Norwich bulletin., 1912-10-05
Says He Never
 Solicited Funds
COL. ROOSEVELT BEFORE TIE
 SENATE COMMITTEE.
HARRMAN ASKED AID
Wanted Colonel to Divert Some es National Fund to New York Stats campaisn--A Pioturssqus Session,


 canpaisn--A Picturssqus Session,
 Washington, Oct. 4ETheodore Roose- welt occupied a witness chair for three and half hours today before a sen ate investigating committee defending his administration, himself and his campaign associates against what he termed infamous charges and bear say evidence" He appeared before the committee at his own request, to 2 answer the statements made in AR- gust by John D. Archbold, that the Standard OH company had given S100,- 900 to the republican campaign fund in 1904. under the impression that Roosevelt knew of. and approved ac- |. ceptance of the contribution.
 Denied Ever Soliciting Funds
 Not only did Colonel Roosevelt de- ny this; but he put Into the formal records of the committee a sweeping denial that he had ever solicited funds from anyone while president; that any money had been received by the 1904 campaign committee with an expreuH or implied promise of favors from the administration: that excessive f1ndn had been used in the 1904 or 1900 cam paigns, or that money had ever been improperly used in his behalf. so far as he knew.
 $24o,ooo Raissd for State can,palan.
 In reference to the Hartman fund of s240,00o. raised in 1904, Colonel Roosevelt declared the statements of J. P. Morgan, George R. Sheldon and others had fully corroborated his earl fer statements, that this fund was rais- ed expressly for the New York state campaign. and had not been solicited by him for his own support in the fight for the republican nomination that year.
 Hartman Asked for Aid in State can-
 paisn.
 There was not one word spoken by MT. Hartman or by me having any reference to any collection of funds for the national campaign" he said, referring to his interview with Mfr. Harriman, in October, 1904. "On the | contrary, the request was from Mir. Hartman, that inasmuch as we had ample funds for the national campaign and as the national campaign was safe we could help him out in the state campaign"
 Colonel chssrsd as He Entered.
 The sessions of the committed were pictureRque throughout Colonel Roosevelt arrived at the comnnittes room fully ten minutes before the hour of opening. His progress into the building was marked with cheers from throng that surged through the cor | riders. Policemen kept a line of over thousand people in order, while hundred or so fortunate ones occupied seats in the small committee room.
 Roosevelt corroboratsd by Loeb.
 Colonel Roosevelt was placed in c chair on little square platform, from which he looked down upon the table at which sat Senators Clapp, Oliver, Pomerene and Paynter. William Loeb, | IT,, his former private secretary, now collector of customs at New York, sat with him and occupied seat at his left. The former president turned re- peatedly to ask Mir Loeb for facts and records; and at the end of his testf- mony MT. Loeb himself took the stand | to corroborate statements Colonel Roosevelt has made.
 Sent for John L and Battling Nelson | Expressions that brought laughter from committee and spectators inter spersed the Colonel's remarks through out the day. Once he said:
 T have actually sent for, while I was president, trust magnates, labor leaders. socialists, John l.. Sullivan, \ Battling Nelson-and Dr. Lyman Ab- Tbott."
 This was in response to questions to the propriety of his sending for F. H. Hartman in 1904 to discuss mat ters of legislation or campaign. affairs.
 If am elected president" he add ed, If MT. Rockefeller or anyone else wahts to see me, I'll see him"
 "Either . Crook of . FooI.r
 Again, when Senator Pomerene ask ed if some corporations did not expect returns for their contributions. Col- onel Roosevelt declared emphatically:
 "As a practical man of high ideals. who has always endeavored to put his high ideals into practice, I think any man who would expect to get any ccn- sideration from making any contribu- tion to me was either a crook or c fool"
 Asked if Coal Trust Contributed.
 When the committee room was swept with a burst of applause the witness turned around and cried:
 Stop that, please"
 i Asked whether the so-called Zeal trust had contributed to his cam paigns, Ne replied:
 | My dear sir. after the revelations that have been made here, I wouldn't SC surprised at any one having con- tributed."
 Refers to Present Campaign.
 He had said previously that he had no idea that MT. Morgan had contrib uted to his 1904 campaign until the | financier testified yesterday. The only reference to the use of money in the progressive campaign this year was brought in by Colonel | Roosevelt himself. with a denial that Ormsbyl McHarg had improperly used funds In securing southern delegates, and a demand that Charles D. Hilles, republican national chairman, and | Congressman Bartholdt of Missouri, | be summoned by the committee be- cause of statements attributed to them that the 'progressives had expended s3,0O0,0O0 in their primary"
 Ultimatum to Campaign Managers. T saw the different gentlemen who were interested in my campaign both at Chicago and before Chicago" he said, "and I explained. with utmost explicitness, to them. that l would not tolerate any effort of any kind being | made by the use of money or the of- fer of patronage or the offer of any consideration whatever to get a dele- gats for me of any kind. sort or de- scription."