The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-04-30
WALL STREET AIDED
100000 GIVEN BY MORGAN AND
HARTMAN TO CAMPAIGN
FUND, ASSERTS ct. r."
HE DIDN'T NEED THE MONEY
Colonel Roosevelt Testifies That His
Election Was Certainly Before Nom
ination-Barnes Called JekyIl-Hyde
by Former President.

Syracuse, y. Y, April 24.-Hun-
dreds of thousands of dollars tossed
into the Republican campaign fund
of 1904 by ]. p Morgan, E. H. Harri-
man, H. c. Frick, Jacob Schiff and
other Wall street leaders to elect
Roosevelt to the presidency was adj
mitted on the witness stand by
Roosevelt
The former president gave no
credit to this feature of the campaign.
however, for he said:
My election was already assured.
The money was for the New York
state campaign"
The colonel said that J. P. Morgan,
Z. II. Hartman and several others
gave 10000 each to the Republican
fund
But | made it plain that such con-
tributions should be made with no
obligation made or implied" declared
Mr.. Roosevelt
Alliances with Republican bosses to
obtain the 1904 Republican nomina-
ton in 1904 at Chicago was emphatic
ally denied by Roosevelt.
II neved moved a little finger to
get that nomination, except by my
public acts in Office" Colorel Roose-
welt testified
Nam Some Bosses.
WINS then asked Mr.. Roosevelt
about the various persons in the 1904
convention that he admitted were
bosses. They included Boise Penrose
of Pennsylvania, w. l.. Ward of New
York, Joseph G. Cannon of Illinois.
Cox of Ohio, Senator Foraker of Ohio
and others
The inquiry then turned to the
Clapp committee investigation of cam
paign contributions.
These men gave their contribu-
tons voluntarily and with no prom
ise of reward" said the colonel.
Recommended Taft.
The colonel told of his first public
statement in 1907 that he would not
be candidate for reelection. Also
he said he recommended William h.
Taft as his successor.
Did you not think you were trying
to influence the convention?' asked
WINS.
NO: it was only my preference"
was the reply.
He admitted. though. that the
knowledge Of a presidents prefer
ence might have influence on dele
gates.
Devoted to Barnes.
The colonel also revealed to the
jurors that Damon and Pythias and
David and Jonathan were no more
devoted to each others interests than
were Theodore Roosevelt and William
Barnes before he discovered that Mr.
Mr.. Hyde.
When Mr.. Hyde got the upper hand
of the combination Mr. Roosevelt and
Mr.. Barnes fell out, according to the
colonel
Mr. Roosevelt was interested in
Barnes because he was trying to re-
form him. the former president stated
under cross-examination by William
NJ WINS. chief counsel for Mr. Barnes
in his $4,000 libel suit.
He believed Barnes above the aver
age politician morally. he said, and
he wanted to make Barnes a useful
citizen. He wanted to preserve DR..
Jekyll. but Mr.. Hyde absorbed him.
Rips Lid Off G. o. p. Politics.
Colonel Roosevelt was asked what
William ]. Loeb, his secretary when
he was governor and president. told
him about the Balm report on condi.
tons in Albany.
He told me the Investigation
showed not only crooked business in
printing. but other crooked business
of the worst type" said Roosevelt.
Colonel Roosevelt said that Frank.
lin ID. Roosevelt told him that Will.
liam Sheehan was shelved and James
A. O'Gorman elected United States
senator by combination of the
Barnes Republican senators and the
Murphy Tammany senators
Colonel Roosevelt ripped the lid off
Republican affairs in New York. He
told of conversations and produced
letters TO show that the late Senator
Thomas c. Plat and Mr.. Barnes be-
lieved in party bosses.
He also declared he considered SUI
preme Court Justice Charles e.
Hughes boss when he was governor
of New York.