The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-23
PenrOse Charges Trust Mag nate Put Up S3,000,000 to
 Nominate Roosevelt
NO CONTRIBUTIONS
 WERE RETURNED
Roosevelt Was Informed Money Had Been Spent---He Knew of Acts of National Committee, Charges Penrose-The Railroads
 Contributed

Washington. August 22.-John D. Arch bold of the Standard oil company. sill appear at 9.30 tomorrow morning before the sub-committe of the Senate investi- gating campaign contributions. The an nouncement that he would appear came after day of bitter political recrimina- ton on the floor of the Senate, devoted to an effort to show that former President Roosevelt knew that funds contributed by big corporations were used to help elect him in 1904.
 The attack on former President Roose- welt today originated in a collosxy be- tween Senator Reed of Missouri and Sen ator Penrose of Pennsylvania, who pre- sented resolution demanding an investi- gaticn of tho circumstances set forth in his statement to the Senate yesterday, Tn which he charged that s100,OO0 of Standard Oil money went into the 1904 Roosevelt campaign fund. with President Roose- set's knowledge.
 Poindexter Charges Combination
 Senators Penrose, Reed and Williams each attacked Colonel Roosevelt and sen- ator Poindexter of Washington, sup 
 to his defense. Senator Poindexter charged that combination of regular republicans" and democrats was at work to defame Colonel Roosevelt.
 The decision to summon MT. Archbol1 at once was made by Senator Clapp early in tho day before the interrogation If Senator Penrose by Senator Reed began He got into communication with MT. Archbold in New York by telephone and Inc Standard Oil official agreed to an- pear. Senator Pomerene of Ohio. was designated to sit as the democratic mem Der of the special committee until the re- turn of either Senator Lea or Senator Faynter.
 The debate between Senators Reed and Penrose was marked by the readiness with which the latter replied to Senator Reeds questions. Early in the afternoon the two senators, with Senator Smith ef Maryland had q short conference.
 Senator Penrose. in answer to questions rom Senator Reed, declared that 'fac- coTdjns to his information' Colon.l l Roosevelt knew that $1O0,O0 of Standard Oi, money had been received and spent in 190i before he wrote letter directing that any Standard oil contributions be re- turned.
 Perkins Is Involved
 new element was injected into the political imbrogio when Senator Penrose suggested to Senator Reed:
 There has come to my notice quite a lot of information leading to the thought that some $3,G0o,000 was underwritten by George w. Perkins and his associates to nominate Mr. Roosevelt for the presi- dency of the regular republican party in the present campaign Evidence regard ing this matter will be submitted to the proper Senate committee for considera- ton. The ultimate object of this enor meus fund was the control of the repub- lican party in the interests of the ele- nent represented by Mir Perkins The largest campaign fund in the history of the United States for a nomination was raised for MT. Roosevelt at the primaries last winter"
 Alleged contributions of $100.O00 each by. the Missouri Pacific and Southern Pacific railroads to the Roosevelt campaign fund in 1904 were mentioned by Senators Reed and Penrose, Senator Penrose declaring that President Roosevelt always was in close touch with the national committee managing his campaign.
 Reed Attacks Roosevelt
 When the colloquy was concluded. Sem ator Reed made extended speech at tacking Roosevelt, reopening the ques- ton of the S250.000 collected for the repub- lican campaign fund in 1904 by E. H. Hartman, and placing in the record all of the so-called "Archbold' corresponds ence recently published Senator Reed also attacked George w. Perkins
 When he concluded Senator Poindexter took the floor and characterized the days proceedings ''as combination. under standing, an alliance between the ma chine republicans and the machine demo- erats against the progressive principles. He objected to the immediate considera- tion of the resolution presented by Sena- tor Penrose, and sweeping amendment presented by Senator Reed, and both went over. The resolution was not need ed however, to allow the campaign con tIibutions subcommittee to proceed with it's Investigation
 Senator Reed and Senator Williams de- nied any alliance between Senator Pen rose and the democrats
 We hunt bull moose today said Sena- toi Williams, and elephant tomorrow"
 Time to Own a President
 Senator Reed attacked at length the so-called Morgan interests and con cluded with the declaration:
 That concern, it seems t6 me having cornered the iron and steel business of the land, largely controlling it's banks and it's trust companies and it's trans- portation lines. has concluded at last the time has come when it can own q President. They started their handy man Perkins out to finance his cam paign and they thought they would win. They got in so deep before they knew 1t that they could not get back up. and now they are standing before the American people almost apologizfng for their existence, and Roosevelt is trying to pretend to the American peo- pie that Perkins is here like 4 man already repentsnt. coming with tear stained eyes to make up for past mis- s.eeds-a str1nger In the Roosevelt camp"
 Senator Reed called attention to the fact that the Archbold letter to Sem