Evening star., 1912-10-04

J. Gould was in the testimony of George
r. Sheldon yesterday.
II knew II. c. Frick had contributed
heavily and was ready to contribute
amount. MIR. Knox had told me that Mr..
FTfck. was one Of my strongest hackers -
The contribution by George j. Gould
had only been brought to his attention
this morning, he said.
Senator Paynter asked whether he had
heard of the Standard Oil contribution,
and who told him.
II had heard that there was a Stand
ard Oil contribution said the colonel
but did not know that it came from
Mr.. Archbold."
Fails to Remember.
The colonel could not remember who
had told him of the contribution. Inn
said, he wrote a letter and telegraphed
to Chairman Cortelyou telling him not
to accept the contribution.
Senator Paynter called attention to Col.
Roosevelt's telegram of October ~, 1904.
asking that the Standard OIL contribution
be returned without delay"
did you understand there had been a
delay?" asked Senator Paynter.
II couldn't get any reply to my letters
out west. I think.
ibid you have any apprehension that
they would not return the money!" asked
Senator Paynter.
mo, ] thought it would be returned. but
wanted to make 1t clear that in my
mind there was no doubt that the cOntrj-
button should be returned" said the
colonel.
"Have you believed all these years that
the Standard Oil contribution was not
m n do a 81
"COrtelyou told me that: and Mr.. Bliss
told Mr.. Loeb that: and only the other
day Mr.. Cortelyou told me that he had
been Informed by Mr.. Bliss that no con-
trjbutiOn had been made by the Stand
ard Oil Company
Senator Paynter asked what conversa-
tions the former President had had with
Chairman -Cortelyou about contributions.
Never Went Into Details.
He never. went. into Details" said
Roosevelt, "but he or Mr.. Bliss told me
the total amount. 1 think it was about
half what had been spent in the preced-
ing campaign .
Senator Paynter referred to a. reported
statement OF Mr.. Bliss that "there never
was conducted cleaner or more honor
able campaign than that OF the republican
national committee in 1901. Certain rules
to-
What were the rules?' asked the
ai had an explicit understanding with
Roosevelt, that no money was to be
accepted if any kind Of condition was
EXPRESSED or implied as to It's receipt,
and that no money was to be spent in
any improper way. such as the buying Of
votes
''Mr. Cortelyou told me of two instances
of his returning contributions One of
these was from q gentleman who after
making large contribution mentioned
that he would like to be candidate for the
mission to Belgium. Mr. Cortelyou re-
turned his money" continued the colonel.
Tobacco Trust spurned.
The other was in the case of the To-
bacco trust and the independent tobacco
dealers. Both OF these contributions were
refused.
There was no rule limiting the amount
of contribution?" asked Senator Pawn
ter.
None whatever" said Col. Roosevelt.
Senator Paynter asked what Col Roose-
welt meant by saying no money was to
be accepted with a condition Implied"
Col Roosevelt hesitated a moment and
then said: :.
.'such a condition as Mr.. Archbold in
dicated."
He explained that he considered Mr.
Archbold's statements indicated an 'im-
plication'' of some understanding
THAT 100000 from Mr.. Morgan prob
ably meant less to him than the so
received from the lady who was a book
keeper in Cleveland or the 81 of the
widow Of q veteran in a soldiers home"
explained the colonel.
''Then the mere giving OF a contribution
by q corporation would not carry with 1t
an implication such as would come
under your ruler
1T would not
Senator Paynter asked the meaning Of
e. H. Harrimans letter OF June 2. 1904,
in which Mr., Hartman said he was try
ing to see dodge, Hewitt and Frick."
Greeted with Enthusiasm.
An enthusiastic crowd Of third termers
greeted Col. Roosevelt at the Senate Of
flee building this morning. They cheered
him as he entered the doors and gave him
a great send-off when he departed after
the morning session. The third term
party included Joseph Sarbo. secretary
to Senator Poindexter: Lewis M. Bern
stein. r. r. McElroy. w. J. Mctseary,
Elmer Carroll, H. c. Coleridge Adolph
Brand. Alfred Palmer and Henry ".
Plummer.
IL Col. Roosevelt's examination by the
committee Is concluded In a compare
tively short time he desires to visit the
National Museum to look over some of
the trophies of his African hunt mounted
there.
The planning mill located at Mineral. in
Louisa county, Va, belonging. to the
Al, a. rIP oh Of