Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-08-23

YES, / named President Roosevelt,
said MIR. Archbold. 81 said to Mr.. Bills,
that we did not want to make the con
tribution unless 1t would be g a~tefulls
received"
Did you have any misgivinss as
to this at hat timer"
There had been some talk about
objections to contributions from GER
tain sources said Mr.. Archbold
Had you any knowledge that this
contribution had been made known
t o President ROOSEVELT"
"Only the of Mr.. Bliss
through my conferences with him"
Just what did he say?" urged sem
ator Pomerene.
He said: You need have no mis-
givings in hat matter. l will repre-
sent you and l will see that il is
properly known"
Senator Pomerene wanted to know why
the contribution had been made in cur
rency.
The Standard Oil man smiled and re-
piled. II don't suppose there was any
desire on the part of either of us for
publicity"
Senator Pomerene then took up the
visit of Mr.. Bliss to 26 Broadway
when further contributions, accord
ing to Mr.. Archbold, were asked from
Standard Oil.
"At a later time Mr.. Bliss came to
my Office said Mr.. Archbold. He
said: L have come to you again on
the money question: He pointed out
the situation in the campaign and
the need for further funds. l said
l thought we had done pretty liber-
ally. Finally 1 told him I could not
decide the matter, but that 1 would
lay it before my board"
WAS there anything in hat con-
v~ersation to indicate that Colonel
Roosevelt knew of your contribu-
tion?' asked Senator Pomerene.
"Yes, he gave ME to understand that
our contribution had been acceptable
aod that further contributions woul
be acceptable 4" Colonel Roosevelt
Mr.. Archbold said that on the lat
ter occasion Mr.. Bliss mentioned
$50, 900 as a further amount. Mr..
Archbold told the board that he had
impressed upon Mr.. Bliss the desire
of the Standard Oil officials that the
contributions should not be received
unless they were acceptable to Colonel
Roosevelt. The board decided to
stand upon what they had done
and make no further contributions.
Did you regard Mr.. Bliss as a man
of veracity and integrity, and when
he said he hn1 fold rnlonal RnnCn-
welt of this matter had you any rea-
son to doubt him." asked Senator
Pomerene.
None in the world" answered Mr..
Archbo1d.
when you told Bliss that the board
would do no more what did he say?'
HE said that it was a mistake"
answered Archbold. He said: I
speak to you personally; 1 think you
had better make this contribution.
If you don't somebody else will, and
He put it on personal grounds
and mentio led his friendship for me
the end"
Did Mr.. Bliss ever tell you that
Colonel Roosevelt was grateful to you
for not making this further contribu-
ton ?" asked Senator Pomerene.
NO" returned Mr.. Archbold.
The witness said he never had heard
of any proposition to return any cam
paign funds until within the last two
or three days.
Senator Pomerene asked if Mr..
Archbold ever had talked to Mr.. Bliss
later about that.
Il went to Mr.. Bliss after President
Roosevelt and some of his bureau
heads began their line of unjust at
tacks upon u.s. said Mr.. Archbold.
Bliss threw up his hands, said
he saw that the attacks were unjust
and said that he sympathized with us,
but thai he could do nothing"
Mr.. Archbold said the attacks he re-
ferred to were made upon the STAN
dard oil Company by James r. Car
field and Herbert Knox Smith. Both
had been commissioners of corpora
tons.
president Roosevelt unfailingly ap-
proved these attacks without investi-
CATION and without the slightest
knowledge of the facts" he added.
The witness declared there was
more than a coincidence in the
appearance of adverse governmental
reports, "every time we were con-
cerned in litigation in the courts or
every time legislation appeared here
In Washington in which we were
Interested"
''These reports of Garfield and
Smith were the work of mere pup
pets. who jumped when Roosevelt
pulled the strings declared Mr.
Archbold.
Senator Pomerene asked Mr.. Arch
bold if he thought the refusal of the
Standard Oil Company to make a
second contribution had anything to
do with the so-called unjust investi-
cations.
well" Mr.. Archbold began. and
then stopped to bite his lip, 4 don't
know"
did you ever call the attention OF
Mr.. Bliss to what he had told yoC
before election in regard to Mr.
R~oosevelt's a%ttitude?" asked Senator
Pomerene.
Il presume | had some talk witt
Mr.. Bliss about Mr.. Roosevelt" re
piled Archbold. but MI. Bliss wal
not the kind of man to say, I told
you So"
Mr.. Bliss said that it was with hu
initiation that he must say that h
had no influence whatever with Mr.
Roosevelt.
Senator Pomerene insisted upoi
knowing what passed between MI
Archbold and Mr.. Bliss at the con
versation, when the Roosevelt inves
legations were DISCUSSED.
II suppose Mr.. Bliss probably ex
pressed his opinion hat it would no
have been thus If we had done a
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