The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-08-29
COLONEL ROOSEVELT SAYS PEN
ROSE is CONVICTED ON HH
.oWN TESTIMONY.
SHOULD FORFEIT TOCA
promise Of Protection for Standard
Oil Should Deprive the Man Of His
offics-Coming Fight 10 Between
the Colonel and Governor Wilson,
Firmly Declares the Former.

Oyster Bay. Aug. 2s.-Coonel
Roosevelt declared today that Senator
Penrose on his own testimony had
been expelled from the senate. Colo
mel Roosevelt had maintained this po-
sition, he said in the letter to Senator
Clapp. chairman of the senate investi-
CATION contributions, which he is pre-
pairing.
The colonel made this statement
after he had read from what pur-
ported to be an extract from Mr.. Pen
roses testimony before the senate
committee to the effect that he had
advised John d. Archbold OF the
Standard OH company. to make a
second contribution to the 1904 cam
paign lest the company encounter diff
ficulties In certain quarters.
Colonel Roosevelt said that In his
opinion this was an offer of protec-
tion from the government I'm return
for contribution and that 1t did not
differ essentially from the sale of
protection In New York.
The real fight In the coming cam
paign, Colonel Roosevelt declared.
would be between himself and Gov
ernor Wilson. He expressed the belief
that President Taft's supporters did
not expect to elect him. The colonel
made this statement in discussing the
situation in Pennsylvania.
I'VE will beat Mr.. Taft in Pennsyl-
vania good deal worse than we beat
him in the primary" said Colonel
Roosevelt. and personally l am con-
WINGED that we shall carry Pennsyl-
vania without difficulty for the pro-
gressive ticket. There. as everywhere
else, the fight Is between Mr.. Wilson
shown by the action Of Messrs. Pen
rose and Archbold, have not the
slightest idea of electing Mr.. Taft.
Moreover, they care little about It,"
Colonel Roosevelt said his contro-
versy with Senator Penrose was fur
nishing capital campaign material for
him, such as the Lorimer affair gave
him in the spring campaign. The
colonel replied to inquiries as to why
William Loeb, Jr.. of New York had
kept quiet so long regarding cam
paign contributions by saying he had
been reluctant to summon his private
secretary into controversy, but that
when Mr.. Loeb offered his aid he felt
the time had come for him 10 tell
what he knew Of the matter.
There are only half dozen states.
Colonel Roosevelt said tonight, which
he believes President Taft has a
chance OF carrying. One of these, he
said, Is Vermont, In which he is to
spend the remaining half of the week
In a speaking tour
The colonel left oyster Bay tonight
for New York to take midnight
train for Vermont Colonel Roose-
welt said that In Vermont all the pow
er OF the monied organizations was
against him. In such a state, he said.
he always estimated that two-thirds
OF the people must he for him to win
an election In the face Of this oppo-
sition.
The colonel said he expected the
representatives OF big business to be
against him and that although certain
OF his leaders believed this hostility
might disappear as the position OF the
progressive party was understood, he
had seen no signs of such a change.
Although some. persons might be
confused at present regarding the sig
nificance Of the Penrose controversy
as to the facts brosght out In the
senate committees investigation, he
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