The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-10-05

respectfully suggest thaL you call some
men who know about the expenses OF
other candidates.
Our complaint is not that we were
called here, but the men who make the
charges were not called first.
Il assure you that if the committee
lives. the other men will be brought
here before the election" said Chair
man Clapp.
Col. Roosevelt resumed the stand
when the committee reconvened and
Senator Paynter took up his exarnina-
ton
The colonel reiterated his first
knowledge of 100000 contributions in
1904 by ]. P. Morgan or George J.
Gould came from the testimony Of
George R. Sheldon yesterday.
I knew H c. Frick had contributed
heavily and was ready to contribute
more" he said. 81 did not know the
amount. Mr.. Knox had told me that
Mr.. Frick was one of my strongest
hackers"
II had heard there was a Standard
Oil contribution" said the colonel,
but did not know that it came from
Mr.. Archbold."
Senator Paynter called attention to
Col. Roosevelt's telegram of October
p. 1904, to Mr.. Cortelyou asking that
the STANDARD Oil contribution be re-
turned without delay
did you understand there had been
delay?" asked Senator Paynter.
ST couldn't get any reply to my let
ters,' said Col. Roosevelt. "Mr. Cortel-
you was out west, think. I thought
the money would be returned, but
wanted to make it clear that in my
mind fhara Ixyoe no hA
tribution should be returned
Have you believed all these years
that the Standard Oil contribution was
not made?" asked Senator Paynter.
"Cortelyou told me so, and Mr.. Bliss
told Mr.. Loeb So and only the other
day Mr.. Cortelyou told me that he had
been informed by Mr.. Bliss that no
contribution had been made by the
Standard Oil Company"
At had an explicit understanding
with Mr.. Bliss and Mr.. Cortelyou,"
said Col. Roosevelt. that no money
was to be accepted if any kind of con-
dition were expressed or implied as
to its receipt; and that no money was
to be spent in any improper way, such
as the buying of votes. Mr.. Cortelyou
told me Of two instances of his re
turning contributions. One of these
was from a gentleman who, after max
ing a large contribution, mentioned
that he would like to be a candidate
for minister to Belgium. Mr.. Cortel
you returned his money" continued
the colonel. THE other was in the
case of the tobacco trust and the in
dependent tobacco dealers. Both these
contributions were refused"
There was no rule limiting the
oP the
colonel.
Senator Paynter asked what Col.
Roosevelt meant by saying no money
was to be accepted with a condition
implied"
Col. Roosevelt hesitated a moment
and said, Such a condition as Mr..
Archbold indicated"
He explained that he considered Mr..
Archbold's statements indicated an
implication" Of some understanding.
THAT 100000 from Mr.. Morgan
probably meant less to him than the
$50 1 received from the lady who was
a bookkeeper in Cleveland, or the 81
from the widow of veteran in a SOL
diers' home" explained the colonel
The colonel said he and E. H Harri-
man were very good friends. Senator
Paynter wanted to know about the
invitation to Hartman to dine at the
White House.
ooh, I wrote him several times in
viting him to CALL said the colonel
Senator Paynter then read Col.
Roosevelts series of letters pressing
Hartman to visit the White House.
Col. Roosevelt said he did not
know and could not remember" the
circumstances of many of the Harri
man letters put in the record by c. c.
Tegethoff.
Senator Paynter tried to get Col
Roosevelt to say that Mr.. Harriman's
visit in response to a telegram in
October, 1904, was g. result of the pres
ident's earnest solicitation" but the
colonel insisted Hartman had been
released from any obligation to come
to the White House by the practical
men" letter and that the visit was
prompted solely by the New York state
situation.
Senator Paynter was insistent and
finally Col. Roosevelt exclaimed with
a trace Of Impotence. Why. Senator
Paynter, he wasn't under any obliga-
ton to come; he could come or not,
just as he wanted to-"
He had an invitation to come IN
der those circumstances" asked Sena-
tor Paynter.
He or anyone else could come or
not come under any circumstances
retorted the colonel
Senator Pomerene began the ex-
presidents examination. The colonel
said he had asked Elihu Root, W. Muir
ray Crane and the elder Bliss to take