The Calumet news., 1912-08-26
WAS At HARTMAN INTERVIEW
Colonel Issues Statement Today
Concerning Contributions
CONGRESS IS STILL IN SESSION

Washington. Aug. 26. - Colonel
Roosevelt will not have an opportunity
&c answer John ID. Archbold's state
nent before the Senate committee in
vsstisating campaign expenditures un-
Ill late in September.
Senator Clapp, chairman of the sub
committee before which Mr.. Archbold
told his story of having contributed
100000 to the Roosevelt fund in 1904.
telegraphed Colonel Roosevelt that the
committee would not be able To hear
him ON Monday as the Colonel desired.
II Roosevelt is Disappointed.
oyster Bay. n Y. Aug. 26.-Having
failed TO obtain a hearing before the
Senate committee investigating cam
paign contributions. because OF the in
ability of the committee to get togeth
er today, Colonel Roosevelt plans TO
write the committee A letter embodying
some OF the things TO which he would
have testified. He so declared last
night in statement, In which he also
took the committee to task for per-
hitting John ID. Archbold to sail for
Europe Saturday without telling more
about the $4,000 he claims to have
contributed to the Republican cam
paign in Pennsylvania I'm 1904.
The Colonel was greatly disappoint-
ed because he could not be heard by
the committee today
Colonel Issues Statement.
oyster Bay, Aug. 26--What Roose-
welt knew and did in the matter OF
Archbold's alleged one hundred thou
SAND contribution in 1904; what Pres
ident Roosevelt said to the late +.
III. Hartman; and what Hartman
said 10 Roosevelt about Harriman's
two hundred and sixty thousand con-
tribution are matters to which Will
lam Loeb, Jr, formerly Roosevelts
private secretary, is prepared to testi-
fy according To the announcement by
Roosevelt today. Roosevelt is greatly
pleased with the prospect OF Loeb's
taking the stand.
Roosevelt said:
when / made my statement about
Hartman in Harrimans life time,
lei Il rest only on my written letters,
yet as the committee has chosen to lis
ten to hearsay gossip by Odell and
Archbold as to what Hartman said
took place In that interview. 4 shall
be glad to have them listen to Loeb
who was present at that interview.
Loeb telephoned to Bliss and Cor
telyou about the alleged Standard OIL
contribution. making in my behalf the
same request that ! made directly In
two letters and kilograms that have
been published and receiving the same
assurance | had received, that no
STANDARD oil money had been received
OF would be received.
Concerning the statement of William
Randolph Hearst yesterday in Lon
don In which Hearst urged him and
Archbold and Penrose TO tell the full
story" Roosevelt said
MY attitude toward the Standard
oil company was precisely the same
before election as after election, as
anyone can fnd by turning to the flies
of newspapers at the time of the pass
age OF the bureau corporations bill be-
fore / was nominated or elected.
fAs for any connection. of mine with
the Standard oil people before or af-
ter election, any human being IL wei-
come TO make anything public about II
of any sort " had appeared before
the committee today should nave tes-
tined to every feature In which | had
any recollection and submitted from
my letterbookc any of my letters deal
ing in ANY way with the matter"
Perkins Testimony Deferred.
Washington. Aug. 26.-The most
extraordinary situation I'm recent years
confronted Congress early today. With
double filibuster promised i'm the
Senate, and the House standing like a
rock against state claims ins the
general deficiency bill, the leaders
could not forecast whether Congress
would end tonight or continue for q
week.
Georse w. Perkins VIII not testif,
tomorrow as had been arranged before
the committee investigating cam
psign funds, The tangle over the ad
journment of Congress made II i'm
possible for the committee to get I
quorum and the appearance of Per.
kins has been indefinitely postponed.
Chairman Clam .aia Tho rornrnittes