Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-08-22

nation was disclosed by the following cor
respondence between John ID. Archbold
and William Finn. l call attention to
the following telegram sent to John D.
Arehbold by Finn:
9 .Pittsburg, June I. 1901. I tried to
talk to you over the phone, last night,
but could not hear you. l am making
an effort to go to the United States SEN
stands the appointment will so to Allie
gheny county and | expect to get it. The
Republican organization of Allegheny
county are DESTROYS of my appointment
and are working in Also the Republican
organization of the surrounding counties
The decision of the question is up to Sen
ator Boise Penrose. state chairman and
Israel Durham. The efforts of a few of
my influential friends put forth at once
with Penrose and Durham will settle the
question. II you win use your influence
with them in my behalf | will greatly
appreciate. The decision will probably
be reached, Wednesday. Can you help
me?
1'WILLIAM Finn
"under the same date the following re-
ply was sent in cypher to William Finn
from John ID. Archbold:
New York, June Z, 1904. Telegram
received Sorry that the possibility did
not shout freshness. | expect to jail
pop sharply parsed tanning and until
hagon prefix it is lame ted for me to
have flood hatred reshp'
Which, being translated, reads as fol-
lows: ~ a#-HuN
f'Telegram received. Sorry that phone
did not work better. | expect to have talk
with Senator Penrose, and until after
that it is impossible for me to have any
definite view.
"'JoHN d. ARcHBoLD.'
Wilkesbarre, Pa, Aug. 21-An at
tack on Senator Penrose was made by
Col, Roosevelt, tonight. after he had
read the senator's statement in the
Senate, today. The x-President quot
ed from letters and kilograms he sent
to George b. Cortelyou, chairman of
the Republican National committee
in 1904, to prove that no contribution
had been accepted from the Standard
Oil Co
Mr.. Penrose and his allies and the
entire crowd of crooked politicians and
crooked financiers who have attempted
| to make these attacks upon me-" said
Col. Roosevelt, have made them and
are making them not only knowing
that they are false, but because they
are false and because they know the
forces behind me and which | at this
time represent are the only forces
which the crooked politicians and
crooked finaneiers of the country have
really to fear.
's.The only part of Mr.. Penrose' S
statement that needs comment by me
IS that portion in which II is asserted
that | had been advised of a heavy
campaign contribution from Mr.. Arch
bold in behalf CT the Standard Oil CO..
TO the Republican National campaign
committee that / directly or indirectly
requested a contribution from Mr..
Archbold and his associates interest
ed in The Standard OIL Co. This state
ment is false
Col Roosevelt then read from cop
les of letters which he said he had
sent to Mr.. Cortelyou in the latter
part of October, 1904. In these let
tiers he said he had been Informed
that THE Standard Oil people" had
contributed 100000 to the campaign
and he told Mr.. Cortelyou that if It
was true that such contribution
had been made the money should be
returned at once.
.Mr. Cortelyou informed me- said
Mr.. Roosevelt, that there had been
no contribution received from the
Standard Oil people and that none
would be received. If any contribution
was received 1t was against my ex-
plicit and reiterated directions as set
forth IN these letters"