The Sentinel=record., 1912-08-22
PENNSYLVANIA SENATOR TELLS OF ARcHBoLD CONTRIBUTION
 TO THE REPUBLICANS.
GAVE ALTOGETHER $l25,OOG
Senator Scores Roosevelt for Saying Penrose Knew Nothing of the 1904 campaen-Flynn An
 swers the Charges.

Washington, Aug. 21-In a careful, deliberate speech in the senate late today. Senator Penrose replied to charges made regarding a certificate of deposit for $25,000 sent to him by John D. Archbold of the Standard Oil Company in 1904.
 Senator Penrose admitted receiving that sum from Mir Archbold, but as serted it was part of a contribution of $l25.000 made by Archbold to the republican national campaign fund, S100000 of which. he said, went to the republican national committee and $25,000 to himself for use in Pennsylvania.
 President Roosevelt had been ad- vised of the contribution" Senator Penrose declared. He said that later Cornelius N Bliss, then treasurer of the national committee, asked for an other contribution of $150.0O0 from Archbold and his associates inter ested in the Standard Oil Company 2
 The demand was urgent, insistent - may say imperative and it was represented that it came direct from President Roosevelt" declared Sena tor Penrose forcefully.
 Wm Finn Roosevelt leader in Pennsylvania, was scored by Pen rose. The senator charged that i'll 1904 Finn offerel him and Israel w Durham "$1 100000 or $2,000,O00" il they would favor his candidacy to the SC nate to succeed Senator Quay Sen ator Penrose read what purported to be copies of telegrams to show that Finn asked John b Archbold to as- sist him in being elected.
 Senator Penrose also attacked E. A. Van Valkenburg, editor of the Philadel3 3hia worth American, and referred to the "effrontery, hypocrisy and mendaeity of the Van Valken- burg Finn combination.
 The galleries of the senate were filled and were bright with feminine finery in response to the announce ment that Senator Penrose was to speak. The floor was crowded with senators and members of the house. He read his speech from printed proofs, and talked slowly and inn pressively.
 At the conclusion of his speech the senator promised further disclosures Senator Stone of Missouri asked him f he knew anything of the contribu- tion of E. H. Hartman to the 1904 republican campaign fund.
 "The papers are on file and letters exist said Senator Penrose, which think. during the campaign. will see the light of day. I think it would be very beneficial to the country if they should become public"
 Where are they now?" asked Sen ator Stone
 They are hidden in the archives of campaign committees, in the eel lars and hand vaults of business men and in the offices of lawyers return ed Senator Penrose. q think the time has come when these charges should be met and the American 2eo- pie should no longer be gulled by answers which insinuate that another man is a liar"
 enrose had the clerk real news paper interview with Colonel Roose- welt, in which the latter was quoted as saying that Penrose had nothing to do with the presidential campaign of 1904. The senator said he was a member of the national committee chairman of the Pennsylvania state committee and conducted the cam paign ill Pennsylvania. MT President, is this ingratitude mendacity or political aphasia?" he demanded
 A ripple of laughter greeted thii question.
 Senator Bacon asked to whom tho s2 2,000000 was to be paid by tht "citizen who wanted to be elected tC the senate
 q suppose either to Mir. Durham ol myself" responded Mir. Penrose. WV didn't get that far in the considera tion of the business"
 Senator Culberson of Texas, seeinl psychological opportunity called u his bill forbidding campaign contri buttons by corporations and limiting the amount to be contributed by indi viduals to 5000.
 A filibuster developed against tn measure, and after thirty-eight sena tors had forced a half dozen roll call on it, the senate was forced to ad iourn
 In his speech Senator penrose said
 Certain letters from John I lArchbold. addressed to me have re eently been published and an effoi has been made to establish a connee ltlon between the work of the indus
 trial commission of which ] was lmember. and an alleged letter puf