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Standard Oil Official Comes to Penrose's Aid With Story of 1904 Campaign Contributions
ARCHBOLD GAVE $125,000; WAS PROMISED ROOSEVELT'S GRATITUDE
Trust Magnate Thinks
Prosecutions Ma y
Have Resulted From
Refusal to Make
Second Donation.
Continued From Page One.
outside of John D. who might have been
interested in contributions to this cam
paign fund”"
William Rockefeller was even more
active than John i> during the cam
paign. Roth he and Rogers knew of
the >125,000 contribution made. I do
not know or say whether they made
other contributions beyond that."
Wasn t Solicited
By Hamman.
"Were you solicited by Harriman
personally to contribute to his fund?"
"I was not solicited personally, and if
any money was given by Mr Rogers or
Mr. William Rockefeller it was given
without my knowledge."
"Do you know the amount of Harri
man's contribution?”
"I heard it was about 150,000."
'Do you know whether any insurance
companies contributed to this fund?"
“I do not know personally."
At this point Senator Pomerene, one
of the Democratic members of the in
vestigating committee, took up the ex
amination.
“Can you tell where the first confer
ence with Mr. Rliss was held?" asked
Senator Pomerene.
"The conference was held in my of
fice. H H. Rogers and myself were
present and we went over the platform
carefully with Mr. Bliss," answered Mr.
Archbold.
"Can you give the conversation dur
ing that eonferenee ?"
Bliss Promised T. R
Would Be Conservative.
"We inquired of the attitude of Colo
nel Roosevelt toward the business in
terests and were assured by Rllss that
he was a fair and conservative man,
who would carry out the platform prin
ciples of his party with consideration
for the business interests of the coun
try."
"Were any public questions dis
cussed ?”
"We were assured by Mr. Bliss that
Mr. Roosevelt would take a conserva
tive view of the tariff revision and not
attempt to Injure the business Inter
est e "
'Were these expressions by Mr. Bliss
the cause of your contribution?"
“ Yes."
"Then it was because of Mr. Bliss'
view that Roosevelt's attitude toward
business interests was friendly that you
became interested in his election?"
asked Pomerene.
"Yes," answered Archbold.
Did you and Rogers have a confer
ence with your business associates fol
lowing the Bliss interview?”
Yes. we took up the matter with
the officers of the company. As 1 re
call it W H. Tilford. F. Q. Barstow,
Walter Jennings. William Rockefeller
anti H H Rogers, myself and possibly
ont or two others were present at this
conference. Our interests being with
the Republican party, we decided that
we would contribute >125,000 to the
campaign fund."
"Did you determine how this money
was to be distributed?”
We decided that SIOO,OOO would be
given to Bliss. Afterward I had a con
versation with Senator Penrose, dur
ing which he assured me that the par
ty needed money badly for the cam
paign. and we then decided that $25,000
Should be given to Senator Penrose.
Thus SIOO,OOO was given to Bliss and
$25,000 to Senator Penrose "
"Was this the money of the Standard
Oil Company or the money of Its di
rectors?"
"It was the money of the company”"
Ordered That Roosevelt
Should Know of Gift.
"Did you have any other conversa
tion with Bliss?"
“He called at my office a week later
to receive the contribution 1 said to
him then I want to say to you that I
want it known to Colonel Roosevelt
that we are contributing this money
and I don't want to make the contribu
tion unles* |t be gratefully re
ceived.’ "
"When you told Mt Bliss you wanted
It known you were contributing this
money, what did he say ”"
"He told me that 1 need have no ap
prehension on that score."
"Did you refer to Rooset e't by
name?"
"1 did. and Bliss then said to me I
will undertake to represent you person
ally with President Roosevelt''
"Did you guarantee a written sub
scription ""
No. It was an oral arrangement
"Why did you pay this contribution
tn currency?"
"Why. I was supposed it was .„st<
The money had been drawn and was
ready to be paid."
