Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1912-08-23
ARCHBOLD ON
STAND TELLS
OF THE FUND
Standard Oil Leader Sum-
moned Before Senate In
vestigatinqC nqCommittse.
HE PAID MONEY TWICE
Gave 100000 to Mr.. Bliss
and $4,000 to Psnrose
--0ther Charges.

Washington, Aug. 23:-John G.
Archbold, political strategist, head
of the Standard Oil Company, and
the reputed author of the so-called
Archbold letters, today took the
stand before the Clapp committee of
the senate to bare the secrets of how
the Standard Oil funds helped to fill
the Golfers of the national Repub-
lican committee in 1904. Specific
ally Arehbold appeared at Senator
Clapp's request before the commit
tee. Anticipating sensational dis
closures a crowd packed the COM
mittee room and adjacent corridors
long before the hearing was sched-
uled to begin.
When the meeting was called to
order at 9:45 o'clock Senator Pen
rose wanted to know II 1t was proper
to admit newspaper men to the hear
ing. THE hearings 30 far have been
public" Clapp responded. l see no
be quizzed at length In regard to
reason to change the rule" Senator
indicated that Archbold would
Cortelyou's testimony that no Stand
ard Oil money was given In 1904 to
the Republican committee.
Clapp disappointed large crowd
Of spectators by ordering that only
senators, representatives and news
paper men be admitted to the hear
ing room.
Archbold Testifles.
Immediately after Pomerene ar
rived Archbold was sworn in. In
answer to Senator Clapp's question
Archbold replied that he made two
contributions to the 1904 campaign,
one to Mr.Bliss Of 100000 and $685.
600 to Senator Penrose. "It was
some time in September. Mr.. Bliss
gave me a receipt which I mis-
placed" Archbold promised to try
to find It, He said currency was
paid to Senator Penrose. No copy Of
any such letters published exist.
He testified thar the late H. H.
Rogers may have been present when
he money was paid to Penrose. "Mr.
Il ) iss was cognizant of the $4,000 l
! lie to Mr.. Penrose," added Arch
/ Nj He denied having conference
with Senator Cortelyou, but In an
swer to question said:
:, II did not have any conference
with reference to any contributions,
,ut only regarding the progress of
ae-~campaign, including the meet
RAg with Senator Dick and Senator
Scott.
Met Only Mr.. Bliss.
II had no conference with any,
one representing Colonel Roosevelt
except Mr.. Bliss" continued Arch
bold. 1--WE told Mr.. Bliss that we
were on the Republican side and
wanted to help, but we did not want
70 make any contributions unless 1t
nnd0r5fnnd
was thoroughly understood and thor
oughly appreciated by Mr.. Roose-
welt. Mr.. Bliss smilingly said there
need be no apprehension on that
score.
"Mr. Bliss assured me that the
money would be acceptable and that
he would certainly tell Mr.. Roose-
velt We did not want to make any
contributions unless we were sure
that 1t would be gratefully received.
' was assured by Mr.. Bliss that Mr..
Roosevelt had appreciated what had
IN done and would like to have
- 1000 more. l parried with Bliss
as best l could and told him that I
would have to submit 1t to the board
of directors. I put 1t before the
board again and, after a full dis
cussion, we decided to stand on what
i. we had already done.
II told Mr.. Bliss of what we had
decided on and he assured me that
we were making mistake in not
makj-g an additional contribution.
Roosevelt after he had been In Of
flee about year, began attacking
the Standard Oil through bureau
heads, and I went to Bliss. He
threw up his hands and said he
could not do anything to help u.s."
Darkest Africa never witnessed
such an outrageous persecution. The
interference was plain; 1t was be-
cause we had refused to make the
additional contribution. Mr.. Bliss
himself said it would have been diff
ferent if I had done as he had asked
me to do
Questioned by Penrose.
Under cross-examination by Sem
ator Penrose Archbold declared that
the Pennsylvania senator's charge
that William Finn, Of Pittsburgh,
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