The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-08-28
COLONEL BRINGS
IN OTHER NAMES
Letters to Judge Parker and
Sherman Will Be Placed
on Record.

Oyster Bay, y. Y, August 27.-Colonel
Roosevelt desires to bring the names
OF Alton b Parker. Democratic nom
inee Tor the presidency in 1894. and
James S. serman, Vice President OF the
United States into the inquiry into
campaign contributions authorized
Yesterday hy tho Senate BY the adop-
ton OF the Penrose resolution He said
today that he would place their names
before tho Senate committee in his let
ter to senator clspp. This letter. upon
which Colonel Roosevelt is now at
work will embody some OF the things
to which he would have testified yes
treday before the committee had it
granted him hearing.
j shall include in my letter to SEN
ator clapp' the Colonel said. she let
ter which I wrote to Judge Parker in
i9o4 and my letter to Jim sherman on
the Hartman contribution. think
they are pertinent to the Inquiry. and
want to get them on record"
The letter to Judge Parker. to which
colonel Roosevelt has made reference
several times recently. was in reply to
Judge Parkers charge that Roosevelt
campaign fund had been enriched by
a contribution of 100000 from the
Standard oil Company The charge
was made and the reply written In tn
height OF the campaign OF 1904 at
the time when Judge Parker was the
standard bearer OF his party. The letter
10 Mr.. sherman gave the Roosevelt
NeTEi1p ~ 10
troVersy over contribution by the
late r. Fl. Hartman of s260OOO to
the Republican campaign fund az 1901.
TO Challenge ku,x Story.
Nor VIII Colonel Roosevelt allow TO
go unchallenged the report that Phil
ander {. Knox, now Secretary OF state.
saw him in 1901 as he was debating a
letter to George Is Cortelyou ABOUT the
alleged Standard OH contribution and
and could not be returned. and that
Colonel Roosevelt remarked that tho
letter was being written for the rec
ord Colonel Roosevelt said.
Mr.. Knox may have hard me say
these letters Will put tho record
straight or this VIII ESTABLISH rec
ord of my attitude but il is certainly
not to lie Inferred from this remark
Of don't say that / did not make II.
''t'' '''t'S 4tf'NFf t'iel t4itl were VIII
ten solely for the record They were
genuine letters and expressed Just
What | wanted to express when frst
heard report that the STANDARD Oil
had contributed or wanted to contribute
to my CAMPAIGN"
# viii be several days before Col
onel Roosevelts letter to senator
clarp Will be made public. The col
onoi said to-nisht that he did not re-
cciNe until late to-day "a copy OF John
u Nrchbolds testimony before the
Senate investisatns committee. which
rs 10 form tho basis of am Important
portion OF his letter. and that no nad
a Ions siege ahead with his secretary
before finishing his work II is prob
able thar tho letter Viii he given ont
carly nest week
Plans for Colonel Roosevelts tour
through Vermont were completed to-
DAY He sill lea e. oyster Eay to-
morrow evening for Vermont. Although
ne is 90 cover most Of tie country al
the rate OF State day. he set aside
three days for Vermont because OF tho
Importance which is ,radtonaly at.
tarhef TO the outcome OF the Vermont
election as barometric sign tn poli-
ties
The Progressive ticket ia Sow York
state viii be- named without any sug-
gcstions from Colonel Roosevelt. he
said to-niSt after conference with
Comptroller William \ Prendcrgas,.
of New York city. to-day at which tho
New York situation was discussed.