The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-10-10
COLONEL ADMITS
CORPORATION AID
He DECLARES, HOWEVER,, THAT
DoNATORS WE'RE NOT PROM.
lSED FAVORS.
HE DENIES SOLICITING.
Never Asked for Funds While Presi.
dent-DecIares Hartman Money
Was Raised for New
York State Fight.

Washington, Oct. 7.-Theo. Roose-
welt, gor seven years president Of
the United States, and candidate for
reelection on the national Progress
sive ticket, occupied a witness chair
for three and a half hours before the
senate campaign fund investigating
committee. The colonel defended his
administration, himself and his cam.
paign associates against what he
termed infamous charges and "hear.
say evidence"
He appeared before the committee
at his W request to answer the state
ments made in August by John D.
Archbold that the Standard Oil COM
pany had given 100000 to the Re-
publican campaign fund in 1904, under
the impression that President Roose-
welt knew of and approved acceptance
of the contribution.
Not only did Colonel Roosevelt deny
this, but he put into the formal rec.
ords of the committee a sweeping de.
NAL that he had ever solicited funds
from anyone while president; that any
money had been received by the 1904
campaign committee with an express
or implied promise of favors from the
administration; that excessive funds
had been used in his 1904 or 1908 cam
paigns; or that money had ever been
improperly used in his behalf so far
as he knew. =.
The Hartman Fund.
In reference to the Hartman fund
Of $240,000, raised in 1904, Colonel
Roosevelt declared the statements of
]. P. Morgan, George R. Sheldon and
others had fully corroborated his ear
lier statements that this fund was
raised expressly for the New York
state campaign and had not been soil
cited by him for his own support in
the fight for the Republican nominal
ton that year.
There was not n word spoken by
Mr.. Hartman or by me having any
reference to any collection Of funds for
the national campaign" he said, re-
ferring to his interview with Mr.. Har.
riman in October, 1904. ION the con.
trary, the request was from Mr.. Har-
riman 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 Roosevelt was placed in a
chair on a little square platform from
which he looked down upon the table
at which sat Senators Clapp, Oliver.
Pomerene and Paynter. William
Loeb, Jr., his former private secretary,
was with him, and occupied a seat
at his left. At the end of Colonel
Roosevelt's testimony Mr.. Loeb him
self took the stand to substantiate Col.
onel Roosevelt's statement.
The colonel said: IF l am elected
president, if Mr.. Rockefeller or any
one else wants to see me I'll see him"
Again when Senator Polnerene
asked If some corporations did not ex
pect returns for their contributions
Colonel Roosevelt declared emphatical.
ly:
"As a practical nan of high ideals.
who has always ~endeavored to put his
high ideals into practice, / think any
man who would believe that he would
get favor from making a contribu.
ton to me was either a crook or q
fool"
The only reference to the use of
money in the Progressive campaign
fhiS year WAS hrOupht in NV Tolopol
Roosevelt himself with a denial tina,
Ormsby 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.
aus of statements attributed to
them, that the "Progressives had ex.
pended 100000 in their primary"