Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-10
ARCHBOLD ADMITS
WRITING LETTERS
Witness Shown Photographic
Copies That Recently APP
peared in Magazine.
A K NO FLAT DENIALS
TO COMMITTEES QUIZ
Believes Hanna Wrote Fight
Is Against Corporations and
Me as Champion"

80 . 49, C1h 00tON 49,
Clapp committee investigating cam
to the 'Archbold letters b etween
himself and former Senators Foraker,
Quay and Hanna and former Repre-
s~entatives Grosvenor and Sibley.
Certificates of deposit sent to Mr..
Foraker. he said, were for payment of
legal services to the Standard OIL
Company in Ohio, hat, and nothing
more Some of the letters said to
have been written to him by the men
named, Mr.. Archbold could not re-
memb Der having received, but was not
prepared to say he had not. OF his
w letters, his most frequent an
swer was. II have no doubt I wrote
t. MI. Archbold did not deny the
authorship of any.
Doesn't Remember II.
Senator Clapp produced a copy of
a magazine showing what purported
to be a Photographic copy of a letter
to- the late Senator NJ. A. Hanna,
dated January 10, 1900.
II have no recollection of it, but
| have no doubt l wrote the letter,
said MIR. Archbold.
The letter referred to threatened
a very Objectionable legislation at
Columbus concerning which Mr..
Arehbold said he had wanted to talk
to Senator Hanna. 1t referred par
ticularly to people active in support
ing a resolution for an -'investigat-
ing committee and asked Senator
Hama to do everything possible to
compass their defeat"
Mr.. Archbold asked to be allowed
to explain the letter.
THAT was the year of strike leg
islation'in various State legislatures"
sale Archbold, land it was neees-
sary for all corporate interests to APP
peal to their friends to prevent that
sort of thing. 1t explains my letter
to Senator Hanna"
Mr.. Archbold said he had nj
recollection" of a handwritten letter
purporting to have been written by
Senator Hanna in which he said: 81
want you people to help u State
committee literally. The demands
on me are simply awful"
1T have been unable to find such a
letter." said Mr.. Archbold.
Mr.. Archbold could not recollect re-
ceiving another letter of which SEN
ator Clapp showed him a photo
graphic copy, written by Mr.. Hanna.
asking for assistance in the Ohio
campaign and ending with the post
script:
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.
Mr.. Archbold said hat he had no
doubt he wrote" a letter of March 20,
1908. to Senator Hanna saying that
I'VE are amazed to learn that Smith
attorney-general of Ohio" and asking
thai Senator Hanna do his best TO
prevent Benefits election.
A Photographic copy purporting to
represent a letter written to Mr.. Arch
bold September q, 1904, by General
Grosvenor. was shown 10 the wit
ness. Il have a vague recolltion of
having received such a letter" he
said. ut looks like his signature"
The letter was written on the paper
OF the House of Representatives but
dated Athens, o. 1t said: Our mu-
tual friend Sibley'' had suggested
that | go in person to see you. Could
YOU meet the emergencies as we'll
without my coming to see YOU? I
have come or others but never for
mlself."
Il am very sure he did not come"
said Mr.. Archbold. He could remem-
her no answer he had made to the
Grosvenor letter.
Mr.. Archbold said he may have dis
cussed the Ohio campaign with for
mer Representative Sibley, OF Penn
sylvania. but that he had no recol-
lection. He could remember nj Stand
ard Oil activity as to the election of
a senator m New Jersey. He had no
doubt he wrote a letter to former
President A. J. Cassatt. of the Penn
svlvania railroad. urging that he aid
in the election of Sibley to Congress.
you were in correspondence with
Mr.. Sihley?' asked Chairman Clapp.
''Oh. yes, a great deal said Mr..
Archbold.
Congress Understood All.
The Sibley letter added; IF YOU
think of anything / could do let me
know, but / think the members of the
House of Representatives and the
speaker understand the situation.
Senator Clapp proceeded to the
identification of another letter cop
dated February Is. 1900, purporting to
have been written by Mr., Archbold
10 the late Senator NJ. S. Quay, of
Pennsylvania.
It have no doubt l wrote it," he
said.
The letter deferred to thu new
senator from California" and set
forth that while the Standard Oil
Company had no direct relations
with him Mr.. Archbold would xer-
else such influence as was possible
through the Santa Fe."
\. letter of october 80, 1902, 10 quay,
Mr.. Archbold said he had no doubt
he wrote, The letter inclosed 4 certi-
hcate of deposit for $1,000, and set
e rth that Senator Quay had recently
said something's disagreeable about
uie for which l think you should be
ashamed"
Can you state what that $tO,O go
vas for?" asked Senator Clapp.
'Of course, my recollection is
vague" said Mr.. Archbold. but it
was for some campaign fund. some