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

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ITO the best of my recollection I
was alone-and at my office"
Have you n written data with
which to fix the date?'
"Mr. Bliss gave me a receipt, but in
such Investigation as 1 have been
able to make before l fastened here I
" not been able to find it. l hope
to do So"
Had o had any previous talk
with Mr.. Bliss as to this matter be-
fore You made the contribution %
asked Senator Clapp.
Yes. Some time before; either at
my office or that of H. H. Rogers.'
answered Mr.. Archbold. I'VE had a
talk about politics and contributions.
and I said the matter would have to
be submitted TO our board. 1t was
submitted later. and the board de-
cided to contribute"
was the S25,000 contribution to
Senator Penrose in the form of a
check2'
Il cannot say. My letter books show
no record of any such letter as has been
published. The signature of that letter is
very unlike mine"
Mr.. Archbold said the aymen TO
Senator Penrose a probably in cur
rency.
You we're the man in the Standard
OIL Company who had charge of these
political matters?" suggested senator
Clapp.
only in Pennsylvania and Ohio.
where I had known the relations of
our business"
After these contributions were
made. Mr.. Archbold said, he talked
with M. Bliss not later than Octo-
Der 10 about further contributions.
He thought Mr.. Rogers might have
been at one of them. He remembered
that no one else was present.
What was the result of these con-
~ferences?" asked Senator Clapp.
we decided not to make the fur
ther contributions"
Mr.. Archbold said that in the 1904
campaign he had not been connected
with h United States Steel Corpora
ton, the American Tobacco Com
pany. the American Sugar Refining
Company or any railroad combina-
ton, and that he had not discussed
with any representative of the corpo-
rations named the question of cam
paign contributions.
did you have any conferences with
anyone except Mr.. Bliss, whom you
knew or understood to represent
Colonel Roosevelt? ?" asked Senator
Clapp.
"No, I talked very frankly with Mr..
Bliss. I told him we wanted to make
this contribution, but not without the
knowledge of the powers that be. We
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Colonel Roosevelt. Mr.. Bliss smilingIy
assured me that that would be the case"
Asked by Senator Clapp If he made
any personal contributions. the wit
ness replied that if he had it was a
small amount and he had no reco1-
lection of 1t. He said he had no
knowledge of either John D. Rookie
Teller or William Rockefeller MAX
ing Individual contributions to the
campaign.
DO you have any knowledge, or
did you hear. such reports as you
believed, Of individuals contributing
10 the Republican campaign fund in
1902" persisted Senator Clapp.
IT have no absolute personal knowl-
edge. " said Mr.. Archbold, ''such as
would justify me in t~estifying. Of
course I was aware of the talk about
the Hartmann contribution. but 1
had no personal knowledge of it."
Mr.. Archbold could not remember
the date at which he first heard of it.
Were you solicited by Mr.. Harri-
man9"
IT do not recall that / was; but I
have seen my name mentioned as
being among the contributors. If
money was given by Mr.. Rogers or
my other business associates it was
without my knowledge" The witness
said he had understood the Hartman
contribution was $24O, 900 or $3.50, 900.
That ended Senator Clapp's exami-
narion, and the witness was turned
over to Senator Pomerene.
The Ohio senator began at once an
effort to learn more details of the
$125. 900 contribution Of 1904. Mr. Arch
bold aid that he had talked with Mr..
Bliss about it a week prior to the
time he gave the money.
'sWho was present at that inter-
View" asked Senator Pomerene.
Mr.. Archbold's recollection was that
Mr.. Rogers, Mr.. Bliss and himself
were there.
eve discussed the platform and the
Individuals he added.
What was said about Mr.. Roose-
velt?' asked Senator Pomerene.
"Mr. Bliss toll us of his attitude
toward business interests. Mr.. Bliss
said that he thought Mr.. Roosevelt
would be a fair and conservative man
when it came to the test, and urged
that the policies of the Republican
party we're the safest for the business
world
at was because Of his conservative
views and your belief of the attitude of
the Republican party toward the business
world that induced you to contributes"
asked Senator Pomerene
"Tbe party question was hrst." re-
piied Mr.. ArchboId. "Mr. Bliss thought
Mr.. Roosevelt would fairly carry out
party pledges.
eve decided that our interests as a
business organization lay on the Repub-
iIean side.v said MIR. Archbold, land
It was decided that we should make this
c~ontributions'
Later Mr.. Archbold said it was de-
cided after a conference with Senator
Penrose that the Standard Oil men
should make the additional S25,O6o
contribution for the campaign of
Pennsylvania.
was this Standard Oil Company
money or the funds Of the officials
personality" asked Senator Pomerene.
aTt was mpan money" said Mr..
Archbold.
Senator Pomerene wanted 10 kno"
the details of the conversation be-
tween Mr.. Archbold and Mr.. Bliss