Salt Lake Telegram | 1912-07-09 | Page 1 | Taggart's Memory is Not Good

1 I TAGGARTS TAGGART'S rs MEMORY IS ISI I NOT GOOD Unable to Tell Who ho Contributed Con Con- to 1904 Campain Cam Cam- pain Fund WASN'T WORTH WHILE TO TOTAL THAT YEAR ThinKs He Himself Gave 1 1000 but I Is Not Sure He Did WASHINGTON July 9 9 When we got got through it was not worth while replied Thomas Taggart chairman of ot the Democratic national committee in 1904 when liked asked today by the tile senate mate campaign exp expenditure committee If he had ever over figured up the receipts and expenditures expenditures ex ex- ex- ex of ot his committee during the Parker arker campaign The liThe court ourt will take judicial notice of f that ret retorted Chairman Clapp Mr Ta Taggart art swore that while whilo the treasurers treasurer's 5 books book came camo Into nto his posses posses- aba sion ion just jiust just before the Den er convention 1908 other in n be he burned them and dead ead matter before turning over organization or or- records to Norman E E. E Mack Ma the he new chairman in 1908 Mr Ta Taggart art was unable to o re remember ember much about abo contributions From hear hear- A ay h he lie p expressed rl a belief that August st B Bolm ni nt Thomas J P. P Ryan Evan n a and aid 1 C Cord r Ny Mey rf alk an J qt Q New No York rork had b d cot con tib O f 1 f These were wera thre three among thousands I t do ao not remember the ethers thors sail said J Mr Ta H Hoy H v much did ou contribute I L cannot recall definitely II Well Well approximately tel I suppose I should be he safe in say say- in 1000 Geor George e B. B Cortelyou of New York chairman of tb the national Republican committee ommittee in 1001 1901 will be the next witness 8 before the senate committee He le will testify Frid Friday Y