Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-08-26
Secretary of Former President
May BE Star Witness Befors
Senate Committee Investi.
eating Campaign Funds. A
ROOSEVELT PLEASED AT
PROSPECTIVE TESTIMONY
Present at Now Famous Inter.
view, New York Collector,
Is One Man Who Can Clear
Up Mystery.

A"f @HehAAA hefaAo ~ " Leases WlFeh
oyster Bay Aug 2G-what Colonel
Roosevelt knew and did In tho matter
N John d. Archbold's alleged IiOO.-
200 contribution e.''ps Republican
campaign fund IN q: what Presi.
dent Roosevelt said ro the late n. 81.
Hartman. and what Mr.. Hartman
shid to President Roosevelt about
hhfriman's tc6c,0 contribution, arc
matters 20 which william Loeb. Ir
Formerly Mr. Roosevclrs private see
rotary IN prepared to TESTIFY before
the senate committee invcstlsatlng
campaign funds. Colonel Roosevelt
said today.
MIR. Loeb told mo last night that
Dee had seen statements that hc vas
TO be- brought down before the com.
miitee," Colonel Roosevelt said
"lio wished 60 come and tell me
about the rumors told him that u
he Was called he vas to 60. of course.
and 10 testify 20 everything"
Colonel Roosevelt was Rrcatlv
pleased at the prospect OF MIR LOeb'v
tcstifyins before the ccmmittco.
While under no circumstance
would ! myself ever have asked Nj
Loeb tO testify Colonel Roosevelt
declared. "a am more than pleased
that the committee chooses 10 do 20.
"For instance. Vhcn MAIDS my
statement about Mr. Hartman. in
Mr Hafrmaus' lifetime. let It rest
only on my written letters yet a.
the committee has chosen 10 listen o.
ucarsay gossip by Mr. Odell aud Nj.
Arrhhuld aa tu what Mr. Hartman
raid took place az that Interview. I
shall be glad to have them listen To-
Mr. Loeb. who vas present at the In
teryisW.
"Mr Loeb telcphOncd 20 AIR. Bliss
Hau Mr.. Nurtclyou about the alleged
standard pt contribution. making IN
ms behalf the Same request thIt
had made directly In two letters ,nd
tclrgrdms that have been published
aud receiving tho sam" assurance
that I had received. tnat uo standard
ptl money mad been received or would
br received"
Concerning the statement mad, by
william Randolph Hearst yesterday,
iu London, boz which Mr. Hearst urged
him and Mr Archbold aud senator
peur0sc 90 tell the "full story" col
uncl Roosevelt had this tD say.
Ms attitud, toward the standard
ON company Nas precisely the same
before the election as after election,
as any one can find 1ut by turning tp
the files of the newspapers az the
time of the passage ~ the bureau ui
corporations blll before vas uomI-
mated or elected. when the standard
Dil opposed the law and got b.
through Dy making public tclcgrams
ui the standard Oi people opposing
the hV and showing their activity
'As for any connection ~ mine
NIth thr standard Oil before or after
election ans human haiug ls welcome
| tu make anything public about 10 ut
Hu, SORT kind ur description. and 10
I had appeared before the committee
! today { should have testified 10 every
| feature of lt Of which had avg
! recollection or knowledge, and sub
| mitt,d from ms letter books any let
tors of mine dealing In any shape, or
! say with tho matter. And I should
| have been delighted 20 have Mr Loeb,
| who dus been my private secretary.
appear and give every particle o.
| Information that ho has
/ Colonel Roosevelt said that lH had
| received today Telegram from SEN
| ntnr Clapp advising him ot the inahN
| ity 1f the committee 20 have him tcs-
| tft today Hc said the telegram said
/ tn.t 10 hc should testify n would have
! 90 bp at considerably later date.