The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-28
WOULD INVOLVE
 JUDGEA. B. PARKER Sherman Also Will Figure in
 Letter to Clapp TO ANSWER MIR. KNOX Roosevelt Still Wondering What Let ters Hearst Has to Make Public.
 Plans for Vermont Tour
 Are Completed

Oyster Bay, N. Y, August 27.-col Theodore Roosevelt desires to bring the names of Alton B. Parker. democratic presidential nominee in 1904, and James Sherman. vice president of the United States, into the inquiry into campaign contributions authorized by the Sen ate through the adoption of the Pen rose resolution. Today he said he would place their names before the Senate committee in his letter to Senator Clapp. This letter upon which coionel Roosevelt Is now at work will em- body some of the things to which ne would have testified to yesterday be- fore the committee had 1t granted him a hearing.
 q shall include in my letter to Sen ator Clapp," the colonel said, the let ter which I wrote to Judge Parker In 1904 and my letter to James sherman on the Hartman contribution. l think the report has gone far enough and l want satisfaction"
 Nor will the alleged assertion of P. c. Knox, now Secretary of state that Colonel RooseveIt's letters of De- tober 2s and 27, 1904. and his telegram of October 29, 1904, to George B. Cor telyou were written for the record go unchaIlenged, MT Roosevelt said
 "Mr. Knox may have heard me say, These letters will put the record straight or This will establish record of my attitude but it is certainly not to be inferred from this remark q don't say I did make it, but I may have), that they were written solely for the record. They were genuine letters and expressed just what 1 wanted to express when l first heard a report that the Standard oil had contributed or wanted to contribute to my campaign
 The Date of the Letters
 William R. Hearst's statement in Lon don Sunday finds Colonel Roosevelt still wondering what letters of his MT Hearst has to make public on the alleged Stand ard oil campaign contributions.
 of MT. Hearst will let me know With in one year, or year and SIX months the date of the letters" Colonel Roosevelt said. "I'u appreciate 1t. I will make them public myself. Any person can readily appreciate how difficult it would be for me to go through my entire correspond- ence."
 Ii will be several days before Colonel Rooseyelts letter to Senator Clapp will he made public The colonel said tonight he did not receive until late today copy of John D. Archbold's testimony before the Senate Investigating committee, which is to form the basis of an important DOT tion of his letter It is probable the let ter will be given out early next week.
 Plans for Colonel Roosevelts tour through Vermont were completed today The colonel will leave oyster Bay to- morrow evening. During the last half of the week he expects to make one Of the hardest fights of the campaign. AL though he is to cover most of the coun- try at the rate of state a day, he set aside three days for Vermont on account of the importance which Is traditionaliy attached to the outcome of the Vermont election as a barometric sign in politics.
 The progressive ticket in New York state will be named without any sugges- tions from Colonel Roosevelt, he said Aonight.
 "Haven't you any idea who the nomi- nee for governor will be-" he was asked
 That Is for the progressive party to decide and not for me" he replied. T am not taking any part In 1t.
 The colonel would give no hint whether he had a favorite candidate. What the state convention would decide upon, he Said. he had not the least idea.
 He said all he knew was there would be a straight progressive ticket in New York.