The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-10-04
Colonel Appears Before Com
mittee and Declares Standard
Oil Money Was Returned
Letters in Evidence
DEALS HARD BLOW
TO SENATOR PENROSE
Declares He Never Asked Har-
riman to Contribute Explains
Meaning Of Practical
Ovation for Colonel
Telegram ~ United Press.

Telegram by United Press.
Washington Oct. l-Rooseyelt, who
was called to testify before the Clapp
committee arrived this morning with
his suit case jammed with letters and
documents which he was to introduce.
There was a great crowd about the
room and they lined the corridors. The
Colonel was given an ovation. He
visited the officers Of the committee
and greeted old acquaintance A
crowd stood about The hearing room,
Il belns impossible for all % get in.
Asked about the 100000 Standard
oil contribution Roosevelt said he
wanted his letter 70 Clapp already pub
inshod made part Of the answer Then
he read telegram stating that he
wanted the contribution returned, II
accepted, and also be read letter to
sheldon in 1908 shOwlnf be had been
informed that Sheldon asked Archhold
and Hartman for contributions.
The letter said ~ proest against
money being taken from trusts likely
to be prosecuted Four years ago
informed Cortclyou 10 return such CON
trlbutions and the reasons are strong
er now than then. would rather see
as defeated Than lo win shh that
money The acceptance Of a dollar
hurts Us more than it would help in
the election.
In an explosive climax IN denuneia-
tlon Of those seeking 70 attribute inn
proper motives to bis seeing Archboid
and Hartman. Roosevelt demanded
that penrose be thrown out" Of the
senate. tie said BY hts own admission
Penrose shsaed that be advised Arch.
bold to try 70 purchase immunity from
the government
Roosevelt said other contributions
were returned and Bliss ami Cortelyou
assured him that there we're no such
contributions. He said. q never asked
Hartman directly On Indirectly to aell
In the 1904 campaign, Or ID any other
Regarding having seen AfcAD0ld and
other trust maaAaies, Roosevelt said
he would see magnates. labor leaders
prize Fighters. lawyers. olergymen oi
anyone ii anything coeld be galne'
lor the public service He said i h'
was elected. Il Rockefeller or ans on'
else wanted to see him be would sen'
for them.
Roosevelt denied that Hartman
raised a fund Of }2G06oo for the ma
tlonal campaign IN lsoA He said
was for New York state
Continuing regarding Hartman, th
Colonel said he didn't ask Harrimai
for help, but Hartman asked him II
said he never had any understandin
with Hartman. but Hartman tol
Loeb that they needed money for Oh
New York state campaign and aske
If Roosevelt could get Bliss and Co
telyoa to give him some OF the nj
tional committee funds as ho had pa
sonars given an he could.
Explaining his letters he said th
one stating that eve arc both pfael
cal men wasn't a hint or suggestlo
as to getting aid lie said the woi
practical merely had reference
Harrimans reluctance to see Roos
welt because he ielt that his ieellnl
might be hurt
Roosevelt contended that Hilles a.
Congressman Barthoids who we
quoted as saying that s2,oOO,Oo0 we
spent trying to nominate him, shou
be called before the committee and
ouired either to make good, apologi
or be driven out Of public life.
also demanded lhe summoning
Chas r TAFT
The committee recessed until att
soon. There was a very little GU
tioning Of Roosevelt, who struck {
for himself and the committee let h
80 ahead.
Roosevelt said be hadn't denied 4
some corporations contributed to
campaign IN 1904 as Il wasn't agaIl
the law then. He corroborated n
gan's statement that he hadn't aal