Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-12-17

aSnlnSl on, ID. &, Dec. lev IL
liam r. Hearst produced today seyera
new letters bearing upon the alleged
political activities of John d. Arch
bold and the Standard Oil company
Mr. Hearst testified that he knew no
thing as to the incidents related in
the letters or the circumstances un-
der which Mr.. ArChbOld might have
sent money TO former Senator Fora
ker Of Ohio and former Representa-
tive Joseph c. Sibiey, Of Pennsylvania,
to whom some of the letters were ad-
dressed. The publisher was the CHIEF
witness at the committees short ses-
sion today. Two of the letters he
produced had been made public in
1905. he said, in a speech at Columbus,
Ohio. They were from John d. Arch
bold and referred to a projected loan
Of $4,000 to Senator Foraker TO be
repaid by iustallments. Mr.. Hearst
told the committee he had been i'll
formed that the money was repaid,
With the testimony Of Mr.. Hearst
and John Kennedy, the latter a wit
ness called at the request Of Senator
Oliver to tell Of Senator Penrose's S
consolidation with the industrial com
mission. the committee adjourned to
meet when called by Chairman Clapp. |
Hearst appeared as the first witness !
at the opening of the campaign in
vestigation which had come to a halt !
before election. The New York pub |
fisher told the committee at the out
set that he had some others that he
had not made public. He first produc-
ed the Photographic copies of the let
ters already published and identified
them for the convenience of the com
mittee.
Chairman Clapp asked Mr.. Hearst
if he ever saw the originals of the
said he was not certain but he be-
lieved he had only seen this photo
graphic facsimile copy
"Of whom did you get them" asked
Senator Clapp.
Hearst hesitated a moment
II am anxious" he began. TO testify
very fully to everything that am
personally concerned in and every
thing of interest to this inquiry. DO
ou feel that this is essential to the
inquiry?'
Senator Clapp replied that authen
Iicity of some of the letters had been
questioned. After members of the
committee had insisted upon the in
Mr.. Hearst responded that
le got the copies of John Eddy, of
london. author of four of the arli-
lies published in a magazine. He tes-
flied he did not know of whom Eddy
procured the letters. Mr.. Hearst
hen produced the several letters and
elegrams. The first was from Senator
Pcnrose to John ID. Archbold. dated
December 4, 1903, at Philadelphia,
md read in part as follows:
II have wired Senator Aldrich to
nake an appointment with him to ;
!iscuss the matter referred to in your
eter. 1t added that Penrose himself t
;ould meet Archbold in New York at
my time. A letter from John d. Arch ,
,old to J. B. Foraker, then senator ,
rom Ohio. expressed the willingness g
If Archbold to make a loan of $50, q
100.
Hearst said he knew nothing Of the
acts to which any of the letters re- {
erred. Another letter was from John
}. ArchbOld to former Representative
oseph G. Sibley in which he referred
o an inclosed certificate or deposit of !
1000. sent at the request of Mr.. l
'riscOm, the purpose of which YOU no {
oubt understand with him. y
\ telegram from Senator PenrOse d
. Mr. Archbold sent on December I, S
9O3. read in full:
Your letter of the 18th instant was v
eceived Yesterday on my return from e
trip in British Columbia | have v
'ired Senator Aldrich to make an ap- il
ointment with him to discuss the mai q