The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-23

Our first talk with Bliss was only about the $10O,000. After that, Penrose asked for $25,o0O. He said he had a hard fight ahead
 Was this money Standard Oil Co money or individual money?" asked Pomerene. It was company money, Archbold responded.
 Pomerene pressed Archbo1d for de- tails of his conversations with Bliss 1T told him." said Archbold, 'that we were disposed to make this contri- button but I wanted it to be known by the powers that be. I named MT. Roosevelt.
 q told him, as I was instructed that we did not want to make it if the money would not be gratefully re- ceived. There was talk--only a sus- acceptable. Mir. Bliss said: I will certainly tell MT. Roosevelt, you need not have any apprehension whatever.
 MT. Bliss assurances were satis- factory. He said he would undertake himself to make it thoroughly known to Roosevelt That was at our second conference
 Tt was at another later meeting, recollect,. that gave the money to him. It was not a written subscrip- ton, just an oral agreement. It was merely a matter of convenience in giy- ing the money in currency. There was nothing to conceal about it."
 Later" continued Archbold, Bliss came to me for more money. He said he wanted more cash. I told him ] thought our people had given all they cared to- That was about three weeks later-early in October" 'fAt that time, was it told you that MT. Roose- welt had agreed to accept the n1oney? asked Pomerene. T was assured that he appreciated what had been done and would like to have $160,0OO more I parried Bliss as best I could and told him I'd have to submit it to the board.
 'I put it before the board again a, our office and after full discussion we decided we would stand on what we had already done.'
 You regarded Mir. Bliss as a man of truth?" asked Pomerene. You had no reason to doubt his statement that he had taken this Up with Mir. Roose- welt and he was satisfied?" None whatever.' the witness said tI told MT. Bliss we would not giv@ any more and he said he thought 1t was seri- ous mistake. He said, Speaking per |sonally to you, I advise you to make thie additional contribution. You gre making a mistake if you do not Bliss somebody else would. He put it or personal grounds toward the last. He personally and in business way, think, was friendly to me-
 After you refused to make the sec- ond contribution. did he say MT l originAtg gconta button ?ss Pomerene ask, ed. :.Not at aiI. said Archbold. .si never heard that Mr Roosevelt object ed to- it until the last few days and then in the newspapers.
 ArchboId said he and Rogers went ill., s'-eA AaAl and government bureau heads began attacking Standard Oil.
 Bliss threw up his hands. and said he considered it very unjust attack, z said Archbold But he said he could do nothing.''
 The attacks were by James R. Gar field and Herbert Knox Smith and the witness said Roosevelt approved with out any investigation or any knoWl- edge of the facts.
 ."These attacks occurred time after time,'' Archbold continued. Its all in shape to be written up. Some day il will be, this unjust course of attack. MT. Roosevelt's approval were put out at critical times. Garfield and Smith were the puppets to jump when MT. Roosevelt pulled the string.
 we suffered all the nuiliation at home and abroad. Darkest Africa
 
 tion of the Standard Oil by the Roose- welt administration. There never was anything like it in the history of any nation.
 "It was after the election, one year or so, that Mir. Rogers and went to MT Bliss to complain about these at tacks Bliss said he had no influence with MT. Roosevelt and he could do nothing to help us. He was not the man to say T told you so. But the inference from our refusal to make a second contribution was very plain. Bliss, at that time, said he would have done different if we had done as he had asked us to-"
 Archbold said Penrose specifically contribution so that he (Penrose) should have a part.
 q paid the money to Penrose a lit tie later than that to Bliss" said the Standard Oil head.
 Your book entries would show when it was made?'' asked Ponerene. Arch bold said he would examine his books.
 ,"I believe it was paid in paper cur rency,''t he added, i.but I would not say it was not
 Archbold said he talked with Pen rose about the national campaign but the Standard Oil contribution.
 ''I will look up my records and ad- wise the committee" said the witness. rThere are no letters regarding any campaign contribution"
 Archbold produced copies of three letters written to Penrose in Septem- Der and October, arranging for inter- view at 26 Broadway.
 Read the letters" interjected Pen rose. Two were merely formal, ar ranging for personal and telephone appointments. Another was to ask Penrose to use his influence to secure an army appointment for Archbold's
 q cant find any copy of this forged stolen letter." Archbold said, referring to the letter which purport- ed to transmit a certificate of de- posit for $25,000 "'in accordance with our understanding" to Senator Pen rose. we let it be known to Stand ard Oil people-the Republicans-in every place, that we appreciate what they could do to help the Republican party" said Archbold, reverting to the 1904 campaign. We did not try to influence any demands in our con tribution. We never do that. Some of our directors may have made in- dividual contributions, I do not know
 You remember that Judge Parker, in that campaign, made the charge that Roosevelt was being aided by the large interests? ?" asked Penrose. "I do," said Archbold, smiling broad 1y.
 Senator Oliver asked Archbold for more details of the $25.00O given to Senator Penrose.