Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-11
Pays Foraker for Legal Services.

Gus letters was followed by little queS-
tioning from the committee. He said the
money referred to I'm some of them as
having been sent to Senator Foraker
had been for legal services in the state
Of Ohio; that he wrote to Senator NJ. A.
Hanna to watch legislative affairs there
| because Mr.. Hanna had been a lifelong
friend, and that a contribution of 81 600
to Senator Quay had been entirely po-
ltical contribution, as had the twenty
| five-thOusand-dOllar contribution to Sena-
tor Penrose.
He did not know to whom Mr. Sibey
had referred in the letter saying that a
certain senator had requested a loan Of
$1,000. and asking if Mr.. Archbold want
ed Ito make the investment" He said
he did not send the $1,000 had no talk
with Mr. Sibley about it and did not
know to whom the statement related.
| Mr.. ArchbOld presented four new let
tiers that he had found as the result of a
search of his files. the only ones, he said,
that had escaped the thieves" One was
from President Roosevelt.
ut is of little value, but l offer it as
showing the friendly attitude of Mr..
Roosevelt in 1904 at period when he has
indicated he considered me under the
BAN said Mr.. Archbold.
Text of Roosevelt Letter.
The letter in full was as follows:
white House, April 26 1904.
|
ceipt of your letter of the 18th. and shall
carefully take up the name of your
brother-in-law with the hope that | can
promote him. Sincerely yours.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
The other letters and kilograms related
to one recently made public by Mr..
Hearst. in which Representative Sibley
wrote Mr.. ArchbOld that President Roose-
welt was anxious to see him, and ad-
I,-iciv hi 70
take luncheon with the President. The
letters addressed to Mr.. Sibey conveyed
Mr.. Archbold's regret that he could not
come. and expressed the hope that he
might later visit the President. Mr..
.ArchbOld told the committee that he did
not go to the White House at that time,
January, 1904.
"Mr Roosevelt. on the stand before
this committee. put me in the peculiar
attitude of having been brought to
luncheon with him in 1905 at Oyster Bay
by Senator Bourne said MIR. Archbold.
He said that on a visit to the White
House President Roosevelt had spoken of
the return of Mr.. Archbold's daughter and
son-in-law from Africa.
Il must have you bring them over.
the President said according to MIR. Arch
bold. and the latter added that they went
on the day appointed to Oyster Bay at
the invitation of Col. Roosevelt.
Says Letters Were Stolen.
Mr.. Archbold declared the letters made
public by Mr.. Hearst had been stolen
from the files of his office. but he de-
clined to name those whom he suspected
of the theft. He said he believed the
letters contained nothing that is sub
ject to just criticism and that they
We're such letters as man In posi-
ton like mine would write to men in rep
resentative positions.
| Il never made a request of any man
that meant the infract!on of an existing
law. or the making of any new law. or
the giving of any special privilege. he
i said. ''Of course, conditions have
changed. the campaign publicity laws
since made have changed things. but the
other matters in the letters | would re-
peat today. have no apology to make
He declared il was amazing that
man in Mr. Roosevets position would
rfiake the assertion that because of this
contribution of money to Senator Penrose
for campaign purposes Mr.. PenrOse
should be expelled from the Senate
1T is monstrous thing TO say. said
Mr.. Archbold.
Hilles to Dixon.
The letter sent by Republican Chair
man Hlles to George w. Perkins and
given to the Senate committee today
in part as follows:
] In your letter Of recent late YOU qucs-
ton my assertion that millions of dol