Show BLISS hiSS PLEADS NOT GUY GUILTY Says He Ke Never Received the Contribution to McKinley Corruption Fund New York April 4 N Bliss the treasurer treas of ot the Republican national committee said today that so 80 far as the Republican party Is con concerned concerned concerned no contribution of wa ws made to a I campaign fund by the Met Metropolitan Metropolitan Street Railway company In 1900 1100 Mr Bliss statement was was brought brough forth by the publication of ot tho the report reported ed contents of ot a presentment soon to tobe tobe tobe be made by the New York county grand Jury based upon evidence given before that body by b Thomas ThomasF F P Ryan I read that story said Mr Bliss to today today today day and so 80 far tar as the Republican party is concerned it Is absurd No such euch thing ever happened Five nun hun hundred dred tired thousand nd dollars is a big sum o of money and had anything like that oc occurred occurred curved J l would have h known about it u |