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INS|STST.R.KNEW
OF OIL TRUST CASH
Penfose Says He Stunned Il
After Il Was Spent
SENATE COMMITTEE TO PROBE
Pennsylvania Also Declares Perkins
Raised $3,OoO,OoO to Nominate Roose.
Welt This Year.

TORnSylVaHlaH ALSO bSCidTSS TSINitts
Raised So, 900, 900 to Nominate Roose.
welt This Year.
Washington, Aug. 23.-Sensational
developments quickly followed one an.
other as a result of the counter attack
made on Senator Penrose's political
foes regarding the receipt of contri'
buttons in 1904 from John d. Arch
bold, of the Standard Oil company.
First Penrose asked the senate that
al the persons he had mentioned be
summoned to appear before the SEN
ate committee Investigating the cam
paign funds of 1904 and 1908 to tell
what they know.
Finally, in response to interroga.
tions by Senator Reed, Democrat, OF
Missouri, Penrose charged in the sen.
ate that Colonel Roosevelt had writ
ten his letter directing the return OF
the 100000 Standard Oil contribution
in 1904 after he knew the contribu-
tion had been made and had been
spent. He said that a letter was writ
ten to Roosevelt, telling him that the
money had been spent, and copy
kept for future reference"
Later Penrose declared that there
IL quite a lot of information leading
up to the thought that just before
the Chicago convention this year that
a fund of $3.000,000 was underwritten
by Perkins, of the Harvester trust, to
nominate Theodore Roosevelt, for the
benefit of the interests represented by
Mr.. Perkins.
The Pennsylvania senator took the
floor to make change in the reso-
ltion he presented for probe of the
entire matter by the Clapp commit
tee, SO as to direct the committee to
subpoena the persons he had mention
ed and not merely to request them to
appear to testify.
1t was then that Senator Reed ask
ed questions which resulted in re-
affirmation from Penrose that heA
lieved the letter purporting to h~-s
come to him from Archbold and to
have contained the $4,000 certificate
of deposit was forged.
Can the senator from Pennsylva-
mia state whether the 100000 was
paid to the national committee on O.
about Oct. 13, the date of the lett
In which the $4,000 was supposed
have been contained?" asked SenafS
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"My impression is" replied Penrose,
"that it was at that time or about that
time. l recall that the check for the
early in October" {s
Reed then read the denial of Cole
mel Roosevelt published, in which b :
declared that he had directed George
B. Cortelyou, then chairman of the
Republican national committee, to re-
turn any Standard Oil contribution. if
any had been made, and called atten-
ton to the former presidents state
ment that the letted had been sent in
the latter part of October.
"The letter from President Roose-
welt was sent about a week before
election day, several weeks after both
Of the transactions | mentioned-the
contribution of 100000 by the Stand
ard Oil and their declination to con-
tribute $150,000 more, were finished"
said Penrose. "Mr. Roosevelt was ad-
yised that the money had been spent
and could not be returned, and the
letter was sent to make a record for
future reference"
Can the senator then state whether
the letter was written by Roosevelt
with full knowledge that the money
was gomez" asked Reed.
THAT is my distinct impression and
also the information of many Others"
said the Pensylvanian.
Reed then read into a record
statement that Roosevelt's ambition
is to be whole war in himself.
THAT must not be a very recent
ambition" replied Penrose. The lat
est one l have seen was to the effect
that he was ambitious to kill grizzly
bear in a fight with only a knife for
a weapon"
Senator Penrose's move was by the
Introduction of a resolution of instruc-
tion for the Clapp committee to have
appear before that body "all persons
mentioned" in his speech.
The persons whom Penrose men
toned and who, under his motion
would be subpoenaed or asked to ap-
pear, are:
Colonel Thodore Roosevelt, who
Penrose believed" knew of an Arch
bold contribution of 100000 to his
campaign fund in 1904 and of a fur
ther request for $150,000.
George B. Cortelyou, who was head
Of the Republican national committee
In 1904, and who, Penrose said, knew
OF these transactions.
E. A. Van Valkenburg, of Philadel-
thia, whom Penrose bitterly attacked.
William Finn, of Pittsburgh, Pa,
Roosevelt leader of the state, who,
Penrose asserted, had offered $1,000,-
900, or even $2,000,000, to be made
Quay's successor in the United States
senate.
John D. Archbold, of the Standard
Oil company.
Penrose also mentioned the names
of Israel w. Durham and Cornelius N
Bliss, who was Republican national
treasurer in 1904, but both of them
are dead.