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be Photographic copy of letter to
January 10, 1900.
81 have no recollection of it, but I've
no doubt 1 wrote the letter." said Mr..
Archbold.
The letter referred ito threatened
and very Objectionable legislation at
Columbus" concerning which Mr..
Archbold said he had wanted to talk
to Senator Hanna. 1t referred par
ticularly to people active in support
ing resolution for an Investigating
to do everything possible to compass
their defeat
EXPLAINED THE LETTER.
Mr.. Archbold asked to be allowed to
explain the letter.
That was the year of strike leg
islation in various state legislatures, -
said Archbold, "and it was necessary
for all corporate interests to appeal
to their friends to prevent that sort
Of thing. 1t explains my letter to
Senator Hanna"
Chairman clapp then produced a
copy of a letter from Archbold to
former Representative Grosvenor, of
Ohio, on October 81, 1900, enclosing
81 900.
II think that was to aid in his cam
paign for reelection said Mr.. Arch
bold.
or another printed copy of a let
ter purporting to have been written by
M. A. Hanna, of which there was no
Photographic copy, Mr.. Archbold said
he had no recollection.
Mr.. Archbold said he had no recol-
lection" of a handwritten letter pur-
porting to have been written by Sena-
tor Hanna in which he said:
Il want you people to help our state
committee literally The demands on
me are simply awful"
81 have been unable to find such q
letter" said Mr.. Archbold.
Mr.. Archbold could not recollect re-
ceivfng another letter of which Sena-
tor Clapp showed him Photographic
copy, written by Mr.. Hanna, asking for
assistance in the Ohio campaign and
ending with the postscript:
This whole fight is against the cor
porations and me as their champion
The witness said he believed the
handwriting was that of Senator
Hanna.
A Photographic copy purporting to
represent letter written by Mr.. Arch
bold, September 81, 1904, by General
Grosvenor was shown to the witness.
REMEMBERED LETTER.
Il have a vague recollection of hav-
ing received such letter. he said
cit looks like his signature"
The letter was written on paper OF
the house of representatives, but
dated Athens. Ohio. It said "our mu-
tuaI friend, Sibley," had suggested
that I go in person to see you. Gould
you meet the emergencies as well as
my coming to see you? I have come
to you for others, but never for my
self"
81 am very sure he did not come,
said Mr.. Archbold. He could remem-
| Der no answer he had made to the
Grosvenor letter.
| Mr.. Archbold said he may have dis
/ cussed the Ohio campaign with form
or Representative Sibley, of Pennsyl
vania, but that he had no recollection
of 1t. He could remember no Stand
ard Oil activity as to the election OF
a senator in New Jersey. He had "nf
| doubt he wrote" a letter to former
President A j. Cassatt, of the Penn
sylvania railroad, urging that he ai6
| in the election of Sibley to congress
Chairman Clapp showed Mr.. Arch
bold a reproduction Of a three-pag 81
letter purporting to have been writer
by Sibley, February 26, 1905, in which
| he said he had talked with Mr.. B., 9
Democrat" who was prepared to make
a fight against certain legislation. Ht
suggested that Mr.. Archbold have 6
conference with the senator" and
suggested that he could arrange t.
have the latter go to New York.
"A man who wrote as long letter
as that ought to be killed" said Mr.
Archbold under his breath. 81 have
no recollection of It," he added, 'but
have no doubt received It."
"You were In correspondence will
Mr.. Sibley?" asked Chairman Ciapp.
"Oh. yes, a great DEAL" said Mr.
Archbold.
The Sibley letter added: IF yov
think OF anything I could do, let m'
know, but think the members Of thu
house of representatives and thu
/ speaker understand the situation"
Senator Ciapp proceeded to the
| identification of another letter copy
dated February Is. 1900, purporting II