Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-10-10
MEMORY NOT CLEAR ON
- LETTERS TO LAW NNIIIS

~
Nrchbuld ui the standard Oil COM
panN, testified again today before the
tLpp committee Investigating cam
rnign funds. His examination related
to- the "Archbold letters" between
himself and former Senators Foraker.
Quuy ana Hanna pnd former Repre-
scntatiyes Grnsvonpr and Slblcy.
Certificates ~ deposit sent tn Mr.
Foraker. hc anld, Ns,eero for payment
, at legal services to the standard on
company IA ohio, tia, aud nothing
more.
~omr of tu" letters said tu have
been written to- hm hy the men nam
ed. MI Arcnbuld could not remember
having received nut was MOI prepared
| iu SAY uo had not or his own letters.
| his most frequent answer was. - have
uu doubt Nru'r It," Mr. ArchhOld
/ did not deny l'u ruthuulhip ur any.
charles II. liIIu"s. chairman at the
! Republican nat tuuu committee, Wr!,
| the ulh"r PRINCIPAL witness Ia he e..
nmln,d tudl, chairman Ilillrs W.H
| summoned lu lrlI what hc knew about
/ tur pr"ruuN,ul.u campaign cNWrus,s
! Of prrMdout 1uII whose secretary hr
! Vas. ana tu explain published ropurt
| that ho had I,.Iscd the Roosevelt
! rurccH uf hayiu, a. campaign fund Of
! H3,OO0,OOO or muro.
l.. g. lHylIu ui columbus, ohio. AZ
sistaut srrrclur of the interior, man
| agor al the 1.Il Urinary campaign IA
| Ohiu the hrsl al'u"Ss tn testify today
said hu lad nl,I , statement IN Ohlu
showing lutul 1.1t expenses nI sea-
400 or $73,ouo 800 The state primaries
charles T.. TIu CHARLES -. IIillca aud
Hubert TAFT. 70 nephew OF ChHrl,H T..
Tdrt, wrr" ulWH by Mr. Iuyiu a.
contributing mo-. of the fund. Th'
muu"v cam" Goo N.m. he Hnid, through
Arthur /. NuH"
4. So. pnul. comptroller of tho
southern rmlwe., mid he knew of II,
contributions 200 tho pre-cUnNcntlon
campaigns THE ,,ar and did not turn
over any iuuds 80 Congressman un-
urdWuud's mauIs'rB before Ur during
the Ballimur, invention,
senator DIyuu uad testified II was
common report mat Mr.. Plant had
handled funds lur the Underwood
campaign,
John -, AI.nbold followed Mr.
plant on the stand. Mr.. Archbuld had
testified before the commission III
August. Chairman Clapp took up tn
examination ul lh" Standard on MAI
aa to the su-rnlIrd ArChbOld letters
recently publish"d.
Hu first ,ullod attention to "A letter
to Senator j, B. Foraker, dated MarCt
20. 1900, reading,
"ln accordance with our under
standing, / beg 10 enclose you cert,
ilcate Of deposit Tor $4,000 and ash
Tor receipt In reply.'
81 have no dunDt I wrote that let
ter" said MIR. Archbold. "rno pay
ment wuS made Tor tho services OI
Senator Foraker nB counsel IN pui
ohio anHIrs; that, and that only"
senator Clnpp shOwed to tho Wit,
ness reproduction of another letter
written To senator Foraker dutor
April II, 1900, referring TO An gn9los
cd certificate for $4,000.
II have no doubt 1 wrote It," sal,
Mr.. ArchbOld.
"What does that relate tor"
ITO the same business relationship,
said Mr. ATchbOld
| Another letter OF November 2R
1900. enclosing a certificate OF de-
pOslt OF $4,000. in pursuance Os Uul
understanding In our talk over the tel
ephOne." said Mr.. ArchbOld. "wns sen
az result of the same illegal duties
performed by senator Foraker. 4
letter Of December n, encloalng cor
tlacats OF deposit for % 900. tho wit
fisas said. was duo 70 the same re-
latlOnahip. that OF counsel"
senator clapp prOdpesd u maRaHIn'
III -
y Scontinued On Page ., cOlamn ~.