Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-08-24
Col, ROOSEVELT
DENIES CHARGE
OF FSLUSH FUND
Penrose Statement That
$3,000,000 Was Raised by
Perkins Before Conven-
ton Draws Hot Reply.


New York, Aug. 23.-Col. Roosevelt
declared that Senator Penrose's state.
ment that George w. Perkins under
wrote my primary expenses for $3,O00,.
0OO3or any sum even remotely resemb-
ling 1t is deliberate and wilful false.
hood, which he knows to be such when
he makes It,
"Mr. Penrose,' he added. would do
we'll not to attribute to others the In
finite baseness which acuztated him
SELF"
Col. Roosevelt added:
please say also that until Mr.. Pen
rose spoke the other day had never
heard of Mr.. Arch bold's name in con-
nection with making any contributions
to. the republican national campaign
fund"
The Penrose Charges.
Washington, D. c., Aug. 23.-Declar-
ing that George w. Perkins and his
associates had underwritten some
$3,0O0,0O0 to nominate Theodore
Roosevelt for the presidency Of the
regular republican party in the present
campaign for their own personal uses,
Senator Boise Penrose Of Pennsyl-
vania injected a new element into the
political imbroglio during debate in
the senate late yesterday.
Mr.. Penrose further stated that the
largest campaign fund in the history
of the United States for a nomination
was raised for Mr.. Roosevelt last
winter.
Says Railroads Contributed.
The new charges created quite stir
in the senate chamber and came dur
ing a debate between the Pennsyl.
vanian and Senator Reed OF Missouri.
Evidence regarding these matters will
be submitted to the proper senate COM
mittee for consideration.
Alleged contributions OF 500, 200
each by the Missouri Pacific and the
Southern Pacific railroads to the
Roosevelt campaign fund in 1904 were
also mentioned by Senators Reed and
Penrose, Mr.. Penrose declaring that
President Roosevelt was always in
close touch with the national commit
tee managers Of his campaign.
The attack on former President
Roosevelt originated in colloquy be-
tween Senator Reed and Senator Pen
rose, who presented his resolution de-
an investigation of the cir
set forth in his statement
to the senate yesterday In which he
charged that $1O0, 900 of Standard Oil
money went into the 1904 Roosevelt
campaign fund with President Roose-
velt's knowledge.
Senators Penrose, Reed and Will.
liams each attacked Colonel Roosevelt
and Senator Poindexter Of Washing.
ton, supporter of the new progressive
party, came to his defense. Senator
Poindexter charged that a combina-
ton of regular republicans" and
democrats was at work to defa me
Colonel Roosevelt.
The decision to summon Mr.. Arch
bold at once was made by Senator
Clapp early in the day before the in
terrogation Of Senator Penrose by Sen
ator Reed began. He got into communi-
cation with Mr.. Archbold In New York
by long distance telephone and the
Standard Oil official agreed to ap-
pear. Senator Pomerene of Ohio was
DESIGNATED to sit as the democratic
member Of the special committee until
the T6luIu VI ClLACl 0CAASSA A<0o ~
Senator Paynter.
Says r. r. Knew Of Contribution.
The debate between Senators Reed
and Penrose was marked by the readi-
ness with which the latter replied to
Senator Reeds questions. Early in the
afternoon the two senators, with Sen
ator Smith Of Maryland, had held a
short conference in one Of the rooms
adjoining the senate chamber.
Senator Penrose, in answer to ques-
tions from Senator Reed, declared that
to his information" Colonel
Roosevelt knew that 100000 Of Stan
dard Oil money had been received in
! 9O4 before he wrote letter direct
ing that any Standard Oil contrfbu-
tions be returned.
When the colloquy between Sena-
tors Penrose and Reed was concluded,
Senator Reed made an extended
speech. attacking Roosevelt, reopen
ing the question Of the $250,000 col
lected for the republican campaign
fund in 1904 by e. H., Hartman and
placing in the record all of the So
called "Archbold" correspondence re-
Gently published. Senator Reed also
dLLdCkcQ SCOA6o W.. Si hAio, at
present one of the leaders of the new
progressive party.
When he concluded, Senator Poin-
dexter took the floor and characterized
the days proceedings as "combfna-
ton. an understanding, an alliance"
tween the machine republicans and
the machine democrats against pro-
gressive principles. He objected to the
Immediate consideration of the resolu-
ton presented by Senator Penrose and
a sweeping amendment presented by
Senator Reed, and both went over
The resolution was not needed, how
ever, to allow the campaign contribu-
tions subcommittee to proceed with
its investigation. Senator Reed and
Senator Williams 'saied any .'al-
lance" between Senator Penrose and
the democrats.