The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-08-29

Washington, ID. c. Swinging
sharply from a defense of Senator
Boise Penrose of Pennsylvania, to a
vigorous attack on Colonel Roosevelt,
the active head of Standard Oil Co.,
John ID. Archbold, today, told the
Senate Investigating committee that
Standard Oil money helped to elect
Roosevelt in 1904.
Then he charged that, because the
second contribution was refused,
Roosevelt instigated the most out
rageous prosecution against the Oil
trust"
Archbold said the Standard Oil
company contributed 100000 to
Cornelius n. Bliss, Treasurer of the
republican national committee in
1904 for the national campaign, and
also gave Senator Penrose $4,000
to help carry Pennsylvania. He swore
that Roosevelt and Cortelyou, of the
republican committee both knew of
and "gratefully accepted" this trust
money.
Two Hours on Stand.
For more than two hours Archbold
perspired in a g~rilling inquisition.
Senator Clapp, chairman of the in
vestigating committee, and Senators
Pomerene and Penrose We're the chief
examiners.
Archbold was mistaken in any i'm
portant detail in the three times that
he was forced to repeat his story.
This afternoon Senator Penrose
was expected to follow Archbold on
the witness stand.
Archbold was called here today
from New York just before sailing
for Europe.
Archbold's entire story supported
the dramatic statement by Penrose
late Wednesday in the senate.
The Standard Oil head backed W
every material charge by Penrose.
New York City.-Charging Senator
Penrose with deliberate falsehood
Col. Roosevelt issued a statement i'm
mediately on his return to the Out
look office today from Wilkesbarre
as follows:
Senator Penrose would do we'll Il
attribute to others the baseness tina
~actuates himself. The statement tina
Mr.. Perkins underworld the prlmar.
campaign fund for 100000 O
any other fund remotely resemblln!
it, is the deliberate falsehood h
knows it to be when he makes it.
THE statement that letters. an
kilograms to Cortelyou were writer
for the purpose of going into tn
record and were not genuine an
were not accepted by Cortelyou a
genuine, is a wilful and deliberat
%falsehood, which Penrose knows it t
be when he makes it. Until Penros
spoke the other day, ! had neVe
heard of Archbold's name in connec
ton with any contribution. Penrose'
attitude in this matter symbolic
his habitual attitude, which ha
finally brought him to disaster j
Pennsylvania, for he has never bee
able to understand that other men ar
not actuated by his own incurabl
baseness of soul.
Wrote Twice, Wired Once.
my first letter, written as soon a
heard a rumor that the Standar
Oil people had contributed, explici
and unequivocal in its terms, wa
written on October "a, 1904. M
second letter, if possible. even NOR
emphatic, was written October 27tl
Not hearing from these letters,
wired October %. l then receive
from Cortelyou the positive a%ssurane
that my wishes would be compile
with and that no contribution frol
the Standard Oil people had bee
or would be received.
IF any such contribution was r.
ceived it was not only without m
knowledge but against my emphat
direction. These letters speak IL
themselves. They into RECORD
of course, but they went into TT
records because they we're genuin
because l received assurances tn;
they were accepted in the spirit
which l wrote them and action W;
taken accordingly.
NO mar can honestly misunde
stand these letters and no man wi
is not a dishonest man can put al
Interpretation upon them than tn
upon their face"
Says Wilson Will Gain.
Chicago.-Declaring the appoin
ment of George b. Cortelyou
head nf the r%ennhlicanL national car