The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-08-27
OFFERS
ALL HIS LETTER FILES
iays ArchbOld and Penrose Have
Rendered Him a Real Ser
vice by Attack.
DEFIANCE FOR MIR. HEARST
Haven't Boosted and My
Honesty Isn't Belated." Says
lie i'm Return Taunt.

OYSTER DAY, aug. % lney can nave
anything have at any time. they are wei
come to any letter ! have ever written
to any human being on any subject. "
With this comment col. Roosevelt sig
nifed tonight his setisfact ion with the
Penrose bill which the Senate passed
to-day, authorizing the Clapp committee
to extend its vestigations to include the
financing OF the Progressive party and the
pre-convention campaign expenditures OF
the 1912 Presidential candidates.
IL could thank Archbold and Penroee for
what they have done. They have rem
dered me real service. he repeated The
Colonel views with extreme complacency
the turn which affairs haze taken. There
Is reason to believe that many OF those
nearest him are pleased by his failure tc
appear before the committee to-day.
Notwithstanding the fact that his
telegram requesting hearing was not
sent until O'Clock Saturday. the day on
which the committee had already voted
to adjourn until September 80. the Colonel
is given the opportunity. Of which he has
already declared he will make full use,
to proclaim on the stump that he was
denied an opportunity to meet and refute
the accusations brought against him by
his enemies who controlled that COM
mittee
That these friends of the trusts were
very much averse to having him lay
bare the whole truth promises to be the
burden of the Colonel's campaign utter
ances on this subject
Alnh nd
others who have recently threatened
to publish letters and documents which
the Colonel would find very embarrassing c
he had only defiance.
IF Brother Hearst has any letters
in his possession he will have to appear
before the committee and produce them.
he said with a grin which indicated that
he considers himself forearmed. Il hope
Mr.. Hearst himself will tell everything
If he doesn't. will.
One Of the chief developments in the
controversy over campaign funds to-day
was the announcement from Col Roose-
welt that Collector William Loeb. Jr.
had been authorized by him to testify
on every point that had come under his
knowledge during the time he acted as
secretary to the former President Mr.
Loeb's memory on many points was
better that his own. the Colonel said
Together they have covered most of the
ground now under review and have gone
through tho ex-President's letter files
of the period.
AZ a result Col Roosevelt feels strength
ened in the position he has taken. Ht
said that he has found letters which may
be included in the statement he is pre-
/ pairing for the investigating COMMITTEES
and which will throw new light on the rea
relations between himself and the Stand
ard Oil Company during his administra
| ton.
Mr.. Loeb Is ready TO give direct evi
dence. according to his old chief. upon the
famous Hartman interview. at which hs
was present, as well as upon every detail
connected with the refusal to accep
Standard Oil contributions. And thi'
evidence is not based on hearsay. sale
the Colonel. as he claims is the case will
the accusations levelled at him.
II didn't tell Mr.. Loeb to 20 before
the committee" explained the ex-Presi
dent mfr. Loeb came to me-you know
he was my private secretary and told
me that he had seen statements in tn,
newspapers that he would be called upor
To testify before the committee Inas
much as ne had been my. private secre
| tary and has very strong sense of the
confidential relations of a private secre-
tary, he thought he had better speak &c
me before going down. told him to &c
ahead and testify to everything he could
| remember. told him that II was absent
he could come up here and get my letter
books and get any letters that he wants
out of them to place before the com
| mittee.-
Il might mention. said the Colonel
this morning while discussing the same
subject. that. while under no circum.
| stances would ! ever have asked Mr.
Loeb to testify myself. l am more thar
pleased that the committee chooses tc
do 80.
For instance. I made my statemen,
about Mr.. Hartman in Mr.. Hartman !.
lifetime. and let It rest only on my owl
| written letters. yet as the committee ha,
chosen to listen to hearsay gossip by Mr.
Odell and Mr. Archbold as to what MIR
Hartman said took place at that inter
| view, I shall be glad to have them lste,
to Mr.. Loeb. who was present at the in
terview:
TO Rcb MI. DAao VI nlI SOTV6lyOu 10 con
tribute funds to himself and Odell for tn
State campaign-neither Mr.. Hartman
nor / ever so much as spoke of Mr.. Harri
mans contributing any expenses to my
oampaign-and Mr. Loeb himself tele
phoned to either Mr. Bliss or Mr.. Cor
telyou transmitting Mr.. Harriman's re
quest to me. And Mr.. Loeb also phonec
to Mr. Bliss or Mr.. Cortelyou about tn,
alleged Standard OH contribution. makinI
| in my behalf the same reotIeaf that I bo,
made directly in the two letters and tele
grams that have been published and re-
ceiving the same assurance that had re
ceived that no Standard Oil money ha,
been received or would be received"
| Upon the subject of the statement pub
lished today by William Randolph Hears
threatening to make far reaching dis
closures II the parties to the present con