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'TRUST MONEY WAS LEGAL-ROOSEVELT
Colonel Talks Over Four Hours Before Senate Committee in Vain Attempt to Cloud
Evidence Which Hangs Upon Him Corporation Control in 1904 Campaign
his secretary at the White House, and
became known as one of the best ex
plainers ever introduced to the city of
Washington. Loeb was called after
Roosevelt left the stand and corrobo
rated his former chief on every sin
sle point. Their stories did not vary
to a single jot or tittle.
The colonel seemed particularly angry
because Senator Penrose started the in
vestigation on its present trend. He
said that if he had his way he would
have the senior senator from Pennsyl
vania thrown out of the senate. The
attack on the senator was part of the
colonel's two hour speech in the morn
ing—a speech that was interrupted by
a single question from the committee.
"Now," said the colonel, jerking him
self forward in the witness chair and
becoming excited for the first time in
the session. "I want to call the atten
tion of this committee to the testimony
of Archbold and Penrose against
themselves. Penrose testified he did it
for fear they should incur hostility in
certain quarters. They could only in
cur hostility of myself, the president, of
the attorney general and the commis
sioner of corporations, with, I suppose,
hie superior, the secretary of commerce
and labor.
WHERE HOSTILITY LURKED
I want to call your attention
to the fact that they could incur my
hostility only if they violated the law.
I could not be hostile to them and I had
no way of being hostile to them if they
obeyed the law, any more than a police
man can be hostile to any man here un
less he disobeys the law."
The colonel paused to let his argu
ment sink in. The committee did not
seem to be much impressed, evidently
knowing that it is not only evil doers
that have found themselves oppressed
by policemen and governments from
time immemorial. However, nobody
called this to the attention of the colo
nel, evidently fearing he would lose
his train of thought, and he continued:
"As I say, they would have to dis
obey the law. So that the purpose
of Penrose in advising Archbold to
have the Standard Oil make that con
tribution only could have been to se
cure it against government action,
taken because it had violated the law.
"I have been police commissioner.
If it were proved to me when I were
police commissioner that» any police
man had done In reference to a law
breaking liquor seller or gambler what
Senator Penrose admits he did—he, a
senator of the United States—in con
nection with Standard Oil company, I
■would have thrown that policeman off
the force, and I hold that the senate
of the United States should throw Pen
rose out on the admission that he
has himself made before this commit
tee."
BLACKMAILING IN 1004
Roosevelt denied there was anything
improper in the appointment as chair
man of the national committee a man
who is secretary of the department of
commerce and labor and who had access
to the secrets of many corporations.
Hβ insisted there was nothing im
proper in the appointment of George
B. Cortelyou and, to use his own words,
there was no "blackmailing" in the
1904 campaign. One of the chief con
tentions of Roosevelt has been that the
letter to Cortelyou, a few days before
the election, asking him to return the
Standard Oil money, showed clearly
that he wan unwilling that his cam
paign should be tainted. He proudly
produced the letter he wrote to Cor
telyou and a telegram he sent after it.
•""Well, said Senator Pomerene of
Ohio, one of the members of the com
mittee, "did Cortelyou tell you that
the money had been returned?"
"There was some difficulty about get
ting a reply," said the colonel aggres
sively.
"But surely you followed the matter
up? You did not let the matter drop
there?"
"No, I did not hear from th»m—l
think Mr. Cortelyou was west. At any
rat* I did not hear from him."
Was there any reason why he
should not have replied?'
None, except being out of town, per
haps."
T.VXGLED l> MORGAN MOSEY
Even despite Morgan's testimony
that Bliss and Cortelyou were in his
office, the colonel insisted that he never
knew of the Morgan contribution until
he read the testfmony taken yesterday.
And despite the fact that Bliss was
present in Morgan's office when the
Wall street wizard contributed his final
$30,000 to the •'Harriman fund," Roose
velt insisted that his understanding
was that the fund was to be used for
the election of Htggins, the republican
candidate for governor of New York,
and not for the national ticket.
