Evening star., 1912-08-26
LOEB MAY TESTIFY
Roosevelt Is Greatly Pleased
at the Prospect.
ADVISES HIM TO TELL. ALL
Says His Former Secretary Heard
That Hartman Interview.
ANSWERS HEARST's STATEMENT
Declares His Attitude Toward Stand
ard Oil Company Was Same Be-
fore as After Election.
ANSWERS HEARsr's STATEMENT

OYSTER BAY. y. Y. Angus, C
What Col. Roosevelt knew aud did in
the matter Of John H. Archbolds AL
legged S100.0 900 contribution to the re-
publican campaign fund i'm 1904. what
President Roosevelt said IL the late y.
III. Hartman and what Mr.. Hartman
said to President Roosevelt about Har-
riman's $500. 900 contributions are mat
ters to which William Loeb. jr. for
merly Roosevelts private secretary. -
prepared TO testify before tho Senate
committee investigating campaign con-
tributions. according to an announce
ment made here today by Col. Roose-
welt
"Mr. Loeb told me last night that he
had seen statements that he was to bs
brought down before the committee"
Col Roosevelt said today. He wished
TO come and tell me about these
rumors. l told him that If he was
called he was to go. OF course, and To
testify TO everything"
Prospect Pleases Colonel.
Col. Roosevelt was greatly pleased at
the prospect OF Mr.. Loeb's taking the wit
ness stand before the committee.
while, under no circumstances would
myself ever have asked Mr.. Loeb To
testify" said Mr. Roosevelt. Il am more
than pleased that the committee chooses
to do so.
For instance, when I made my state
ment about Mr.. Hartman in Mr.. Harri-
mans lifetime, l let IL rest only on my
written letters, yet as the committee has
chosen to listen to hearsay gossip by Mr..
Odell and Mr.. Archbold as to what Mr..
Hartman said took place at that inter
view. 1 shall be glad to have them listen
to Mr.. Loeb. who was present at the in
terview. Mr.. Loeb heard Mr.. Hartman
ask me to get Mr. Bliss or Mr.. cortelyou
to contribute funds to himself and Mr..
Odell for the state campaign tneither Mr..
Hartman nor / ever so much as spoke
of Mr.. Hartman contributing Ia my CAM
paign) and Mr. Loeb himself telephoned
to either Mr.. Bliss or Mr.. Cortelyou trans
mitting Mr.. Harriman's request OF me.
Loeb Got Same Assurance.
Mr.. Loeb also telephoned to Mr. Bliss
and Mr.. Cortelyou about the alleged
Standard Oil contribution. making in my
behalf the same request that had made
directly in the two letters and kilograms
that have been published. and receiving
the same assurance that had received
that no Standard OIL money had been re-
ceived or would be received"
Concerning the statement made by VII.
liam Randolph Hearst yesterday in Lons
don I'm which Mr.. Hearst urged him and
Mr.. Archbold and Senator Penrose to telI
the full story" Col. Roosevelt had this
to say:
my attitude to the Standard Oil Cons
pany was precisely the same before elec-
tion as after election. as any one can find
out by turning to the files OF the news
papers at the time Of the passage of tbs
bureau Of corporations bill before i was
nominated or elected. when the Standard
Oil opposed the law and I got Ii through
by making public the kilograms of tha
Standard Oil people opposing the law and
showing their activity.
Has Nothing to Conceal.
"As for any connection of mine with
the Standard Oil people before or after
election any human being is welcome to
make anything public about it OF any
sort. kind or description. and IL had ap-
Deared before the committee today