The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-08-29

paign in 1904 was "a questionable
move" and that Roosevelt-Penrose
controversy is a bubble that indicates
the iced of a thorough dredging,
Thomas p. Gore, the blind senator
from Oklahoma, today said that the
disclosures in the Acknowledgement
Roosevelt controversy will result in
the election of Woodrow Wilson.
Dcbs Has His Fling.
Terre Haute, lnd.-"To hold that
Roosevelt did not know who was
contributing to his campaign funds
in amounts. of a $780, 900, is to as
sumo that Roosevelt is the most UNI
sophisticated novice in politics in
America. and is a joke not TO be
taken seriously" declared Eugene v.
Debs this afternoon.
Archbold Asked to Talk.
Washington. ID. C.-John ID. Arch
bold, of the Standard Oil company,
was expected to appear at $50 o.
clock this morning before the sub
committee OF the Senate investigating
campaign contributions.
Ii announcement that he would
appear followed a day of bitter recri-
mination ON the floor of the Senate
devoted to an effort to show that for
mer President Roosevelt knew that
funds contributed by great corpora
tions were used to help elect him in
1904.
The attack on former President
Roosevelt yesterday originated in a
c~olloquy between Senator Reed, of
Missouri, a democrat, and Senator
Boise Penrose, of Pennsylvania, who
presented a resolution demanding ar
investigation of the circumstances set
forth in his statements before the
Senate yesterday in which he charged
that 500, 900 of the Standard Oil
money went into the 1904 campaign
fund with President Roosevelt's
!, knowledge.
Senators Penrose, Reed and Viii.
liams each attacked Col. Roosevelt
and Senator Poindexter, OF Wash
ington, a supporter of the new pro.
gressive party, came to the defense
Senator Poindexter charged that {
= combination of Irregular republicans
and democrats was at work to de
: fame Col. Roosevelt.
CIapp Takes Lead.
I, The decision to summon Mr.. Arch
bold at once was made by Senator
Clapp early in the day before the in
terrogation of Senator PenroSe b,
t Senator Reed began. He got into com
Y lmunication with Mr.. Archbold in New
York by long distance telephone ant
= the Standard Oil official agreed to ap
o pear. Senator Pomerene, of Ohio, wa
designated to sit as a democrati'
4 member of the special committee un
), til the return OF Senator Lea OF Sen
ator Paynter.
The debate between Senators Rec
= and Penrose was marked by the rug
> gedness with which the latter replie'
= to Senator Reeds questions. Early ii
= the afternoon the two senator's, wit
{ Senator Smith, of Maryland, had he'll
l a short conference in one of tn
rooms adjoining the Senate chamber
Senator Penrose, in answer t
questions from Senator Reed, de
clared that according to his infoI
II nation Col. Roosevelt knew tina
n 500, 900 of Standard Oil money ha
e been received in 1904 before h
e wrote a letter directing that an
Standard Oil contributions be return
ed.
A new element was injected int
4 the political imbroglio when Senate
Penrose suggested to Senator Reed
&c There has come to my notice quit
y a lot of information leading to tn
. thought that some $4,000, 600 we
underwritten by George w. Perkir
and his associates to nominate M
Roosevelt for the presidency of til
vol regular republican party in the pr
"a sent campaign for their own persona
m uses. Evidence regarding this matte
N will be submitted to the proper Sci
ate committee for consideration. TT
ultimate object of this enormou
w fund was the control of the republ
ic can party in the interests OF the ell
,r ment represented by Mr.. Perkins
A.. --O-
Chicago.-Railroad and 1mmigr
ton officials estimate that 5000
in laborers will be sent from Chicago
the Northwest harvest fields with
the next week. 1t is declared Nor,
r. Dakota will need $4,000, Minneso
10 5000 and Montana 2 900.
~ Winnipeg, Canada.-A serio'
at shortgae of farm laborers is beiI
Experienced all over western Canad
Wages are now higher than ever b
It. fore. Transportation companies a
as nit they cannot get enough men +
y, tho demand