Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-23

bold of the Standard Oil company will appear at 9.30 tomorrow morning be- fore the subcommittee of the senate Investigating campaign contributions This announcement followed a day of bitter political recrimination on the floor of the senate, devoted to an eff fort to show that former President Roosevelt knew that funds contributed Sv big corporations were used to help elect him in 1904.
 Reed Joins Penrose in Attack.
 The attack on former President Roosevelt today originated in col ioquy between Senator Reed of Mis- Rouri, a democrat, and Senator Pen- rose of Pennsylvania, who presented a resolution demanding an investigation bf the circumstances set forth in his statement to the senate yesterday, in which he charged that S100.000 of Standard Oil money went into the 1904 Roosevelt campaign fund. with Presi- dent RO0seYelts knowledge. Senators Penrose. Reed and Williams each att lacked Colonel Roosevelt, and Sena- tor PoindexteP of Washington. sup- porter of the new progressive party, came to his defense, Senator Poin- dexter charged that a combination of Sreguiaf republicans and democrats was at work to defams Colonel Roose- Se1t.
 Archbold Agrees to Appear.
 The decision to summon MT. Arch bold at once was made by Senator Ciapp early in the day, before the Interrogation of Senator Penrose by Senator Reed began. He got into communicated with MT. Archbold in New York by long distance telephone Rnd the Standard oil official agreed to RppesT, Senator P0merene of Ohio was designated to sit aS democratic klem6er of the special committee until ths return of either Senator Lea or Senator PaSnteT,
 The debate between Senators Reed snd PenF0se was marked by the Feadi- pess with which the latter replied to Senator Reeds questions, Early in the afternoon the two senators, with Sen RtoF Smith of Maryland had held a short eOnfenen6s in one of "the rooms adjoining the senate chamber. $500 O00 fpera Perkins in This Cam.
 Paisn.
 Senator Penr0se, in answer to qnes- tions from Senator Reed, declared that according to his information Colonel Roosevelt knew that $10O 0e@ of Stand ard Oil money had been received and spent in 1904, before he wrote a letter directing that any Standard oil con- tFibutions be returned. A ne4T element was injected into the political imbrog- iio when Senator Penrsse suggested to Senator Reed
 There has come to my notice quite . lot of information leading to the thought that some three million dol- lars was underwritten by George w. Perkins and his associates to n0nni- nate MT. Roosevelt for the presidency of the regular republican party in the present campaign for their own per- s0nal use.
 Largest Campaign Fund in History.
 Evidence regarding this matter will be submitted to the proper senate com Ynittee for consideration. The ulti- mate object of this enormous fund was ths control of the republican party in the interests of the element represent ed by Mir. Perkins. The largest eam- paign fund in the history of the Unit ed States for a nomination was raised fer Mir. Roosevelt for the primaries last winter"
 Alleged contribu tions of S100. 900 each by the Missouri Pacific and the Southern Pacific railroads to the Roosevelt campaign fund in 1904 were mentioned by Senators Reed and Pen rose. Senator Penrose declaring that President Roosevelt was always in close touch with the national commit ice managing his campaign.
 Reed Attacks Perkins.
 When the colloquy between Sena- tors Penrose and Reed was concluded. Senator Reed made an extended speech attacking Roosevelt. re-openine the question of the s250 ,00O collected for the republican campaign fund in tSe4 by E. H. Hartman, and placing fin the record all of the so-caIIed "Archbold' correspondence recently published.
 Senator Reed also attacked George ". Perkins, at present one of the leaders of the new progressive party.
 Poindexter Defends Roosevelt.
 When he concluded Senator Pojn- dexter took the floor and character- fzed the days proceedings as a com bination, an understanding. an alli- ance," between the machine republj- cans and the machine democrats against progressive principles. He ob- jected to the immediate consideration
 
 tor Penrose, and a sweeping amend ment presented by Senator Reed, and both went over. The resolution wal not needed, however. to allow the cam paign contributions sub committee tt proceed with its invitation.
 Senator Reed and Senator Williams denied any alliance between Sena. tor Penrose and the democrats.
 We hunt bull moose today" gait Senator Williams, ''and elephant to- morrow
 Morgan Interests Would Own Presi.
 dent.
 Tn the course of his speech, Senate, Reed attacked at length the so-ealle( Morgan interests and concluded wifi the declaration:
 That concern, 1t seems to me. hay. ing cOrnered the iron and steel busi. ness of the land, largely controIiine its banks and It's trust companies and its transportation lines, has con cluded at last that the time has eefn, when fl can own a president, The, started their handy man Perkins 0n to finance his campaign and the, thought they would win. They get ii so deep before they knew il that the4 could not get back up, and now the. are standing before the American pee pie almost aDologizlng for their exist ence, and Roosevelt is trying te pre- tend to the American people that Per hns is here like g man already Be pentant coming wtth tear-Eta!Aes