The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-05

the witness stand. ne. leaned ever the
committee table to taak 6 Chairman
Ciapp. and then took few stsps about
the room. Finally he went back TO the
.Thc next dstail that want to cali
your attention 70 y that Of Mr.. Arch
bold that when the narsan e Cor:
the standard OIL Mr.. Archbold went
to Mr. Bliss to call me on. He testines
that Mr.. Bliss told him ! have NO In.
tally true. for Mr.. Bliss aid have great
spect for Mr.: Bliss; But Il g true
that neither nin Mr. S.a s his nor any , oshsr
ence with me so far as getting me to
refrain from prosecuting any corpora
ton for breaking the law. All these
sR rns ssssf z a a. n ts's e
anything Improper In their interests.
and tney are all nov .upporttng the
candidates against tine those who are
He said he had a night with the
was getting through the Bureau OF
Senator Clapp. you were In tho
fight. and SO were you. Senator Payn-
ter. I believe" He finally got the bin
through. he said. by publishing teie-
grams sent by the younger Mr.. Rocke-
II had my first brush with the
Standard OIL Company them. he said:
"and they knew just what they could
coionsi roosevelt emphasized his
statement with blows of his hand on
the Witness chair:
II wish to call your zttenucn 70
Morgan's Testimony Yesterday. It was
in my first administration that the
Northern Securities case was settled.
with verdict against Mr. Morgan
mv iirst administration thatsI settled
the anthracite coal strike. I have un,
derstood that Mr. Morgan expressed
vigorously his classification with my
attitude in that case. ana Io was Su
to my campaign fund. No one con,
nected with Mr.. Morgan ever hlnted
that the contribution had Deen maoe.
and no one ever limited to ne that Mn. any
favor should be shown to M. morgan
for any reason whatsoever"
Colonel Roosevelt said he frst heard
OF Mr. Morean's- contribution In the
testimony yesterday. A.,
butte to the, late Cornelius 8. Bliss:
Colonel Roosevelt insisted that our.
ing the 1904 campaign Mr.. Bliss had
assured him that no promises.
press or implied" had been naoe ~
Bliss had. never asked him after MS
election for any favors for contrioa-
tors
further statement regaro'nS MS car"
81 saw the different men who were
interested In my campaign at Cnicaso
and before Chicago. and explained eA
picltly that would soset os m n1 error or
the offer OF patronage to get deiesstes
"rhe only time I ever saw II charged was
in reference to ormsty MeHare. xrotS
a letter to him and got an answer. which
have here.
Colonel Roosever's letter was written
March 4. 1917. and asked Mr.. McHarE ZOE
used mony or other influence to secure MIN
Mr.. McHars's reply read in part:
''I unhesitatingiv say that no reputable
man can saw that I ever endeavored by the
use of money or the promise OF patfonase
to aid your campaign. ] wish to uneonso
cally deny that charge. ! know tea1 y d,1
would Immediately repudiate me II oio
make any such effort.
Colonel Roosevelt took up the Allegation
tina, ss.Oce.occ was used in the Progressive
..Sir. Hiiies and Congressman Bartholdt
have made. this statement" he SAID; 7
suggest very strongly that both these men
be called here Immediately ana ask to pro
..The man who bears false witness 10 guilty
OF az infamous conduct rs the man VINO
steals II Mr.. Barthoidt or Mr.. Hiiies can
prove their statements they ought to be
compelled to do So II they cannot, they
ought to be driven out Of public me-
Colonel Roosevelt's voice chansed slightly.
II want to call your attention to the fact.
gentlemen, that however unWittfnxiy the
men you have called before you thus far
have all been called to testify to contrfbu-
ttons to my funds. realise that !! have to
make way against both OF the old parties.
but I respectfully suggest that you cali
some men who know about the eXpenses OF
other candidates"
Senator Paynter stated that Chairman
CIapp had made arrangements for the COM
mittee. and that no effo,s had been made to
treat unfairly" the Roosevelt camNaign.
"Our complaint Is not that We were cali
ed here" interrupted Colonel Roosevelt.
but the men who make the charges we're
not called first
Colonel Roosevelt demanded that Charles
Chairman Mccombs ana vice-chairman Nc
Adoo OF the Democratic committee. be sum
monea.
'You can See IL 10 hard on me-" said Coione!
Roosevelt. ito have TO wait Q month TO an
swer Mr.. Archbod's charges ana then to
have things agreed that the attention Of the
country IL riveted on the cam paixn expenses
Of the Progressive PARTY, while no attention.
10 directed to the campaign iunds OF the
other caudidates.
II assure you that II the committee yves
the other men will be brought here before
election" said Chairman CIarp.
At that point the Colonel summarized hts