New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-05

Of the contribution Of H. c. Frick He cjt
not know. he said, Of the contribution o
j. p. Morgan. unless that $4,000 repre-
scented .tlso the contribution Of Morgan
associates.
If the contributors include Mr.. Frick.
he went on, Il probably knew In a gen
eral way that Il had been made, becaus,
] knew Frick had contributed. Mr.. Fricl
knew Of my demand that the STANDARD
OIL contribution be returned, and he sale
that IL that meant loss to my campaign
he would contribute more, although h,
had already given to the fund"
Colonel Roosevelt said he knew nothins
about contributions by life insurance
companies.
Did you know how much was contrib.
uted by the beef interests"
Il knew nothing about II. This Is tn,
first suggestion / ever heard about theil
contributing. l had already moyet
against the beef trust, and don't be
lieve they contributed. supposed they
were against u.s." answered the colonel.
You say you moved against the Stand
ard OIL Company before the 1904, cam
paign. Why do you suppose they changed
their attitude and contributed?" asket
Senator Pomerene.
II have no means Of knowing" sail
the. colonel.
Colonel Roosevelt said he knew nothin,
OF contributions by railroads: that Mr.
Cortelyou had informed him no fund
had been accepted from the tobacco In
terests. He said he had no conversation
with either. bliss or Cortelyou as L
trust contributions. beyond telling
offered with the expectation OF favor.
Senator Pomerene asked II it would no
be natural for corporations which con
tributed in 1904 TO expect favors.
ITS impossible for me to say that any
man who gives a dollar does not expect
a return for that dollar" said Colone
Roosevelt, but when ! tell him no will
get no return can prevent his expect.
ing It."
Colonel Wins Applause.
LAS a practical man. colonel" said
Senator Pomerene, don't you believe
that at least some OF the big contrib
utors expected returnsr'
Tho colonel grasped the arms Of his
chair and half rose as he replied:
Speaking az a practical man Of high
ideals, who has tried to put these ideals
into practice, believe that whom ! tell
a man no will receive no return, IL he
then insists upon giving and expecting
a return, he 10 either a crook or q fool
A wave Of applause swept the commit
tee room and Chairman Clapp banged his
gavel. t
Senator Pomerene asked II the so-called
coal trust had contributed.
my dear SIR" returned Colonel Roose--
welt, after the revelations that have
been made here / wouldn't be surprised
at any one having contributed"
He said no report was made to him a
TO the receipts or the contributors.
IT think Mr.. Bliss would have resented
an inquiry from mo as to the contrib
utors," he added:
'"You made no inquiry Of him or Mr.
Cortelyou7"
mo. none"
Were you ever advised as to the pro-
portion Of the campaign funds OF lsO'
contributed by corporatonsT
mo. never. never heard 1t DIS
said Colonel Roosevelt u
never made any inquiries. I didn't even
know tho. contributors in this campaign
until Mr. Hooker published them before
this committee. I've had a fairly siren
uous life In this campaign on my part"
Harks Back to Standard OIL.
Colonel. It has appeared here In the
testimony that the xOA9Oo contributed by
tho Standard Oil Company was not re-
turned" began Senator 'Pomerehe.
well, does that appear as a fact7' IN
terrupted Roosevelt.
ayes, there 10 evidence to that Of.
fect," said Mr.. Pomerene.
=" want you to note,' Colonel Roose.
yeIt ventursd, chat | have never said
sither that | did or did not believe u
vas made. Until Mr.. Arehbold testified
had never heard that the Standard
oil Company or Mr.. Arehbold had made
4 contribution. 1 had hoard that Rog.
,rs had made onej I heard II a year or
Two after tho campaign, but ] under
stood Bliss did not class him Q Stand I.
ard Oil representative, because no had
,ther large interests. ] know nothing
about the Archbold ontrIbution."
What evidence did you have that the
Standard Oil contribution was not NADER
Mr.. Bliss informed Mr.. Loeb II had not
been made" answered Colonel Roosevelt.
Mr.. Cortelyou informed me that Mr..
Bliss had told him It had not been made. y
do you know who contributed the $780,
100 fund raised by Mr.. Hartmann?
II don't know. I see Mr.. Morgan said
yesterday he contributed to It. Remem-
Der. I don't know that such a fund was
,yer raised"
WAS there any reason why Mr.. Cor
.eNeu should not have full knowledge OF
whether the 100000 standard Oh con-
.ribution was returned?' asked Senator
Pomerene.e
None that know"
Colonel Roosevelt said that in reply TO
his letters demanding the return OF the
Standard OIL subscription Cortelyou and
Bliss telephoned to Loeb. and Cortelyou
anne to Washington and assured him no