New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-05


Archbold before the committee. carry
ing the implication that the latter 5
e9ntribution of 100000 was made lor
ne purpose of currying favor improp-
erly with the administration. as he IN
terpreted Il, should be sufficient to con-
vict botlr OF them OF improper conouct'
Senator Penrose," he added, leaning
forward in his chair, Should be thrown
out Of the Senate on the admission no
has made before this committee"
critioises the Committee.
Mr.. Roosevelt was allowed to express
without interruption his criticisms q
the committee for not having afforded
him an opportunity TO reply Immediate
~ 20 the Archbold charges regarding
the 100000 contribution OF the STAND
ard OIL Company instead OF suspend
ing hearings until a month later, ana
insisted that It had shown unfairness
in not summoning witnesses to TESTIFY
as. 10 the expenditures of the RepuDn-
can anc Democratic parties.
"Mr. Hilles and Mr.. Bartholdt,' SAID
the colonel. clenching his teeth and
pounding the arm of his chair. have
stated, according to the public prints
that the Progressives have spent
$4,000, 900 in the primaries. suggest
that those gentlemen be brought I'M
nedlately before the committee and
required to make good their statements.
There is no distinction between the
eighth and ninth Commandments Thou
shalt not steal and Thou shalt not
bear false witness against thy neigh
bor' and one who breaks either Is
guilty of infamy II what these gentle
men have said is not true. they should
. be driven from public life"
Colonel Roosevelt also insisted that
Charles p. Taft. Charles r. Crane, Of
Chicago. and w. F. McCombs should
be called upon to testify. AS to the
actual expenditures during his own pri-
mary campaign. however. he could
give little information, alleging that
he was too busy 20 give any attention
to that phase Of the struggle. He ad-
mitted that George w. Perkins and
Frank A. Munsey had agreed to pay
the expenses Of one Of his campaigning
tours, but said they were not called on
to provide the money, as sufficient
contributions were received from other
sources.
Escorted by several Of his followers
Colonel Roosevelt arrived at the SEN
iate Office building in cheerful mood,
showing no Ill effects from the exer-
lions Of his long campaigning tour.
During the morning session he was
permitted to present his narrative OF
. the incidents involved in the contro-
versy under consideration without in
terruption. The examination did not
properly begin until the afternoon ses-
sion. but even then he received marked
difference from the members Of the
committee who questioned him.
90 Starts OF on Arohbold Gift.
After Colonel Roosevelt had stated that
: ne was a candidate for President In 1904,
, and that Mr.. Cortelyou was chairman
sand Mr.. Bliss treasurer Of the national
committee that year. Senator Clapp asked
IL his attention had been called to certain
statements by John D. Archbold.
1T has" replied Colonel Roosevelt
tersely. -
Senator Clapp then asked the colonel
what he knew aheEt the Archbold contri-
button at the time it was said to have
been made. r.s.s.. IN,
The colonel asked permission to include
in his answer the letter he sent to Chair
man Clapp, already published, denying
that he knew Of any Standard Oil contri-
button to the 1904 campaign at the time
It. was made. ..s..
I'm the first place, gentlemen, ne went
on, "since 1 was elected Governor of New
York. that was about fourteen years ago.
have written and signed about hum
dred thousand letters. SO It is not possible
at, once to recall all the letters have
written on any given subject
- Looking through my letter books since
1 wrote my recent letter to Senator Clapp.
I have found two other letters bearing
on the subject Of campaign contributions
one was the letter TO Cornelius n. Bliss,