Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-04-24

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! come to see him. Mr.. Barnes signed M
letters Every truly yours. while 70,
| Roosevelt signed his SYours faithfully
| Or Sincerely youss." There were NOR
than two dozen letters in the bundle ah'
| they were all about general matters.
| After the letters had been read ane
| the colonel said he had appointed sew
| eral of the men Mr.. Barnes had recon-
\ mended to him a recess was taken.
when Colonel Roosevelt resumed tn
I stand he produced book containing MI
| messages to Congress. He read an ex
| cerpt in which he said he recommend
| ed" the passage Of legislation to Civ
! publicity to campaign contributions. HI
was reading his message Of Dec. 3. 1906.
1904 Campaign
who was your opponent in 1904?''
"Alton B. Parker of CHS state"
who was the treasurer Of your
campaign"
Cornelius Bliss"
did you ever see the list of con-
tributors to that campaign fund"'
Il never saw it,"
WAS it not a subject Of a congress
, sional investigation by the Clapl
Committee?'
1T was. 1 appeared before the CON-
mittee."
Did the committee make report =
Yes, but l never saw it. 1t was i'm
material to me. I knew more about
it than the committee"
II show you the report here. Have
YOU ever seen it?''
In its entirety have not"
This report covers nearly 200
pages. Why do you say you kno
more about it than they did?"
Contributions
Did you know Mr.. Jacob H. Schiff
contributed 100000?
NO 1 suppose he did"
Did you know James speyer ha
contributed $15,000?"
NO. l know Henry Frick contrib
uted."
WAS he in the steel corporation?
Yes"
Did you know George v. Perkins
contributcd?"
Il did not, but would be surprised
if he didn't
Did Mr.. Carnegie contribute SO.
O0o:"
Il suppose he did. 1 should expect
to see Mr.. Carnegie's name there
DO YOU know the initials j. n. H. ~
Eyes. That man was urged upon me
for ambassador to France. l offered to
make him minister to Venezuela, but he
wouldn't accept"
did Mr.. Clifford Pinchot contribute
$5ooO?"
II don't know, but l don't doubt it."
did you fail to appoint James Hazen
Hyde as ambassador to France because
he was connected with the New York
Life Insurance CO.."
mo. I thought he was TOO young for
such an important position and did not
he should be sent as ambassador to
France
do you know George Won l.. Meyer
contributed s25.oo0?"
WAS 1t that large? l didn't know it. y
Colonel Roosevelt said he had no doubt
George Gould contributed 100000 to his
campaign fund. Neither would he doabt
that George Won l.. Meyer contribute !
an additional $4,000
IF you found that the Hawaiian Sugar
Planters Association contributed s10.ool
would you doubt it?''
NO But 1 never heard of any such
association"
IF you learned from the committee s
official report that E. H. Hartman con-
tributed 100000 would you have any
doubt about it?'
Not If you so read,'' was the reply.
II have some memory of Mr.. Hartman
contributing to the New York state cam
paign fund"
Don't you know that he contributed
to the national fund.-"
IF it is SO stated there. 1 accept it:
but l didn't know it,"
The witness was asked to identify Mr..
Hartman. He replied by mentioning
bis being president of the Union Pacific
ans allied railroad lines.
who was Clarence H. Mackay:"
THE son of the great Nevada miner.
He was a New York man of wealth."
WAS he president of cable company
and the Postal Telegraph Cor
Il don't know
Would it surprise you that Mr..
George Won L. Meyer, who apparent
ly was inexhaustible came across
with another s1o.O0o?"
II think those were contributions
made through Mr.. Meyer"
do you know what this means C.
N. Bliss for P. R.-$1O,0OO?"
"P. R.?" said the Colonel, apparent
ly surprised. Il don't think 1 know
what that means"
Mr.. WINS read another item from
the report: &C. N. B. for p. r. $685.
000"
&C. N. B." replied Col. Roosevelt,
means Z. N. Bliss, but l don't know
what P. r means"
Mr.. WINS read items Of contribu-
tons identified by initials. Witness
was puzzled for a moment and then
fixed upon H. H. Rogers, now deceas-
ed, and John D. Archbold as the con-
tributors.
I'D be surprised If any such con-
tributions were used" said the witness.
I sent a message to Mr.. Cortelyou
that if any Standard Oil contribu-
tions were received to return them
explicitly told Mr.. Cortelyou and
Mr.. Bliss not to accept any contribu-
ton with any implication Of consid-
Grafton in the event Of my election"
Here the Colonel manifested Curl