Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-10-04

Of the committee that year."
HE was"
"Nnd Cornelius y. Bliss was treas.
urcr""
"ur was"
S,u,lur Cnpp asked Colonel Roosr-
volt BE- his attention had been called To-
certain statements made BY John -.
ArChbuid.
1T has" replied Colonel Roosevelt
tcrsrly
senator Clapp asked the colonel
what hv knew about IN" Archbuld
contribution at the time II was said ip
have been made.
IA" culpurl asked permission to IN
cludc In his answer tho letter he sent
tu huirman Clapp already published,
denying that he knew of any standard
OH contribution to the 1904 campaign
at the time II was made.
Rejected standard OIL Money.
"LUOking through my letter books"
he said "sinCo 1 wrote my recent let
ter tn Senator Clapp, have found
two other letters bearing on cam
1aiBn contributions, One was to COR
nelius ~ Bliss In 1906, which ! un-
deTBtOOd was recently given tO your
committee; the other, ~ letter written
to George X, sheldon In 1905"
At the Chulrman's request Colonel
Roosevelt read the letter dated Sep
tenber 81. 1908 and addressed to
George II. sheldon, treasurer Of the
Republican national COmmitte. IL
VAS practically as runows
Il AIN Informed that you or some
one on behalf Ui tie national commit
tee has been SOLICITING contributions
from corporations. particularly from
John -. Archbuld aud the standard
OH company. II this h true, wish
to nntcr vigorous protest and say
that not only snUuld such contribution
! be- refused but that II made that II
| should be Immediately returned"
The letter set forth that -four years
agu Mr.. Gurtrlyuu refused all cOntri-
| buttons from corporations, whlch
were being prosecuted or were likely
| to be prosecuted Hud that Colonel
| Roosevelt " ishcd the same course fol-
lowed In thr 1905 campaign.
| Colonel Roosevelt Hlsu read ~" let
| ter Of OctUhcrf 20, 1904 10 Chairman
! George B. Cortrlyuu, ~ which he de-
| clHrrd that IL any money had been
| contributed by the standard on com
! puny ar John -. ArChbuld II should
| b, returned AT once. The letter was
AN emphatic declaration To Mr.. COrtel-
you that I'VE cannot under any CIR
! cumstances AFFORD to take Il COntrlbu-
iion that might be construed aS plac-
| ing uS hilufI hI blllhNN'Nil'
"Now, In regard To the Hartman
| fund" begun senator Clapp
Colonel Roosevelt interrupted ana
asked To explain The charges lhhl
have been made, In regular order
| and senator clapp aCqui"sced
IIenrzay Statements Of Dead Men.
"Thcre liz no testimony against me,
| cXceut In the form of hcarAay eFl-
| denCe," the colonel said.
| =. pf tnu1
are dead"
| Colonel Roosevelt said he had not
| Intended TO bring Ills former private
| sccTetary into the controversy, but
that AS The committee had already de-
termlncd 10 call william Loeb, Jr., ne
had usked him to bear out his state
mcnU,
May ! speak Of letter published
In HcarsuS magazine from Congress.
man Siblcy?" asked the coIoheI anu
then went on: --
at is a letter which In substance
states that Sihley came 10 see me anu
smoke TO me about seeing Mr. Arch-
bold nnd / said | would De 'htllshIeu
To see him and asked Mr.. Slbley to
bring Mr., ArChbold 10 lunch. uon
remember ever having TAXED 10 M
Sfbley about that matter, but u
very possihy | may have done So"
Gladly Met All Corners
| JJe added that Senator Borne mac
lbnee brought Mr. Archbold To luncI
II at oyster bay.
THE colonel spoke very slowly
"Whic / was president" he sait
Iooking forward. "lf any man, trus
magnate. socialist. lawyer or clergI
man had any business with me, ar'
wanted 20 aee mo, ! gladly saw him
Aud n I thought there was nnyihlhl
10 be gained from the standpoint o.
ptrblIc service In seeing nhy man. the'
without waiting for him 10 AJAX
would send for him"
ExOlaIns Term "PrRctIced Men"
Colonel Roosevelt instoncsd NJ
practice Of that policy by saying dur
ing his administration he had sent 10
James ]. Hiil, the railroad mhgnate
~ think I sent for J. Pierpont NOR
gan" said he. at least, ! saw Nj
/ Morgan In regard 10 currency dueS
Now, about tho Hartman busi
. neas,' said the colonel. II feel sur
/ that theer ought not be neeo for an
intelligent man TO ask any questlo
after reading the letters / wrcte
; that time" Here he took up hSs let
} teTn to AR. Hartman ana defenoe
I tha uBa OF the term "pTaetlcal men
m the much discussed letter St DC
. tober II. 1908. He said his enOrt va
| 10 GET practical men IN politics.