Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-09-04
SEES STRENUOUS
PENROSE INQUIRY
Chairman Clapp Predicts Much
Work in Fund Quiz.
SCOPE MADE VERY BROAD
Senators Who Will Probe Standard Oil
Gifts Hold First Meeting Septem-
Der 3o-RooseVeIt May Be
Initial Witness.

Washington, Aug. 20. - Senator
Clapp, chairman of the special senate
committee, says that he and his as
soCiates anticipate that the series of
hearings to be held in Washington
will be most strenuous because of the
wide scope given to the investigation.
by the passage Of Senator Penrose's
resolution by the senate just before
final adjournment
1 have read very carefully the full
text of the Penrose resolution as
adopted by the senate" said Senator
CIapp on Monday, land have reached
the conclusion that this committee
will have heap to do before we have
carried out the instructions of that
order of the senate. As amended, the
duties Of the special committee
have been broadened immensely, and
We shall be almost continuously busy
if We conclude the inquiry in time
for report at the opening of the next
session.
The chairman of the committee
was not inclined to discuss the pro-
cedure or predice what phase of the
question would be taken up. The
committee will hold its first meeting
September 80, and it is more than
probable that former President Roose-
welt will be the first witness called.
George w. Perkins also will be one
Of the early witnesses summoned, and
John D. Archbold will be recalled upon
his return from Europe.
Senator Penrose, breathing defiance
to Colonel Roosevelt, left Washington
for Atlantic City, where he will make
his headquarters for the next two
months. Referring to the published
report that he had been a member
of party that included H. H. Rog-
eTs and John D. Archbold that visited
President Roosevelt a short time be-
fore the convention of 1908, and dis
cussed with the then president plan
to drop Taft, following which Mr..
Roosevelt was to announce himself
for a third term, Mr.. Penrose said
significantly:
I'm going to have lot to say about
that later on"
Oyster Bay, N. Y, Aug. 29.-Colonel
Roosevelt again declared on Tuesday
not only his willingness but his eager
ness to make public every scrap OF
evidence in his possession in regard
to any action concerning the campaign
funds raised for his election to the
presidency in 1904 and the Standard
Oil interests.
eff Mr. Hearst will let me know
within year or year and half of
the time / wrote any letter pertaining
to the Standard Oil company, such
as he refers to in his cabled message
from London, I will be glad to go
through my files and produce the copy
of it. if it is there" the colonel de-
clared
Roosevelt sought to make plain that
he is sincere in his purpose to produce
any possible Standard Oil correspond
ence. if it is indicated what letters
are desired.
The former president is working on
the letter he is to send to Senator
Clapp defining his acts relating to the
Standard Oil contribution in 1904.
I'm the letter." he said, 81 am going
to reproduce the letter l wrote to
Judge Parker in the last days OF the
campaign Of 1904 regarding oil con-
tributions. 1t will be recalled that
Mr.. Parker charged that the Standard
Oil had given 100000 to my cam
paign. After having satisfied myself
through the statements of Cortelyou
that no such contribution had been
made 1 replied to Judge Parker.
Another letter / shall embody in
my letter to Mr. Clapp is one l wrote
to Jim Sherman, the vice-president.
about the Hartman episode. That
letter gave my version of Mr.. Harri-
mans visit to the White House.
4 am looking further into my files
for other letters that will show con-
clusively what my stand was in the
Standard Oil matters"