The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-26
Form Alliance to Bring About
Investigation of 1904
Contributions
EVERY MEANS USED
TOPASS RESOLUTIONS
Two Senators Want the Re-
lations of Colonel and
George w. Perkins
Also Probed
by JAMES J. MONTAGUE.

BY JAMES J. MONTAGUE.
WASHINGTON, August 25.-Unitsd
by their common hatred of Theod ore
Roosevelt and determined il possible
to get him as the ultimate result OF
the Standard Oil exposure in Hearsta
magazine. Boies Penrose and Robert
M. La Toilette have formed the
strangest alliance In The history OF
modern politics. Working side by Sid0
the most violent reactionary in the sem
ate and its most pronounced progress
sive are tonight using every posSibl0
| means that their combined skill can
devise to pass the Penrose resolution
authorizing drastic investigation not
only to the relations between Arch
bold and senators OF the United States.
but between George w. Perkins and
the ex-preeident of the United States.
While Root and Smoot and McCum-
Der and Hepburn stand aghast at Pen-
roses attitude, the hulhng senator
grins at their Mortified protests and
plots and plans with La Toilette tn
secure the revenge on Roosevelt that
both have go long desired
No Roosevelt Today.
There is no longer any hope Of
getting Roosevelt down here tomor-,
row. The senators composing the sub
committee on privileges and elections
are already scattered far and wide.
Roosevelt's enemies charge that he
knew that they would be thus scat
tered before he offered to come down.
n the opinion of Senator Clark, chair
man of the sub committee, 1t will be
late in September or early in October
before the ex-president will get q
chance to tell his side OF the story
OF the contribution which Archbold's
letters In Hearst's magazine show was
given 70 his campaign fund in 1904.
Ciapp wired the colonel to this effect
today.
! In the meantime Penrose and La
| Toilette have pulled the senate to-
gether They think they will have 3
quorum tomorrow. IL they do not get
one they will attempt to slide the
resolution through by unanimous con-
sent Both, in private. have expressed
the belief that such an investigation az
the resolution authorizes will prove
disastrous for Roosevelt and 50, In
perfect accord. the gigantic reactions
airy and the diminutive reformer sit
In council together or go their ways
among their brother senator's to make
joint appeals for the investigation.
Occupy Adjoining seats.
While the overnight session was
| dragging out Its dreary length this
molntng. Penrose and La Toilette oc-s
curied adjoining seats Every time
+ "a Toilette Moved that the Penrose
resolution be taken up, Penrose Sec
londed motion. Every time II appeared
that La Toilette had a chance of get
ting q quorum Penrose went out into
the cloak rooms and berded senator's
To the floor to help out
AT times Penroses huge paw rested
on La Foilette's narrow shoulder An
( a 10Th an
thought them a senatorial David and
Jonathan. 81
When La Toilette dropped the mat
ter at adjournment last night he an
nounced that he was going 10 take ~
no again TODAY penrose shortly after
he came yawning into the lobby Z
the New Willard this morning. Sale II
II do not know whether or not th1
resolution will go through before the
senate adiourns. bur | propose TO CO.
everything in my power to secure ill.,
passage.
Last night | voted with those wh03
are irving TO have it succeed and IL
will continue to stand with thenl.S
There has been an intmation put out
that l have contracted case of cold
feet with respect to this resolutions
but that is far from the truth.
Wants Specific Instruction.
MY original resolution covered only
the matters referred to on the floor
of the senate and dealt with con-
ftr,butions to the 1904 campaign fund.-
Az a matter OF fact the authority
under which the senate investiEattn9s
committee Is now acting would include
these subjects within Its scope, but M
thought II better to have the cOmmt4Ss
tee specifically instructed. Howeve11S
upon motion of Senator Reed, OF MI
-ouri an amendment was adopted 90
.include in the probe the primary cAm~s
paign OF this year and the amendm01N5
has aroused some opposition.
.PersonaIly / have no objcctt0M
whatever to extending the scope CO
the inquiry. but l find there are t0ua6S
sena tors who are trifie nervous Ov4
this amend ment. They are trying ~
block the passage of the reSoiutloGs
and they are assisted by other senAt0GN
who take the ground that It Is q ha4s
thing for both parties to have a dr1n%2
net investigation made that may GtttS
up scandal But 4 am just az nue1
In favor OF the resolution with TN
amendments as I was for the ori&l4a
resolution. and l will do ALL CAM
help Senator La Toilette secure
passage. 1t seems to me only ~
that the whole truth shall be knMA
and nothing can be gained by su1Ota
ing the inquiry"
The two were In close touch thr0U
the day. Each apparently entoyaA
confidence of the other. Wh&t0S
penrose feared from his reaction
brothers he was not afraid oEa
Folis.te's stand However. La F0lE
may have suspected PoindcxteS
Clapp he wss sure that Penroee
all right
Try 10 BIock II. ss#
Meanwhile there was much ~
among certain other senator's.
and Root who frequently c0l4
during the session OF the e&r1y
ling. we're thinking over the be0k
10 stop the Investigation. 6ono