Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-08-23

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the repof. was made, but It undoubtedly
was made,' said Archbold.
Senator Pomerene asked about the
So, 1000 contribution through senator
Fenrose TO the PENNSYLVANIA State
committee. and f Mr.. Archbold
talked to Senator Penrose about Col
onel Roosevelt's attitude in regard
to business"
Mr.. Archbold said he undoubtedly
had asked Senator Penrose about
Mr.. Roosevelt's attitude on the
tariff.
Questioned about the date of the
contribution through Senator Pen
rose, Mr.. Archbold said he had been
unable to find any record of the print
ed letter purporting to show how he
had sent the money to the Pennsyl-
vania senator. He produced three
letters which, he said, constituted all
his written communications with
| Senator Penrose during 1904, so far
as he was able to find out.
Letters Put in Record.
Two of the letters were put into the
record. One was under date Of Sep
| TENDER %, 1904, and the other of June
6. 1904. Both concerned the making
of appointments for meetings between
| Mr.. Archbold and Senator Penrose.
Mr.. Archbold could not recall the
object of these meetings. Senate
| Jones observed that the June letter
I was dated "just before the V
ton"
The third letter was not put in II
$500 NJ, TPnlIHSt,
The senators read it, however. MI
Arcnbold explained that it related 10
tie appointment of his brother. an
army man. Later, he said, President
Roosevelt made the appointment ne
desired.
Senator Pomerene cross-examineu
Mr.. Archbold in regard to meeting
former Senators Dick, of Ohio, ana
Scott, of West Virginia, in New York.
Mr.. Archbold said that the meeting
must have been merely casual
Credit in West Virginia.
Scott and Elkins, too, were in
clined to give US credit for going into
West Virginia. said Mr.. Archbold,
with enough Republicans to turn the
tide from the Democracy to the Re-
publican party in that State"
Senator Pomerene asked the witness
if he remembered Judge Parker max
ing a charge hat Colonel Roosevelt
was being aided by great corporations
during the campaign of 1904, and the
denials made to that charge.
You don't remember n dehials
coming from Mr.. Belmont" interrupt
ed Senator Oliver.
Mr.. Archbold did not answer.
Senator Oliver then o o the wit
ness in charge. He drew from Mr..
Archbold the statement that the s25,-
600 given to Senator Penrose was a
political contribution and not for per-
sonal service in private or public
life.
Senator Oliver insisted on knowing
whether Chairman George B. Cor
telvou. of the Republican National
Committe, had any dealings with
Mr.. Archbold in regard to the contri-
button. Finally MI. Archbold said:
CorteIyou Bashful.
IF you insist l must tell o that
when the question of the second con-
tribution came up, Mr.. Bliss said he
wanted Mr.. Cortelyou to meet me for
a further talk about a contribution.
On the date of the engagement Mr..
Bliss came along. He said: AS you
see, l am here alone. Mr.. Cortelyou
did not think it was advisable for
him to come, and said for me to tell
you that anything 1 said vas said for
him, and hat L could say what was
desired as well as he"
enato Jones tried to pin Mr.. Arch
bold down to a statement as to
whether he knew that Colonel Roose-
Welt knew of the first contribution IF
Sl00.O 900 made by the Standard Oil
Company. Mr.. Archbold finally sac
that Mr.. Bliss had Informed him that
Mr.. Roosevelt and Mr.. Corteiyod
were both cogniZant OF the condition
under which the contribution mad
been made.
Senator Jones referred again to the
Hartman contribution. Mr. Arch
bold said he talked t. Hartman HIM
self about the contribution, that Har-
riman had insisted it had been re-
quested.
did you ever receive a letter from
| Colonel Roosevelt thanking you for
your contribution" asked Senator
Jones,
Did Not Thank Him.
mo, before he came to hat he
had decided on another course"
COURAGEOUS attacks on the sand
ard Oil Company. Mr.. Archbold re
peated, dated from the refusal of the
further contribution Of $150,000. He
discussed at length the prosecutions
of the Standard Oil Company during
the Roosevelt administration and re-
ferred particularly to a rebating case
in Buffalo, N. Y. He said that the
United states attorney in Buffalo no
tilted Washington officials that there
was no merit in the case to justify
indictments.
ST am told" he said, that the word
that went back from Washington
was: Damn the merit. Get the in
dictment.'"A
Mr.. Archbold told of visiting Pres
ident Roosevelt at the White House
some time later, in company with the
late II. H. Rogers. THE campaign
was only casually mentioned" he
said. 1.-THE President said that there
had been some criticism of campaign
contributions, but that that could no
be avoided"
No Return Suggested.
Senator Penrose, who had followed
the testimony with careful attention
interrupted to ask:
Can you say whether this $1,000
contribution was ever returned or an!
suggestion made that it should be re
turned?"
mo-" answered Mr.. Archbold, m