The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-05
COLONEL READS
LETTERS Of 1904
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Continued from nFst paSe+D
waving heavy bound volume before
the committee snapped out, These
are the originals, gentlemen. OF the
letters 80 Senator Bourne, Of which
/ sent you copies. 30 you wish TO
compare them
Il don't think go" replied Senator
Clapp.
The remainder Of the committee
were silent Then Senator Ciapp ask
ed. Are there any other letters or
documents. which are in your posses
sian 2
mo. There il none as far az |
can recall. have been over the var
ious docu uaents with Loeb. and / cam
not find any further letters or docu-
fnents Of any kind relating to this
campaign. At the same time my let
ter to Sheldon was forgotten by me.
and ! don't RENE mber writing il now.
1t may be possible. but do not think
probable that there are other letters
fn existence. Loeb reminded me or
the Bliss letter which l did not re-
cali
G. In regard TO the Hartman fund
. A., Mould YOU he willing II. l. took
UP these contributions ia succession
Yes: that will be satisfactory. Be
fore taking up the contributing ]
: would like ia say that there Us no
testimony against me except hearsay
evidence, and the statements of men
who are dead. Senator Penrose and
John d. Archbold have furnished in
direct evidence. The testimony of
others lis what they hear Hartman.
who Is dead. say. The testimony of
Mr.. 0deli and the other men as to the
= Hartman fund IL testimony as To what
they heard Hartman had said ana
Hartman is dead.
Sibiey's Letter.
u have never cared to bring In my
secretary. when I was president, in
case like this, but ] never knew of
the statements made. and. in view of
the implied intention Of the commit
tee TO call Mr.. Loeb. / then decided
that iriasmuch as Mr.. Loeb would have
TO testify, ] would also state what was
done through Mr.. Loeb in regard TO
the Hartman matter Now may I
speak about letter published in
Hearst's Magazine from Congress
man Smiley? Have you seen it, gen,
tiemen?'
81 think We have all seen IT" said
the chairman.
y have not seen 1t, SAID Senator
Paynter.
.weil," said Roosevelt. ut IL q let
---t@r which in substnnce states that
Mr. Sibley came down to see me
about seeing Mr. Arohbold and that
I said | would be 'delighted--de-
lighted and asked Mfr Sibley to bring
Mr.. Archbold TO lunch
II don't remember any converse
ton with Mr.. SihIey in which Mr.
= sArehbalds name was mentioned.
do remember that Siblev came on two
or three occasions q bout the Standard
Oil company AMI NJ may have
brought up Archbold's name. I Ger
tainly didn't volunteer to ask him to
bring Archbold down to see me"
Several times Loeb leaned over and
coached his former chief.
Il remember Senator Bourne asking
me to see Archbold." continued Roose
Welt. land saw him with Bourne on
several occasions, and on one DC
CASTOR in my house AT oyster Bay he
brought ArchbGff to l1taeA, SO thai
IL Sibley did ask mo to see Archbold
I probably answered him as he says
! did.
All Men Alike,
While I was president IF any man, /
trust nagnate, labor leader, Socialist |
prize fighter or any other man had |
any business with me and wanted TO
see me, ] always saw him. and If L /
thought there was anything 10 be |
gained from the standpoint of the !
public service in seeing any man. /
then. without waiting for him TO ASK /
would send for him.
+-ff | am elected president. II MIR. |
Rockefeller or any one else wants TO |
see me, ] will see him, and IL ever !
have anything To ask in connection
with the public service or Mt. Rock !
Teller or Gompers or Mitchell or J.
Pierpont Morgan, / viii send for
them myself and ask them about II.
During my term of service as
sr-es.5s:st - happened th&t.i G!da : I
send for any representative Of the
Standard OH on my own initiative.
1T always came at the request of
samehody. But I did send for sew
<ral trust magnates. ] sent for Mar
win Highift on three or four occasions.
Il sent for. and invited 10 the
house, Jim Hin ! think | sent for
j. r. Morgan in connection with cur
Yency legislation. AT this moment
some of the same newspa pers that
were carrying comments on the re-
ports that / sent for Archibold are
also commenting that / sent fer |
Socialist Brunye, to help me draw
up my platform.
AS regards the Socialists they are
right
- nave always acteu, continued
the former president, biting off his
words in a typically Rooseveltian
manner. and always shalt act, On the
assumption that II there be any man
from whom | can gain any informa~
tfon shall send for him, During
my term Of ONCE In the White House
1I seEt far, tr1aat ssasag aats aabos lead
efS. SOCIALISTS, John l. sullivan. Bat
AliEx Nelson and Dr. Lyman Abbott
" don't exactly remember the reasons
t0r the visits OF sullivan and Nelson.
hut there was some question of pub
He policy they wanted Strengthened
sout, u4aughter
IT at any tine my virtue is 50
4taii thai IL cannot stand meeting the
4saasf uaaEnaies | snail imfhetliat efy
8o<x olt OF pnhiie ife.''I
S HAFrJsnaH Visits,
S rseit them psss~d on 10 the t
Nejsst NJ the Hartman Visits. stat
10 ahHl NJ s'eausf3 nee no reassn Why L
5SS< &(S& nth sfa1Nnanm sense Could