The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-08-29
BLISS TOLD THAT
STANDARD OIL HAD
GIVEN NO FUNDS
Thus Told Chairman
Cortelyou Over the
Telephone
HARTMAN ASKED
For Money for New York
Campaign, Not Roosevelt,
Declares Loeb

NSW L OIh CIIy.-- Within LOeD,
(, Jr., collector of the port, said he went
to Oyster Bay to see Col. Roosevelt
Sunday to learn whether the colonel
wished to hold him to the matter of
personal privilege as his former pri-
vate secretary before he (Loeb)
should offer his testimony before the
senate committee. He said he had
seen his name printed as one OF those
the committee would subpoena, and
that he wanted to get the colonel's
consent before he might testify.
Mr.. Loeb said today that shortly
after the publication of the Harri-
man letters lie was asked by Presi-
dent Roosevelt to call up George b.
Cortelyou over the long distance tele-
phone and ask him if he knew wheth-
er any Standard Oil money had been
received.
Bliss Said Oil Gave Nothing.
Mr.. Loeb called up Mr.. Cortelyou
who in turn called up Cornelius NJ
Bliss. Mr.. Bliss told Mr.. Cortelyou
that no Standard Oil money had been
received, nor was any wanted or ask
this message to Mr.. Loeb by tele-
phone. This was after Roosevelt had
sent two letters and telegram in
three consecutive days to Mr.. Cortel-
you and had received no reply.
Mr.. Loeb was asked why Roosevelt
had not made public Cortelyou's s ans
wer to the three letters, and he said
that there was no answer
Il can lay hands on any OF the files
OF that time,' he said, "and there is
no written record of Mr.. Cortelyou's s
|reply."
Hartman Asked for Funds.
Mr.. Loeb also said that at the Har-
riman-R Roosevelt interview, where,
according to the Harriman-Sidney
Webster correspondence, Mr.. Roose-
welt asked Mr.. Hartman to raise
funds to help his reelection, he was
present as witness at the request
of Mr.. Roosevelt.
Insteal of Roosevelt asking Har-
riman for funds, said Mr.. Loeb, it
was Hartman who asked the presi-
dent to get either Bliss or Cortelyou
to transfer funds from the national
committee to the New York state
committee, which was in need of help
Mr.. Loeb asserted that Mr.. Hartman
said money was needed to help out
Odell. and that New York state had
always been heavy contributor to
the national fund.
That's the only thing new in what
Mr.. Roosevelt says" said Mr.. Loeb
after he had read the colonel's latest
: statement from Oyster Bay.
Did Mr.. Roosevelt ask Mr.. Harri-
man to raise money for his campaign
fund.-" Mr.. Loeb was asked.
Shoe on the Other Foot.
Decidedly not" was the reply
"The shoe was on the other foot. Mr.
Hartman asked him to get either
} Cortelyou or Bliss to transfer money
from the national campaign fund to
help out New York state, where
things looked shaky to him anc
OdeIl. l was asked by the presiden,
to be present and when the interview
was over the president asked me tt
call up Mr.. Cortelyou and tell hin
what Mr.. Hartman had asked and tt
say that Mr.. Hartman would call OF
him"
Mr.. Loeb said he had not been pre-
e sent at the Archbold-Rogers confer
I ence on the midnight after election
81 can't give you any more thal
1 this before l testify" he said. "Iv
S not been subpoenaed. l make thes
: statements in the interests of truth.