The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-08-27
BY AssoeIat,ed n....


Oyster Bay, N. ", Aug. 2s.-what
Col. Roosevelt knew and did In the
matter of John D.. Archbold's alleged
100000 con 1ibut ion to the Repub-
lican campaign fund in 1904; what
President Roosev cit said to the late e.
II. Hartman ar ID what Mr.. Hartman
said to President Roosevelt about Har-
riman's s26o.0cO contribution are mat
ters to which. william Loeb. Jr.. for
merly Roose Velt's secretary, is pre-
pared to test lfy before the senate COM
mlttee inves Jtigating campaign contri-
buttons, according to an announcement
made here today by Col Roosevelt
Mr.. Loeb told me last night that ha
had seen statements that he was to
be brought down before the commit
tee" Col. Roosevelt said today. aT
told him that If he was called he was
to go, OF course. and testify TO every
thing"
While under no circumstances
would I ever have asked Mr.. Loeb to
testify" Col Roosevelt declared. II am
more than pleased that the commit
tee chooses to do so.
- - - - fNGAn0AE GO06lR
For instance. when made nv
statement about Mr.. Hartman in Mr..
Harriman's life time, / let ii rest only
on my written letters, vet as the COM
nlrtee has chosen to listen TO hear.
say gossip by Mr.. Odeil and Mr.. Arca-
bold as to what Mr.. Hartman said
took place at that interview. / shap
be glad to have them listen to Mr.
Iy0ah Whn uvo -
view.
Mr.. Loeb heard Mr.. Hartman ash
me to get Mr.. Bliss or MIR. Cortelvor
to contribute funds to himself and Mr.
Odell for the big campaign (neither Mr.
Hartman nor ever so much as smoke
Of Mr.. Hartman contributing To nv
campaign) and Loeb himself teIa.
phoned to either Mr.. Bliss or Mr.. Cor,
telyou transmitting Mr.. Hartmann
request Of me. Mr.. Loeb also tele.
phoneo to Mr.. Bliss and Mr.. Cortelyov
about the alleged Standard OH contri-
button, making in my behalf the sanS
request that I had made directly in
the TWO letters and kilograms that
nave been published and receiving the
same assurance that 1 had received
That no Standard Oil money had been
received or would be received"
Concerning the statement made by
Mr.. William r. Hearst yesterday in
London, In which Mr.. Hearst urged
him and Mr.. Archbold and Senator
Penrose to tell the full story" Col.
Roosevelt had this to say:
My attitude toward the Standard
on Company was precisely the same
before election as after election. as
any one can find out by turning TO the
hles OF the newspapers at the time Of
the passage Of the bureau Of corpora
tlons bill before I was nominated or
elected, when the Standard OH on
posed the law and got it through by
making the kilograms of the Standard
on people opposing the law and show
ing their activity.
"As for any connection of mine with
the Standard Oil people before or after
election, any human being is welcome
to make anything public of any
Sort kind and description; and If
had appeared before the committee to-
day I should have testified to every
feature OF 1t of which I had any recoI-
lection or knowledge and submitted
from my letter books any letters Of
my dealing in any shape or way with
the matter. and I should have been
delighted TO have Mr.. Loeb. who has
been my private secretary, appear and
give every particle of information that
he has"
Col. Roosevelt said that ne had re-
ceived today telegram from Senator
Clapp advising him of the inability
Of the committee to have him testify
TODAY