The Washington times., 1912-09-01
SHORT AND UGLY
WORD IS USED BY
JOHN D. ARCHBOLD
Replies to Loeb's Campaign
Charges on Reaching
London.

LONDON, Sept John d. Archbold
who arrived at Plymouth last night on
the Majestic, gave William Loeb, Roose-
velt's former secretary, the 'lie," and
declared he would return TO new York In
three weeks, go before the committee
of the United States Senate, and prove
the truth Of every word to which he had
testified. Mr.. Archbold said:
Il stand by everything / said in my
testimony that $125,oo0 was given by the
Standard OIL Company for the Republi-
can national campaign fund in 1904 TO
elect Roosevelt. The 500, 900 that gave
to Mr.. Bliss was given solely for the
national campaign fund, and not for
any State or Congressional funds
When asked IL he had any letters,
checks, or other documentary evidence
to prove the truth of his statements,
Mr.. Archbold replied:
Eyes. I have turned everything over
to the committee"
did you testify voluntarily, or were
you subpoenaed?''
II went voluntarily, but II had not
gone they would have subpoenaed me-"
Have you heard that William Loeb
denies that the Standard Oil gave $780,
900 to the Roosevelt campaign fund.-"
Money Never Came Back.
ut was all true am not liar, and
we never got back any of the money"
How did you know the money was
used for Roosevelt?" was asked.
There is no doubt about It, 1t was
given to the Republican national COM
mittee for that purpose" replied Mr..
Archbold. TT was not given to any
State or Congressional committee"
did you give money to any other
Senators besides Penrose in 1904?'
You will have to ask them"
Mr.. Archbolds attention was called to
the statement of William r. Hearst,
and he replied:
'Hearst knows altogether too much
about Standard Oil affairs. He need not
fear. If I have not told the whole truth
about Roosevelts relations with the
Standard Oil Company, 1t is because
nobody has asked me-"
Asked If he had told every material
fact, Mr.. Archbold laughed, and an
swered: You had better. wait until /
return to testify again"
Questioned as to why he could not
find Bliss receipt when he found Finn s
letter and the cipher, he replied: You
will have to wait until I get back to
New York for me to answer that"
why did you believe that Roosevelt
could be bought for $4,000 additional?''
was asked.
You will have to ask Roosevelt
that"
Denies Being Blackmailed.
When asked about the statement that
Bliss had blackmailed him, Archbold
retorted Indignantly: ra.
II never said Bliss blackmailed me.
He never blackmailed anybody"
Discussing the Texas indictment, he
said:
1.-THE Pierce Fordyce Company is a
small Texas concern, and the indict-
nents don't worry me any more.
have been used to those things for so
many years that I am impervious.
am getting case hardened, and I sup
pose If I were in New York they would
be indicting me there"
Archbold did not look case hard
ened' as he said it. In fact. he looked
very uncomfortable and made break
for his stateroom, saying:
That's all now, until ] get back to
New York. I will give the committee
all the help II wants, I am not running
away. I am not a liar. I can prove
every word I said"
Mrs. Archbold, gray-haired and moth
erly, stood by and laughed at his sal
lies. When she heard he had been in
dicted, she took his arm as IL to shield
him on his way to the stateroom.