Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-26
ROOSEVELT SAYS
He HAS NOTHING
To CONCEAL
Colonel Perfectly Willing for
All the Documents To Be
Made Public.

London. that he would lay bare facts
in regard to the Standard on fund il
any Of the principals concerned therein
attempted 10 withhold anything Of ma
terisl Importance. was called TO Roose-
velts attention this morning
There was no possibility. the coloneI
said. Of any one having any documen-
tarv evidence that he would not gladly
see published
Besides william Loeb's testimony
Mr. Roosevelt counts on letters which
he has in his possession to controverj
any charges which may be brought with
the idea Of involving him with Senator
Penrose and Standard OH officials.
Late last evening" he explained, Il
got a reply from Senator Clapp saying
that he could not get a quorum to-
Rether. He thought It would have to
be considered later
Ready To Tell About Anything.
AS for any connection Of mine with
the STANDARD OF people before or after
election. any human being is welcome to
make anything public about me Of any
sort or description. and II | had APP
peared before the committee | should
have testified to anything"
In regard 10 Mr. Loeb's testifying be
fore the committee In his behalf the
colonel said:
Loeb told me that he had seen state
ments that he was TO be brought down
before the committee and that he wish
ed to confirm them
Il told him that If he was called he
could testify to everything. He was my
private secretary then"
Colonel Roosevelt gave out a state
ment on the refusal OF the Clapp com
mittee TO let him testify at this time
He said;
7. r. to Write Statement.
q feel that the committee ought not
70 have gone away and let ATchbold go
10 Europe without taking any Of his
testimony on the really grave charge
and then failed to let me appear i'm
mediately. knowing, az the committee
must know, what my later engagements
are.
Il shall however, at once write Sen
atOr Clapp a full statement OF At least
some of the things to which would
like to have testified incidentally, |
should like to say that they need not
bother about comforting additional pow
ers upon the committee TO question me
about my primary campaign. Whether
they are given power or not. | shall be
delighted 10 answer any question In my
power which the committee may put to
me as to anything of which | have
knowledge connected with the primary
campaign or. for that matter. Of any
thing that ! have ever done as presi-
dent, or in this campaign. / suggest.
however, that the committee take up
the primary campaign Of all Of the
other candidates also " they desire to
GO into the matter Mt all
Let me repeat AZ strongly az | can
that I do not understand why the com
mittee let Mr.. Archbold go 10 Europe
without examining him on the real
charge
Not TO permit me to 20 on and tes-
tify at once amounts, as the Demo-
cratic and Republican friends OF Mr..
Penrose, Mr.. Lorimer and MIR Archbold
in the senate OF course. know, to rem
dering il almost impossible for me TO
appear later without causing the most
serious dislocation Of my announced
plans.
Joined in Assault"
THE incident is especially signIf-
cant as showing the way that the in
terests for which Mr., Penrose and Nh
Archbold and their like speak have
Joined in their assault on the Progress
sives and on me They are entirel,
willing to see either Of the two old po-
litical machines triumph because they
control both, Their real hostility is re-
served for me and the Progressive par
~.
Remember that the charge was
against Mr., Penrose and that that has
not been investigated. although the ey-
idence on that charge Oss direct All
that has been investigated has been the
counter charge az 10 which there was
not and never will be. because there
can not be. one shred Of evidence. di-
rect or indirect. All that has been
produced IL malicious and Injurious
hearsay gossip given at second hand
As far as can make out the accusa-
ton by Messrs. Penrose and Archbold
really is that a contribution was made
for the improper purpose of securing
an improper consideration, and that 7
refused to give the improper consjdera-
ton.
Let me repeat that if any Con,ribu-
ton was received from the Standard
Oil Company 1t was against my explicit
and reiterated written prohibition aud
not only without my knowledge, bu, m
spite Of the fact that explicit assur-
ance was given me that no such con-
-ributions were given or could be Tee
,eived"
NASHVILLE ALDERMAN NAMED,
NASHVILLE GA. Aug. 26.-ln "a
special election held here Saturday 10
ill the vacancy caused by the death ~
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