The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-08-31
ARCHBOLD TELLS or
STANDARD OIL GIFT
Corroborates PeurOse's Story
OF CaE paign Contribution.
Charges In EHset that Strenuous Az.
tacks on the OH Company Were In
spIred by Failure 10 Secure
cecond Contribution.

John D. Archbold az tho big Stand.
ard oil company. at Washington cor
roborated under oath all the state
ments that have been made by seua-
tor Penrose Of Pennsylvania in regard
to the Standard Oil company's contrl.
button Of Si25.OOO TO the Rooseyelt
1904 campaign fund and the subse.
quent effort % obtain another contri.
button OF sl50.O0o from the same
source.
Mr. Archhold. IN his testimony he
Gore the senate investigating commit
tee went even further than did Sen.
ator Ponrose He charged IN effect
that President Roosevelt's attacks
upon the Standard oil company we're
inspired by the failure OF the com.
pany's directors to give up the $780,.
600 that was asked for by Mr.. Roose-
velt's national treasurer, the late Cor
nelius n. Bliss
Claim Bliss Says r. r. Was Advised.
Mr. Archbold testified emphatically
that Cornelius ~ Bliss had assured
him that he had informed both Pres
ident Roosevelt and Mr. Cortelyou of
the Standard OTIS 100000 contribu.
ton TO the Roosevelt campaign. That
Mr.. Bliss made this stateemnt was
also made under oath by Mr.. Penrose,
who declared he heard him say In the
presence Of Mr.. Archbold that Both
Mr. Roosevelt and Mr.. Cortelyou had
been fully advised OF the first con.
tribution and were extremely solicit-
GUS 20 have Mr. Bliss request for the
second one complied with
Mr. Archbold also asserted that he
had personally received this assurance
from Mr. Bliss, but that he had made
such assurance one Of the conditions
OF the gift
Wanted Gift Appreciated.
Mr. Archbod testified that the
Standard Oil board OF directors in de-
Gliding 10 contribute 100000 instruct
ed him that il would be given only
with the understanding that IL would
be accepted and appreciated" by
Roosevelt
Senator Penrose again testified un-
der oath that he had heard Mr.. Arch
bold state this condition 20 Mr.. Bliss
and the latter's reply that the Stand.
ard OIL people need have no fears on
that score
Mr.. Archbold made a further state.
ment against George b. Cortelyou, who
was chairman OF Mr.. Roosevelt's 1904
Republican national committee. lie
declared that Mr.. Bliss. when he asked
for the second contribution OF $780,.
600, said that he wished Archbold 10
meet Cortelyou and to have the chair.
man explain the conditions which
necesstated further contribution
corteIyou Absent.
THE engagement was made to
meet Cortelyou, said Archbold
"Was it kept?r asked Senator Pom
creme
NO said Archbold. Mr.. Bliss
came alone and said Well, you see !
am alone Mr. Cortelyou did not
think II advisable to come and he
told me that whatever might say
should be considered as said by him. "
Mr. Archbold said that Mr.. Bliss
was one of the most honorable and
upright men he had ever known and
that he would accept his word on
anything.
Mr. Archbold's testimony disclosed
the fact that the contributions to the
Roosevelt campaign we're made IN
September and that the request for
the second contribution came about
the middle of October. Mr. Roose-
velt's admonitory letter TO Mr.. Cortel-
you was not written until Oct. "a