Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-08-23
STANDARD OIL LEADER TO TEs-
THY BEFORE THE COM
MITTEE TODAY.
PENROSE Demanded PROBE
ASKED FOR INVESTIGATION OF
HIS STORY OF CAMPAIGN
MONEY.
TEDDY Was also HIT HARD
WAS OBJECT OF A RUNNING DE-
BATE ON POLITICS IN
THE SENATE.
TO probe Recent CAMPAIGN
Pcnrosc Declared the Morgan Inter-
ests spent Three Million for Teddy
Before Recent Convention.

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Archbold, of the Standard Oh COM
pany, will appear at $3.50 tomorrow
before the subcommittee OF the sem
ate. investigating campaign contrlpu-
tpns. The announcement that no
would appear came after day Oh
bitter political recrimination on the
floor OF tho senate, devoted TO an ef-
fort TO show that former President
Roosevelt knew that funds contrbut-
ed by big corporations were used 10
help elect him In 1904.
The attack on former President
Roosevelt today originate dn coiio-
quy between Senator Reed OF missouri
and Senator Penrose Of Pennsylvania.
who presented resolution demand
ing an Investigation of circumstances
set forth in his statement. to the
senate Yesterday in which he charged
that 100000 Of Standard OIL money
went into the 1904 Roosevelt cam
paign fund, with President hoose-
velt's knowledge.
Charges n Combination.
Senators Penrose. Reed anS Will
liams each attacked Colonel Roose-
Welt. and Senator PoindeXter OF wash
ington, a supporter of the new pro-
gressive party, came to MS deiense'
Senator Polndexter charged that
combination of regular republicans
and democrats was at work to defame
Colonel Roosevelt.
The ded sion to summon Mr. Arch
bold at once was made by Senator
Clapp early in the day. before the
Interrogation of Senator Penrpse by
Senator Reed began. He got into
communication with Mr.. Archbold In
New York by telephone and the stan
dard Oil official agreed to appear
Senator Pomerene of Ohio, was desig-
mated TO sit as the democratic mem
ber of the special comml ttee until the
return of either Senator Lea or Sem
ator Paynter.
The debate between Senators Reed
and Penrose was marked by the readl-
ness with which the latter replied 10
Senator Reeds questions. Early III
the afternoon the two senators with
Senator Smith of Maryland. had a
short conference.
Teddy Knew of 1t.
Senator Penrose, in answer to ques-
tions from Senator Reed, declared
that according to his Information
Colonel Roosevelt knew that 100000
of Standard Oil money had been re-
ceived and spent in 1904, before he
wrote a letter directing that any
Standard Oil contributions be return
ed. A new element was injected into
the political embroglio when Senator
Penrose suggested to Senator Reed:
"There has come to my notice quite
a bot of information leading to the
thought that some three million dol
lars was underwritten by George w.
Perkins and his associates In nomin-
ate Mr.. Roosevelt for the presidency
of the regular republican party in
the present campaign Evidence re-
garding this matter will be submitted
to the proper senate committee tor
consideration. The ultimate object or
this enormous fund was the control OF
the republican party in the interests
of the element represented by Mr.
Perkins. The largest fund in the his
tory of the United States for a nomin-
alton was raised for Mr.. Roosevelt at
the pr maries last winter.
Railroads Helped, Too.
Alleged contributions of 100000
each by the Missouri Pacific and the
Southern Pacific railroads to Roose-
velt's campaign fund in 1904 were
mentioned by Senator'S Reed and Pen
rose. Senator Penrose declaring that
President Roosevelt always was N
close touch with the national commit
tee managing his campaign.
When the colloquy was concluded
Senator Reed made an exetnded
speech, attacking Roosevelt. reopen
ing the question Of the s250.OoO col
lected for the republican campaign
fund by e. II. Hartman. and placing
in the record all of the so-called
"Archbold" correspondence recently