Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-04-29

"If he found he contributed $4,000,
would you have no doubt of it?"
who Is Mr. Stillman7"
HE Is president of the City bank,
is hep
IL understand so,
'IIe is associated with Mr.. Rookie
Teller Is he not?'
"I have heard some association Of the !
name OF Rockefeller and Stilman, but
am not familiar with the New York bust |
,.ess relationship" said the colonel !
solemnly.
"If A. G. Smith. for the Cuba Mail
Steamship company contributed $1,000,
would you have any doubt about it,
III H. r." and ~. D. A"
II don't know anything about it. 7
never heard of him or the company"
III you found in there II. II. r. and
that REFEREED"
Have you ever heard Of II. H. Rogers
and John d. Archbold?"
IT have"
",rhey are both and were then directing
forces -" The colonel interrupted
and said "of the Standard Oil"
Have you any doubt that this con-
trbutlon Of $4,000 was from them?"
"It was n contribution made---does
that appear it was a contribution made
is that a statement of Mr. Cortel-
you?"
This is report of the receipts by
Mr.. Arthur l., Vorys."
Arthur L. Vorys who is he?"
do you know what his relations to
Mr.. Cortelyou and Mr.. Bliss Were?
Il only know what his relations were
to Mr.. Cortelyou and Mr.. Bliss.
II asked you If you knew"
REMEMBERED vORYS.
do know Mr. vorys?"
YES"
yes, I remember perfectly. Renem-
Der the man"
Later Colonel Roosevelt made this
abatement:
81 heard that a contribution had been
made by the Standard Oil people.
Rorers' and Archbold's names were not
mentioned to me. | telegraphed ana
wrote to Mr.. Cortelyou that had OK
nected to have that returned ana was
notified by him that it had been re-
turned, and that no contribution from
the standard Oil company would 90
received"
"-rben YOU had been watching the re-
| ceints of this committee or OF THIS trea9-
| urer?'
..1 had been watching them only to
trie extant.' replied the witness WIN
or,nhasis II had talked with Mr.. Cortel-
,.o,, and MIR. Bliss and had received from
! .ba,,, the assurance that no Gifts OF
money would be accepted with any lihl'.i-
cation that anything whatever was TO "'
done in the way of legislative or eXecu-
tive action or political action OF any
kind in return for the gifts OF money anu
n had their implicit assurance that Ih'l
would be the case, and they acteu ai'e'
wards in accordance with that assurance
to me-"
.But YOU have no doubt whatever that
.bis money that ! am referring TO WIS
used in that campaign. have you
THE Rogers and Archbold moneys
NO all the money
81 have"
Nov. would YOU be surprised II you
found that Thomas Ryan contrlhu'ep
800 TO your campaign
..1,homas--well if he was the son
which Mr.. Ryan? 1t would depeh'
on who the Thomas Ryan was whether
: would ne surprised or not If 1t was
| Thomas Fortune Ryan, l would be very
much surprised"
"Now. II you found here that }. r
t Morgan had filed an additonal-l use
| ,ho word from the report itself-$5o'""
would you doubt that?"
2 81 would not
THE "HARRIMAN FUND
Did YOU ever hear of the so-ca1leC
uorriman fund amounting to about $40
t onn that was raised by f. H. Harrlii'''i
a towards the close of Your campaign II
= 100, for your election to the presidenc'
n o,d for the purposes of the national com
e mittee?"
= 81 have heard explicitly that ther
- vas no such fund raised for my election
t for the presidency"
s Didn't the money which was expenoe
towards the election Of Mr. HIGGINS a
= Governor contribute toward the electro
: ~ tho New York delegation to the cleo
d toral college in your favor?''
d "I don't think it believed it contribute
a 20 II M AL NV election was already a.
4 s,red when that money was sent OF
= There was no doubt about my election
e the whole question
4 THAT is your opinion
- THAT is the opinion Of everYn2dF'
..uave Won any idea "a to the total
=, these subscriptions that have asked Eo
d about" 49,,
. 81 can't say hut my memory Is Una
" Mr. Cortelvou told me that our fnnd
=. we're about one-half the size OF mat
~ Mr. Mckinney when he was elected an
" that # was about 100000. Ny memoir
- 10 that he told me there We're four or nv
~ thousand contributors
=. KNEW HARTMAN WE'LL
N you knew T. II, Hartman pretty we
le didn't yo1iG'
u Il knew him Well
Mr. WINS read a letter from Colon
Roosevelt to Mr. Hartman. 1t lead {
follows
O. The suggestion has come to me IN
e' roundabout way that you 90 not tiuIh
50 wise to come on and see me IN the
vs. closing weeks OF the campaign; that y'
Nd are reluctant TO refuse as long as ma
asked YOU Now my dear sir, you ana
ne are practical men and you are on u
zee crotnd and know the conditions bett
lis than do. If You think there is any da
n ger to your visit that may cause trono
~ or If YOU think there is anything specl
-" should be informed about, or al
''7 matter in which | could give aid, why
40 coiuse give UP the visit for the tir
heinr and I'm few weeks, perhaps {
81 fore I write my message | shall get "
TO come down to discuss certain COVER
er ,,atnol matters not connected with I
40 campaign.
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