The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-08-23

Washington August 22-John d.
Archbold, Of the Standard oil Company,
viii appear At $50 tomorrow morning
before the subcommittee OF the Senate
Investigating campaign contributions,
The announcement that he would APP
pear followed a day OF bitter polticat
recrimina tion on the noor OF the SEN
ate. devoted TO an effort to show shat
former President Roosevelt knew that
funds contributed by big corporations
were used to help elect him IN 1907
The attack on former President
Roosevelt to-day originated In "a col
loquy between senator Reed o. Mis-
souri,. Democrat and Senator Boise
Penrose, OF Pennsylvania. VINO PEE
scented a resolution demanding an in
vestigation of the circumstances set
forth in his statement to the Senate
yesterday, in which he charged tnat
100000 OF Standard Oil money went
into the 1904 Roosevelt campaign fund
with President Roosoveit's knowledge.
Senator'S Penrose, Reed and Williams
each attacked Colonel Roosevelt. ana
Senator PoindeXter. OF Washington. a
supporter of the new Progressive
party, came to his defense.
Chnrges Conspirncy.
Senator PoindeNter charged that n
combination OF regular Republicans
and Democrats" was at work to defame
Colonel Roosevelt.
Tho decision - summon Mr. Arch
oold a; once was made by Senator C.app
carly in tho day. before the interro-
cation OF Senator Pcnrose by Senator
Reed began. He got into communica-
ton with Archbold in New York by
long distance telephone and the stand
ard OIL official agreed to appear SEN
ator Pomerene. OF Ohio. was deslg-
mated to sit the Democratic member (;
OF the special committee until the re-
turn OF either Senator Lee or SENATOR
Paynter.
The debate between Senator'S Reed
and Penrose was marked by the readi- .
mess with which the latter replied to
senator Reeds questions Early in tho
afternoon the two Senators. with son
ator Smith, OF Maryland, had neld /.
short conference in one OF the rooms
adjoining the Senate chamber
Senator Penrosc in answer TO ques-
tons from Senator Reed. declared that
according to his information" Colonel
Roosevelt knew that $1,000 of stand
ard OIL money had been received and
spent in 1901 before he wrote a letter.
directing that any Standard Oil con-
tr!but!ons be returned \ new ele-
ment was injected into the political
imhroglio when Senator Paurose sug-
gested to Senator Reed
There has come to my notice quito
a lot OF information leading 10 the
thought that some S5.O00.0Oo was un-
dcrwritten by George w Perkins and
his associates to nominate Mr. Roose-
Welt FOR the presidency OF the regular.l
Republican party in the present cam
| paign for their own personal uses.
Evidence regarding this matter VIII
he submitted 70 the proper Senate COM
mittee FOR consideration The ult-
fsta. f.f.4
was the control Of the Republican
party in the interest of the element
represented by Mr.. Perkins The lars-
est campaign fund in the history of;
the United states for nomination was
raised for MIR. Roosevelt at the pri-
maries last winter"
Always i'm Close Touch.
Alleged contributions OF 100000,
each hy tho Missouri Pacific and the
Southern Paclnc Railroads to tho
Roosevelt campaign fund in 1904 were
mentioned by senators Reed and PEN.
rose. Senator Penrose declaring that
President Roosevelt was always ins
close touch with the nations commit
tee manasins his campaign
When the colloquy between Senator's.
Penrose and Reed was concluded. SEMI
ator Reed made an extended speech at
tacking Roosevelt. reopening ice ques-
tion OF the $25N,ooo collected FOR thoi
Republican campaign funf in 1904 by'
Z. IT, Hartman. and placing in tho
record all of the so-callci "Archboid'.
correspondence recently published.
Senator Reed also attacked Gerge w.
Perkins. a present one OF the leaders,
OF the New York ProsresSive party
Whom he concluded. senator Poin-
dexter took thc floor and character-
led the day proceedings as a COM
bination. ar understandings an AMI
anoc,' between the machine Repub-
leans ana the machine Democrats
against progressive principles
He objected to the immediate con-
sideration OF the resolution presented
by senator Penrose. and sweeping
amendment presented by senator
Need and both went over The reso-
luton was not needed however. to-
allow the campaign contributions SUBJ
committee To proceed with its Invests
cation.
senator Reed ana Senator williams
denied any alliance between Senator
reurosr and the Democrats.
"Ws hunt Bull Moose to-day" SOM
altar Wlnams said. ana elephant to-
morrow
In the course al his speech. senatoN
Reed attneiied at length tho so-caned
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