Aside fj-om his attack on Senator
Penrose, the only other time that the
colonel became excited was when he
sharply demanded that "Charles D.
Hillcs and Representative Bartholdt be
forced to prove their statements that
the Roosevelt primary campaign fund
this year amounted to $3,000,000 or
$4,000,000, or else they should be driven
out of public life for infamy."
But the colonel could not tell just
how much had been collected or spent
by the progressive party. He would
net even give an estimate. He gave
the, names of half a dozen men in as
many different states who, he said,
would be able to tell of local and state
expenses. He thought George W. Per
kins, the chief "angel" of the party,
would be able to give some information.
HAZY ABOUT PERKINS' "GRUB"
Just why the colonel should have be
come excited about Hilles' charge is
not at all clear, since he views the
single contribution of William Flinn,
amounting: to $144,000, so nonchanaltly.
He did not know just how much Per
kins had contributed, but it is pre
sumed that Perkins hardly would let
Flinn outdo him in generosity, and
surely Munsey would keep up with the
financial procession. If the single con
tributions are anywhere near the figures
fixed by Flinn, it would not be hard to
make up a total of $3,000,00 dor
$4,000,000, distributed through the vari
ous states. Even if the expenditures in
other states amounted to only one-half
of what was spent in Pennsylvania, it
would bt- easy to explain Hilles"
figures.
But Roospwlt was angrry, and he said
so. The, colonel particularly was
grieved because the contributions to his
campaign in 1904 and the activity of
Morgan. Harriman, Frick. and others
had been* kept in the limelight by the
Clapp committp?. He said it was not
fair to keep the contributions to his
campaigns—those of 190* and 190S, and
Wall street support he had—ln full
view of tb*- public while little atten
tion was paid to the campaign fun£e
of Governor Wilson and President Taft.
Senator Paynter of Kentucky, a dem
ocrat, interrupted to say that all ar
rangements had been in the hands of
the colonel's own close personal friend,
Senator Clapp of Minnesota. Senator
Clapp then made a statement, talcing,
all the blame, if blame there was, on
his own shoulders. He said that he
simply was conducting the investiga
tion along the most logical course. The
colonel then shifted his tack, say
ing that hib only objection was that
he had not been called sooner.
On the whole, however, the colonel
quite in his element, denying: the
stjtjncnt* of two dead men, I>iiss and
! Harriman, and admitting everything,
lor nearly everything, that was proven
j absolutely by his own letters in the
I hands of the committee. He Insisted
repeatedly that while he knew cor
porations were contributing toe his
campaign he had been assured by Bliss
and Cortelyou that no promises were
i being made. Whenever he found 1 him
self ft in¥a| tight corner he would say
that he was a very busy man in the
I ; campaign of 1904 and J had to leave the
1 matter of contributions to Bliss and
£Cortelyou.V - :s«MißS£ffli
With reference to the sources of his
' fund ft in the present fight, he knew
very little except that Perkins and
Munsey had contributed and he did
manage to clutch from i his elusive mem
ory the fact that Perkins and Munsey
: had underwritten one of his big cam
paign trips in the primaries, but that
"I think they were paid back."
pOLONEL SNAPS
OUT INVECTIVES
Defends Himself and Cam
paign Associates Against
'•Infamous Charges"
(By the Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 4.—Colonel FvOOs
evelt arrived here early today to be the
star witness before the Clapp commit
tee. He breakfasted with William Loeb
Jr., formerly his private secretary.
Several hundred people were lined
up in the corridors of the senate office
building two hours before the time set
for the hearing, hoping to get into the
little committee room with Its capacity
for about 100. Seats had been reserved
by Chairman Clapp for George Reid,
Australian high commissioner. and
Lady Reid, who had been Roosevelt's
hosts abroad.
A murmur of excitement, concluding
with a cheer, greeted Cqlonel Roose
velt as he entered the building about
five minutes before the time set for
his appearance.
