The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-08-29

the evidence shows that this line
of inquiry all ended at the door
of Cornelius Bliss. and failed TO
connect Roosevelt or CortcIyou OF
personal knowledge OF acquicS-
Cencc.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Special
John ID. ArCnbOld, OireCIing
genius of the Standard Oil Conn
pany, today, before the senate
subcommittee investigating cam
paign contributions OF 1904 and
1908, confirmed the statement of
Senator PenrOse that the $25, 900
given to the Pennsylvania senator
by the Standard Oil representa-
tive i'm 1904 was for use in the
Pennsylvania campaign. ARCH
bold also cOrrObOrated the scna-
tors statement that the Standard
Oil Company contributed $780,
600 to the National Republican
Committee for the Roosevelt cam
paign that year.
Senator PcnrOSe, although not
a member of the committee, was
prominent during the hearing,
and seemed 10 regard il as his
own personal affair, making many
suggestions and at one time al
most ClaShing with Senator Clapp
because the Minnesota senator re-
fused TO let picture DC taken of
the committee, which PcnrOSe
urged be permitted.
ArchbOId told the committee
that he was acquainted with Cor
neliuS Bliss, who was the treas
urcr of the National Republican
COIiImittec, but that he did not
know COrteIyOu until later.
what contributions did you
make directly for the Standard
Oil Company to the Republican
national campaign" asked Sen
atOr CIapp.
Il made tWO-Onc through Mr..
Bliss and one through Senator
PcnrOse of $4,000" answered
MIR. ArchbOld.
do YOU know whq( the $780,
600 contribution was fmade?"
''FrOm the best reCOucctiOn L
have it was sometime in Scptem-
Der, 1901. Perhaps not later than
the middle of September"
''NOu made il By check, / pre-
sume?"
mo. THINK MADE 1T IN
CURRENCY"
WAS there anyone present be-
side yourself and Mr.. Bliss?"
ITO the best of my recollection
l WAS ALONE IN MY OFFICE
ut 26 Broadway"
Have YOU any written data
that would fix the date?"
mir. Bliss sent me receipt.
but i'm such an Investigation as /
have been able 20 make, 1 HAVE
NOT FOUND IT. But 1 HOPE
TO FIND IT.
IF you subsequently find the
receipt will you send il To the
COnmittcc?"
81 will"
did you have any previous
talk with Mr.. Bliss before YOU
made this contributions" asked
Senator Clapp.
II had; either ut my office or ut
Mr.. III. IL. Rogers office. My inn
preston il that very early in
September Mr.. Bliss came To see
me and 1 told him we would have
TO submit the matter 10 the
board" answered Mr.. Archbold.
MIR. Rogers was also ut that
time an officer of the Standard
Oil?"
NO WITNESSES.
He was. He is now dead. He
died i'm 1909"
Archibald stated that there had
been NO WITNESSES that he
knows of TO his conversation with
Bliss. although Rogers might
have been present at one of them.
"YOu stated that you made one
contribution of $4,000. Was that
in "a check sent Senator PcnrOse?"
asked Senator Clapp.
II should have said not. don't
find any letter. In the alleged
copy which has been printed
purporting to be such Il letter.
notice that il reads signed John
ID. ArchbOId,' but il j. quite un-
like my signature. WOULD
HAVE SAID THAT HAD GIVEN
1T TO SENATOR PENROSE IN
CURRENCY" answered Mr.. Arch
bold.
DO YOU recall distinctly maxi
ing the payment of $25.OOO?"
II DO. 1 also recall the agree
ment. II was made at my Office
and think the payment was
made AT my Office. The circum-
stances of the signature TO that
letter leaves the letter open to
Suspicion
What time would you fix as
the time YOU made the pay
mcnt?"
II should think il was in Sep
TENDER or very early i'm October"
When this $25.00O payment
was made, ArchbOId said. there
was none present, to the best of
his recollection. but il was barely
possible that Rogers was present,
he said. He asserted in answer
TO questions that HE HAD
CHARGE OF MATTERS OF
THIS KIND in the localities about
New York
What conference did you have
with Bliss regarding the $685.
OOO?" asked Senator Clapp.
II think that Bliss was favor
able that THIS AMOUNT
SHOULD GO TO PENROSE,"
said Mr.. ArchbOId.
THE contribution 0f $25, 900.
then, was involved i'm your con-
versatiOn with Bliss REGARD
ING THE 100000
YES"
subsequent to the payment of
the 100000 and the $25. 900, did
you have any conferences with
any member of the National Conn
mittee or with anyone acting in
its behalf with reference to a fur
Their contribution"
NOT WITH CORTELYOU.
"I did-With Mr.. Bliss"
"When was that?''
81 should say early i'm October,
not later than the 10th. There
were two or three c0nfere--
The result was we decM
make any further contWe clal.-
asked" Won on
What conferences dis very
have with MIR. CorteIy0u?'Werd de-
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