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SENATORS HEAR
OF LARGE FUND
PenrOse Declares Perkins Raised
100000 For Roosevelt.
USED TO CONTROL CONVENTION

| ~'S"' 'Uok WCTS 0dCH OF
Movement to Dominate Regular
Republican Party at Recent Con.
vention--senator Reed Of Missouri
Acts a. interiocutor.
Washington, Aug, %. - Returning
to his attack on Colonel Roosevelt.
Senator Penrose charged that 49,.
100000 fund had been underwritten
| by George w. Perkins and others to
make Roosevelt the nominee OF the
regular Republicans at Chicago. Sen.
ator Penrose charged in effect that
Colonel Roosevelt knew when he dis.
tated this letter that the slOO. 900 con.
tributed by the Standard Oil com.
pany had been spent and could net
be returned.
Senator Reed OF Missouri started
the days disclosures by calling Sen.
ator Penrose's attention to the fact
that the Archbold letter mentioning
the $4,000 payment TO him was dated
| Oct. 13, 1904. Can the senator state
whether the 100000 which was also
paid by the Standard Oil people was
paid on or previous to the 18th day
| Of October?"
my understanding" replied Pen.
/ rose. was that II was paid on or
about that time. perhaps a little be.
fore that"
II want to ask the senator" said
Mr.. Reed, what he has to say to the
statement of ex.President Roosevelt
as II appears in the Washington
| Post"
This was the statement in which
Mr.. Roosevelt quoted a letter written
by him In October, 1904. warning
George B. Cortelyou not to accept
any contribution from the Standard
Oil company and to return the money
II the contribution had been made.
Letter Sent Too Late.
"The Roosevelt letter." said the
Pennsylvania senator, was sent
about week before the election. 1t
was several weeks after both the
transactions to which referred,
namely. the payment Of 100000 to
Mr.. Bliss and the declination OF a re.
quest for further amount OF
$150.0OO
Had the money been spent or was
It on hand. and was It, in fact, re-
turned?" asked the Missouri senator.
Mr.. Penrose replied that his infor-
nation was that the money had been
spent and could not be returned.
Penrose's information further was
that the letter was written with full
knowledge that the money was
drawn.
In reply to further question by
Mr.. Reed, Mr.. Penrose said that he
did not know of any large sum OF
money that was contributed to the
national Republican committee in
1904 that was returned.
II should like to recall to the rec.
objection OF the senate" said Pen
rose, that Mr.. Perkins had been
wounded in the service Of his mas.
ter, that he was indicted for the ap-
plication Of the funds of widows and
orphans interested in life insurance
companies and was acquitted on a
demurrer the funds being applied to
campaign purposes and, according to
my recollection. being applied in the
campaign Of 1904"
Reed charged that the steel trust
and the Morgan interests are behind
Roosevelt at this time.
do ] understand the senator to re.
fer to the expenditure in the recent
primary election for nomination for
president asked Senator Penrose.
II have noticed" replied Reed, "but
II the senator has any light, to turn
II on"
Says information Abundant.
II would be very glad to advise the
SENATOR" said Penrose that there
is quite lot of information leading
to the thought that some 100000
was underwritten by Mr.. Perkins and
his associates to nominate Mr.. ROose-
welt for president for their own per.
sOnal purposes. expect that there
will be those having the proof who
will endeavor to submit II to the
proper committee Of the senate at
the proper time"
The senate was plaiIly startled at
this announcement.
\ The largest campaign fund in the
history Of the United States raised
for nomination was raised for Mr..
Roosevelt at the primaries last winter
and last spring" added Penrose.
For nomination by what conven-
ti0n?" asked Senator Stone.
ITO be applied to the primaries in
different states and for the carrying
OF bogus conventions and contests in
the southern states," said Penrost.
Penr0se in reply to question said
he did not mean that $3,OOO,O00 was
eNderwritten by Mr.. Perkins and
others to secure the nomination of
Mr. Roosevelt at Chicago. the con-
ventlon which nominated President
Taft or the Progressive convention