SILENT ABOIT HADLEY
Colonel Roosevelt learned this I
morning that Governor Hadley of Mis- j
sourl had declared in favor of Presi
dent Taft. He Nvould make no com
ment upon the governor's action, nor
would he express an opinion upon the
nomination of Congressman Sulaer as
democratic candidate for governor of
New York.
The spectators applauded vigorously
as Colonel Roosevelt entered the room,
followed by a secretary lugging a big
valise filled with papers.
"You were a candidate for president
in 19047" asked Senator Clapp.
"I was," answered the colonel,
shortly.
"George B. Cortelyou was chairman
o< the committee' that year?"'
"He was."
"And Cornelius N. Bliss was treas
urer?"
"He was."
Senator Clapp asked Ronse
velt if hi? attention had been called j
to certain statements made by John D.
ArchboM.
"It has." replied Colonel Roosevelt,
tersely.
ARtIIBOLD CONTRIBUTION
Senator Clapp asked the colonel
what he knew about the Archbold con
tribution at the time it was said to
have been made.
The colonel asked permission to in
clude in his answer the letter he sent
to Chairman Clapp, already published,
denying that he knew of any Standard
Oil contribution to the 1904 campaign
at the time it was mad<\
"In the first place, gentlemen," he
said, "sin<"e I was elected governor of
New York, that was about 14 years
ago, I have written and signed about
100,00 ft letters, so it is not possible at
once to recall all the letters I have
written on any given subject.
"Looking through my letter books
since I wrote my recent letter to Sen
ator Clapp, I have found two other
letters bearing on campaign contribu
tions. One was the letter to Cornelius
N. Bliss, in 1906, which I understood
was recently given to your committee;
the other a letter written to George
R. Sheldon, in 1908."
AGAINST "TAINTED MONEY"
Colonel Roosevelt found the letter
and handed it to Senator Clapp. who
had it placed in the record. At the
chairman's request. Colonel Roosevelt
read the letter, dated September 21,
1908, and addressed to George R. Shel
don, treasurer of the republican na
tional committee. It was, practically,
as follows:
I am informed that you or
some one on behalf of the national
committee has been soliciting con
tributions from corporations, par
ticularly from John D. Archbold
and tRe Standard Oil company. If
this is true. I wish to enter a vig
orous protest, and say that not
only should such contribution be
refused, but that if made it should
be imediately returned.
The letter set forth that "four years
ago Mr. Cortelyou refused all contri
butions from corporations, which were
being , prosecuted or were likely to be
prosecuted," and that Colonel Roose
velt wished the same course followed
in the 190S campaign.
DEMANDS RETURN OF MONEY
Colonel Roosevelt also read the let
ter of October 26. 1904, to Chairman
Georpe B. Cortelyou, in which he de
clared that if any money had been con.
trlbuted by the Standard Oil company
or John D. Archbold it should be re
turned at once. This letter was an
emphatic declaration to Cortelyou that
"We can not under any circumstances
afford to take a contribution that
might be construed as placing us under
an obligation."
Colonel Roosevelt said he also had
found that on October 27, 1904, he had
sent an extra telegram to Chairman
Cortelyou. This message referred to
his letter to Cortelyou, demanding re
turn of the Standard Oil contribution.
Colonel Roosevelt offered the commit
tee the originals of all the letters he
had sent to Chairman Clapp, or had
read into the record.
"Now, in regard to the Harriman
fund." began Senator Clapp.
Colonel Roosevelt interrupted and
asked to explain the charges that have
been made "in regular order," and
Senator Clapp acquiesced.
"There is no testimony again** me,
except in the form of hearsay evi
dence," the colonel said. "Hearsay
statements of men that are dead."
REFERS COMMITTEE TO LOEB
Colonel Roosevelt said he had not
intended to bring hi# former private
secretary into the controversy, but that
as the committee already had de
termined to call William Loeb Jr. he
had asked him to bear out his state
ments.
