Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-24
Ran on His Record Alone.

no represented ohio at the con-
ventiouo"
Il think Senator Foraker was one.
Mr.. Herrick was another and Mr.. Cox
was another
Was Mr.. Cox the boss Of Cncin-
nati"'
He may have been"
Was Senator Foraker boss"
Not at that time
Did you ever hear of Joseph Can
non of Danville. 1no"
II did"
Was he boss
He was the boss Of the House of
REPRESENTATIVES. until he was over
thrown.
He came back. didn't he"
Yes. bur not as boss of the House
of Representatives
But he came back to Congress from
his district. and he was a boss there,
wasn't he"
In Doubt as to Cannon.
II only know that by hearsay" said
he colonel and he and counsel fenced
as to the similarity of boss ship in
Westchester countE and in the Dam
vile district
We're there any federal office hold
efs as delegates to the convention
II don't know"
Did You issue any order as Presi-
dent about Office holders being dele
gates"
No,
Who was Your opponent in 1905"
Alton +. Parker"
no was the treasurer Of your ca m
paisn"
Cornelius Bliss
fDld YOU ever see the list OF contr-
buttons to that campaign fundo"
Il never saw it
Was 1t not a subject of a congress
sional investigation by the Clapp com
mitteeo'
1t was. appeared before the COM
mittee"
Did the committee make reporto"
Yes. but ! never saw It, 1t was i'm
material to me. ! knew more about it
than the committee did
Il show YOU the report here Have
You ever seen it,
In its entirety I have not"
Didn't Know Of Gifts.
Did YOU know Jacob H. Schiff con
tributed 100000"
No l suppose he did"
Did you know James Speyer contrib
uted s150oo?"
NO I knew Henry Frick contrib
uted'
Did you know George W Perkins
contributed?"
II did not: but I would be surprised
if he didn't
Did Mr.. Carnegie contribute SIC, ooO,"
Il suppose he did. l should expect to
see Mr.. Carnegie's name there
DO you know the initials j. H. H?'
Yes. That man was urged upon me
for ambassador to France. 1 offered
to make him minister to Venezuela, but
he wouldn't accept"
Did You fail to appoint James Hazen
Hyde as ambassador to France because
Life insurance Company"
No ! thought he was too young for
such an important position, and didn't
consider that just because he contrib
to France"
DO You know George Won l. Meyer
contributed se5.000?"
Was it that large: ! didn't know
Col. Roosevelt said he had no doubt
George Gould contributed $4,000 to
his campaign fund. Neither would he
doubt that George Won l.. Meyer con-
tributed an additional $4,000.
IF you found that the Hawaiian
Sugar Planters Assoca ton, contrib
uted $4,000 would you doubt it,
No: But never heard of any such
association"
Mr.. Harriman's 100000.
If you learned from the committees
l.
tributed 100000 would you have any
doubt about it,"
NOT II you so read. ! have some
memory of Mr.. Hartman contributing
to the New York state campaign fund"
Don't you know that he contributed
to the national fund.-
If II is so stated there, | accept it.
but didn't know it
the witness was asked to identify
Mr.. Hartman He replied by mention
ing his being president of the Union
Pacific and allied railroad lines
Who was Clarence H. Mackavo"
me son or the great Nevada miner
he was New York man OF wealth"
Was he president of cable com
pany and the Postal Telegraph Com
pany""
II don't know"
DO you know what this means: e.
~ Bliss for P. R.-slo.oO0'
+. X! said the colonel apparently
surprised. Il don't think / know what
that means.
Mr.. WINS read another item from the
r"nort; &c y. b. for 2. R-s25, 300
- y, B., replied Col. Roosevelt.
means {. y. Bliss. but don't know
what r. r. means
Baked at Standard Oil.
MI WINS read other items OF con
trlbutIons identified by initials. Among
them were II. H. r" and II. u. A"
witness was puzzled for a moment and
then fixed upon II. II. Rogers. now de-
ceased, and John d. Archbold as the
contributors
d be surprised If any such contribu-
lions were used" said witness. Il sent
message TO Mr.. Cortelyou that if any
standard Oil contributions were re