he had
promised B. B. O'Dell. Jr., 100000 for
the state campaign.
Mr.. Cortelyou denied he had ordered
the books OF the 1904 campaign de-
stroyed or that any gathering or "com-
mittee" OF New York financiers was
formed TO underwrite the Republican
campaign. He disagreed with George
sheldon's estimate that IS per cent Of
the 1904 Republican fund was contrib
uted by corporations. and declared the
bulk of the fund was given by large
individual contributors.
Mr. Cortelyou defended his conduct
Of the 1904 campaign. and replied Wig
orously to criticism OF his appointment
as chairman. after his service as secre-
tary OF commerce AMI labor. with SUI
pervision Of the bureau of corpora
tons.
President Roosevelt was not active in
the management of the 1904 campaign.
he said.