Show TO TAfT AND TAfT TO May 26 When When Secretary Taft reached his office today he found a a. number Dumber of newspaper nc men inca char charged ed with th inquiry a as a-a to what ans answer anser er he intended to return to the invitation of ot W W. J. J Bry n Bry-n n to join him hini in an effort to secure the enactment of a bill requiring in ing publication of campaign expenses The secretary replied that ho he had not seen any an any communication from Air Mr Bryan Bry Bry- an on this subject and in fa fact t it wan waa several hours later Int l' l before tho telegram am reached him bini as follows s T I be beg io to suggest en that as an loaning loading candidates S in respective ref parties our wo we join in in asking con congress eI to pass a 3 bill requiring publication of campaign contributions contributions con con- prior to election If It you jou ou think best we can ean 1 ask ank k other candidates to unite with us in tho request Si Signed ed t W W. J. J BRY AY Secretary Taft had bad m meanwhile and before he received this tec telegram had hada a talk with tho the president pre at the tho white whito house BO so that he ho was wa-s as prepared immediately immedi immedi- atcy upon his return to the tho war department department de do- to 14 toO give O out for publication his answer n. n as an follo follows s Hon lion Win Wm J. J Bryan Bl Lincoln Neb Neb Neb- Your telegram received On April J 30 O last I sent the following letter to Senator Sen Son ator Burrows the chairman of tho the committee com corn on privileges s s and anil elections of tho the senate F My Mv Dear Icar Mr Nr i I sincerely sin sin- believe that it would greatly tend to to the tho absence O of corruption in politics if tho for nomination nomina tion and election of all candidates and andaU andall andall all aU contributions received and expendi expenditures tures turcs made by bJ political politic I committees could bo be made public both in respect to state and national politics For Por that reason rena-on I am strongly b in favor of tho the purpose of the bill bill which is is now nov pending pond pend m ing in the tho senate to-enate and house brin bringing ins about this result so 80 far as al national politics politics poli poli- tics arc concerned I mark this letter ctt r personal because I am anxious to avoid assuming as an in tho the campaign campli n which it i is IB mite possible I J shall Rhall never have hayo the tho ri right ht to assume but so 80 far nr as my personal influence is concerned 1 I nm urn anxious to give ve it for the f of the bill hill V Very cry sincerely yours Signed W WM II H. TAFT TAIT Since writing the above in in answer to inquiry I have said gaid publicly that I hoped such Buch a a. bill would pass pus Si Signed ned W WM TJ H. H TAFT |