The Alaska citizen., 1912-10-07

Senator LaFollette and Governor | Wilson have each received the sum of S1o.t00 from Charles Crane. the 1 Chicago millionaire iron manufaC- turer. who gained considerable no- torieN few years ago in connec- ton with his appointment as minis ter to China. which place he resign. ed under fire beforyhe had assumed his duties.
 I'll The he hearing of dfnsby McHarg. the committee on MAday, has been postponed until later in the week. owing to the inability of MT. McHarg to be present. The greater part of the first day was taken up with the reading of a number of rambling letters regarding variety of charges. Included in the number were several letters which were written by Archbold during the 190i campaign. There was some discus. sion. but practically nothing was ac. complshed.
 RESUME SETTINGS.
 WASHINGTON. Oct | The senate committee which is investi. gatlng the matter of the campaign contributions in l904 resumed it's sit tlngs yesterday. The first testimony introduced was that of letters from tn then president. Roosevelt. and from Taft to Cornelius Bliss. urging him 70 accept the Chairmanship of the campaign committee for Roosevelt,
 This morning. C. C. Tegethoff. sec retary of the late railway magnate. F.. H. Hartman. who was strong friend and intimate of Roosevelt. and Charles A. Peabody. who was connected with the Hartman inter- ests, both testified that Hartman raised a campaign fund in response to the personal request of Roosevelt
 TEDDY's HONESTY? WASHINGTON. Oct. 2 The results of todays investigations into the mysteries of the 1904 presidential | campaign reflect seriously on the integrity of Colonel Roosevelt. who has made the statement that he was not aware of having been aided by the corporations. Among those 1 who made damaging statements against the colonel were George Shel- don, former treasurer of the Repub- i 'iNtti IitN'ioiitiI 'pIililIbttt, anu IN HI. of Pennsylvania who is leader of the Roosevelt forces in that state sheldon stated positively that the l large corporations of the country were the principal contributors to 1 the Roosevelt campaign fund in 1904 | Included In the list were the Stand ard oil company. Archbold. the Gould | interests. J. Pierpont Morgan and others, each of whom contributed not less than $1oO.OOO.
 Flynn. when questioned by the 1 committee, admitted that he had collected nearly $15O,00o for Roosc welt
 WHERE HE GOT IT. 1 WASHINGTON. Oct. 3. Asked what percentage of the campaign funds for Theodore Roosevelt in the 1904 campaign were contributed by corporations, Witness Sheldon yes terday before the senate invcstiga- ting committee answered:
 ITO be frank with you 731@ per cent. of the contributions to the i Roosevelt campaign funds were from corporations and trusts
 This afternoon !. PierpOnt Nor. gan took the stand and testified that he gave S100,O0O to the National Re publican fund in 1904. and $50.o0o 10 the Republican state campaign fund, in the RoSSelt interests. Said he: We voluntarily subscribed to the campaign funds for the good of the country Whenever Roosevelt wanted anything from us he sent | Cornelius Bliss to us and Bliss got what he wanted"
 ARCHBOLD MAY SPRING IT.
 NEW YORK, Oct. f. When President John D. Archbold of the Standard OH company stepped off he liner this morning on his re turn from Europe, he was met by a process server who served a sub pOena on him to appear before the senate committee which is investi- %ating the campaign contributions of the Republican party in the cam paign of 1904. to testify as to the aid extended to Roosevelt by the Standard Oil company in Rooscvelt's s last campaign
 Speaking of his testimony, Arch bold said: "I have nothing to re tract in the testimony I have al ready given before the committee rather, l have something to add thereto"
 ROOsEVELT'S REPLY. | WASHINGTON, Oct. f. Theo- 1 dore Roosevelt testified today be- fore the senate Investigating commit tee regarding his knowledge of cam paign funds used in his 1904 cleo ton. He said that he had no knowl- edge of the Standard Oil company's contribution-tha he got Bliss and Cortelyou to assist in raising the Hartman fund for New York, and not for the National campaign. He said that Hartman, through Secre- tary Loeb. sought an interview with Roosevelt, and did not visit him at Roosevelt's request.
 During his testimony. Roosevelt referred to Senator Penrose as "an enemy of the common good" and declared that Penrose should be thrown out of the senate.
 THE STRENUOUS ONE
 NEW YORK. Oct 4-ColoneI Roose- welt is planning to start on an other campaign tour next week, but It Is his intention to return to this state in time to close the campaign here. According to the present pro gram. he will spend the last four days of the month in this state.
 STANDPATTERS
 THEY VISIT HIM.