The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-30
DEMOCRATS HAVE NUMEROUS
QUESTIONS TO ASK CONCERN
ING CONTRIBUTIONS.
PENROSE ALSO BUSY
TRIP OF ARD THROUGH SOUTH
IN INTEREST OF ROOSEVELT
WILL ALSO BE SUBJECT
OF INQUIRY.


of members of the state committee on
privileges and elections, which starts
its probe of campaign contributions on
Monday.
Senator Moses E. Clapp. the chair
man of the committee, stated today
that he expected all the committee
men to be in Washington by tomor-
row morning, and that IL preliminary
meeting to arrange the business Of
the investigation would be held short
ly before the investigators formally
convenes.
No definite schedule has been ar
ranged. but 1t was stated by members
of the committee that J. l.. Morgan,
William Rockefeller, W. X. Hearst, the
publisher; and John ID. Archboid would
be among the early witnesses exam
ined. Colonel Theodore Roosevelt has
signified his intention of appearing be-
fore the investigating body on October
LIST, to refute the testimony of John d.
Archboid regarding the Sl25,090 cam
paign contributions the Standard OH
man swore was turned over TO the
Republican campaign fund committee
in 1904. ---------.---
To Cstechss Colonel.
The colonel's appearance on the
stand Is expected to furnish some SEN
sational developments. At the time he
appeared before the Stanley Steel
Trust investigating committee, and
gave his testimony relating to the alb
sorption Of the Tennessee Coal and
Iron company, he was spared the or
deal of a cross examination. This viii
not be the case at the present Inquiry
Senator Pomerene and other Demo
cratic members of the committee, with
the aid of Senator La Toilette, have
prepared q list II questions which
they will ask the coiGnel on cross
examination. 1t is expected Colonel
Roosevelt will occupy the stand for
fully two days.
Amon~ the other witnesses who have
been requested to appear are George
b. Cortelyou, chairman of the execu-
tive committee in charge of the Re
publican campaign fund of 1904, Will
liam Loeb, Jr., Roosvelt's secretary
at the time of the alleged Standard
oil contribution George Perkins, the
Harvester trust magnate, who has
been accused OF playing aiFgef 10 the
present Bull Moose campaign, and a
host of lesser political lights thought
to have been familiar with the cam
paign contributions under probe,
Among those are Ex-senator Charles
Dick, OF Ohio; Henry Clay Prick, Sec
rotary Philander G. Knox. Harry tn
ford and +. q. Barstow, of the Stand
ard Oil company, and ten or twelve
Southern negro delegates TO the Re-
publican national convention. John d.
Rockefeller and Andrew Carnegie have
also been placed on the witness list,
and will be called should the proceed
ing testimony warrant such an action
Question of Neracity
Many interesting questions have been
raised by the crimonious accusation Of
Senator Boise Penrose before the COM
mittee just prior to its adjournment
In August, and il was confidently ex-
pectea here today that much nieaty
matter would be extracted from the
witnesses before the committee again
disbanded.
The greatest interest centered in the
appearance OF Colonel Theodore Roose-
Welt and his friends. Cortelyou and
Loeb. A question of veracity raised by
Senator Penrose faces these gentle
pated when they take the stand.
The matter at issue was the alleged
payment of s125,00o to the Roose-
Welt campaign fund Of 1904 by the
standard OIL company. 1t was first
intimated by Senator Penrose ana
later sworn to by j. D. Archbold
that the colonel could not have been
ignorant of the contribution, as he
claimed. and that his famous letter,
demanding That Cortelyou return any
oil money. was written after that con-
tribution had been spent and was sole
ly for the purpose of record.
Senator Penrese has been working
on corroborative evidence during the
i
ment of the committee and it's coming
meeting Monday, and has intimated
that he has secured documentary evil
denee and oral confederation of his
accusations
May Have Other Evidence.
MI Penrose thinks there are q
number of persons who knew at the
time oil the contribution of the stand
ar Git company to the Roosevelt cam
paign fund" said one of his sup
porters today. and he thinks that
these men can be produced
Other Sfose friends or the senator
declare that he knows the names of
the men who can substantiate his ties
timony and will have them ready
when the committee convenes. Among
those mentioned are Franklin MUIR
ply, of New Jersey: David W. Null
NaIkc, ot tNdHHAS. thirty NEW. OF III
diana. and James A. Tawney, OF
cuttve committee that managed thu
1904 campaign fund.
These men were expected not only
to corroborate the statement that
s125,0o0 was given to the Roosevelt
FUND OF Ig04.- but that $4,000 more
was asked OF the Standard Oil COM
pany. This amount, it has been
stated. was refused ard the drastic
investigation of that company almost
Immediately followed.
Another feature OF the political
tangle, which was expected to be as
interesting as the Roosevelt. campaign
fund investigation. was the coming
testimony of William Randolph
Hearst, whose series of Standard Oil
letters have created such a furore
in political circles. Mr.. Hearst was
directly responsible for the dramatic
turn of the investigation Just before
Its adjournment.
He published an alleged letter from.
John ID. Archbold Ia Senator, PEN
rose enclosing credit slip for s25.-
600. The demand for an explanation
that grew out of this publication led
Penrose t6 the stand. where he fes-
tiled that he had received the SEA 00o
mentioned. but that 1t was used part
~ for the Republican campaign in
Dsanilsx Mania IA spartly ter lhsA ,nar.
tional fund. This testimony he sun
Hlemented ny the accusation against
Roosevelt, which was in part substan-
tieted ,bs the testimony Of John p.
Afchbold.
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