Albuquerque morning journal., 1915-04-24
poOSE WELT HAS AN
OPPORTUNITY TO TELL
OF CONTRIBUTIONS

.rneerS>~N~~@I
49,, about oniccholders being dele.
gates
awho was you opponent in 1902
oAIton b. Parker.
evtho was the treasurer OF youi
as'ornelus Bliss"
,n5d YOU ever see the list of con
,.,hntors to that campaign fund2'
% never saw II.
.tves il now q subject of a con-
oss,onal investigation by the Clapn
co"'' TELLS of Contributions.
OF was. | appeared before the
committee ,,. ,
portg" go. soy !, :, u,,s IN,
,atcrial 60 me. ! knew more about
!, nan the committee did,
ei show you the report here Have
vou ever seen ity'
sIn It's entirety. ! have not"
rDid you know Mr.. Jacob Schlf
contributed $4,000
SNo. / suppose he did
nDld YOU know James Speyer con-
trlbuled 5,000?'
" No. / knew Henry Frick contribt
uted" c -,
klns contributed2
81 did not. but would not be SUR
nrised if he didn't
"Did Mr.. Carnegie contribute
$4,000" -,
meet to see Mr.. Carnegie's name
there >,
H'?" 49,,
mo for am bassador to France or
fcred TO make him minister to Vene-
zuela. but he would not accept
oDid YOU fail to appoint James
HAGEN HYDE as ambassador to France
because he was conpectcd WIN tnee
New York Life Insurance company?
oNo. l thought he was too young
Cor such an important position ana
IT, d,un't consider that Just because he
Contributed he should be sent as am :
bassador TO France
nDo YOU know George Won l.. MeN-
or contributed s25,000?'
eWas il that large? I didn't know
It,
Colonel Roosevelt said he had no
donbt that George Gould contributed
sI00.OOO TO his campaign fund.
Neither would he doubt that George
Won L. Meyer contributed an addi-
tional $4,000.
III YOU found that the Hawaiian
SMEAR Planters association contrib
uted $40. 900, would YOU doubt it,
NO. But | never heard of any
such association"
"lf YOU learned from the commit
Ntee official report(t that e. ii. Harri-
man contributed $4,000, would YOU
have any doubt about itY'
Not if you so read. I have some
memory of Mr.. Hartman contribut-
ing to the New York state campaign
fund
Don't yoii know that he contribut-
ed to the national fund 2"
III il is so stated there, | accept It,
but didn't know it,
The witness was asked to identity
Mr.. Hartman. He replied by mem
tioning his being president of the
Union Pacific and allied railroad lines.
who was Clarence III. Mackay2"
1.-THE son of the great Nevada
miner He was New York man of
wealth."
WAS he president of a cable COM
pam. and the Postal Telegraph com
pdnSg"
II don't know
do you know what this means: C.
n. Bliss for p r., sl0,0002'
''P. R.?" said the colonel, appar-
entity surprised. II don't think | know
what that means"
MFR. Ivins read another item from
the report-"C. n. b. for p. r.. $780,
GOO"
&C. N. b." replied Colonel Roose-
welt, means c. ~ Bliss, but / don't
know what =. II. means"
More Campaign Money.
Mr. lvins read items of contribution
identified by initials. Witness was
puzzled for q moment and then fixed
upon II. II. Rogers, nod deceased, and
+ John d. Archbol1, as the contributors.
'Id be surprised If any such con-
tributions were used" said the Wit
ness. Il sent q message to Mr.. Cor
telyou that IL any Standard Oil contri-
buttons were received to return them.
explicitly told Mr.. Cortelyou and Mr..
Bliss not to accept any contribution
with any implication of consideration
N the event of my election
Here the colonel manifested curt
osity as TO the nature of the official
report from which Mr. WINS read.
Il is that of the senate sub-com-
mittee on privileges and elections, fin
ished In 1913, as to campaign contri-
buttons in 1904" said Mr.. WINS.
Ihat' was the committee before
which Mr. Thomas +. Ryan testified
~ fn
elect MIR, Alton u. Parker democratic
nominee in 1904" said the colonel
Judge Andrews covered his face to
suppress a broad smile and the court
Uttered.