The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-10-11
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hcan campaign fund of 1904. admitted
today that the receipt given by cor. I
nelius y. Bliss FOR the sum had been
destroyed By himself and 70 ~ Kog-
ers. now dead lie said be had not
been able 20 ind even a book entry ]
of the amount ON the books % the
Standard on company
Money Was PAID.
j repeat that the money was paid.
he said and vas nor refunded. hat
II Vas paid by me 90 Mr Bliss ! don't
want any man 10 tell me ~ was not /
On the suggestion - Senator Pom B
creme. the committee finally asked Mr. T
ArchbOid 20 have expert accountants
search the books ~ the STANDARD Dll
Company ~ New Jersey and i's
former associates 20 tr and find tho
record 81 o." 100000 having been .
paid out
May ! raise the question 90 how inn
portant ~ is 10 find the entry" asked
Mr. Archboid There Is no manner
Of question that the money was
given7"
There Is some question whether II
was paid returned senator pume-
rene. and there is statement made
that ~ was refunded We want all
the evidence We can get"
More Roosevelt Corruption.
Charles -. Hilles. chairman 81 the I.
n witness today. was askei by Sena- {
tor Clapp IL he gave out a statement |
I'm August that the primary fight for /
Colonel Roosevelt had cost tho har- |
vester trust millions OF dollars
II assume the responsibility for H."
he answered
His explanation was given 80 the
committee in the form OF letter he 4
had Just written TO George w Per /
kins. who. with Senator Dixon. de- !
manded that Mr.. Hill-s be called to (.
account for This statement The let ]
ter expressed the opinion that Colonel I
fRoosevelt's pre-couvcntion campaign I
expenses undoubtedly amounted TO |
not less than $4,000 600"
The letter. which Mr.. Hlles read /
20 the committee. asserted that wit |
nesses had already testified to giving /
1867 900 for the Roosevelt campaign:
and that eNTenscs IN different states |
throughout the country would make
the total ne CAV" Chairman Clamp /
questioned the witness sharply as 20
his Information. and Mr. Hilles said
n consisted Of his general knowledge
of what the Roosevelt workers had
been doing and his specific knowledge
Of what certain kinds of campaign ac-
,tlvity cost
Taft Expenses.
He gave the committee no Now IN.
formation regarding contributions 20
the Taft preconvention fund. except
list Of the contributors 20 the fund
raised IN Chicago. the total OF which
Representative Mckinley bad iuclud.
81 in his statement earlier iu rho
week These were! "a VI Bilshy. |
s. 600: George NJ Reynolds. $500. F,
Julss Rosenwald. $4,000. Max Pam.
$4,000: J. a. Patton $1,000; y q.
Shedd $500; Henry S,iecl. $500. J
+. otis. $500. Man Hart. $3.50. \. e.
Rocker. $3.50. Fred s James. 800
Mr. Archholds Identification of M"
various letters was followed hv htt'"
Cuetsioninr from the committee. tlc
said tho money referred to as having
been s'ut ~ Senator Foraker had been
tor legal services In tho State of
OHIO. chat he wrote To senator 70. \
Hanna 90 watch legislative arairs
there. becau-" Mr. Hanna had been
lifelong friend. and that contrihu-
ton OF $1,000 20 Senator QHoy had
been entirely q political contribution.
a. had tho S25 o00 contribution 10 sen
ator Pcurosc
lie did not know 20 whom Mr. S'h-
/ ley had referred in tho letter saying
> a certain Senator had requested 90
loan Of 81 0on. and asking 81 Mr. Arch.
bold wanted Ito make tho invest
B. Incnt" Tie said Do did NOT send fhe
$1,000. had no tain with Nr smiley
about 70. and did NOT know to whom
the statement related
Roosevelt Shows Up.
Mr. Archbold presented four rav
letters he had found a- tho result of
search Of his files the only ones. boo
said that escaped fla thieves one
was from Pre- sIdeu' Roosevelt
1t is OF littl. value. huf offer lf as
showing the friendly attitude of Mr.
{ Roosevelt in 1900. az period whom ha
has indicated be considered me under
the ban" said Mr Archhoid
The letter boo fu'l wae as follows.
Prom White House. Ap. -f. fH'i
MY Dear Archho,d
q am BOO receipt OF your letter OF tho
25rh. and shall carefully take up th"
name Of your brother .u Jaw. with OBJ"
hone that can promote him
sincerely yours.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT
The other testers and foieEraws re.
lated Co one recently made public Pos
Mr. Hearst loo which tOuEra- sw1u
Sfhipy wrote chat e-ideut Roosevelt
WAS anxious fO 1ee uluI aud Hot Irint
him 90 como fO Washington ana take
luncheon ofh ftn President The 't'
rprs addrra 4sd fO ST. i.hlDt expressed
Mr. ArchbuIds reErcf THAI Doc could
not como and expressed 'lr HuHn f.I'
h. IRi+ later VISIT fHr Pre- 'UfHf Vt
Archhold fo'd ftr committee fnlf l.
did NJ go to .ho White House .f fhn
time 1anulrr 1000 fr ND.aHat.f .H
the stand before tH.s r'um. fn. p"