Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-08-22

L IDlnk, during the campaign, VIII see
the light of day think it will be very
beneficial TO the country if they should
become public
Where are they now2a asked Sena-
tor Stone.
"Tney are hidden i'm the archives of
campaign committees, in the cellar
and vaults of business men, and in
the Offices OF lawyers" returned SEN
ator Penrose. Il think the time has
come when these charges should be
met and the American people should
no longer be guided by answers which
insinuate that another man is a liar
Penrosc caused to be read by the
clerk newspaper interview with Col.
| Roosevelt IN which the latter was quot
ed as saying Penrose had nothing to
do with the Presidential campaign of
1904 The senator said he was a MEM
Der of the National committee, chair
man OF the Pennsylvania State COM
mittee and conducted the campaign
in Pennsylvania.
Mr.. President, is this ingratitude.
mendaoity or political aphasia % he
demanded.
ripple of laughter greeted the
qquestion and Penrose seized his big
palm leaf fan and sat into his seat
Senator Bacon asked to whom the
| S2,0c9, eco was to be paid by the Citizen
who wartcd to be elected to the SEN
ate?"
u suppose either to Mr. Durham or
to myself responded Mr.. Penrose Il
didn't get that far in the consideration
of business.
GnnAtnp fFIifhnFgnn Of npi in
an opportunity made his bill forbid
ding campaign contributions by cor
porations and limiting the amount to
be contributed by individuals to $4,000.
A fihlibuster gathered against the
measure and after 3S senator's had
forced half dozen roll calls on it. the
Senate was forced to adjourn.
In his speech Senator Penrose said
in part:
Certain letters from John D. Arch
bold, addressed to me, have recently
been published and an effort has been
made to establish a connection between
the work of the Industrial Commits
sion of which / was member, and an
alleged letter purporting TO enclose $685.
600 from John D. Archbod.
"Not long after the contribution of
100000 TO the Republican National
committee Mr. Bliss on behalf of the
committee, called again to see Mr.
Arehbold, and asked for a further con-
trioution of s150,0o0 He represented
that Mr.. Roosevelt had been advised
of the original contribution, as had
the chairman of the Republican Ma
tienal committee MIR. Cortelyou and
that the contribution was appreciated
by both, but that the need of further
financial assistance was badlyy felt at
headquarters and such further assist
anee would be still more appreciated
| knew personally at the time that
Mr.. Arohbold wanted to make this
further contribution and felt it was
represented to him in way that
made him desire TO make it, but he
was overruled by his associates, who
felt sufficient had been done, and a
further contribution was not made.
THE various efforts made to mis-
| represent a transaction which at the
time was entirely Legal and proper is
only part of the systematic efforts of
the Flinn-Nan Valkenburg combina-
ton in Pennsylvania to break me
down and deceive the people through
the INSCRIPTIONS methods of yellow
journalism.
Their publication now. with the in
situations accompanying them. is in
the nature of political bIackmail, the
purpose of which is to punish, coerce
or intimidate me because of my po-
litieal course. The statement that
there is any connection between the
industrial commission and a certain
oh fro, I'll II
malicious and without justification.
II now come to the letter alleged to
have been written To me by John D.
Archbold, enclosing certificate of
deposit in my favor for $3.50 writ
ten under date of October 10, 1904 |
have reason to believe this letter is a
forgery, and l challenge it's produc-
ton, but it is true, and at the time
it was well known that during the
Presidential campaign of 1904 | did
receive such a contribution from Mr.
Archbold for the campaign in Penn
sYlvania. The contribution was part
of a much larger one which | will now
explain" Mr. Penrose said he was
chairman of the Republican state
committee of Pennsylvania in 1904 and
continued;
Mr.. Archbold made a contribution
of S125,0o0, of which 100000 was to go
to Mr. Bliss as treasurer of the Re-
publican National committee for the
national Presidential campaign out
side of Pennsylvania and about $25,-
600 to be contributed to me as state
chairman for the campaign in Penn
sylvania Mr.. Archbold received the
receipt of Mr.. Bliss as treasurer and
as representing the Republican Ma
tional committee for the amount of
500, 900 The contribution of $25, 900 so
received by me as chairman of the
Republican state committee of Penn
sylvania was expended in the Presi-
Dental campaign in that state.
"Mr. William Finn, of this unsavory
combination which until recently MIR.
Roosevelt would have been quick to de-
nounce and repudiate, has made a for
tune out of crooked municipal contracts
and the corrupt control of municipal
councils and state Legislatures. Mr.. f.
A. Van Nalkenburg, editor of the North
American In Philadelphia, was arrested
and indicted for bribery In my first SEN
atoriar contest In 1896 and only escaped
conviction through the leniency of Sem