Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-10-11

Foraker had been for legal services in
the state of Ohio that he wrote to Sem
ator Mark Hanna to watch legislative
affairs there, because mir. Hanna had
been lifelong friend; and that "A
contribution of $1,000 to Senator Quay
had oeen entirely a political contrib
button as had the $4,000 contribution
to Senator Penrose.
He did not know to whom Mr.. Sibley
had referred in the letter saying that
certain senator had requested loan
of $1,000 and asking if MIR. Archbold
wanted ITO make the investment"
He said he did not send the $1,000.
had no talk with Mr.. Sibley about it
and did not know TO whom the state
ment related.
Mr.. Archbold presented four new let
ters that he had found as the result
of a search of his files, the only ones.
he said, that had escaped the thieves"
one was from President Roosevelt. 1T
is of little value, but | offer it as
showing the friendly attitude of Mr..
Roosevelt in 1904 at "a period when he
has indicated he considered me under
the BAN" said Mr.. Archbold.
The letter in full was as follows:
"The White House. April 26, 1904.
"My Dear Mr. Archbold: | am in rt-
cefpt Of your letter of the 18th and
shall carefully take up the name Of
your brother -in-Iaw With the hope
that / can promote him
Sincerely yours,
THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
The other letters and telegram re-
lated to one recently made public by
Mr. Hearst, in which Congressman
Sibley wrote Mr. Archbold that Pres
ident Roosevelt was anxious to see
him and advising him to come to
Washington and take luncheon with
the President. The letters addressed
| to Mr.. Sibley expressed Mr. Arch
bod,s regret that he could not come
nd expressed the hope that he might
later visit the President. Mr. Arch
tiold told the committee that he did
not go to the White House at that
time. January 1904
MIR Roosevelt, on the stand be-
fore this committee, put me in the
/ peculiar attitude of having been
brought to luncheon with him, in 1908.
at oyster Bay, by Senator Bourne,
said Mr.. Arehbold. He said that OH
| visit to the White House. President
/ lADDSeNGtt 1iNld SpDhSAl II tilC iCtui II
| of Mr. Archbolds daughter and SON
| in-law from Africa.
Il must have you bring them
| over" the President said. according
| to Mr.. Archbold and the latter add
| ed that they went on the day appoint
| cd to oyster Bay, at he invitation of
| Col Roosevelt.
| Mr. Arehbold declared the letters
| published by Mr.. Hearst had been
| stolen from the files of his office, hut
| he declined to name those whom he
| suspected of the theft. He said he be
| lieved the letters contained nothing
| that is subject TO just criticism" and
/ that they were such letters as a man
| in a position like mine would write to
| men in representative POSITIONS"
| Il never made request of any man
i that meant the infraction of an existing
| law or the making of any new law or
| the giving of any special privilege he
said. .'Of course, conditions have chang
| ed; the campaign publicity laws since
| made have changed things but the other
| matters in the letters l would repeat to-
| day. | have no apology to make.
He declared it was amazing that a
| man in Mr.. Rooseyelts position would
| make the assertion that because of this
| contribution of money to Senator PEN
rose for campaign purposes Mr.. Penrose
| should he expelled from the Senate.
/ 1T is a monstrous thing to say said
| Mr.. Archbold.
| The letter sent by Republican Chair
man FTilles to George w. Perkins and
given to the Senate committee. today.
was in part follows:
/ I'm your letter of recent date you
question my assertion that millions of
| dollars of Harvester money were ex-
pended in the effort to nominate Mr..
| Roosevelt
| THE public has not been furnished
with statements as to sums received and
cisbursed by you and your allies. But
there are other ways of ascertaining the
amounts expended and particularly by
| estimating the cost of things that were
done. Five or six of MI. Roosevelt
witnesses have already admitted that
| they expended approximately 1861. 900"
| The letter stated that this was ex-
| elusive of the money spent in a great
number of states. which are named
and in which Mr.. Hilles said a hard
| Roosevelt fight was made He said
| that in addition Enormous sums
| were spent by the Roosevelt manage
ment in fomenting strife and creating
| nearly 200 contests IN the southern
| states and in transporting the ficti-
tious claimants to Chicago and pay
| ing their hotel expenses while there"
| There was evidence on every
| hand the letter continued, "of the
| expenditure of large sums of money
in Mr.. Roosevelts behalf and his
| pre- convention campaign expenses UNI
doubtedly amounted to not less than
| $4,000, 000.''
| AS to the assertion that Harvester
money was used,'' Mr.. Hilles said in
| his letter to Mr.. Perkins that the
| latter has been an active figure in
| the International Harvester Co, ane
| that as chairman of the finance COM
| mittee ITO all intents and purposes.
You have been the Harvester Trust"
There is fact full of significance"
the letter said, namely, that the Har-
| vester Trust itself is silent as to
| whether it has contributed anything.
| 1t permits You, however, to go on
| with your political activities and to