Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-26

oyster Bay, N. r. Aug. 26.-Having
failed to obtain q hearing before the
senate committee investigating cam
paikn contributions because Of the in
ability Of the committee to get together
today. Colonel Roosevelt intends to
( write the committee letter, embody-
in9 some of the things to which he
would have testified. He 30 declared
last night in statement in which he
also took the committee to task for
q pArmitting John Archbold to sail for
europe without telling more about the
$4,000 he contributed to the republic
can campaign in Pennsylvania in 1904.
4 Colonel Roosevelt had received no
/ direct word from Senator Clapp when
S thA correspondents visited him at
aaramore Hill last night. He had
hesrd indirectly. he said. Of the com-
. ni11 - Z anabliay to have him appear
y asit today. He was greatly
cha4 med, he said. Also. he added, the
4 senate need not bother about con-
ferrfnx additional powers on the COM
mittee II. they wanted to find out about
his primary campaign, his relations
with George W. Perkins and William
F1inn. the Pittsburgh leader, or any
other matters connected with the pri-
4 mary. campaign. or, for that matter.
anyfhinr that he had ever done as
president.
. Details Of his primary campaign,
however. would have been brought out
by questioning him, Colonel Roosevelt
feels. and inasmuch as he will not be
questioned. he plans at present to con-
fine himself chiefly in his letter to re-
gfutinR the testimony Of John D. Arch
bold, in which Mr.. Archbold said he
was assured that Colonel Roosevelt
+ knew Of and appreciated contribu-
tion Of 100000 which Archbold testi-
fied he made In 1904 to the republican
campaign.
n Letter Will Be Long.
The letter will be long. Colonel
Roosevelt expects to spend all day to-
day working on It and he Is not sure
\ Il will be finished by tonight. It is
possible he will touch lightly upon his
primary campaign Of 1912. 1t is rea-
sonably sure he will devote consider
able space TO his relations to Senator
Penrose while he was president.
Colonel Roosevelt said Saturday
81 night he had seen George Cortelyou,
who was republican national chairman
in 1904.
"Mr. cortelyou tells me he never
heard Mr.. Archbold's name mentioned
In connection with any contribution by
MI Bliss" Colonel Roosevelt said, 'and
that as regards himself the whole story
Is q fabrication out Of whole cloth. as,
OF course. 1t is about me-"
Colonel Roosevelt's statement reads
- follows:
a II feel that the committee ought not
sSto have gone away and let Archbold go
IA Europe without taking all of his tes-
gtimony On the really grave charge and
then failed to let me appear immedi-
ately, knbwing, as the committee must
know. what my later engagements are.
/ Make Full Statement.
II shall, however, at once write Sem
i ator Clapp full statement of at least
some OF the things to which I would
have testined. Incidentally should
IKE to say that would not bother
about coaferring additional powers
upon tho committee to question me
about mytprimary campaign. Whether
they are given power or not, shall be
delighted TO answer any question in
my pow6r which the committee may
nut to me as to anything of which
have knowledge connected with the
gprimary campaign. or, for that matter,
sgc1 anything that I have ever done as
spresident 4r in this campaign. sus-
gsst, .however. that the committee take
% the primary campaign Of all Of the
other candidates also II they desire to
60 Into the matter at all.
Let mo repeat as strongly as can
that I do not understand why the COM
mittes let Mr.. Archbold 90 to Europe
without 1xamining him on the real
charge, and regret that I was not
Z 4SsS.:;;:S::: -. chance Immediately tc aD-
pear and testify.
Z mot tospermit me to go on and
testify ton8orrow amounts, as the DEM
ocrats and republican friends of Mr..
APenrose, NJ Lofimer and Mr.. Arch
Iold in tho senate OF course knew. to
.enderinx II almost Impossible for me
~ appear later without causing the
serious dislocation OF my am
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