Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-02

OYSTER BAY, Sept. detailed re-
ply to the recent testimony of John D.
Archbold and Senator Penrose before
the Clapp committee of the senate in
vestigating campaign contributions was
made by Colonel Roosevelt in a letter
sent to Senator Clapp just before he
left on his long Western trip. The let
ter contains about $4,000 words.
Il have answered every question as
fully and explicitly as is possible" said
the colonel. 81 think have covered the
ground. OF course, l can not go on in
definitely explaining the things which
are always being brought up again,
Just Is though | never explained them"
To Illustrate his point. Colonel Roose
welt said that his opponents were al
ways saying that the corporations con-
tributed to his 1904 campaign and that
he had denied it, although, he said, he
had merely denied that money from
corporations had been accepted in re-
turn for promises of favors from the
government. In the Democratic text
book just issued he said. it was stated
that the United States Steel Corpora
ton had contributed $4,000 to his cam
paign.
II never said that no such contribu
ton was received" he continued. Il
have no knowledge Of such a contribu
ton, but if it was made, l suppose 1t
was a perfectly proper one"
In his statement Colonel Roosevelt
appauded William Randolph Hearst for
his great public service" in making
public the oil letters which have ap-
peared in the Hearst magazines and
newspapers,
Fail to Investigate Local Charge.
The letter says. in part:
The charge against Mr.. Penrose was
a direct charge. This charge was not
merely that he took $4,000 from the
Standard Oil Company, but that at or
about the time of his taking it. while
a member of a committee OF tine sem
ate, which was formed to investigate
industrial affairs in the United States,
he was in constant communication
with Mir. Archbold on the subject and
that he submitted 20 Mr.. Archbold
for his approval IN advance, a copy
of the report of the commission. II
those statements are true, OF course
Mr.. Penrose is unfit to represent the
people in the United States senate;
and the testimony against him is direct.
Apparently, however, the committee is
investigating not this charge against
Mr.. Penrose. which was sustained by
direct evidence. but Mr.. Penrose's coun-
tercharge, which was sustained by no
evidence at all and only by the repeG-
ton of second hand gossip.
AS regards the statement Of Mr.
Penrose and Mr.. Archbod that with
my consent or knowledge Mr.. Bliss
asked the standard Oil Company for
100000 or other sum OF received such
sum from ihom. il is an unqualified
falsehoud.
All Without Ills knowledge.
If any request for funds vas made
from the Standard oil Company. or if
any funds were received from the
Standard Oil Company. by MIR. Bliss or
anyone else connected with the ma
tional committee in 1904 1t vas not
merely done without my knowledge,
but was done against my express di-
rGCtlOn anu IIDuiDlll'l anu III 7PiNS
Of the fact that | was assured that
no such request had been made and
that no such contribution had been or
would be received"
Colonel Roosevelt includes here his
letters and kilograms to George B. Cor
telyou the Republican national chair
man. of October IS, q and 20. 1904, re-
spectively, which were made public re-
Gently They called Mr.. Cortelyou's
attention TO a report that Standard Oil
interests had contributed 100000 to
the Roosevelt campaign and directed
that the money be returned II the re-
port were true. The telegram was one
asking if this had been done and add
ing that there should be no delaying
in so doing.
subsequent to this telegram Mr.
Loeb, my private secretary called Mr.
Cortelyou up on the telephone the
letter continues. and later | did so
myself He notified me first through
MIR. Loeb and then directly that no