"You were not anxious that others
than the pow era that be (t ’olom Roos
vetti should know of this contribution,
we e you?"
"No. I don't imagine that e;ih- > si ,
was anxiout to have it genetally known
a> that time
"And the currency eliminated trte-.-ru;.
cesslty of sending a check to the bank
and clearing house did It not "
"That Is true."
"Did you have any other <onferenct
with Mr Bliss'"'
Yes. he visited my office a thud timt
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ARCHBOLD LETTER TO PENROSE
AND NEW CHARGES BASED ON IT
THE ARCHBOLD LETTER.
Following is the "My Dear Senator" letter to Senator
Penrose, published in Hearst's Magazine, on which im
peachment proceedings are to be based.
Personal October 13, 1904.
My Dear Senator:
In fulfillment of our understanding, it gives me pleasure
to hand you herewith certificates of deposit to your favor for
$25,000 and with good wishes I am yours truly,
JNO. D. ARCHBOLD.
To Hon. Boies Penrose, 1331 Spruce street, Philadelphia, Pa.
FLINN’S NEW CHARGES.
The $25,000 was paid to Penrose after he, as a member of
the industrial commission, had taken orders from John D.
Archbold of the Standard Oil, on the course of that commis
sion in investigating the monopoly. Penrose was paid the
$25,000 after the report of the industrial commission had been
submitted to John D. Archbold and approved by him, pre
vious to being made public.”
and asked for another contribution. He
outlined the details of Ihe campaign
and said It was necessary to have more
money."
"Did you inquire whether .Colonel
Roosevelt had know ledge of your for
mer contribution?"
"Mr. Bliss gave me the assurance not
only that past donations had been ac
ceptable. hut that donations in the fu
ture would also be highly acceptable."
"How much did he ask on this third
visit ?”
“He wanted a contribution of >150,-
000.”
"What did you do with regard to
this?”
"A meeting was held at my offic e and
we decided we would stand on what we
had already done.”
“You regarded Mr Bliss as a man of
high charactei. did you not?"
"T knew of no man with a higher rep
utation for integrity I knew him for
years and 1 trusted him Implicitly."
Wpuld you have had no reason to
doubt his word if he had assured you
that Theodore Roosevelt was satisfied
with your contribution?"
"I would most certainly not have
doubted his word.' 1
"What did he say when you informed
him that your company had refused to
contribute further to the campaign
fund?"
"Refusal to Give More
A Serious Mistake.”
He informed me that I was making
a serious mistake. He said that from
motives of patriotism the company
should be willing to support the Re
publican candidate Then he added:
Also speaking personally to you. I think
you will lose by refusing to contribute
now. There are others who will con
tribute. You had better do so.' '
"After you declined to make the sec
ond contribution were you infoFmed
that I’heodore Roosevelt was grateful
to you for not making it?"
I most certainly was not.”
“Had you any knowledge from Bliss,
Cortelyou or others that your contribu
tions would be returned?”
"I never hegrd of that until a few
days ago when I read it in the news
papers"
The witness explained that his reiter
ation of the demand that Roosevelt "be
grateful” for the Standard OU contribu
tion was caused by rumors which he
had heard and indicating the candi
date might prove ungrateful
Archbold said that Bliss told him of
needs for money throughout the states
that were regarded as doubtful.
"Did you ever see him with reference
to the business of that campaign?"
Attacked by T. R.,
He Appealed to Bliss.
"I went to his place of business once
after Mr. Roosevelt and some of his
bureau heads began making his very
unjust attacks on us. Mr. Bliss threw
up his hands and said: I thoroughly
sympathize with you I believe the at
tacks are unjust myself, but I can not
help you.' That was some time after
the election perhaps a year after."
\\ ho w ere l the bureau heads””
Garfield and Smith (Herbert Knox
Smith), and to their line of attack Mr.
