The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-08-27
ALL BOOMS Of 1912
UNDER SENATE PROBE
PenrOsc Resolution Adopted,
Takes In Archbold and Per-
kins Activities.
LA TOILETTE FORCED TT
PenrOse Says He Will Keep On
Attacking Roosevelt Until
Election.
LA TOILETTE FORCED TT

the charges that have been made in re-
gard TO the 100, Standard Oil payment
IL now assured. The Senate. without a
dissenting vote, this afternoon passed
the Penrose- e-Rced resolution authorizing
| the investigation.
Not only will this inluir lay bare the
facts in regard to Col. Roosevelts cam
paign funds. but il will open up the possi-
| bility of disclosin any nancial trans
actions that have taken place between
John d. Archbold or George ". Perkins
and any member of Congress. The reso-
luton as finally adopted specifically gives
the investigating committee the power
to inquire into all such financial trans
actions and to call for the correspondence
relating to them.
This action of the Senate. il is achnowl- :
edged. opens up field which may result
in startling disclosures not only n the
Republican but on tho Democratic side of
Congress. IL is the most radical and
far eaching inquiry that has been author
lied by the Senate.
Col. Roosevelt can Put the entire blame
for this inquiry into his prima ampaiRn
upon the shoulders of Senator la Toilette
OF Wisconsin. Senator La Toilette. who
counts himself real progressive. believes
thoroughly in the publicity OF campaign
contributions. He has made public the
! contributions in his primary campaign
and has been calling almost weekly upon
Col. Roosevelt to follow his example and
to let his actions square with the pledges
in the Progressive platform.
Having obtained no iavorapie response
| from the Colonel. Senator La Toilette
eagerly seized upon the Penrose resolu-
ton and through his personal efforts
forced it through the Senate. II it had
| not been for the Senator from Wisconsin
| the resolution would never have seen the
light. He Cook the Senate by the throat
and by threat ening to hold them in session
indefinitely compelled the adoption Of
the resolution.
The inquiry will include. Of course. the
Taft primary campaign and the campaign
made by the Democratic candidates for
| the Presidential NOMINATION II will dis
close the sources of President Taft's re-
cent primary campaign fund and will show
where the money came from that financed
the Clark and Underwood booms. IL may
also settle the charges made by Henry
lWatterson about the sources from which
Gov. Woodrow Wilson drew his financial
assist ance. Champ Clark's friends in
| the Senate nave given tNlutuCt oI StTOnR
opposition to the resolution and this has
| led to comments that the Speaker may
not care to give TO the world the details
Of the financing of his lamcnted boom.
Strong efforts were made in the Senate
this morning to call OF la Toilette. but
he stood grimly by his guns and refused
to yield an inch. The Senator from Wis
consin had the upper hand. The leaders
tried to get him to consent to the passa ge
of the general deficiency appropriation
bill and then take up the Penrose resol,l-
tion later. Senator La Toilette refused.
however. to run any chances aud insisted
that unless action was first taken on the
resolution he would raise point of no
quorum against any effort to put through
| the money measure.
When the vote was finally taken on the
resolution Mr. Bailey. who had made
speech against it. was not in the chamber.
Not a voice was raised against the resolu-
ton.
An amendment was adopted allowing
parties to the inquiry TO be represented
by counsel This will permit Col. Roose-
welt to have a lawyer at the hearings il
he desires II.
Senator Penrose was elated over the
passage Of the resolution. He declared
that he would he able to prove his case
against Col. Roosevelt beyond the shadow
OF doubt.
The Senate investigating committee
will not undertake hearings until Septem-
ber 30. Senator Clapp. the chairman of
! the committee who ia a Progressive il
going to start out on campaign trip in
, Vermont and other members of the COM
mittee have engagements which will not
permit them to return to Washington
| and undertake the investigation until the
| last week Of September. From then until
election day things will be humining'
The committee probably will hold daily
sessions. as the broad scope Of the inquiry
will lead to the calling Of large number
of witnesses.
Senator Penrose indicated to-day that
he would have plenty OF material ready
hearings, In tho meantime, however,
the Senator from Pennsylvania does
not intend tn canse from his public attacks
upon Col Roosevelt. He expects to make
statements every now and then disclosing
some new facts in regard TO the Colonels
promises to keep Mr., Roosevelt busy
explaining from now until election day
For Instance. Mr.. Penrose said to-day:
THAT meeting between President
Roosevelt and Mr.. Archbold and Repre-
sentative sibley Of Pennsylvania two
Convention ] in 1904 makes interespina ha
reading, That is the interview Mr
Hearst refers TO in his statement this
morning when he calls upon Col Roose-
welt to tell the whole truth. Fortunately
the parties to this interview are alive
and can tell what occurred
Senator Penrose declined to go further
than this at present. He promised &c
take the public into his confidence at the
proper time MIR. Penrose added that he
could not imagine what Hearst had mean,
when he had advised him (Penrose) alsc
TO tell the whole truth Senator Penrose
added that nobody would be able TO Rc.
cuse him OF holding anything back by the
time he gets through with his present
fight. The Senator from Pennsy lvania
will leave Washington tomorrow fov
Philadelphia. His headquarters will bs
In Philadelphia during the campaign, b,.,
Ihe expects to spend two dGys a week regu
larly in New York. Mr. Pcnrose intend,
to make his movements known to the
newspaper men this fall and to be right
on deck whenever fresh shot IL fired
II was learned tonight that Senat OF
Clapp has already telographed to Other
members OF the COMMITTEES for authorit,
to summon witnesses for the hearin q,
which will be begun on September 20
Col. Roosevelt will be the first witnes,
invited to appear just how this invita-
ltion will fit in with the Colonel q campaign
plans Ia uncertain at present. IL Ia likely
though, that the Democratic members OF
1.-THE committee would prefer to have tn,
Colonel take the witness stand a lttlt
later. They would like to develop tn,
case against him and then let him give
his entire answer at once instead OF in in
Many Senators thought they detected
In Col Roosevelts remarks yesterday