The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-10-16
G. 0. P. TRUST FAT.
ARCIiBOID TELLS KOW STAND
ARD FINANCED REPUBLI-
CANS.
OH Trust President Admits Author
ship of Letters tn Foraker, Hanna,
Grosvcnor and Other Shining Lights
OF Republican Party.


bold. president of the Standard oil
Company. were the witnesses to be- ex
amined today by the Clapp commit
tee investigating campaign funds.
Chairman Hilles had been sum-
moned to tell what he knew ..hout
the pre-convention campaign ex-
penoes of President Taft. whose Sec
retary he was. and To explain pub
bshed reports that he had accused
the Roosevelt forces of having a cam
paign fund OF 5000. 900 or more.
Mr.. Archbold was recalled by the
committee TO tell what papers nc
might have found bearing on the cen
tribution OF 100000. he said thc
Standard OH Company made to the
Roosevelt campaign fund in I.O4.
L. c. Laylin. OF Columbus, Ohio,
assistant secretary OF the interior,
manager OF the Taft primary cam
paign In Ohio. the first witness to tes-
tify today. said he had filed a state
ment in Ohio showing total Taft ex-
penses OF ss5.0o0 or $4,000 in the
state primaries. Charles Il. Taft.
Charles ID. Hilles and Hubert Taft. a
nephew OF Charles p. Taft. were
named by Mr.. Laylin as contributors
OF most OF the fund. The money came
TO him. he said. through Arthur /.
vorys.
A. III. Plant. comptroller OF the
Southern railway. said he knew Of no
contributions TO the preconvention
campaigns this year and did not turn
over any fund to Representative Tn
derwoods managers before or during
the Baltimore convention. Senator
Dixon had testified IL was common
report that Mr., Plant had handled
funds for the Underwood campaign.
John ID. Archbold followed Mr..
Plant on the stand. He had testified
before the committee in August.
Chairman Clapp took up the examina-
ton OF the Standard oil man as to
the so-calied Archbold letters re-
Gently published. He first called at
tention to- letter to Senator j. b.
Foraker dated March 2s. 1900, read
Ing; In accordance with our un-
derstanding i beg to enclose you GER
tincate Of deposit for $4,000 and ask
for receipt In reply"
Il have no doubt I wrote the let
ter" said Mr.. Archboid. "The pay
ment was made for the services of
Senator Foraker a. counsel in our
Ohio affairs: that. and that only"
Senator Clapp showed to the wit
ness a reproduction of another letter
written to Senator Foraker dated
April IL. 1900. referring to an en-
closed certificate for s14,5oo. Il have
no doubt wrote H." said Mr.. Arch
bold.
a"what does that relate to-" ITO
the same business relationship" said
NJ. Archboid.
Another letter OF November 26,
1900. enclosing certificate OF de-
posit OF $4,000. "in pursuance OF our
understanding In our talk over the
phone Mr.. Archbold said. was sent
as n result Of the same illegal du-
tics' performed by Senator Foraker.
A letter OF December IL enclosing
certificate OF deposit for $1,000 the
witness said was due 70 the same
relationship. that OF counsel"
Senator clapp produced copy of n
magazine showing what purported to
be "a Photographic copy OF a letter to
the late Senator VI. a. Hanna. dated
January 10. 1900.
II have no recollection OF Il. but
I've no doubt I wrote the letter"
said Mr.. Archbold. The letter re-
ferred To threatened and very OBJ
jectlonable legislation at Columbus"
concerning which Mr.. Archbold said
he wanted To talk to Senator Hanna.
IL referred particularly To people ac-
Investigating committee" and asked
Senator Hanna To do everything pos
pible To compass their defeat"
Mr.. Archbold asked 10 b. allowed
20 explain the letter. THAT was the
year Of strike" legislation i'm various
state Legislatures. said Archbold.
"and II was necessary for all corpor-
ate interests Co appeal to their friends
to prevent that sort Of thing. n
explains my letter To Senator Han
ma
Chairman Clapp then produced a
copy Of letter from Archbold TO for
mer Representative g. II. Growenor
Of Ohio nm OptOber 27 1000 cnCioe.