Roosevelt invariably put his seal of ap
proval without any Invest igatlon or
knowledge of the facts it came to me
as more than a coincidence Whenever
any question of legislation was pending
or whenever any matter was before the
courts there was always one of the re
ports."
Why do you say it was more than a
coincidence
’Because it always happened These
reports were put out with Mr. Roose
velt's approval at critical times by Gar
bl'd and Smith, who were puppets who
were to jump when Mt. Roosevelt pulled
th» strings We have all these reports,
and it will b. written up some daj The
tope s not yet ripe to publish them, but
there nevet was a more outrageous
<OO s.- taken by am nation in the
w ojrld."
To w hat do yuo attribute these so
called unjust attacks '”
Well I don't know I don't know—*
V...1 sax veil went to Mr Bliss with
t,sp,. t to tiiee, attacks within a year.
THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. FRIDAY. AUGUST 23. 1912.
Was anything then said about these
contributions or about the promise
made by Mr. Bliss that you would be
given a square deal?”
Might Have Been
A Different Tale.
"Mr. Bliss said that it humiliated
him to admit that he had no influence
and could do nothing at all."
“Was there anything sajd at that
time about your making a second con
tribution?"
"Oh, there might have be.pn. but Mr.
Bliss was not the man to say, I told
you so. The inference was very plain."
Pressed by Senator Pomerene. Arch
bold said that the substance of Mr.
Bliss’ statement at the time was that It
would have been different if "we had
done as he wished us to."
"Do you know whether Mr. Bliss
made any report to the national com
mittee or to Mr. Roosevelt to the effect
that you or your assistants had declined
to make a further contribution?" asked
Senator Pomerene.
”1 am sure that p was so reported."
Reverting to the Penrose contribu
tion. Archbold testified that Penrose
approached him early in the campaign
and told him that if he (Penrose) could
handle part of the contribution that it
would strengthen him with the state
and national committees and that Mr.
Bliss would consent to It.
"Did you talk to Senator Penrose as
to the attitude of Mr. Roosevelt toward
your company?” asked Senator Pome
rene.
“Very likely I did."
Archbold Has Only
Three Penrose Letters.
Archbold said that he had a record
of only three letters to Senator Pen
rose and he presented them to the com
mittee. None of them bore upon the
matter under consideration. One of
them was a request for Penrose to use
his influence toward an appointment
for Archbold's brother-in-law, written
in April. 1904. but this was not In the
record.
Archbold declared he also had talks
with Senator Scott, of West Virginia,
and that both Scott and Elkins were
disposed to give the Standard Oil cred
it for bringing enough votes into West
Virginia to change it from the Demo
cratic-to the Republican column. He
said, further, that the employees of the
Standard Oil Company were advised of
the stand which the company had
taken.
He said he recalled no contilbution to
the Democratic campaign that year, al
though some individual directors may
have contributed.
"Do you remember Judge Parker
making a charge that Theodore Roose
velt was being aided by the trusts?"
"I remember it.”
"Do you remember the denials?"
”1 remember the Incidents clearly."
"After these denials by the president,
did you have any talk with Riis-- or his
managers on the subject”"
“I did not."
Senator Oliver, of Pennsylvania, then
took up the question, which Archbold
dented, that the $25,000 sent to Penrose
was anything but a purely political
matter.
Cortelyou Didn't
Call on Archbold
"Did you have any information lead
ing you to believe that Cortelyou was
cognizant of this contribution at the
time it was made?" asked Senator Oli
ver.
"As I did not meet Mr. Cortelyou un
til after that, is 1t important thnt 1
answer”" asked Archbold
Senator Clapp assured him that It
was important.
■ When the question of the second
contribution was under way," said
Archbold then. "Mr Bliss desired Mr.
Coltelyou to meet me and present fur
ther reasons why we should again con
tribute and an engagement was made."
"Was it kept?"
