The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-23
Bliss Asked For $15O, ,OOO More and When it Was Refused Said: ''You Are Making a Serious Mistake" Testifies Flynn Wired Him For Help to Become United States Senator From Pennsylvania, in Cipher Standard Oil Head Backs Up Every Material Charge Made by Penrose in Two Hours in Stand

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 Washington, Aug. 8 = Swinging sharply from defense of Senator Boies Penrose, of Pennsylvania, to a vehement attack on Colonel Roosevelt, John D. Archbold. active head of the Standard Oil told today Senate in- vestigating committee that Standard Oil money helped elect Roosevelt in 1904 Then he charged that. because second contribution was refused, Roosevelt instigated "a most outrag- eous persecution against the oil trust.''
 John D. Archbold, political strate- gist. head of the Standard Oil Com pany and reputed author of the. so- called -'Archbold letters to various legislators, today took the stand be- fore the Clapp committee of the Sem ate to bare the secrets Of how Stan dard Oil funds helped fill the coffers Of the National Republican committee in 1904
 Archbold said the Standard Oil com pany contributed $100, GOO to Cornelius N. Bliss, treasurer of the Republican national committee in 1904, for the na- tional campaign, and also gave Seua- tor Penrose s25000 to help carry Penn sylvania. He swore that Roosevelt and George B. Cortelyou, of the Re- publican committee, both knew and gratefully accepted the trust money. A few weeks later, the magnate de- clared, Bliss asked for s15o,OOO more It was refused
 Fol serious rnietake,, said Archbold. As a personal friend he said, T advise to make this additional contribution. 7
 Almost immediately after Rox 5e Ssstss election, sArchbo9d said, the ~pefse. cution" of the Standard Oil was be- rgun
 Darkest Africa never witnessed said. Tine inference was pIain-it was because we had refused to make the additional contribution"
 Under cross-examination. by Senator Penrose. Archbo1d declared that the Pennsylvania Senator's charge that William Flinn, of Philadelphia, had wired and besought Archbold to assist him to become Senator from Pennsyl- vania, was true. He Swore to the accuracy of letters and cipher tele- grams which Penrose read to the Sem ate on Wednesday,.
 Il bold perspired under a gri1ling inquisi- tion Senator Clapp, chairman of the investigation committee, Senator Pomerene, of Ohio, and Oliver of Pennsylvania, were the chief cross examiners. Three times Archbold went over his entire story. He was unshaken in any important detail.
 This afternoon, Senator Penrose was expected to follow Archbo1d on the witness stand
 Archbolds entire story supported the dramatic statement by Senator Pen rose, last Wednesday in the Senate. The Standard Oil head backed up ev- cry material charge by. Penrose
 Specifically, Archbold appeared at Senator Clapp's. request to tell the committee, which is empowered to probe the campaign finances of both parties in 1904 and 1908, exactly how 1t was that he gave the Republicans, in 1904, contributions aggregatiug $125,- GOO, and to corroborate or repudiate Senator Boies fPenrose's statements of the circumstances attending that gift made on the floor of the Senate, on Wednesday. It was known, however, that, in addition, the Senatorial in- quirers expect to grill the trust mag nate on his other alleged political ac- tivities
 Anticipating sensational disclosures, a big crowd packed the committee room and adjacent corridors an hour before the hearing was scheduled to begin. Scores of Senators and Rep resentetives were drawn from their executive work before the expectation that Archbold would make some as- founding revelations as to his part in Republican campaign successes. Hun dreds. including many women, sought admission
 Nine o'clock is almost an unprece- dented hour for meetings on the Sem ate side of the capitol and the hear fngs were delayed more than half an hour waiting for a quorum to come. ATchbold and Penrose were among the early arrivals.
 Archbold came in unostentatiously and took a seat, waiting his call to the stand. Finally a quorum was secured and the following committee members seated:
 Members Clapp, Rep., Minn.), chair man; Jones. Rep., Wash.), Oliver, (Rep.. Pa). Pomerene. Dem., O.
 While waiting for some of the com mittee members to appear, Archbold papers, particularly the headlines con- taining his name. Penrose enjoyed cigar, gossiping with the committee men while awaiting action.
 These hearings promise to be even more interesting and make better
  gested with loud chuckle.
 When the meeting was called to or der, Senator Penrose wanted to know if it was proper to admit newspaper men to the hearings.
 ''The hearings so far have been pub lic," Clapp responded. "I can see no reason to change the rules''
 Senator Clapp indicated that Arch bold would be quizzed at length re- garding George B. Cortelyou's testi- mony that no Standard Oil money in 1904 was used in that campaign. Clapp had Cortelyou's testimony to prepare questions.
 Clapp then disappointed vast crowd of spectators by ordering that. only Senators and Representatives and newspaper men be admitted to the hearing room.
 There was scraping of chairs and shuffling of feet as the reluctant ~krrv1v