The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-10-07
OIL TRUST WAS HELD UP TO THE
TUNE OF 100000 FOR HIS
CAMPAIGN FUND.
After First Sum Was Paid Another
Modest (?) Demand for $25O,OOO
Was Entered. Troubling the
xUo4o,.S PrinCS Ont Volumes.


Modest GU Demand for $25O,OOO
Was Entered. Troubling the
waters Brings Out Volumes.
In an interesting story appearing
in the New York World the open
charge is made that early in the
1904 campaign the Standard Oil
Company, as well as other trusts,
banks and large corporations, re-
ceiyed request to contribute to the
republican campaign fund. This re-
quest was ignored, Henry H. Rogers
being responsible for it's refusal.
Later, when the second call for
campaign funds was made Mr.. Cor
telyou, chairman of the republican
national committee, sent word to Mr..
Rogers asking for an appointment at
which the existing conditions could
be explained and the financial sup
port of Standard Oil secured. This
appointment was made by Mr.. Rog-
ers, to be kept at No. 26 Broadway,
the Standard Oil building, and Mr..
Cortelyou was informed that both
Rogers and John D. ArchbOld would
he pleased to see him. Mr.. COrtel-
YOU, finding that Mr.. Rogers was not
to meet him alone, but that Mr..
Archbold was also to be present, con-
cluded il would be safer and more
discreet not to go himself. The ap-
Dointment was kept by Cornelius n.
Bliss. treasurer of the national COM
mittee.
Roosevelt Would Melt.
At this interview Mr.. Rogers &C
cused Mr.. Roosevelt of ingratitude
and recalled many past favors from
the Standard Oil Company to repub-
lican candidates and campaign funds.
Mr.. Bliss admitted that President
Roosevelt might have acted harshly
toward the Standard Oil, but said
that while Mr. Roosevelt's first term
was constructive" his second term
would be conservative.
Relying on these assurances Mr..
| Rogers and Mr. Archbold made a
contribution of 100000.
This contribution, coming to the
knowledge of President Roosevelt, he
wrote to Chairman COrtelyou a vio-
| lent letter denouncing the Standard
Oil Company and announcing the re-
turn Of the contribution. This letter
is on Mr.. Cortelyou's file and a copy
of it is kept by President Roosevelt
for the purpose of making it public if
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contribution ever became known.
Money Not Sent Back.
This contribution was not re-
turned Not one cent was paid back.
The same was used, so far as Mr..
Rogers and Mr.. Archbold knew, in
like manner with other contributions.
Later in the campaign, when Presi-
dent Roosevelt became scared about
the result and about the time that he
summoned Edward H. Hartman to
Washington and induced Mr.. Harri-
man to raise 100000 for the cam
paign fund, a further request was
made of the Standard Oil people.
At the time of the 100000 con-
tributiOn Mr.. Bliss expressed his dis
satisfaction with it's size, and said
that the amount should be several
times as great. At the time of the
third request the definite sum of
$250,000 additional was asked for
Did Roosevelt Know?
In the meantime Mr.. Rogers had
learned of Mr.. Roosevelt's letter to
MIR Cortelyou and of the direction
to return the first 100000. He de-
clined to give any more money and
] racallnd the fact that the nresidant,s