The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-23
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THE district attorney told the de
partment of justice, ! am informed,
that there was no merit in the indict-
ment no case against usand was
told: Damn the merit, get the indie
ment said sold.
THAT was sample of the outra-
geous persecution OF us by the Roose-
Welt administration"
| Archbold said he did not know If
Mr.. Cortelyou had any talk with any
STANDARD OIL men,
! "A year later Mr.. Rogers and |
spent the evening with President
Roosevelt at the white house,. said
-Archbold Roosevelt made no es-
pecial reference to our contribution,
but said: There has been some criti-
cism, but there always is. That is to
be expected .
He was exceedingly kind and court
I, eors,' Archbold said.
! The witness said not cent was
4 given by the Standard Oil in the 1907
1908 campaign. Senator Penrose then
asked Archbold:
1 Was this 100000 ever returned to
Ireturn?'
( No. said Archbold, emphatically.
J; Penrose added:
Mr.. Archbold has engaged passage
= tomorrow, to leave for two weeks
trip to Europe, and want him to
] make search for any records in his
Y Office and also have William Rookie
Y Teller and other directors of the board
> to appear to give testimony regarding
4 this contribution"
Il can't speak for Mr.. Rockefeller"
y said Archbold, che is in very pre-
e carious health
s Then l ask If MIR. Rockefeller is
/ unable to come here that sub-com-
Imittee go to him and take his testi-
II timony,' suggested Penrose
lei Three of the directors who author
e lied cur contribution are dead said
Archbold "Mr. Rogers and Mr.. Til
x ford ed one other. They were wor
ried to death"
,r, The committee gave no intimatior
10 whether they could comply with Pen
= roses request to take Rockefeller's
a. testimony
Archbold then exhibited a magazine
h. article containing the famous lettel
~ from Archbold to Penrose.
THE signature Is undoubtedly ;
- forgery" said Archbold. This hal
the word fsigned) before the sigma
ture. | never signed it. 1t looks lik'
- forgery
"Mr. Penrose and never conferre'
on the findings of the Industrial com
- mission. Archbold testified. Il neve
!, discussed it with him. He sent me
z copy of the report, as was wines
- before the commission and was inter
- ested in it's work
Stolen Letters.
ne Archbold identified published lei
m tiers which he said were stolen fror
In his office, including some addresse
to Penrose.
ad Clapp said the committee migi
err take up the letters published
ey Hearst's magazine.
lid There is no use going over niue
ad of Mr.. Archbold's private correspol
dence as it does not bear on the issu
here" he continued, 81 think that "
should follow the lines raised in SCI
I'D ator Penrose's statement and of th
nd contributions by Mr.. Archbold and h
associates
to 'In my statement" said Penrose,
yer referred to letter and a cipher tel
les gram sent by William Finn of Pen
sylvania to Mr.. Archbold in regard
err his being candidate for the senat
yer asked Mr.. Archbold if my statemel
was correct and whether he has Il
er- originals"
rer Your statement was correct and
have the originals" answered Arc
lhe bold
=. Clapp announced that the comm
:, tees would take recess subject
- call He shook hands cordially wi
Archbold and assured him that
W. twas "entitled to the expenses he
~ itcurred in coming to Washington
testify before the committee
-. The hearing room was then declar
~ closed and the committee held an e,
cutive session. 1t was finally decd
to meet again this afternoon and
iuu. ESQ to continue Archbold's examiI
irst 0ioh