Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-08-24
BELIEVE ROOSEVELT
WILL TAKE STAND
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.IIi|IHE|. assured II|f IN.I iNN| NN...
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Asked bog. Mr DHIu 10 hr mad, auf
. personal contributions. tn, wiH,
|ruHrd thlt DO hr uHl lt Was smaI
|auuunt ana h. hud no recollection
'9f lt 90. ml he bad uu uonlrdr.
. 0l eHher John % EurkefaIler or Wu.
.mm Eo.trf.urr maIue individual
contributions 90 the campaign
/ 'no tuu have ans knowledge or did
ypu hear such ports. as sou hc
I |Urad. ur individuals contributing 20
|mc republican campaign fund in
Ig0iH persisted Senator CIupp,
- hat. uo absolute personal luowl-
.d.c." said Mia Ar.hhuld, 'suDh a7
would Justify mr 10 testlfylnr OF
course. { was aware II the talk about
the Hartman contribution. bh ! had
uo personal knowledge ~ a."
SIR Ai.hhuld could NOT remember
thc date at which ho nrst heard of lt
Were you solicited by Mr.. HART
Iman9"
u 30 not recall that ! was. but {
huye seen my name mentioned as bc
us AMONG thc contributors II money
was given hy Mr. Rogers or my other
/ business ussoplltrs u was without ny
knowlcdre"
The witness said he understood M,
Hartman contribution was $4,000
or t25o.OoO.
That ended Senator Clupp's oXami-
nation ana tho witness was turned
oyer g. Senator pomercne.
The ohio senator began at once an
effort to learn moro details ~ the
1925 0oO contribution of 1904 Mr.
trchbold said that he had talked with
Mr. Hiss about % week prior TO tho
me ne gave the money
who was present nt that inter
,lewo" asked Mr.. Pomcrcne
Mr.. Archbold's recollection was
tpnt Mr.. Rogers. Mr. Bliss and him
-DIf were there.
1--WE discussed the platform and in
tIyldual5." hc added.
what was said about Mr. Roose-
tclt2" asked Senator Pomercnc,
"Mr Bliss told us Of his attitude
toward business interests. Mr.. Bliss
! eaid that hr Thought Mr.. Roosevelt
would hp fair ald conservative man
when lt came To- the test and urged
that the policies of the republican
party were the safest for the business
world"
at was because Of his conservative
! Views and your belief of tho attitude
4 tho republican party toward the
business world that induced you 10
! ,ontrlbute7" asked Senator pomerene.
"Tho party question was first" re-
rlled Mr. Archbold. Mr.. Bliss
thought Mr. Roosevelt would fairly
carry. ont marty plcdgcs"
we decided that our interests aa
a business organization Law on the re.
rublican side" said Mr.. Archbold.
.apd IL WAS decided that we should
make this contribution. Nothing was
decided nbout how II was to be dis
pihutod"
Tater bowevor Mr. Archbold said
d, was decided after n conference with
senator P,nros. that the standard Oh
mon sbnuld mako tho additional S25..
ooo contribution ror the campaign IN
p.,rs,.,,.ania
we a. ,hc standard on compan,
,,or.y or the funds Of the official,
norsono,,y7o % asked senator Pomcrone
~ was company money" said Mr.
Ar.hhold
sa,,,nr pon.renc wanted TO know
"a, dn,,us ~, the conversation he
t,.,.r Nr ArchhoId and Mr. BUs,
a,,n, ro,aronco to Coloncl Roosevelt,
,.,,.,,l,.,,,, ~, ,ho contributions
or .,Idr ,nswerod AIR Arcbhold
".,,fr Dliss we are Inclined To max,
n,,. ,,rtry,ution IN vou lint we wan
-. r.nou.,, ,o tn, ron,ors IN he
49,, ,...'I,,t,"
u,,o, ro,,.d thc nr,sidcnt ." brol,,
q, NJ po,,or,ro
ovas ramc1 President r Roosevelt
s,id Mr. Archibald
"r ,,,l =, Nrr rliss that wo did no
o,n, T., rol,o tbo contribution unles
T., ,,.,,la ho crotof,llv rc,s,ved"
! upta .,, nov, ,,,. r,iso,,,ogs n
g., nc ,t tbot tip,o %,
.,rh.r, had b,on souc talk abou
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