The Calumet news., 1912-08-22
STANDARD OIL
AIDED COLONEL
Senator Penrose Tells of $l25,.
900 Donation Made in 1904
Campaign
ROOSEVELT MAKES A DENIAL

Washington, ID. c.. Aug 22.-In q !
careful deliberate speech in the Sen
ate late yesterday, Senator Penrose Of
PENNSYLVANIA replied TO charges made
regarding a certificate of deposit for
$4,000 sent 10 him by John -. Arch-
hold Of the Standard oil company in
1904.
Senator Penrose admitted receiving
that sum from Mr.. Archbold. but as
serted that it was part Of contribu
tion of $l25,OOO made by Archbold toI
the Republican national campaign
fund. 500, 900 of which amount, he
said went To the Republican national
committee and $4,000 to himself for.
Use in Pennsylvania.
president Roosevelt had been ad-
vsed of the contribution" Senator
Penrose declared. He said that later
Cornelius ~ Bliss, then treasurer OF
| the national committee. asked for an
other contribution 70 $l50.OOO from
Archbold and his associates inter
ested in the STANDARD oil company
"The demand was urgent, insistent
i NAV say imperative-and it was
represented that it came direct from
President Roosevelt" declared SEN
I fator Penrose forcefully. .t.
William Flinn, Roosevelt leader in
PENNSYLVANIA was scored by Penrose
The senator charged that in 1904
1 4 Tlttr-
ham zone million dollars or two mill
lion dollars" if they would favor his
candidacy for the Senate to succeed
Senator Quay. Senator Penrose read
what purported to be copies of tele-
grams to show that Finn asked John
d Archbold to assist him i'm securing
the election.
Senator Penrose also attacked T.. A.
Van Valkenburg. editor of the Phila-
delphia. North American. and referred
TO the "affrontery hypocrisy and
mendacity Of the Van Valkenburg-
Flinn combination" ...t
The galleries of the Senate We're
filed and the floor was crowded.
At the conclusion OF his speech the
senator promised further disclosures.
Roosevelt Did Not Know Of Il.
Wilkes Barre Pa, Aug. 22.-An at
tack on Senator Penrose was made by
Colonel Roosevelt last night after he
had read the senator's statement in the
senate today, The ex-president quot
cd from letters and telegrams which
he sent to George b. Cortelyou, chair
man Of the Republican national com
mittee In 1904 to prove that no con-
tributions had been accepted from the
STANDARD oil company with his knowl-
edge
'Air. Penrose and his allies and the
entire crowd of crooked politicians
: and crooked financiers who have at
tempted To make these attacks upon
me-" said the colonel "haye made then
and are making them. not only know
ing that they are false. but because
they are false and because they know
that the forces behind me. which ] az
this time represent. are the only forces
which the crooked politicians and
crooked Rnanciers of the country have
really to fear
"'The only part of Mr. Penrose's
statement that needs comment by ms
is that portion i'm which il is asserted
that ! had been advised of heavy
camraien contribution from Mr.. Arch
bold in behalf of the Standard Oi
!, company TO the Republican nationa
campaian committee, and that direct
ly or indirectly requested a contribu
ton from Mr.. Archbold and his as
sociates nterestel in the Standard Oi
COMPANY This statement is false
Colonel Roosevelt then read from
+ copies Of letters which he said he hat
sent to Mr.. Cortelyou i'm the latter
part of october. 1904 In these letters
he said he had been Informed that
r the standard oil people" had con-
tributed 100000 to. the campaign anc
ne told Mr.. Cortelyou that IT, it was
t true that such contribution had beer
made the money should be returned
at once He wrote that "in view o
the open and pronounced opposition
of the standard oil company to thu
establishment of a bureau of corpora
tions. one of the most important ac
complishments of my administration
do not feel willing to accept its aid
request. therefore that the contribu
tion be returned without further de
lay"