Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-08-28
I. R. WOULD GUST
SENATOR PENROSE
Convicted on Own Statements,
Says Colonel Roosevelt, Dis
GUESSING ArchboId Case.

OYSTER BAY, N. Y, Aug. 81
Comparing the testimony before the
Senate committee which is Investigate
ing campaign expenditures with the
conditions disclosed in New York by
the police investigation, Colonel
Roosevelt declared today that sena-
tor Penrose. on his own testimony,
should be expelled from the Senate. |
Colonel Roosevelt had taken this po-
sition, he said, in the letter to Sena-
tor clapp. chairman of the Senate
committee, which he is preparing.
"On his W testimony I would
have Senator Penrose thrown out of
the senate Colonel Roosevelt de-
Glazed.
The colonel made this statement
after he had read from what purported
to be an extract from Mr.. Penrose's
testimony before the Senate commit
tee to the effect that he had advised
John d. Archbold, of the Standard OIL
Company. to make a second contribu-l
ton to the 1904 campaign, lest the
company encounter difficulties In GER
tain quarters. Colonel Roosevelt said
that in his opinion this was an offer
of protection from the government in
return for a contribution, and that II
did not differ essentially from the sale
OF police protection in New York.
The real fight in the coming cam
paign, Colonel Roosevelt declared.
would be between himself and Gov
ernor Wilson. He expressed the be-
lief that President Taft's supporters
did not expect to elect him. The col
onel made this statement In comment
ing upon the situation In Pennsyl-
vania after he had read a report that
supporters Of his on the Republican
ticket In Pennsylvania as candidates
for electors would be withdrawn on
condition that no State ticket be
placed in the field by Senator Penrise.
w Will beat Mr.. Taft in Pennsyl-
vania. a good deal worse than we beat
him in the primary, and, personally, I
am convinced that we shall carry
Pennsylvania without difficulty for
the Progressive ticket said the
colonel.
Referring again to his controversy
with Senator Penrose, Colonel Roose-
welt said he was delighted at the turn
taken by the investigation, because 1t
was furnishing capital campaign ma
terial for him, such as the Lorimer
affair gave him In the spring cam
paign.
With the Senate inquiry into cam
paign contributions shelved for the
time being, Colonel Roosevelt has
given his attention to the Progressive
plan for the New York State fight.
AS he will leave tonight to stump
the State of Vermont, beginning
there with an almost unbroken cam
paign extending over six weeks. the
New York leaders are taking advan-
tage of a temporary full to get his
seal of approval upon all the plans
for the State convention, which will
be held in his absence and the ticket
which viii be put into the field at
that time.
1t is also likely that Colonel Roose-
welt In his statement will dispose of
the report that Secretary Knox had
entered his Office in the White House
while he was debating the letter to
George b. Cortelyou, In which he
directed his campaign manager to
receive no contributions from the |
Standard OIL Company. and was given
the impression that the letter was
written only for purposes of record.
This the colonel has denied.
He said he recalled the fact that
Mr.. Knox did enter the executive
office just at that time and might
have heard him say that the letter
would serve to keep the record
straight, or something to that effect.
But Mr.. Knox did not receive the
impression that the letter was writ
ten solely for the record said the
colonel, "for he expressed great sur
prise over a presidential candidate
refusing such a contribution and at
the same time informed me that he
felt sure Mr.. Prick would make the
loss good"
The former President required with
some amusement to w. r. Hearst's
statement that he had in his possess
sion documents which were calculated
to cause the colonel some embarrass-
ment. No letter either from or to
ex-congressman Sibley, of Pennsyl-
vania, to whom Mr.. Hearst alluded
as the go-between for the STANDARD
OIL Company, could be- found, the
colonel said, after careful search of
his correspondence files. He even ex-
pressed a doubt about Mr.. Hearst
having such a letter.