Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-16
PENROSE FACING
SERIOUS CHARGE
Move to Impeach Senator for
Accepting Money From
Standard Oil.

Pittsburgh, Pa, Aug. 16.-Boies Pen
rose, United States senator from Penn
sylvania and leader OF the Taft forces
in the Keystone state. is face TO face
with impeachment on the charge Of
accepting money from the Standard
Oil company 10 influence legislation in
congress. The charges are based upon
the recent publication in a magazine
Of series OF letters to Penrose from
John d. Archbold which show that
$4,000 was paid 20 Penrose
Following the exposure, a state
vide hight was waged on Senator Pen
rose. and yesterday William Finn,
close friend Of Theodore Roosevelt and
head OF the progressive movement.
through his newspaper, the Pittsburgh
Leader, served notice on Penrose that
the next state assembly would be Civ
en all the evidence and requested TO
ask for his Impeachment in the ma
tional congress.
So far Senator Penrose has made no
reply TO the charges but within the
last few days he has begun a. vigorous
fight 70 wrest control OF the state leg
islature from Finn, the only hope he
has OF averting the scandal. The pres
ent Indications are that Finn will be
in control and that the effort 10 i'm
peach the Taft boss will be carried
through
The "Archbold letters" as they be
came known in the campaign OF 1908
when other Pennsylvania office seek
ers were shown TO have been paid
money out OF the treasury OF the Stan
card OIL company, were written 10
Pcnrose as far back as 1889, and con
tinued for several years. II was at
the time when the government was
conducting a so-called Investigation
into the trusts" Senator Penrose
was a member OF the senate commit
tee having the bill in hand, and fire.
quent communication was kept M be-
tween him and Archbold's office.
During the framing of the legisla-
ton II was charged that the Standard
oil company. with other big concerns.
lnew what vas going on in the secret
committee rooms. The letters speak
OF Enclosures sent from Washington
10 Archbolds office and their return
b. Archbold 10 Senator Penrose.
The letters were in the friendliest
tone and showed the great confidence
r which the senator was held by the
agents OF the Rockefeller corporation.
The letter in which hrchbold noti-
fed Penrose be had deposited $4,000
To his credit follows:
Gov
In iulRllment Of our understanding, II
gives me pleasure 10 hand you here
with certificate OF deposit 10 your ia.
vor for $685. and with good wishes
! am. Yours truly.
JOHN u. ARCHBOLD.
ITO Hon Bnies Penrose, 1881
Spruce street, Philadelphia. Pa"
The Pittsburgh Leader is firm in its
demand for thorough investigation OF
the affair The Leader yesterday said
Poles Penrose may have to face i'm
parchment proceedings. He knows
this. and that Ia why he is fighting Sc
Desperately 20 elect assemblymen and
state senators who will obey him and
help him keep the scandal sup
pressed
The charges upon which his col
leagues In the senate will try him VII
he that OF having accepted none!
from a corporation 70 influence his &C
ton as a public Official The publ
cation Of these letters. alleged TO have
leen written by John y. Archbold u
Penrose has created a profound sen
sation throughout the state"