Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-24

tions would be acceptable to Colonel Roosevelt"
 Mir Archbold said that on the latter occasion MT. Bliss mentioned $15O,O0O as a further amount MT. Archbold told the board that he had impressed upon Mr Bliss the desire of the Stan dsrd Oil officials that the contribu- tfons should not be received unless they were acceptable to Colonel RoOse- welt. The board decided to stand upon what they had done and make no further contributions.
 His Belief in Bliss.
 Did you regard MT Bliss as a man of veracity and integrity, and when he said he had told Colonel Roosevelt of this matter had you any reason to doubt him?' asked Senator Pomerene.
 None in the world" answered MT. Archbold.
 When you told Bliss that the board would do no more, what did he say? v
 Warned of Mistake.
 Be said that it was a mistake. He said: speak to you personally. l think you had better make this con tribution. If you don't, somebody else will, and I think you will be making a mistake He put it on personal grounds, and mentioned his friendship for me toward the end"
 Did Mir Bliss ever tell you that MT Roosevelt was grateful for not making this further contribution asked Senator Pomerene.
 "No," replied MT. Archbold.
 Senator Perrose Testifies,
 Senator Penrose was a witness this afternoon He introduced into the rec If,,ar fna 900 contribution to the Pennsylvania campaign fund of 1904 by John D. Archbold and the contribution Of S100, ,000 to the national campaign fund, which he made Wednesday in the sen ate. He said he had practically noth- ing to add to that, but would answer any questions.
 Senator Penrose said that he had been given to understand at that time that Colonel Roosevelt knew of the contribution of S1O0000 to the national campaign fund by the Standard oil company and of the demand for fur ther contributions.
 'T also knew of the urgency of the request of MT. Bliss to MT. Archbold for the additional $50 oO0," said Pen rose, "and his saying that the refusal to give it would probably result in re- taliatory measures, the theory being that it threw the powers that be- as MT Archbold calls them. into other financial hands and that the Standard Oil company would he the goat as the popular saying is
 Wanted Roosevelt to Know.
 Senator Pomerene took up the ex- animation of Senator PenFose and in ouired as to various interviews with Archbold and other men connected with the Standard Oil company.
 "Mr Archbold told me" said Sena tor Penrose, that his board of direc- tors would decline to aid in the na- tional campaign if there was any se- crecy. about the matter-if their ac- tivity was not known to President Roosevelt and MT. Cortelyou.'
 At these interviews was anything said aboUt Mir. Roosevelt's views or the tariff?'
 'Tt was generally understood that he stood for a protective tariff as out lined in the republican platforms since 1896" answered Penrose.
 Roosevelt Told of Contribution.
 Was anything said about his atti- tude toward so-called big business?' asked Pomerene.
 There was a general assurance on the part of MT. Bliss that the powers of the presidential office would not be used in harsh way from demagogic effort"
 Senator Penrose said that in an in terview following the first Standard Oil contribution at which he was present, MT Bliss told the Standard Oil officials that MT Roosevelt and MT. COrtelyou had been advised of the first contribution and were px- tremelv solicitous about their comply ing with his request for second con tribution.''
 Never Suggested Return of Money.
 Senator Penrose said he never had discussed Standard Oil contributions with Mir. COrtelyou. but he believed the subject of contributions had come up casually in conversation he had had with President Roosevelt both before and after the election of 1904.
 While no direct reference was made to the contributions in 1904, I believed that the president was cognizant of the habit of Standard Oil to contribute to every campaign since 1896" said Penrose.
 He was positive that Mir. Roosevel: never had suggested to him that the Standard Oil money be returned. Was an Original Roosevelt Supporter.
 Senator Penrose said he had been one of the original Roosevelt support CTS and had called the state conven- ton in Pennsylvania in 1904 which was the first state convention to de- clare for President Roosevelt's re- nomination
 We endorsed Roosevelt" said Pen rose, "and forced Senator Hanna in Ohio who was opposed to Roosevelt, to surrender to Senator Foraker and allow the Ohio convention to endorse Roosevelt. 1 may say that I was probably as earnest a supporter of Roosevelt all through his administra- ton as any except perhaps Senators Platt, Quay and Foraker"