Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-10-11
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ing in our talk over the telephone
Mr.. Arehbold said was sent as re-
suit of the sane legal duties per-
formed by Senator Foraker.
A letter of Gee. II, enclosing GER
tificate of deposit for $4,000, the wit
ness said, was due to the same re-
lationship. that of counsel"
Senator Clapp produced a copy OF
magazine showing what purpofted
to be a Photographic copy OF a let
ter to the late Senator NJ. A. Hanna,
dated Jan. g. 1900.
7 have no recollection of it, but
I've no doubt wrote the letter" SAID
MI Archbold.
The letter referred to threatened
and very Objectionable legislation at
Columbus" concerning which MI.
Arehbold said he had wanted to tax
| to MIR. Hanna. 1t referred particular
| ly to people active in supporting
resolution for an investigating COM
mitteeH and asked Senator Hanna 10
do everything possible to compass
their defeat
Mr.. Archbold asked to be allowed to
explain the letter.
THAT was the year of strike leg
| islation in various state legislatures
said Archbold, and it was necessary
| for all corporate interests to appeal
To their friends to prevent that sort
of thing. 1t explains my letter to SEN
| ator Hanna
| Chairman Clapp then produced
copv of a letter from Archbold TO FOR
,ner Rep. c. II. Grosvenor OF ONO,
on Oct. IL, 1900, enclosing $1,000.
81 think that was to aid in his cam
! palgn for reelection" said Mr. Archboid.
of another printed copy of letter pur-
porting to have been written By NJ. A
| Hanna of which there was no photo-
qranhic eopv. Mr.. Archbold said he had
| no recollection
| Mr.. .Archbold said he had no recol-
lection, of hand-written letter purport-
| ing TO have been written by Senator
Hanna in which he said;
II want you people to help our state
committee literally. The demands on me
are simply awful"
II have been unable to find such let
| ter said Mr.. Archbold.
Mr.. Archhold could not recollect re-
ceiving another letter of which Senator
Clamp showed him Photographic copy.
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ance in, the Ohio campaign and ending
with the postscript The whole fight Is
against the corporations and me as their
champion"
The witness said he believed the s.hand-
writing was that of Senator Hanna.
Another purported Hanna letter was
shown to Mr.. Archbold, but he called at
tention to the fact that it was dated 1898.
The committee had authority to ask only
about letters written since 1860 and
Chairman Clapp conceded the point
Mr. Arehbold said he had no doubt he
wrote a letter of March 10, 1908, to Sem
ator Hanna saying: eve are amazed to
learn that Smith w. Bennett is making a
canvass for attorney general of Ohio
and asking that Senator Hanna do his
| best to prevent Bennett's election.
May raise the question of how inn
portant it is to find that entrys" ask
ed Mr. Arehbpld. There is no man
ner of question that the money was
given.''
There is some question whether 1t
| was paid" returned Senator Pomer-
| enc, land there is a statement made
| that it was refunded. We Want all
| the evidence we can get"
Charles n. Hilles, chairman of the
Republican National committee. also
a witness, today. was asked by Chair
man Clapp if he gave out a state
ment in August that the primary fight
| for Col Roosevelt had Cost the Har
vester Trust millions of dollars"
| Il assume the responsibility for it."
| ne answered.
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committee in the form of letter he
| had just written to George w. Per-
kins, who with Senator Dixon de-
manded that Mr.. Hilles be called to
account for this statement. The let
| ter expressed the opinion that Col.
| Roosevelt's Pre- onvention campaign
| expenses undoubtedly amounted to not
less than $2,000,00O."
The letter which Mr. Hilles read to
| the committee, asserted that witnesses
had already testified to giving $667,000
| for the Roosevelt campaign; and
| that expenses in different states and
| throughout the country would make
| the total he gave. Chairman Clapp
questioned the witness sharply as to
| his information and Mr.. Hilles said II
consisted of his general knowledge or
| what the Roosevelt workers had been
doing and his specific knowledge OF
| what certain kinds of the campaign
activity cost.
| He gave the committee no new in
| formation regarding contributions to
| the Taft pre- convention fund, ex
cepting list of the contributors tc
| the fund raised in Chicago, the total
of which Rep, Mckinley had included
| in his statement earlier in the week
1 These were:
TT. M. Bilsby, $1,000; George nj. Rey-
| nolds, $500; Julius RosenWald, S5ooo
| Max Pam, $500: j. A. Patten, slooo;
G. Shedd, $500; Henry Seigel, $500; J
f. Otis, $500: Max Hart, $3.50; A. q
Becker, $3.50: Fred S. James, 500.
Mr.. Archbold's identification OF TIL