The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-08-29

tfiDutlDnS were hstaue tflrOuSn
them To the Republican campaign
fund.
did you have any conference
with any one other than Mr..
BIiss?" he asked.
NO" answered Mr.. ArchbOld.
During the fail OF 1905 were
YOU generally interested i'm Unit
ell States steel?"
''Only as n small shareholder.
I was not Interested in n large
way"
Did you have any conferences
with the officials OF the steel
company regarding the Republi-
can campaign funds?'
No"
Were you connected with any
conference held by the sugar
trust, the tobacco trust or the
harvester trust, with reference 30
contributions"
II was not
Were you interested i'm any
railroad cOnfercnce?"
My contributions to the Re
publican campaign fund and my
acts i'm support of the Republican
party were limited TO my position
as an officer and director of the
Standard oil Company"
You had no conference with
anyone representing railroad?'
Il had conference with no one
save MIR. Bliss. L talked very
frankly with him and explained
TO him that, while we were de-
sirOus of making this contribution,
we did not desire to make il un-
less il would be approved and
appreciated by the powers that be.
BLISS smilingIy assured me that
need have no apprehension on
that score"
MEANT ROOSEVELT.
"BY THE POWERS THAT
BE- YOU MEANT THEODORE
ROOSEVELT, DID YOU?"
II DID"
do you know of any contribu-
lions made personally by III. III.
Rogers or Mr.. Rockefeller"
(which Rockefeller do you
mcan?"
Was there any other Rookie
Teller outside of John ID. who
might have been interested I'm
contributing TO this campaign
fund.-"
William Rockefeller was even
more active than John ID. during
the campaign. BOTH HE AND
ROGERS KNEW OF THE S125.-
600 CONTRIBUTION MADE BY
STANDARD OIL. L do not know
personally whether they made
other contributions beyond that"
Were you solicited by Harri-
man personally to- contribute TO
the fund he Faised?"
Il was not solicited personally,
and If any money was given by
Mr. Rogers or Mr.. William
Rockefeller il was given without
my knowledge"
DO You know the amount of
the Hartman contributions"
II heard il was about $4,000"
do you know whether any in
surance companies contributed 10
this rund?"
BLISS DID THE TALKING.
q do nor know personally
At this point Senator Pomcrene.
one of the Democratic members OF
TIE tnNeStiEntsnS committee. start
ed To ask questions
Can YOU tell where the first
conference with eX-Sccretary Bliss
was heId:" asked senator Pome-
rene.
.'The conference was held in my
Office. IL. ii. Rogers and myself
OVER THE PLATFORM CARE-
FULLY WITH MIR. RLISs," an
swcred MIR. ArchbOId.
"Cnn you give the conversation
during the cOnference.~
Nv q Inquired as to the attitude
OF Colonel RoOseVeIt toward the
business interests, and we were as
surcd by BLISS that he was n fnir
and conservative man. who would
carry out the platform pledges of
his party with consideration for
the business interests of the cOun-
try"
Were any public questions dis
cuSScd."
ave were assured by BLISS that
EOOseNelt would take n cOnserVa-
tive view of the tariff revision and
would not attempt To injure the
business interests
ny ere these expressions by
BLISS the cause OF your cOntribu-
tfOnfr
.sYES."
"Then IL WAS because of BLISS
view that ROOSeVeIt's attitude to-
wards large business interests was
friendly that you became interested
i'm his electiOn:" asked senator
YES" answered ArchboId.
did you ana Rogers have N con-
ference with your business assoc
ciates following your conference
sYes. We took up the matter
with the officers OF the company.
As recall IL w. ii. TiIford, II. q.
BarStONV, Walter jennings. William
Rockefeller. Ii. IL. Rogers, myself
and possibly one or two others were
present at this conference. Our
can party, we decided that we
would contribute $I25,0OO To the.
campaign fund.-
"Did you determine how this
money WAS TO be distributed
1--WE decided that 100000 would
De given to bliss. Afterwards
had conversation with Senator
Penrose, during which he assured
ne that the party needed money
badly for the campaign, and we
then decided that $25,0OO would be
GIVEN TO SENATOR PENROSE.
Thus, $IO0,OOO was given 90 Bliss
and S25.OOO TO SENATOR PEN
ROSE"
''VVas this the money of the
standard OIL Company or the money
of it's directOrs:'
'lt was the money of the com
pnny.''
''Did You have any other CONVEX
SatsOn with BliSS.-
AFTER DEAL WAS MADE
"He called at my Office a week
later TO receive the contribution,
said 10 him then, Il want TO say
to You that L WANT 1T KNOWN
to Colonel Roosevelt that we are
contributing this money and L don't
want TO make the contribution un-
less IL will be gratefully received
wanted IL known that you were
contributing this money what did
he says"
"He told me 1 NEED HAVE NO
APPREHENSION ON that scOre.o
Did you refer TO Roosevelt by
81 did, and bliss then said to me.
Il WILL undertake to represent
You personally with President
ROOSEVELT (The answer con-
Veyed the impression that ROose-
deaI)
Did you give "A written subscrip-
mo: 1T was an oral arrange
'why did you pay this cOntrIbu-
ton I'm currencyf"