New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-24

| carna I'm Mr. Rliss said he wanted Mr..
Cortelvou 10 meet me for further talk
about a contribution. on the date OF the
| engagement Mr. Bliss came along ne
said: AS you see. | am here alone MT
Cortelyou did not think 1t was advisable
for him TO come and said for me 10 ten
YOU that anything ] said was SAID TOT
him. and that / could say what was de-
sired as we'll as he
Colonel and Cortelyou Both Knew
Senator Jones tried to pin Mr.. Archboid
down 10 a statement as TO whether he
knew that Colonel Roosevelt knew OF the
FIRST contribution of $4,000 made by the
standard oil Company Mr. Archoolu
finally said that Mr.. Bliss had INFORMED
hin, that Mr.. Roosevelt and Mr.. CorteIyoH
were both cosnizant of the condition I'M
der which the contribution had neeh
made
senator Jones referred again to the
Hartman contribution. Mr.. Archooi"
said he talked to Hartman himself about
the contribution: that Hartman had IN
sisted IT mad been requested.
"Did Won ever receive a letter from
Colonel roosevelt thanking you for your
contributions" asked Senator Jones.
"No. Before he came TO that he had
decided on another course. according to
the correspondence as puhlshed-that IS
ftbo alleged letter written by Roosevelt 10
Cortelyou."
Outrageous attacks" on the Standard
OH COMPANY. Mr. Archbold repeated.
dated from the refusal OF the further con-
trihution Of $4,000 lie discussed at length
the prosecutions OF the Standard oil COM
many during the Roosevelt administration,
and referred particularly 20 reoatns
cas-. at Buffalo lie said the United states
Attorney AT Buffalo notified Washington
officials that there was no merit IN inc
case 10 justify indictments.
al am told" he said, that the word
that went back from Washington was:
Damn the merit! Get the 'ndict-
r1ent!'"
Mr.. Archbold told of visiting President
Roosevelt Al the White House som" ume
!lattr IN company with the late II. II. Rog-
era 'The campaign was only casually
mentioned H.. .:aid. The President said
that there had been some criticism OF
corrpaigu contributions. but that that
could not be avoided
Senator Pearose who had followed the
testimony with careful attention, inter
rupted Ia ask: Can you say whether this
$4,000 contribution was ever returned OF
any suggestion made that II should be re-
turned
mo" answered Archbold. mo such
suooestion was ever made to me-
senator Penrose requested that Sir
Archbold be instructed by the committee
10 search his Office hlcs for all document
ary evidence bearing on the case. partc-
rlarlv for the receipt which he had SAID
he received from Mr.. Bliss for the 10000
| contribution He also requested That
| Archbold ask his associates AT the
heard meetings which considered the con-
tribution question I'm 1904 TO hold them
selves at the disposal OF the committee.
"Wuliam Rockefeller. who is in precari-
oua health. il about the only member OF
the board besides myself who was pres
ont " said Mr.. Archbold. Three men,
hcrs OF that board-Mr. Rogers. Mr. TIL
ford and Mr. Barstow-died in 1909
"Worried to Death"
The standard oil man turned suddenly
| 10 CHAIRMAN tIdPP "h"
were worried to death.
MIR. Archbold agreed to make the search
for the papers, and TO produce them De-
fore the committee. II available. on his
return from Europe. in about three weeks
lie will leave the United States to-mor-
row.
Senator Clapp produced magazine artl-
Gle containing a series of letters purport-
III 4
ING ia have been written by ArchDold 70
Senator Penrose.
Archibald declared that the letter which
mentioned 5000 sent to Penrose seemed
70 be a forgery. THE signature Is very
like my own he added
Mr. Archbold admitted that he might
have written several of the other letters,
but said he had no recollection OF them
Because Of my relations with Senator
Penrose." he said. II might easily nave
written them. always did what | could
for the Republican party, because be
lieve In It,"
When Senator Glapp took up the hnai
examination OF Archbold, he inadvertently
addressed him as Mr.. Perkins
mo. not Perkins objected Archbold'
and he laughingly shook his fist at the
chairman.
Both Senator'S Penrose and Oliver joined
Mr.. Archbold in protest against the re-
cent publication in a magazine OF MT
Archbold's letter to Mr.. Stone, formerly
Lieutenant Governor and Representative
in Congress from Pennsylvania. This let
ter was written i'm 1883 and referred TO
5000 contribution Mr., Archbold spoke
: of Mr.. Stone as a splendid type Of man.
and an ''old friend"
Senator Oliver interrupted to say that
he died only last week, and Senator Pen
rose from the other side of the room,
exclaimed: 1T is Dissertation to print
Mr. stones name In this way"
Finn kilograms Verified.
Mr. Archbod identified as correct the
kilograms which Senator Penrose had in
serted In his speech before the Senate on
Wednesday to show that William Finn
had sought TO get Mr. Archbods infiu-
ence in the Senatorial contest in Pennsyl-
vania after the death of Senator Quay.
Mr.. Archbold declared he took no part In
the election and had never participated in
a Senatorial election except in a simple.
. individual way"
The committee discussed examining aJr.