"May I speak of a letter published
in Hearst's Magazine from Congress
man Slbley?" asked the colonel, and
then he went on:
"It is a letter which in substance
states that Slbley came to see me and
spoke to me about seeing Archbold,
and I said I would be 'delighted* to
see him, and asked Sibley to bring
Archbold to lunch. I don't remember
THE SAN FRANCISCO CALI* SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1912.
J ever having talked to Sibley about that
j matter, but It Iβ very possible I may
! have done so. Any invitation that I
may have extended was the result of
a request of Sibley.''
Senator Bourne, he added, had once
: brought Archbold to lunch at Oyster
Bay.
COLONEL. "SEES" EVERYBODY
"While I was president," continued
j Colonel Roosevelt, speaking .slowly,
j "if any man, trust magnate, soValist,
lawyer or clergyman had any buV.ness
with me and wanted to see me I gladly
saw him. And if I thought there was
anything to be gained from the stand
point of the public service in seeing
any man, then, without waiting for
him to ask. I would send for hiqa. H
I am elected president a year hence, if
i Rockefeller or any one else wants to
j see me, I'll see him, and moreover, if
I have anything to ask for the public
service from Rockefeller, J. P. Morgan
or any one else, I'll send for him."
Colonel Roosevelt instanced his prac
j tice of that policy by saying that dur
ing: his administration he had sent for
James J. Hill, the railroad magnate.
"I think I sent for J. P. Morgan,
said he; "at least, I saw Morgan in
regard to currency questions."
TAKES tfP HARRIMAN LETTERS
"Now, about the Harriman business,"
said the colonel. "I feel that there
ought not be need for any Intelligent
man to ask any question about read
ing the letters I wrote at that time."
Here he took up his letters to Har
riman and defended the use of the
terra "practical men" in the much dis
cussed letter of October 14, 1906. He
said his effort was to get practical men
in politics.
"When the use of the word 'prac
tical' is taken to indicate some im
proper motive on the part of the user,
then I think there is some moral weak
ness in the man who makes the accu
sation," declared the colonel, emphat
ically. Then he read the letter and de
clared that it "was absolutely incom
patible with a suggestion of my getting
aid from Harriman in any way."
October 20, 1904, Colonel Roosevelt
said, Harriman had telephoned to Sec
retary Loeb, who told the president
Harriman wanted to see him about the
New York state campaign, which was
"running badly." The colonel said he
made an appointment through Secre
tary Loeb at Harrimans request.
LOED AT INTER VIEW
"Mr. Loeb was present throughout
almost -all of that interview. There
was no possibility of any misunder
standing. I mentioned that, because I
see some well meaning but flabby per
sons have said'there might have been
a misunderstanding between Mr. Har-
riman and myself."
Colonel Roosevelt said at the time
the Harriman contribution was made
there was no doubt of the national
ticket carrying New -York, b«t that the
state ticket was in difficulties.
"There was not one word spoken by
Mr. Harnman or me having reference
to the; collection of funds for the
national campaign." eaid the colonel.
"The entire conversation was to the
eft>ct that aid should be given to the
state campaign."
- Colonel Roosevelt said Ire had subse
quently had a talk with Harriman, who
favored the appointment of former
Senator Depew ias ambassador to
France, but he told Harriman that
other financial men were supporting
James H. Hyde, and Harriman began
to "back water." Colonel Roosevelt
adder , he made it clear that Hyde was
too young for the important diplo
matic post and had not "won his
spurs."
HARRIMA\ MONEY FOR NEW YORK
"I wish to call your attention to the
that Judge Duell and Mr. Sheldon
both have testified that Mr. Bliss
stated that the money was not raised
by Mr. Harriman for the national cam
paign, but that it was raised by Mr.
Bliss to help out Mr. Harriman in the
state campaign," said Roosevelt. "Mr.
Loeb was present at the interview
between Mr. Harriman and myself and
heard every word.
'"Mr. Harriman asked me to get Mr.
