The Washington times., 1912-10-10
]. D. ARCHBOLD
ADMITS WRITING !.
s|BLEY LETTER
Standard OH Head Quizzed
Before Fund Com
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Quincy. Of Boston. was postponed un-
I'll Monday. which will he Democratic
field day Chairman McCombs and
William @. McAdoo, OF the Democratic
national committee. will testify Mon
day; also Lieutenant Governor Nichols
OF Ohio, manager Of Governor Har-
mons boom, and other Democratic
chieftains.
Louis c.. Layiin.j Of Columbus, Ohio.
Assistant Secretary of the Interior, was
the first witness called today. He man.
ssss sss 70 0haa ehesso pary Hs : .a for Tsa,
$4,000 and $4,000 was contributed for
THU, purpose. Charles r. Taft, Chairman
Hiiles. and Hubert Taft were the prin-
cipAi donors Laylin declared.
Laylin said he got practically all Of
his money from A. I. vorys, national
committeeman. and that Charles p. Taft
contributed three-fourths Of the entire
A. II. Plant followed Layiin ON the
witness stand. Plant is comptroller OF
the Southern railway.
II know OF no contributions, said
Plant He denied making any contri-
buttons to the campaign Of Represen-
tative Oscar Underwood, as had been
reported by Senator Dixon. Bun Moose
leader.
Archbold. clad in a, new English brown
senger took his hat and light overcoat.
~ want to get that hat back" said
Archbold to Senator Clapp Its a good
one. one, and, asd need It, being shy Of hair.
you didn't lose your fondness for
America while you were abroad?" asked
ClApp, jovialiy. ~
me- still have my mother tongue"
Archbold responded laughing.
ante-room Of the committee. He
walked directly into the hearing room
and too seat far back in a corner near
the clerks desk. While he was waiting,
Chairman Hilles. of the Republican ma
upnal, committed. had brief chat with
the committeeman In. the ante-rocir.
IA small crowd was present today.
Archbold was pointed out to several
by the ushers.
There he is-that little man In the
corner said one woman. breathlessly.
Intimate With Statesmen.
Intimate relations between Standard
OIL and prominent Ohio and Pennsyl-
vania members of Congress- were de-
tailed by Archboid. He nonchslsntly
waded through dozens OF his letters
published In the magazine. He freely
admitted relations with Former Senu-
tors Foraker and Mark innna of Ohio:
former Senator Quay OF Pennsylva MIA,
former Representative Grosvenor and
Representative ,Sibley. ~ ."
Archbold would not admit the authen-
ticity Of many letters In the magazine.
He said he had searched for the origi-
nails. but could not find them Among
them were. several. My Dear Johp''
letters from Senator Hanna. Clapp
read the letters into the record, doing
practically all Of the talking. while
htxNIA se.sttA IA
looked bored on the witness stand.
Archbold read the many letters In the
maEazine with interest.
Huh" he calculated, smiling, as he
read letter to Hanna opposing smith
W. bennett, u candidate In Ohio.
p. Thinks He Wrote Them.
Il have no doubt l. wrote that let
ter" was his stock answer regarding
many Of the letters. He kept his gold
rimmed spectacles in use. leaving them
In his lap when not reading the pub
lished correspondence.
.Archbold was shown the letter to
senator Mark Hanna, dated January 10.
1900. saying he had no doubt he wrote
It. This letter, referred TO ..threatensd
and objectionable legislation In Ohio
and proposed investigating commit
we want to enlist you to defeat
~. "oo ohe sehtence OF
Archhold said. he. could not recollect
Hanna's reply. failing to identify that
printed In the magazine.
tion," said Archboid. "and every fair
minded man OF corporate interests felt
called on to fight such legislation. That
w, ~rs my .so, sole purpose n writing the let
One letter was dated October g. 1901,
TO Gsneral Grosvenor, In which Arch
bold regretted he could not Immediate
y. give employment to a nephew or
Gr9svenors. who had lung trouble.
eMany of these letters we're among
the stolen letters" Archbold explained,
felerring 70 the alleged Wholesale burg
lary OF his letter flies. -'...'. -.
A letter In which Grosvenor said he
mad had some correspondence with out
mutual friend. Sibley," Archbold said
he had received.
Recalls the Letter.
II have n. vague. recollection of it,"
said Archbold. "but cannot find It In
my, files" - p ...r.
"Do you recall making any replyr"
asked Clapp. .f.l'.
'T do not" said the Standard Oil oni-
stsi; a. mo "Im ds 1-,ys very sure he did not come
ArcnDOlu ulu not appear TO De re-
luctant witness In testimony regarding
the mass Of letters read by Senator
clagp: -. -.
could not recollect a letter.
The hearing dragged heavily, delayed
by Clapp's eSaminatiQn, of. the letters
In the magazines and whispered CONSUL
taton. between the senators regarding
their relevance to Archbold's examina-
"A letter dated September 7, 1911 to
President Cassatt, OF the Pennsylvania
railroad, regarding L. Emory, jr., IAN
old time asitator" against Representa-
SsS fiys sielsy yoSfo q opsnnsylvtnia was iden-
"All corporate and vested interests
will. at least have fair consideration
At his hands" was striking sentence
II, referring to Archbold's opinion of
Sibley. -.
What 1t Cost "ChaIley."
How much money Charles p. Tat
has actually expended to bring about
the election of his brother to the
Presidency and to make the fight for
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