The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-08-24

Archboid in regard to tho contribution
Finally Mr.. Archbold said:
If YOU Insist must tell you that
when the question OF tho second con
trlbuiion came up Mr. Bliss said nc
desired Mr.. Cortelyou meet mo FOR
further presentation OF the matter OF
contribution l said l would gladly
meet Mr.. Cortelyou. and an engage
ment was made On the date Of the
engagement Mr.. Bliss came alone lie
SAID; AS YOU sec. am here alone
MIR Cortclyou did not think II was ad
visabl for him to come. and said for
mo to tell YOU that anything said
was said for him and that could say
what was desired as we'll as he"
Senator Jones tried TO pin Mr. Arch.
bold down 10 a statement as TO wheth
or he knew that Colonel Roosevelt
knew of tho hrst contribution Of 500.
GOO made by tho standard OIL com.
pany Mr.. Archbold nnally said that
MT Bliss had Informed him that Mr.
Roosevelt and Mr.. Cortelyou were both
cogni1ant Of the condition on which
his contribution had been made
fInrrirnnn Contribution.
Senator Jones took up 10 100000
contribution alleged TO have been coll
/ lected for the Roosevelt FUND by the
late e. II Hartman in the financial
district Of New York He asked Mr..
Archbold II hv had talked to any one
about that matter.
II talked TO AIr. Rogcrs about the
Hartman contributions" said Mr.
Archbold He thought the Hartman
contribution was made as Hartman
said 1t was made. He claimed to know
OF the making up or the contribution
MI Archbold said he also talked to
Hartman himself about the contribu-
ton that Hartman had insisted it
had been made as REQUESTED
DID YOU ever receive a letter from
Colonel Roosevelt thanking you Tor
your contribution asked Senator
Jones
no. before he came to that he had
decided on another course, according to
the correspondence as pabl.shed-that
is, the alleged letter written by Roosc-
welt to Cortelyou." said Archbold
Mr. Archbold said that the Outrage
QUO attacks" on the Standard Oil Com
pany dated from the refusal OF the
further contribution Of $4,000 He
discussed al length the prosecutions of
the Standard OIL Company during the
Roosevelt administration and referred
particularly. when questioned by SEN
ator Pomerene, to q case In Buffalo. "
Y. He said that the Buffalo district
attorney notified the Washington Of
hcials that there was not merit in the
case to justify indictments.
i am told" he said that the word
that vent back from Washington was:
Damn the merit. Get the indict-
men;.'
Visit Ia Roosevelt.
Mr. Archbold told OF visiting presi-
dent Roosevelt at the White House
soine time later in company with the
late H. II, Rogers.
The campaign was only casually
mentioned he said. The President
said that there mad been some crit-
eism OF campaign contributions. but
that that could not be avoided"
MI Archbold said that this was
ABOUT the time OF the exposures in the
insurance Investigation in New York
senator Penrose. who had followed
Tue testimony OF Archbold with care
iul attention. interrupted to ask.
Can You say whether this $iOO. 900
contribution was ever returned or any
suggestion made that 1t should be re-
turned?'
NO, answered Archbold. mo such
SUGGESTION was ever made to me"
Senator Pcnrose requested that Mr.
Archbold be instructed by the COM
mittee to search his office ales for all
documentary evidence bearing on the
case particularly for the receipt
which he had said he received from
Mr. Bliss for the 100000 contribution
T.
request his associates who were pres
eht at the board meeting which con
sl~ered the contribution question in
1903 10 hold themselves at the dis
posal OF the committee.
Seemed Ia lie Forgery.
Senator Clapp took up the examine
ton OF the witness and produced a
magazine article containing sor,es
OF letters purporting to have been
written by Archbold to Senator PEN
rose.
Nj Archbold declared that the lette.
which mentioned $4,000 sent to PEN
rose seemed To be forgery
the signature is very unlike my
own he said
Mr.. Archboid admitted that he might
i,ave written several OF the other
letters, but that he had no recollection
OF them.
Identifies Telegram.
senator Penrose had Mr.. Arohbold
Identity as correct the kilograms
which Senator Penrose had inserted in
his speech before the senate as show
ing that William Flinn had sought TO
g, Mr.. Archbold's influence in tho
senatorial contest in Pennsylvania on
the death Of senator quay
Mr. Archbold declared he took no
part in the election and had never par
ucipated in senatorial election ex-
cert IN Simple. individual way"
The committee discussed examining
MI Archbold in regard to letters pub
lished in recent number OF the maya
zine under discussion without an
nouncing its decision Senator Clapp
excused Mr.. Archbold from further
testifying on condition that he would
be subject to being recalled in Oc-
tober after his return from abroad
Penrosc Goes on Stnnd.
When Mr.. Archbold was excused
Senator Pcnrosc took the stand SEN
ator Penrose introduced into the rec
ord the statement regarding the SIS.
600 contribution TO the PENNSYLVANIA
campaign OF 1901 by John D. Arch
bold and the contribution OF 100000
to the national campaign fund which
he made Wednesday in the Senate.
Snmatnr Hnnrnsa said he hid hnnr ..in-