Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-04

rom acting in any matter while I
ion had been made or withheld.
Roosevelt summarized his testimonv
his hearing before the clapp commits
ign funds He was TO continue on in
se resumed after luncheon.
Fhe colonel specifically denied that
ne ever asked for contributions to
his 1904 campaign fund. or that
llad known of any contribution By
j. p. Morgan.
Ordered OIL Funds Returned.
To those unequivocable statements
Colonel Roosevelt added again that
he had ordered the return to thu
standard Oil Company of anv con.
tripution it might have made in
lso4' tnat he had been assured by,
George B. Cortelyou only yestar-
DAY that he knew of no such con-
tribution, and that he did not be-
lieye Cornelius ~ Bliss had ever
demanded a contribution from John
~ Archbold or from any corporatiost
oy any methods of extortion.
Colonel Roosevelt did not deny thar
corporations had contributed to the
1914 campaign. He said his Letters
ana published statements had alwav.
acknowledged that fact, but he speeis
nea that no such contributions haa
| ever peen obtained under any s,,r.
,sestlon that the administration wo,,ld
feMard me giyers with special favorA
l....i.ine Inc progressive candidate for prea-
Tloent was forcefuI and ernnhatin
| witness, Although direct from, !. ea,,,.
paign tour of many weeks. he "A.
peared In perfect health. and his fea-
timony was punctuated bv vigoro,,.
s,eps upon the arm OF his chair and
hls Knee For two hours he talked.
anu was interrupted but half dozan
times with questions.
| ihe testimony of Colonel Roosava,s
pfistied with Characteristic statA,
ments.
Attacks senator Fenrose.
senator Penrose should be drixax
from the Senate" he declared. ,he-
cause of his acknowledged friends.
ness with the Standard Oil Interests
| Charles d. Hilles and Congressman
Bartholdt should be forced to prove
their statements that the Roosevelt
primary campaign funds this year
had amounted to s3,O00,0OO or $4,000
| 600, or should be driven out of public
Iife."
| He declared, as had Senator Dixon.
his campaign manager, Wednesday,
that the Senate committees activities
had thus far been directed solely to.
ward the Roosevelt campaign funds
and that no attention had been paid
! to other candidates. He was assured
/ by Senator Clapp that the represents
atives of other candidates would AL
be called before election"
| A murmur of applause eliminating
! in a cheer greeted Colonel Roosevelt
as he entered the Senate building.
where he is witness in the cam.
paign fund probe being made by the
Clapp Investigating Committee, about
five minutes before the time set for
his appearance. He forced his way
| through the crowds in the corridors
with some difficulty and found his
way to Senator Clapp's private room.
There he met the members of the
committee The crowd continued to
grow and every door OF the big room
was surrounded by an anxious crowd.
The spectators applauded vigorously
as Colonel Roosevelt entered the
room, followed by secretary Juggling
big valse filed with papers. fha
! colonel took his place in the witness
chair and the secretary, with the big
grip between his knees, seated hims
self beside him.
"You were a candidate for Presi<
dent in 1s04?" asked Senator Clapp
II was answered the colonel
shortly.
George p. Certslpou was chairman
of the committee that year? p
HE was
And Cornelius NJ. Bliss was tress-
urer?'
"He was,
Senator Clapp asked Colonel Roose-
welt If his attention had been called
| to certain statements made by Joh1
D. Archbold,
"It has" replied Colonel Roosevelt
| tersely.
| Denies standard OIL Contribution.
Senator Clapp asked the colonel
what he knew about the Archbold
contribution at the time 1t was said
to have been made, The colonel asked
permission to include in his answer
the letter he sent to Chairman ClapE
already published, denying that he
! knew of any Standard Oil contribu,
tion to the 1904 campaign at the tins
| it was made
In the first place, gentlemen. he
said. "since / was elected governor
of New York-that was about four
teen years ago-I have written ana
signed hundred thousand letters. 50
II is not possible at once to recall al
the letters / have written on any
given subject
Looking through my letter books
since / wrote my recent letter to
Senator Clapp. have found two