Cortelyou arid Mr. Bliss to help raise
funds for the New York state cam
paign. I never asked Mr. Harriman
directly or indirectly for a dollar to
herp in that campaign or any other."
Colonel Roosevelt, said he wished to
correct his statement regarding hi*
interview with Mr. Harriman.
"Mr. Harriman told me," he said, "the
national committee people had plenty |
of money, and I; told him I knew noth
ing about that His request to me was
that I ask the national committee to
give money, not that I ask the national
committee to help raiee*money."
Colonel Roosevelt then discussed
Judge Alton B. Parker's statement in
1904, and declared that a repeated mis
statement charged to him was that he
had said corporations did not contribute
to his 1904 campaign.
"I never made the statement that cor
porations had not contributed to the
republican party." he said emphat
ically.
NEVER DENIED HELP
Hβ said his recent letter to Chair
man Clapp and his "open published
statement" made It clear that he had
never denied that corporations had con
tributed, but denied specifically that
corporations had been "blackmailed"
into contributing or "assured of some
kind of favor" for contributing.
For An hour the colonel had talked,
practically without Interruption. Hall
a dozen questions by Senator Clapp
started him and thereafter there was
no opportunity for questions.
"Now. I with to take up the testi
mony of Mr. Archbold and Senator Pen
rose," said Colonel Roosevelt.
"I wish to call your attention to tbJs
fact in connection with the statements
of Mr. Archbold as to Mr. Harriman.
Each testified he got no Improper con
sideration from the administration. Mr.
Archbold and Mr. Harriman alike com
plain nut that the administration did
what it ought not to have done, but
that the administration refused to do
what it ought not to do. Mr. Archbold
and Mr. Harriman's , complaint is that
they got nothing from the administra
tion.
DENIES BOSS TRIED BLACKMAIL
"Mr. Archbold testified that Corne
lius N. Bliss, who is dead, attempted to
blackmail him and that I knew of it
I don't for a minute believe Mr. Bliss
tried to blackmail him; If he did I
knew nothing of it.
"I want to call your attention to the
testimony of Messrs. Archbold and Pen
rose against themselves. Mr. Penrose
testified that he advised Mr. Archbold
to" have the Standard Oil company sub
mit to the blackmail, and that h> did It
to prevent being subjected to hostility
from certain sources. They coutd mean
hostility only from myself, the attor
ney general or the commissioner of
corporation*.
"I had no way of being hostile unless
they violated the law. So the action
of Penrose in advising Standard Oil
to make that contribution was advice
to it to protect itself against prosecu
tion "for the law. ~
"It, when I was police commissioner
of m-w Torts s&," MM the colonel, "a
member of the police force did, in con
nection with the ""enforcement of the
law against liquor selling, what Mr.
Penrose says he did in this case, 1
could have thrown him tfflf the force."
The colonel leaned forward in hit
chair, shook bis first at the committee
and shouted:
"And I hold that the senate of the
United States should throw Mr. Pen
i rose out of the senate for the admis
sions he* made before this committee.
"Now as to Mr. Archbold," resumed
the colonel. "He testifies he made
this contribution and expected some
unusual kind of compensation. He
says Mr. Penrose tried to blackmail
him, yet he eees nothing wrong: in
what Mr. Bliss did. He sees nothing
! improper in attempting to extort a
contribution from him. His complaint
is that nothing Improper was done for
him."
He referred \b Archbold's statement
that the Roosevelt administration's
treatment of the Standard Oil rivaled
darkest Abyssinia.
"It is true that when I was president
I administered the 'darkest Abyssinian
treatment" to th© Standard Oil com
pany, but it was because it needed it."
BLISS HAD GREAT INFLUENCE
After a brief recess Colonel Roose
velt resumed:
"The next statement that I want to
call your attention to. is that of Mr?
