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

a"aNN WV NN'Na'HA NAhA~
phatically.
Then he read the letter and declar-
ed II was absolutely Incompatible
with a suggestion OF my getting aid
from Mr., HARTMAN in any way"
Loeb Heard Hartman Talk.
on October 20. 1904, Colonel Roose-
Welt said. MIR. Hartman had telephOn-
I'd to Secretary Loeb, who told the
president Mr.. Hartman wanted to SEQ
him about the New YORK state cam
palgn which was running badly"
Tho colonel said he made an appoint
ment through Secretary Loeb ut Har-
riman'H request.
"Mr. Loeb was present throughout
almost all of that interview. There
was no possibility OF any misunder-
standing. ] mention that because |
see some well meanin, but fiubny per
sons have SAID there might have been
u misunderstanding between Mr. Hur-
rlman ard myself"
Colonel Roosevelt snld at the time
the Hartman contribution was mad,.
there was no doubt of the national
ticket carrying New York but that the
state ticket was I'm difficulties.
The entire conversation" he said.
was to the pfTrct that the national
campaign fund was safe aud that aid
should be given TO the state cam
paign"
Money RAISED for Stntc Campaign.
II wish to call your attention tu the
fact that Judge Ducll and Mir. shell
don both have testified that MIR. Bliss
stated that the nI1rpv- 7vn~. not raised
by Mr.. HarJrhHn Tor the ngtiuual
campaign bW that Il was raisrdahN
MIR. Bliss to help out Mr.. HarTimih
In the state campaign. Mr.. Loeb WAS
present during the interview nctWuru
MIR. Hartman ana myself ana hrud
every word.
Never Asked Hartman for Dollar
Mr. Hartman asked mo 10 get Mr.
Cortclyou and MIR. Bliss To help raise
funds Tor the Sew York state cam
paign. ! ncNcf asked MIR Hartman
directly ur indirectly for dollar to
help In that campaign or any either"
ColOneI Roosevelt then discussed
Judge Alton a. parkcrs statement In
1904 and declared that repeated
misstatcmCnt charged tu HIM WdS thut
he had said corporations did not Cun-
tribute to his 1904 campaign,
"I never made the statement that
corporations had not contributed To
the Republican party" hc said en-
phatlCully.
Denies Blnckmnil UT Corporations.
lie said his recent letter to chair
man Chpp aud his open published
statement" made II clear that he had
never denied that corporations had
contributed hut denied specifically
that corporations had been black
mailed" into contributing oT assured
OF some kind Of favor" for contrib
uting,
"NOw. | wish TO take up the tcsti-
mony OF Mi ATchbuld aud senator
Pcnrose," said Colonel Roosevelt.
~ wish Ia call your attention tu
this fact In connection with the state
| mcnts OF Mr.. ArchbUld as lu Mt. lluT-
Timnn,
Each testified he got no improper
| consideration from the administration.
Mr. Arohbold aud MIR Hartman
| alike complain not that the admins
| tration did what 1t ought not to have
done, but that the administration re-
| fused to do what Il ought not 10 do.
| Mr.. ArChbOld and MI lIarriman's
| complaint IL that they got nothing
| from the administration,
| Mr.. ArChOOld testified that COR
nellus n, Bliss, who lS dead. attempt
ed to blackmuli him and that | know
Of IT, 1 don't for minute believe MIR,
Bliss tried to blaCkmuil him. Il hu did
l knew nothing ur It,"
Would E1pcl PcnrOsc From Senate.
II want tn cali your attention iu
the testimony Of M"ssrs. Archbold ana
Penrose against themselves. MI
| Penroae testified that he advised MIR
Archbold TO have the Standard Oi
company submit to the blackmail and
| that he did II To prevent being sub
| jeCted TO hostility from certain
sources They could mean hostility
| only from myself. the attorney gen
| eTnl or the commissioner Of corpora
| tlons
Il had no way Of being hostile un-
less tney Violated the law, SO the
action OF Penrose In advising Standard
OIL 10 make that contribution was nd,
| vice to Il to protect itself against pros
ecution for violation of the law.
"If, when ! was police commission
or Of New York CITY" said the col
One, "a member of the police force
did, In connection with the enforce
ment Of the law against liquor selling
| what Mr.. PenTOsc says he did In I'M
case, ] could have thrown him OF th'
force"
shakes Fist at Committee,
The colonel leaned forward In hi
chair. shook his fist at the commit
tee and shouted:
"And hold that the senate Of the
United states should throw Mr. Pen
rose out OF the senate for the ndmis
| hlOnh nh Illhut DclOIt lllh tbIlIlllA'FN'
Standard Deserved All IL Got.
Now, - 10 Mr.. ArChbOld." Tesum
| ed the colonel lie testileS he mad
TINS contribution and expected SOM
unusual kind of compensation. Ill
says Mr.. PcnrOse tried TO Dlackmnl
him, yet he sees nothing wrong II
what Mt Bliss did. He sees nOthinl
lmpTOpafo In attempting To- eNtort
contribution from him. His complain
Ii that nothing improper WAS done 70
him"
lie referred TO Mr.. Archbold's state
ment that the Roosevelt admlnlstTa
iion's treatment OF the Standard Ol
rlvHlled darkest Abysslnlh.'
"It IL true that when ] wqa prcsi
dent administered the "darkeE
AbyasIniun treatment 10 the Slnndhr
on company, but 1t was because
needed II.
The next statement that ] want /
call your attention to In Of Mr. Arch
bold that when the bureau OF corpor
atlonB began it's Investigations OF th
standard OIL, Mr.. Archbold went
Mr.. Bliss 10 call me or. He teHtlfie
that Mr.. Bliss told him, i have no iH
fuenee with Mr.. Roosevelt, ! cahnI
help yOu.'
No one Could Protect law Breaker
That statement In only part tru