Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-09-30

w. Perkins, Cornelius ~ Bliss Jr.,
Senator Dixon. Roosevelt's campaign
manager; Treasurer Sheldon of the
national republican committee. and
ante-convention campaign managers
of Governor Woodrow Wilson, Speak.
er Clark. Representative Oscar I'm
derwood, Governor Harmon OF Ohio,
and other candidates at the recent
party conventions.
Colonel Roosevelt is scheduled to
testify tomorrow. He is to reply to
charges of Senator Penrose and John
D. Archbold, manager of Standard
Oil. that the "oil trust" contributed
$125,00O to Roosevelt's campaign cof-
fers in 1904. Archbold recently tes-
titled that he gave that sum and
that Roosevelt, when president. "per-
secuted" the Standard OIL company
with department of justice prosecu-
tions because an additional S150,000
contribution was refused former
Treasurer Cornelius N. Bliss of the
republican national committee.
Senator Penrose's alleged relations
with Standard Oil are also under
fire. William r. Hearst is expected
to produce sheaves Of letters. said
to have been stolen from Archbold's
private letter files. between Penrose
and Archbold regarding legislation
and campaign affairs.
Who contributed to democratic and
republican campaign funds as far
back as 1900 will be probed by the
, committee. Colonel Roosevelt is the
special target of some Of those be.
hind the investigation Senator La
, Toilette also promises complete
expose of his financial backing last
! fall and winter.
What diplomats have contributed
@ to campaign funds is another phase
/ of the Investigation.
. How much Brother Charley" Taft
aided financially in President Taft's
| election and nomination four years
Il ago is still another proposed feature
of the investigation.
j. PieFpont Morgan, Col Colt OF
the rubber trust and other Wal
Il street powers have been mentioned
as probable witnesses of the commit
\ tee. Testimony of William Rockefel
Ter and directors of Standard Oil re
garding campaign gifts is also de
sired by the committee.
-, 1t is proposed to hold all the meet
J ings in Washington, although IL II
lpossible the committee may go t
New York TO examine several wit
nesses.
Technically. the testimony is de
sired to secure official information
for framing corrupt practices act il
ny congress. but campaign thunder 4
ne the immediate product OF the investl
cation.
at Before the hearing started thi
no morning the room was jammed
us Clapp. Pomeren and Oliver conferre'
ng and decided TO devote five hour
Of daily TO the probe. which viii prol
ably require five weeks
ax Clapp examined Bliss who pr
ry duced his fathers records Of 1904 r
Ise port TO Chairman New Of INDIAN
nd The report contained no receipt froi
he Archbold lie read letter his fat
ias er wrote 20 New saying I've refm
fss ed 20 make the accounts public b
ier cause The contributors have the sam
TO right to the privacy q the Sits !
pie they have 20 the secrecy of the ha
est lot The campaign was conducts
till ON high plane
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