Archbold. that, when the bureau of
corporations began its investigations
of the Standard-Oil, Mr. Archbold went
to Mr. Bliss to call me off. He testi
fies that Mr. Bliss told him, 'I have no
influence with Mr. Roosevelt; I can not
help you." That statement is only par
tially true, for Mr. Bliss did have
great influence with me. I had a great
respect for Mr. Bliss. But it is true
that neither Mr. Bliss nor any other
human being had the slightest influ
ence with me so far as getting me to
refrain from prosecuting any corpora
tion for breaking the law. All these
men who testify against me testify
that I refused to do, or did not do
anything improper in their interests.
And they are all now supporting the
candidates against me—those who are
alive."
He said he had a fight with the
Standard Oil company in 1903, when
he was getting through the bureau of
corporations bill.
"Senator Clapp, you were in the
fight, and so were you, Senator Payn
ter, T believe."
He finally got the bill through, he
said, by publishing telegrams sent by
the younger Rockefeller.
"I had my first brush with the
Standard OH company then," he said,
"and they knew just what they could
expect from me.
SURPRISED AT CONTRIBUTION
"I wish to call your attention to this
fact in connection with J. P. Morgan's
testimony yesterday. It was in my
first administration ■that the Northern
Securities case was settled with a ver
dict against Mr. Morgan and James J.
Hill. It was also during my flrst ad
ministration that I settled the anthra
cite coal strike. I have understood
that Mr, Morgan expressed vigorously
his dissatisfaction with ray attitude in
that case, and I was surprised to find
that he had contributed to my cam
paign fund. No o»e connected with Mr.
Morgan fryer hinted that the contribu
tion an,d no one ever
hinted to m* (fkvor should be
shown to Mr. Morjsan for any reason
whatever."
Colonel Roosevelt said he first heard
of Morgan's contribution in the testi
mony yesterday.
Colonel Roosevelt tfcen paid a tribute
to Cornelius N. BHss. Roose
velt Insisted that during the l»04 cam
paign Bliss had assured him that no
promise, "express or implied," had been
male in return for contribution* - and
that Bliss had nev-er asked him after
his election for any favors tot con
tributors.
ORMSBV McHARG INJECTED
Colonel Roosevelt asked to make a
further statement regarding his cam
paign this year.
"I saw the different men who were
interested in my campaign at Chicago
and hefore and explained explicitly
that I would tolerate no effort of any
kind, by the use of money or the offer
of patronage, te go for me.
"The only time I ever saw it charged
was in reference to Ormsby McHarg.
I wrote a letter to him and got an an
swer which I have here."
Colonel Roosevelt's letter was writ
ten March 4, 1&12, and asked McHarg
for his assurance "that he
never used money or other Influence
to secure his delegates. McHargs re
ply read in part:
"I unhesitatingly say that no reput
able man can say that I ever en
deavored by the use of money or the
promise of patronage to aid our cam
paign. I wish unequivocally to deny
that charge. I knew that you would
immediately repudiate me if I did make
any such effort."
Colonel Roosevelt took up the alle
gation that $3,000,000 was used in the
progressive primary campaign.
"Mr. Hilles and Congressman Bar
tholdt have made 4his statement," he
said. "I suggest very strongly that
both these men be called here immedi
ately and asked to produce their.proof.
"The man who bears false witness is
guilty of as infamous conduct as the
man who Bteals. If Mr. Bartholdt or
Mr. Hilles can prove their statements
they ought to be compelled to do bo.
If they can not, they ought to be driven
out of public life.
INSISTS ON FULL INftUIRY
"I want to call your attention to the
fact, gentlemen, that, however un
willingly, the men you have called be
fore you thus far have all been cabled
to testify to contributions to my funds.
I realize that I have to make way
against both of the old parties, but I
respectfully suggest that you call some
men who know about the expenses of
other candidates."
Senator Paynter stated that Chair
man Clapp had made the arrangement*
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for the committee and that no effort
had been made to treat "unfairly" the
Roosevelt campaign. '
"Our complaint is- not that we are
galled here," interrupted Colonel
Roosevelt, "but the men who make the
charges were not called first."
