The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-24
WINS PRODS ROOSEVELT ON
CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS

This completed. for the time being at
any rate, Mr.. 1vins's examination as re-
cards the National Committee and Fed
eral officeholders and the Colonel's ac-
Qusintance with the practical workings
OF bossism in national politics. and
Mr.. WINS was ready to develop what
turned out to be the great feature of
the day, a most skilful and persistent
effort to show that Col Roosevelt was "A
beneficiary from the same sort of cor
poration cash that he had scored Mr..
Barnes for accepting and concerning
whose usefulness he had severely at
tackled Barnes's views.
lie testified that Cornelius n. Bliss
Wa the treasurer of the Republican Ma
tlonal Committee. but that he had never
discussed with Mr.. Bliss the list OF con-
tributors. that he had never seen the list
in his life and that the report of the
Platt investigating committee had been
entirely immaterial TO him.
Asked why he made the interesting
response that ~ knew a great deal more
about II than they did"
Mr. WINS referred to Parkers charge
that Roosevelt had been a beneficiary
Of large financial contributions. The
Colonel replied that charge was that he
had appointed Mr.. Cortelyou for the
purpose OF extorting contributions. Then
he denied that he had ever seen Mr. Cor
telyous list OF contributors.
Mr.. WINS went right down the line,
reading name after name from the list.
Col. Roosevets replies and comments
were singularly interesting.
Mr.. schin's GIFT.
q Did you know that Jacob II. Schir
had contributed $4,000 60 ~ A. Ny
unde rstanding was that Mr.. Sch!T had
/ supported me, and / suppose contributed,
but knew nothing OF me amount
g Did you know that he gave an
additional contribution OF slj 600? A.
did not.
.. Did you know that James Speyer,
whom We both know as a banker In
Wal. street had contributed $4,000?
y. do not know tho amount, but
, did know shat Mr.. Speyer had con-
tributed. and / know that Mr.. Friok
had contributed.
q. DO you know how much Mr.. Frick
had contributed. A. do not.
c. Mr.. Frick at that time was one
OF the officers Of the Steel Corporat on,
was he not? A OF the Steel Corpora
ton, yes.
-. Now, Mr. Carnegie was a contrib
utor. was not he? A My recollection
Is that he was. but l am not sure Mr.
Carnegie was.
Q. II this record showed ne con-
| tributed $4,000. you would have no
doubt OF II. would you? a. | should
have no doubt OF Il at all ! should ex-
pect 20 see his name there
] @ Now, II you found the initials @,
w. + In the report? A. should think
II meant Perkins.
Q. You would be sure II meant Per-
k!ns7 A. Yes. l would be sure OF that
think, In all probability II meant
Perkins.
9. And II that reported him as having
contributed $4,000. this being tho
official record. You would have no doubt
Of II, would you a. should have no
/ doubt OF IT,
Q. Do you know who Mr.. James II.
Hyde was? A. Yes. sir.
.. Who WAS he. and what? A. Well.
he was a man OF wealth In New York.
He was a Harvard graduate and was the
presiden, OF tho Franco-American Union
and he was afterward urged upon me
for appointment as Ambassador to
France, and I would not appoint him.
=. II after that he said he was VICE
president OF the Equitable Life Insur--
arce Company, would that help you
TO remember him? A. / don't know
that he was. know his name was men
| TONED IN some way IN connection with
the insurance investigation. but my
| chief
y, The insurance investigation had
not taken place at this time, Mr.. Roose-
welt. A. do not remember whether
Il had or not. The chief memory
had Of him Is IN connection with that
campaign. l know that he was urged
upon me as Ambassador to France. and
did not think Il was proper APP
/ pointment and would not make II, and
offered TO make him Minister to Vcne-
zuela and he would not accept Il.
DO you know what he contributed