The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-22
ROOSEVELT DENIES TT.
The Colonel Puts Penrose in the
AnaniaS Club.

Anan1aS CluD.
Wilkesbarre, Pa, Aug. 22.-An at
tack on Senator Penrose was made by
Colonel Roosevelt after he had read
The senator's statement in the senate.
The ex-president quoted from letters
and kilograms which he sent George b.
Cortelyou, chairman # the Republican
national committee in 1904, to prove
that TO contributions had been accept
ed from the Standard Oil company.
Mr.. Penrose and his allies and the
entire crowd of crooked politicians and
crooked fnancierS who have attempted
to make these attacks upon me-" said
Colonel Roosevelt, ''have made them
and are making them, not only know
ing they are false but because they are
false and because they know that the
forces behind me, which at this time
represent, are the only forces which
the crooked politicians and crooked
f1nanciers of the country have really to
fear.
statement that needs comment by me
is that portion in which it is asserted
that I had been advised of heavy
campaign contribution from Mr.. Arch
bold in behalf of the Standard Oil
company to the Republican national
campaign committee and 1 directly or
from Mr.. Archbold and his associates
interested in the Standard Oil COM
pany. This statement is false"
Colonel Roosevelt then read from
copies of letters which he said he had
sent to Mr.. Cortelyou in the latter part
of October, 1904. In these letters he
said he had been informed that the
standard Oil people" had contributed
Mr.. Cortelyou that if it was true that
such a contribution had been made,
the money should be returned at once.
He wrote that Gin view of the open
md pronounced opposition of the
Standard Oil company to the estab-
iishment of a bureau of corporations,
one of the most important accomplish
mentS of my administration, I do not
feel willing to accept its aid. 1 re-
quest, therefore, that the contributions
be returned without further delay"
"Mr. Cortelyou Informed me-" said
Mr.. Roosevelt, that there had been
no contribution received from the
Standard Oil people and that none
WOULD be received. over the telephone
last night, in response to question
of mine, he said he had at that time
made this statement, and that his
memory and mine agreed entirely as
to the circumstances of the occurrence
If any contribution was received it was
against my explicit and reiterated di-
rections as set forth in these letters
in response to which, as have said.
Mr.. Cortelyou informed me that my
directions would be complied with and
no contributions accepted from the
Standard Oil people,
Says He's a Hard Hitter
sI hit hard. never hit if I can
help it. but 1 never hit SOFTLY said
Col. Roosevelt in referring to his re-
ply to Senator Penroses statement in
the senate. Col Roosevelt said he
would make no further comment on the
Penrose statement at this time taking
the ground that he had disposed OF
the matter so far as it affected him.
He had come to Wilkesbarre primed for
the senator's statement, having brought
with him a bundle of letters and other
documents which he had collected be-
fore his departure in the expectation
that Mr.. Penrose would attack him. The
Rev. Father Curran, Col. Roosevelt's
host, had planned a busy day for the
colonel who was up early for breakfast
at the reetory of the Holy Savior
church. On returning from the church,
COL Roosevelt was to make a brief adj
1ress. from the porch of the rectory
after which he was to go to Harvey's
AXE. Is miles from this city for din
ner.
Col. Roosevelt promised to look in
at palI game on his return from the
axe. Next was a parade through the
,ity with an escort for Col. Roosevelt
If cadets and mine workers, terminal
ng at the armory where Col. Roosevelt
his evening is to make his principal
,ddress in Wilkesbarre. He said he !
axpected to deal with moral rather |
han political questions. Col. Roose-
yelt is to leave for New York late to- |
aight.