Colonel Roosevelt demanded that
Charles P. Taft, William B. McKinley,
and also Chairman McCombs and Vice
Chairman McAdoo of the democratic
committee be summoned.
"You can see it is hard on me," said
Colonel Roosevelt, "to have to wait a
month to answer Mr. Archbold's
charges and then to have things so ar
ranged that the attention of the coun
try is riveted on the campaign ex
penses of the progressive party, while
no attention is directed to the cam
; paign funds of the other candidates."
"I assure you that if the "committee
lives, the other men will be brought
here before election," said Chairman
Clapp.
At that point a recess until l:$0
o'clock was taken.
FRICK A STRONG BACKER
When the committee reconvened Sen
ator Paynter took up the examination.
The colonel reiterated his first
knowledge of $100,000 contributions in
1904 by J. p. Morgan or George J.
Gould came from the testimony of
George R. Sheldon yesterday.
"I knew H. C. Frlck had contributed
heavily and was ready to contribute
more," he said. "I did not know the
amount. Mr. Knox had told*me that
Mr. Frick was one of my strongest
backers.
"I had heard there was a Standard
Oil contribution." said the colonel, "but
I did not know that it came from Mr.
Archbold."
He could not remember who told him.
Senator Paynter called attention to
Colonel Roosevelt's telegram of Octo
ber, 1904, to Cortelyou, asking that the
Standard Oil contribution be returned
"without'delay."
"Did you understand there had been
delay?" asked Senator Paynter.
"I could not get any reply to my
letters," said Colonel Roosevelt. "Mr.
Cortelyou was out west, I think. I
thought the money would be returned,
but I wanted to make it clear that in
my mind there'was no doubt that the
contribution should be returned."
"Have you believed all these years
that the Standard Oil contribution was
not made?" asked Senator Paynter.
BUYING VOTES PROHIBITED
"Cortelyou told me that and Mr. Bliss
told Mr. Loeb that; and only the other
day Mr. Cortelyou told me that he had
been informed by Mr. Bliss that no
contribution had been made by the
Standard Oil company.
"I had an explicit understanding with
Mr. Bliss and Mr. Cortelyou that no
money was to i* accepted if any kind
of conditions were expressed or im
plied as to Its receipt, and the money
was to be spent in any improper way,
suoh as the buying of votes.
"Mr. Cortelyou told me of* two in
stances of his returning contributions.
One of these was from a gentleman
who, after making a large contribution,
mentioned that he would like to be a
candidate for minister to Belgium.
The other was in the case of the
tobacco trust and the independent
tobacco dealers. Both of these contri
butions were refused."'
There was no rul% limiting the
amount of the contribution, said the
colonel.
Senator Paynter asked what Colonel
Roosevelt meant by saying no money
was to be accepted with a condition
"implied." ■
Colonel Roosevelt said: "Such a con
dition as Mr. Archbold indicated."'
COLONEL UNDER CROSS FIRE
He explained that h"e considered Mr.
Archbold's statements indicated an
"implication" of some understanding.
"That $100,000 from Mr. Morgan
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projmWy meant less to him than the
*20.1 received from the lady who was
bookkeeper in Cleveland or the $1 from
the widow of a veteran in a soldiers'
home," explained the colonel.
Senator Paynter asked the meaning
of E. H. Harriman's letter of June 2,
; 1904, In which Harriman said he was
trying to see "Dodge, Hughitt and
Frick."
The colonel said Marvin Hughitt had
agreed with his views on rate legisla
tion, and that when any one differed
with him as to railroad legislation he
sent them to Hughitt. who could
explain "my position from the view
point of a practical railroad man."
The witness said he and Harriman
were very good friends. Senator
Paynter wanted to know about the
'invitation to Harriman to dine at the
"White House.
"Oh, I wrote him several times, in
viting him to call," said the colonel.
Colonel Roosevelt said he "did not
know" and "could not remember" cir
cumstances of many of the Harriman
letters put on record by C. C. Teget
hoff.
