Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-08-22
Il hit HARD" IS
THE: final WORD FOR
PENnOSE FROM 7. R.
He DECLARES THAT He WENT TO PENNSYLVANIA FULLY PREPARED FOR
SENATOR'S ATTACK AND THAT He HAD FULLY EXONERATED HIMSELF
FROM ANY CONNECTION WHATEVER WITH THE STANDARD OIL
SLUSH FUND
JUST 4 PLAIN LIE IS way he
PUTS IT UP TO The old GUARD

D. Archbold to assist him in secur.
ing the election.
AT the conclusion of his speech the
senator promised further disclosures.
Penrose had read by the clerk a
newspaper interview WITH Colonel
Roosevelt in which the latter was
quoted as saying that Penrose had
nothing to do with the presidential
campaign of 1904. The senator said
he was member CT the national
committee, chairman of the Pennsyl-
vania state committee and conducted
the campaign in Pennsylvania.
"Mr President, is this ingratitude,
mendsc;ty or political aphasia?" he
demanded
A ripple of laughter greeted this
question and Penrose settled into his
seat
Senator Bacon asked to whom the
S2,OO0,000 was to be paid by "the
citizen who wanted to be elected to
the senate"
- suppose either to Mr.. Durham
or myself" responded Mr.. Penrose.
Eve did not get that far in the
consideration of the business"
Senator Culberson of Texas, see,
ing psychological opportunity called
Up his bill forbidding campaign con.
tlibutions by corporations and limit.
ing the amount to be contributed by
individuals to $4,000.
A filibuster develcped against the
measure and after SO senators had
forced half dozen roll calls the SEN
ate was forced to adjourn.
In his speech Senator Penrose
said
Certain letters from John D
Archbold, addressed to me, have re
Gently been published and an effort
has been made to establish con
nection between the work of the in.
dustrial commission of which I was
a member. and alleged letters pur
porting t. enclose $4,000 from John
D. Archbold.
Their publication now, with the
malignant insinlations accompanyine
them, is in the nature of political
Dlackmail, the purpose of which is
to punish, coerce or intimidate me
because of my political course. The
statement that there is any connec
ton between the industrial commits
sion and a certain check from John
d. Archbold is false, malicious and
without justification.
Il now come to the letter alleged
TO have been written to me by John
d. Archbold, inclosing a certificate of
deposit in my favor for $4,000 writ,
ten under date of October 10. 1904 ]
have reason to believe that this let
ter is q forgery and I challenge its
production; but it is true, and at the
time was well known, that during the
presidential campaign of 1904 | did
receive such a contribution from Mr.
Archbold for the campaign in Penn.
sylvania. l was at the time the chair.
man of the republican state com.
mittee of Pennsylvania and a mem.
Der of the national committee rep.
resenting that state. l was at repub.
lican headquarters in PHILADELPHIA
in full charge of the state campaign
and | was, every week. in New Yorl,
IN close touch with many phases of
the national campaign"
Senator Penrose renewed his at.
tack upon Colonel Roosevelt in the
senate today, under questions by
Senator Reed.
Co'onel Roosevelt's statement of
Yesterday making public a letter in
which he had directed Geo. B. Cor.
telyou to return John D. Archbold's
100000 contribution was under dis.
clssion.
The information / had" said Sen.
ator Penrose, was that after Mr.
Roosevelt had been apprised that the
100000 had been spent, he wrote the
letter to Mr.. Cortelyou directing its
return, in order to make the record
good"
senator Reed, in questioning Sena.
tor Penrose, mentioned reported con.
tributions of 100000 each made to
the campaign of 1904 by the Missouri
Pacific and the Southern Pacific rail.
ways. Senator Paurose said that
while he had no direct knowledge re.
garding such contributions, he believ.
ed from the information at his dis
posal, that those interests had con
tributea heavily"
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