The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-05
ROOSEVELT DENIES
He EVER ASKEDHDR
ACCOMMODATIONS
Didn't Even Know Who Was
Paying Bills, He Tells
Senate Committee
PENROSE is PUT
IN ANANIAS CLUB
Ex-President Demands That
Pennsylvania Senator be
Kicked Out of Congress
for Admissions

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4.--Coloue1
Theodore Roosevelt, belted and girds u
ed for battle, came to Washington to-
day and testified before the Clapp
committee investigating campaign
contributions. that he had never ask
ed for contributions to his 1904 cans
paign fund; that he had never known
of any contribution from J. p. Mor~
gan x Company. that no request had "a
ever been made of him for favors or
returns TO persons whe- might
have contributed TO his funds; that
he didn't know who had aided him
either in 1904 or in the present year,
and that. while his Western trip. just
ended. had been "underwritten" by
New York interests. all the expenSem#za
had been paid and there was no need II
for the payment of any guarantee.
Incidentally, the colonel contrfbuted;
a little excitement when he eonsigned
Penrose and Archbold to the 'Ana~
Mas club" in the morning, and dee
manded that the senator from PenH-3s
sylvania. be ousted from the senate II
for his admissions. concerning @cafl1@
paign- contributions, which he had q
solicited
When / was police commissioners
OF the city of New York, thundered
the Bull Moose. pounding the arm
of his chair, % would have insant~S@
~ fred any policemen who admittedss
to me that he had solicited funds for
the purpose of securing future inn
munity for alleged wrongdoers.
therefore call upon the senate OF the
United States to Gust Senator Pens
rose, who IS convicted of this mis-
conduct out of his own mouth.
Charles Dewey Hilles,' and Repre-
sentative Rartho1dt, of Missouri, alDe1
were scored by the former presid0ne
for their charges against him, ana
the movement he represents
Hilles is Scared.
IT demand that this committees
summon Mr.. Hilies and RepresentA-a
tive Bartholdt," roared the colonel
.and force them either to make good
their charges or to retire foreTeE3
from public life."
The colonel arrived in WashingtoM
early this morning. being greeted nyA
an enthusiastic gathering at the Ill
uation. The crowd followed hin
wherever he went. 1t waited TO-
him outside the Willard hotel, wher9S
he breakfasted, and noisily acclaim904
him on the steps and in the cofr1n
| doris OF the senate Office building. S|
The committee room was packeA%
to its limit before the colonel tool
| his place in the same chair used nN
! senator Lorimer and the witnesse
| in the Titantic investigation. HI
| attitude toward the COMMITTEES wAM3
| half-hostile, half-friendly. He II
| peared TO be always on the look0N
| FOR an attack of some kind-but 800
| might as well have saved the straI
I for the attack never matefiaakASs!68
/, Even Senator Pomerene. the mfHtM
/ Democrat of the committee, VINO 49,
| exnectad to submit the witness 70 @
I 6I1ri AfHAXSX&
! noon session, proved very MIN
! questioner.
| In answer to leading questions IF0!5&
Senator Ciapp, Colonel Roosevelt g.
nor deny that corporations mad Co.
1 trjbuted a large amount to his cam
paign fund in 1904.
Letters Are Presented.
az never denied this he replieA&2
! .Rut I said. and / repeat now, tn
= never accepted contribution fr0Ug&
a corporation with the condition 49,
IL should get return THEREFOR
| thew contributed any money under IT,
| impression that they would theresa
purchase future immunity they WGkS
very much mistaken, and we accepss
ed the money without knowledge
! This feeling on the part OF the d0n0x
Tn support of this position the fornAN
president presented letters to
committee showing that he had 0Nas|
[aered return Of the contributions tr0N
the Standard Oil company, II any
been received, and had inStrucx~
Bliss and Cortelyou not to accer
money from the tobacco trust.
| In explanation OF the visits OF 81
H. Hartman to the WHITE houe
l the colonel said: "
at has been. and will be, II ~
again elected. my policy to send ~
| any man who may be able to aid -
in solving the problems eof gOyexS
ment. During my term In the Wh1s
i House / sent for labor leaders, tx
magnates, socialists. John l.. 6ulitye4
DIR. Lyman Abbott. and Battling
| son II at any time my virtue U1
comes so frail that It cannot ataM
meeting with a trust magnate sh
retire from public life.'
Colonel Roosevelt denied
knowledge of the Morgan contrt
ltion Of $4,000, saying:
II didn't know who contributes
my campaign. Why. ] didn't kn4
who was helping me this year
| M. Hooker made the list public
other day." ...
After Senator PomeFene ana
members Of the committee hAd
ished their mild examination "A
witness, William Loeb. PreeeM
Roosevelt's private secretary
lcailed. He detailed the Has5
4 when he was excused the c0u1
recessed until Monday. A M
i session Will be held tomorrow M
inr. however. to discrsa TN u
question. ana to formulate a1
for the coming weak Ssss
t;sat Gass@A ~ neveIa1A
Il PARIS OCT. Observation-Disclosures