The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-11
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III UBUVVS 1S uAO,
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lated to one recently made public by
Mr.. Hearst. in which Congressman
Sibley wrote Mr.. Archbold that Pres
ident Roosevelt was anxious TO SEQ
him. and advising him 10 come "
Washington and take luncheon Win
the President. Tine letters addressed
TO Mr. Siblcy expressed aa. Archp"io
regre. that n. could not come an"
expr.sse 9TH. nope that he might later
visit the President Mr.. Arcnboai toiu
the committee that he did not go u
the white House a, that time. Jaha-
AIRY. 1894.
Mr.. Roosevelt. on :ae stand before
this committee, put M. in the pecoii"F
attitude Of having been brousM 70
luncheon with HIN ia 1908 al oSstei
p., bv senator Bourne said MI.
Archboid.
"He said that on a visit TO tne
White House President Roosevelt
had spoken Of the return OF Mf.
Archbold's daughter and son-in-ia~
from Africa
II must have you bring them over.
the President said. according TO M.
Archbold. and the latter added th4.
they went on the day appointed 70
oyster Bay at the Invitation Of Colonel
Roosevelt
Mr.. Archbold declared the letters
made public by Mr.. Hearst had been
stolen from the dies fro mhis ONCE
but he declined to name those VINO"
he suspected Of the theft. he SAID ne
believed the letters containing noth.
ing that is subject to just CRITICISM
and that they were such letters a.
man in a position like mine wooio
write to men In representative posi-
tons"
II never made = request Of any man
that meant an infracdon OF exisuns
law. or the giving Of any special privl-
lepe." he said. "Og course. conditions
have changed: the campaign publicity
Law. since made have changed things.
but the other matters in the letters
would repeat to-day. I have no apology
to make
He declared that 1t was amazing
that q man in Mr.. Roosevelt's position
would make the assertion that because
Of this contribution OF money to SEN
ator Penrose for campaign purposes.
Mr.. Penrose should be expelled from
the Senate.
1T Is a monstrous thing to say" said
Mr.. Archbold.
Letter to Perkins.
The letter sent by Republican Chair
man Hiiles to George ". Perkins ana
given to the Senate committee to-day
was in part as follows:
In your lettef Of recent date you
question my assertion that millions OF
dollars Of Harvester money were ex-
pended In the effort to nominate MI.
Roosevelt
The public has not been furnished
with statements ~ to Sums received
and disbursed by you and your allies
But there are other ways OF ASCERTAIN
ing the amounts expended. and par
ticuIarly By estimating the easily as
certainable cost Of things that were
dona. Five or six Of Mr.. Faoosevelts
witnesses have aIready admitted that
they appended approximately $751;. 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 . hard
Roosevelt night was made. He said
that in addition enormous sums were
spent by the Roosevelt arrangement
in fomenting strife and creating nearly
700 contests In the Southern States.
and in Transporting the fictitious
claimants to Chicago and paying their
hotel expenses while there"
There was evidence on every hand.
the letter continued. "of the expendi-
ture Of large sums OF money in Mr..
Roosevelts behalf. and his pre-conven-
ton campaign expense undoubtedly
amounted 70 not less than 100000
AZ TO the assertion that Harvester
money was used" M. HiIles says IN
letter to Mr.. Perkins that the latter
has been IN active figure In the In
ternaaional Harvester Company. and
that - chairman Of the finance COM
mittee, TO al 1ntsuts and purposeA
you have been the Harvester trust
There 10 Q fact full Of signincence."
the letter said. namely. that the Hsr-
vsster trust itself 10 silent - to
whether it has contributed anything.
Il permits you. however. 70 60 on
with your political activities and TO
bring its a0airs consDicuously into
public notice.
why does not q - tAis unless Il
10 itself interested IA your sndeavor?
whether Justly or not your conduct
II sub1ecting Il 20 the suspicion that
u 10 trying . elect Mr.. Roosevelt in
order that Il cen get rid q govern
ment prosecution"
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