The Washington herald., 1912-08-19

was used chiefly in pushing the Presi-
DENTAL candidacy OF Mr.. Roosevelt.
lit will be recalled thst-the campaign
of 1901 vas .enlivened II one stage hy a
charge made by Judge Parker. the Demo-
cratic nominee, that the Republican
National Committee was receiving large
contributions from the trusts.
President Roosevelt was thrown into a
rage by Parkers charge and dared him
to make good. Parker's friends have
contended since that he had information
in his possession at the time but that he
was obliged to withhold 1t on account of
Daniel S. Lamont refusing to release
him from pledge of confidence. After
the campaign, however, evidence quickly
began to accumulate that the big financial
rintarests of thu country had, stepped in
80 ssweH the Roosevelt swarseheck.--one
of the-hrst disclosures was the contribu-
tion of $4,000 by George W. Perkins. Mr..
Perkins was later reimbursed for this
contribution from the funds of the New
York Life Insurance Company Contri-
buttons by other insurance companies or
their officers to the Roosevelt campaign
fund also We're disclosed. and a little bit
later along came the E. H. Hartman
letter to Sydney Webster revealing the
fact that Mr.. Hartman had raised $40
900 after visit to the White House. and
had dumped II into New York State a
few days before the election. B. B.
Odell. tn testifying in regard to this con-
,tributIon few days ago. maintained
that $4,000 of the s24O,O 900 was retained by
the National Committee and never went
to the State Committee.
Fight Is Predicted.
Friends of Senator Penrose last night
said that If he speaks out in regard to
the Archbold fund. there will undoubt-
edly be a fine rumpus between him and
the colonel. Penrose's friends continued
TO throw out intimations that letters are
in existence showing that President
Roosevelt had knowledge of Penrose' S
activities in Pennsylvania in his behalf
in that 1904 campaign,
1t has only been within comparatively
recent years that Senator Penrose has
been branded as a bad boss" by Col.
Roosevelt. When Mr.. Roosevelt was in
the White House, Penrose was recog-
nized by him as the Republican leader
in Pennsylvania At the instance of
President Roosevelt, 1t was said yester-
day, the Pennsylvania Republican State
Convention, which was controlled by
Quay and Penrose in 1904, was among
the first Of the State organizations to
adopt a resolution favoring the renomi-
nation of Mr.. Roosevelt. This was rec
ognized at the time as a kindly act
because the President some months be-
fore the meeting of the National Con-
vention Of that year began to fear Mar
Gus A. Hanna as a competitor for Presi-
Dental honors. Many of the old leaders
were opposed to the denomination of Mr.
Roosevelt, and a movement was started
in behalf Of Mr.. Hanna. which for a time
threatened to attain formidable proper
tons. The Pennsylvania organization,
however. came to the front for Roose-
welt on that occasion.
Senator Penrose's trip to Philadelphia,
1t is understood, had to do chiefly with
collecting data bearing on this >Archbold
contribution. Prior to his departure for
Philadelphia, Senator Penrose made up
his mind to give the details in regard to
the campaign fund Of -19ef in Pennsyl-
vania. After his return he will hold an
other conference with his friends and
If he adheres to the plan which he had
when he left Washington he will make
q statement.