The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-26
GOSSIP
ABOUT MONEY
coIouel Roosevelt Says Archbold Tes-
| tlmony Against Him Was Moth.
Ing But idle
Talk. 4
WANTS LOEB TO TALK
Bull Moose Candidate Has Plenty Of
Letters and Document to Prove
How Innocent
He is.
WANTS LOEB TO TALK

united Press Leased Wire Service. !
OYSTER BAY. Aug. 26.Charac-
terizing the testimony Of Ex-Governor
odell and John D. Archbold before
the senate investigating committee
Is "hearsay gossip" Colonel Roose-
velt today expressed the wish that
the committee would summon Collec-
tor Loeb. of the port Of New York,
who was present at an interview be-
tween Hartman and Roosevelt when
contributions to the 1904 campaign
we're discussed. Archhold and Odell
both made statements before the
committee as to what Hartman said
took place at the interview in ques-
tIon. Roosevelt said he urged Loeb
to tell all he knew when the collec-
tor called at Sycamore Hill last night.
Mr.. Loeb tod me-" said Roosevelt,
Athat he had seen statements that
he was to be brought down before the
committee and that he wished to
come and tell me about these rum
ors. told him that If he was called
he was, OF course, to go and testify
to everything was my private
secretary then. I might mention that
while under no circumstances would
lever have asked Mr.. Loeb to testify
myself, am more than pleased that
tHe committee chooses to do so.
Tor Instance, when made my
statement about Mr. Hartman in Mr..
Hsrriman's lifetime / let it rest only
on my own written letters, yet IS
hearsay gossip by Mr.. Odell and Mr..
Archbold as to what Mr.. Hartman
said took place at that interview, /
Shall be glad to have them listen to
Mr.. Loeb who was present at the in
teryiew; who heard Mr.. Hartman ask
me to get Mr. Bliss cr Mr.. Cortelyou
to contribute funds to himself and
MI 0dell for the state campaign
tnefther Mr.. Hartman, nor ever so
much as spoke of Mr.. Harriman's con-
tributing any expenses to my cam
paign).
Mr.. Loeb himself telephoned to
either Mr. Bliss or Mr Cortelyou
transmitting Mr.. Harriman's request
70 me, and Mr.. Loeb also telephoned
% Mr.. Bliss or Mr. Cortelyou about
me alleged Standard Oil contribution
making in my behalf the same re-
quest that had made directly in
the two letters and kilograms that
have been published, and receiving
tne same assurance that had re
ceiyed that no Standard Oil money
had been received or would be re-
ceived."
A cablegram of William r. Hearst,
IN which Hearst called on Roosevelt
70 explain the visits of Archbold and
Rogers to the White House in 1904
brought forth this comment from the
Dull moose candidate:
My attitude toward the Standard
oll was precisely the same before
SECTION as after election, and this
llyone can find out by turning to
Inc lifes OF the newspapers at the
Tine of the passage of the bureau of
corporations' bill before l was nomi-
Mated or elected.
The Standard Oil Company oppos-
ed the law and got it through by
making public the kilograms of the
standard Oil people, opposing the
law, and showing their activities. AS
lor any connection of mine with the
standard Oil people after election.
any human being is welcome to make
anything public about it of any sort,
Aind or description; and II had ap,
peared before the committee today
snould have testified to every feature
u 1t of which have any recollection
u knowledge. and submitted from
my letter books, any letters OF mine
iesaiing in any shape or way with the
matter; and I should have been de-
,gnted to have Mr.. Loeb, who was
men my private secretary, appear
and give every particle of informa-
lon that he has,
roosevelt said that he had received
message from Senator Clapp stat
als that IT was Impossible to get
iuorum Of the investigating committee
and that 1t would be considerably
aver before the colonel could be
colonel.