Senator Paynter tried to get Roose
velt to say that Mr. Harriman's visit
in response to a telegram in October,
1904, was a result of the president's
"earnest solicitation," but the colonel
insisted Harriman's visit was , prompted
solely by the New York etate situation/
Senator Paynter was insistent and
finally Colonel Roosevelt exclaimed
with a trace of impatience:
"Why, Senator Paynter, he wasn't
under any obligation to come; he could
come or not, Jnst as he wanted to."
"He had an invitation to come under
those circumstances," asked Senator
Paynter.
"Hβ or any one else could come or
not come under any circumstances," re
torted the colonel.
Discussed Contribution
{Special Dispatch to The Call]
PORTLAND, Oct. 4.—United States
Senator Chamberlain, in an address
yesterday at the Polk county fair, de
tailed a personal interview with the
late E. H. Harriman in which the rail*
road magnate had referred to repeated
demands from Colonel Roosevelt for
campaign contributions.
The conversation took place in the
summer of 1904 at Harriman's Klamath
Falls retreat.
Senator Chamberlain was then gov
ernor of Oregon and he went to see
Harriman with reference to the survey
and construction of a railroad into cen
tral Oregon. At that time, according
to Senator Chamberlain, Harriman told
him all about the contribution of $250,
--000 by Harriman to the Roosevelt cam
paign. He said Harriman told him that
he had first given $100,000. but that
Roosevelt had made a demand for
$150,000 more with an implied threat
of trouble for Harriman if it was not
raised.
Harriman told him also that he
should be a democrat that year, Roose
velt not having: treated him right. |
Colonel Roosevelt's lost book has
been found. When Roosevelt was in
Portland he swore the book was stolen
from hie apartments in the Hotel Ore
gon, and the things he said equaled
only the things he* says of Penrose,
Archbold and the charter members of
the Ananias club.
When the colonel reached Grande
the next morning he had the book with
him. This is on the authority of Fred
13. Ourrey of Hot Lake.
Currey saya members of the reception
committee in La Grande were accused
by the colonel of returning the much
prized book, but no one could shed
light on the mystery then or since.
ICKPOCKETS BUSY — Pickpockets .r^sterda.r
ttote a purse containing $30 in thp shopping
district from Mrs. L. Gerherdt, 805 Octayia
•treet.
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LAND
as an Investment
Good farm land in California
is the surest and
safest of all
investments
Good farm land
with plenty of water
is proved to be a most
profitable investment
Good farm land with
plenty of water
with good
transportation facilities
is the best of all
investments
Buy for Your Son
Buy him a piece of
farm land that will
be worth two or three
or four or maybe ten
times the price you pay
by the time he is
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Land As Security
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anywhere with greater
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surer increase in value
than in good California
farm land where there is Jt
plenty of water and
good transportation
facilities
Pay a Little Monthly
Begin now —pay a little down
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and from the day you buy
your land will be
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and it is more valuable
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and more valuable the
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or the next day
Doubling the Price
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you can not buy from
them without doubling
the price they paid
There is no independence f
like that of the land owner
You are "monarch of all you survey ,,
when you stand beneath
your own roof and fig tree
Sixteen Electric Trains
The Central California Traction lands
are ideally located on the
Consumnes River in
Sacramento County
There are 16 electric trains
a day to carry the
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rapidly growing markets
At both ends of the
electric railway—there
are both steam and water
for competition
The price of foods of
every nature is
constantly growing higher
High Cost of Living
All the products of your land are
salable at higher
prices every year
The young man who takes
advantage of the present
price of Central California
Traction lands starts
the foundation for his
fortune which won't
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they invite you to invest
where you can not lose
where you can only profit
You can pay a few dollars
monthly and soon own
ten or twenty acres
wnich will not only
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We maintain a demonstration farm
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We have an interesting booklet
with a bird's-eye view
of Sacramento County
which will be
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Excursions daily and Sunday
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23 MONTGOMERY STREET
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SSI Clement Street
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