Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-08-24


to make before I fastened here have
not been able to find 1t. hope to
do So"
Had you had any previous talk with
Mr.. Bliss as to this matter before you
made the contribution asked Sena
tor Clapp.
Eyes. Some time before, either at
my Office or that of H. II. Rogers re-
piled Mr.. Archbold. 1--WE had tall,
about politics and contributions and
said the matter would have to be sub
mitted to our board. 1t was submit
ted later and the board decided to
! contribute"
Has No Record Of Published Letter.
WAS the $4,000 contribution to
Senator Penrose in the form of a
check?''
II cannot say My letter books
show no record of any such letter az
has been published. The signature Of
that letter is very unlike nine" Mr.
Archbold said the payment to Sena'
tor Penrose was probably In currency
"You were the man in the Standard
Oil company who had charge Of these
political matters?" suggested Senator
Clapp.
only in Pennsylvania and Ohio
where / had known the relations OF
our business"
Subsequently to these contributions
Mr.. Archbold said he talked with Mr..
Bliss, not later than Oct. 10, about
further contributions. He thought
Mr.. Rogers might have been at one
Iof them. He remembered that no one
else was present.
"What was the result OF these con.
ferences?" asked Senator Clapp.
1--WE decided not to make the further
contribution"
Mr.. Archbold said that in the 1904
campaign he had not been connected
with the United States Steel corpora
ton, the American Tobacco company
the American Sugar Rifining company
or any railroad combination and that
he had not discussed with any repre-.
Sentative OF the corporations named
the question Of campaign contribu
|tions.
Wanted Cir Appreciated by 7. r.
did you have any conference with
any one except MIR. Bliss whom you
knew or understood. to represent Col
ROOSEVELT" asked Senator Clapp.
"No. talked very frankly with Mr.
Bliss. told him we wanted to make
this contribution but not without the
knowledge Of the powers that be- We
wanted It understood and appreciated
by COL Roosevelt. Mr.. Bliss smtlingly
assured me that that would be the
case"
Asked by Senator Clapp If he made
any personal contributions, the witness
replied that If he had it was a small
amount and he had no recollection OF
it. He said he had no knowledge OF
either John D. Rockefeller or William
Rockefeller making individual contri
buttons to the campaign.
do you have any knowledge or did
you hear such reports as you be.
|lieved. of individuals contributing to
the republican campaign fund in
1904?" persisted Senator Clapp.
81 have no absolute personal knowl.
edge" said Mr.. Archbold, such as
would Justify me in testifying. OF
course was aware Of the talk about
the Hartman contribution but I had
no personal knowledge of It,"
Mr.. Archbold could not remember
the date at which he first heard Of It.
Were you solicited by Mr.. Harri'
MANI"
81 do not recall that was, but
have seen my name mentioned as be-
ing among the contributors. II money
was given by Mr.. Rogers or my other
business associates, 1t was without
my knowledge"
The witness said he had understood
the Hartman contribution was $24O,
600 or $25O,000.
That ended Senator Clapp's examin
alton and the witness was turned
over to Senator Pomerene.
Roosevelt Pictured as Conservative.
The Ohio senator began at once ar
effort to learn more details OF the
$125,0O0 contribution Of 1904. Mr.
Archbold said that he had talked with
Mr. Bliss about 1t week prior to the
time he gave the money.
"Who was present at that inter
view?" asked Senator Pomerene.
Mr.. Archbold's recollection was thai
Mr. Rogers Mr.. Bliss and himself
we're there.
eve discussed the platform and the
individually he added.
"What was said about Mr.. Roose
velt?" asked Senator Pomerene.
"Mr. Bliss told us of his attitude to
ward business interests. Mr.. Bliss
said that he thought Mr.. Roosevelt
would be fair and conservative man
when 1t came to the test, and urged
that the policies of the republican
party were the safest for the business
world"
1T was because of his conservative
views and your belief of the attitude
of the republican party toward the
business world that induced you to
contributor"
"The party question was first" re.
piled Mr.. Archbold. "Mr. Bliss
thought Mr. Roosevelt would fairly
carry ont party policies"
Owe decided that our interests as a
business organization lay on the re-
publican side,'' said Mr.. Archbold, and
lit was decided that we should make
this contribution"
Nothing was decided about how il
was to be distributed. Later. how
ever, Mr.. Archbold said, it was de-
witt,