The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-23
STANDARD OIL CONTRIBUTED $50O0 To REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN Of 1904
J. D. ARCHIBALD TESTIFIED BEFORE SENATE
COMMITTEE INVESTIGATING CAMPAIGN FINDS
company Bliss admitted the govern
ment's attacks were unjust but said
he had no influence with President
as oosevelt. Roosevelt unfailingly ap-


he had no influence with President
e.. oosevelt. Roosevelt unfailingly APP
I'd the attacks without investiga-
=. Cb the slightest knowledge Of
the> These reports of Garfield
and Saith We're the work of mere
puppets who jumped when Roosevelt
pulled the strings" said Archibald.
o,is Asked If he thought the Standard
OiIs refusal to grant the request for
more money-Archbald had testified
they refused to contribute the second
time-Was the cause of the unjust"
government attacks. he bit his lip and
said: well. 1 don't know"
The outrageous attacks on the
Standard Oil company" Archibald re-
peated. dated from the refusal of
further contribution of s15o,ooo.
button. He said: I speak to you
personally; I think you had better
make this contribution. If you don't,
somebody else will"
Cause of Trouble.
The appearance of Mr.. Archibald
followed a day of bitter political re-
elimination on the floor of the senate,
Yesterday devoted to an effort to show
that former President Roosevelt knew
that funds contributed by big corpora
tions were used to help elect him in
1904.
The attack on former President
Roosevelt today originated in a COL
lequy between Senator Reed of Mis-
souri,, a democrat, and Senator Boies
Penrose of Pennsylvania, who pre-
sented resolution demanding an i'll
vestigation of the circumstances set
forth in his statement to the senate
yesterday in which he charged that
100000 of Standard Oil money went
,o1<
fund. with President Roosevelt's
knowledge. Senators Penrose, Reed
and Williams each attacked Colonel
Roosevelt and Senator Poindexter of
Washington, a supporter of the new
progressive party, came to his defense
Senator Poindexter charged that
combination of regular republicans"
and democrats was at work to defame
Colonel Roosevelt
bold at once was made by Senator
Clapp early in the day before the in
terrogation of Senator Penrose by Sen
ator Reed began. He got into COM
munication with Mr.. Archbold in New
York by long distance telephone and
the Standard Oil official agreed to ap-
pear. Senator Pomerone of Ohio was
DESIGNATED to sit as the democratic
member of the SPECIAL committee until
the return Of either Senator Lea or
Senator Paynter. The debate between
Senators Reed and Penrose was mark
ed by the readiness with which the lat
ter replied to Senator Reeds ques-
tions. Early in the afternoon the two
senator's with Senator Smith Of Mary
land had held short conference in
one Of the rooms adjoining the senate
chamber.
Senator Penrose in answer to ques-
tons from Senator Reed. declared that
according to his information" Col
onel Roosevelt knew that 100000 of
Standard Oil money had been received
in 1904 before he wrote letter direct
ing that any Standard Oil contribu-
tions be returned. A new element was
injected in the political imbreglio
when Senator Penrose suggested to
Senator Reed:
There has come to my notice quite
lot of information leading to the
thought that some three million dol
ars was underwritten by George w.
Perkins and his associates to nominate
Mr.. Roosevelt for the presidency of
the regular republican party in the
present campaign for their own per-
matter will be submitted to the prop
er senate committee for consideration
The ultimate object of this enormous
fund was the control of the republi-
can party in the interests of the ele-
ment represented by Mr.. Perkins. The
largest campaign fund in the history
of the United States for nomination
was raised for Mr.. Roosevelt at the
primaries last winter"
Other Contributions.
Alleged contributions Of 100000
each by the Missouri Pacific and the
Southern Pacific railroads to the
Roosevelt campaign fund in 1904 were
mentioned by Senators Reed and
Fenrose. Senator Penrose declaring
that President Roosevelt was always
in close touch with the national COM
mittee managing his campaign.
When the culloquy between Sena-
tors Penrose and Reed was concluded,
Senator Reed made an extended
speech attacking Roosevelt. reopening
the question of the s25O.000 collect
ed for the republican campaign fund
in 1904 by e. H. Hartman and plac-
ing in the record all of the so-called
"Archbold" correspondence recently
published. Senator Reed also attach
ed George ". Perkins, at present one
of the leaders Of the new progressive
party.
When he concluded Senator Poin-
dexter took the floor and characterized
the days proceedings as a "combina-
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