"Mr Bliss and Mr Cortelyou were to
< ome to my office Mr. Bliss came and
said: You sec. I am here alone, Mr
Archbold. Mr Cortelyou didn't think
it desirable that he should come. ”
Senator Jones then examined Arch
bold He recalled Archbold's state
ment that the Standard (ill directors
. hud instructed him to offer a contribu
tion provided that the powers of the
-pail) thoroughly approved of accepting
1 !l
, Did B*l*s ever lell you ihst he had
Room veil of this < ondltlnn ’
I alii nain< Rooseteit and Cortelyou
especially. Bliss gave me to under
stand that they knew and approved.”
“Were any members of your board
Democrats?”
"Yes.”
"Did they approve?"
They either approved or kept si
lent."
Paid Contribution in
SI,OOO and SSOO Bills.
"Were any Democratic members
present at the meeting when these in
structions were given you?"
"What was the denomination of the
bills with which the sloo.oo<i was paid?"
"They were in SI,OOO and SSOO bills."
Archbold discussed rhe Harriman in
cident and said that Rogers and Harri
man himself had told him of the rais
ing of Harriman's fund.
"Did you or your company »ver re
ceive any letter from Colonel Roosevelt
expressing his appreciation for the con
tribution?” asked Senator- Jones.
"We did not. He evidently decided
that a diffeient course would be better
for him and threw out an anchor to
windward.”
During the course of Ihe description
of the prosecution by the department
of justice, of the Standard Oil Com
pany rebate cases. Mr. Archbold for
the only time during the hearing
showed traces of anger.
"There was absolutely no ground for
indictment,'’ he said, "and rhe district
attorney of Buffalo wired to the de
partment of justice that the prosecu
tion was ill-advised because of the lack
of merit. lam informed that the reply
was. Damn the merits of the case; get
the indictment.’ "
Archbold's face flushed as he repeat
ed this message. Then, turning toward
Chairman Clapp, he shouted:
“Theodore Roosevelt said this case
was meritorious. It was ridiculous.
There was no more merit than if I
should charge you here with having
robbed my pocket."
Cortelyou Afraid,
Said Witness.
Senator Pomerene inquired why Sec
retary Cortelyou did not visit Arch
bold's office after an arrangement for a
conference had been made. He was
afraid, replied the witness, that it might
not look well if the manager of the Re
publican campaign committee were
seen in the offices of the Standard Oil
Company. He gave assurance to Mr.
Bliss, however. Archbold said, that the
latter represented both himself and
Theodore Roosevelt.
"Did you see President Roosevelt?”
asked Senator Pomerene.
"Not during the campaign." an
swered Archbold.
"Did you see Roosevelt afterward?"
"Mr. Rogers and I called after he hal
been elected. We spent a pleasant
evening at the white house. during
which President Roosevelt freely dis
cussed the campaign which had just
ended. He said there was some criti
cism. but that could not be avoided."
"What criticism did he say was
made?"
"The matter of the insurance contri
butions was taken up at that time. 1
belief e.”
“Was there any specific reference to
your contribution?"
“No.”
Senator Penrose asked that Archbold
be instructed to search for all papers
relating to the hearing and bring them
before the committee when he returned
in October from his European trip. It
was also arranged that a deputation
from the committee will call upon Wil
liam Rockefeller, who now is ill, and
obtain a statement from him. Other
Standard Oil officials will be subpenae 1
to appear before the ’committee. Mr.
Archbold then was excused.
Committee to Call
T. R. for Grilling.
Colonel Roosevelt in person will be
haled before the committee investigat
ing the expenses of the last two presi
dential campaigns, according to the
plans of Senator Pole« Penrose, it is
declared here today.
Senator Penrose, whose anger has
been aroused by the publication of let
ters from John D. Archbold of the
Standard Oil Company, purporting to
show that Penrose was a beneficiary of
the trust's financial target's, also is said
to be planning to have ex-State Sena
tor William Flinn, leader of the pro
presslvo in Pennsylvania, appear be
fore the committee.
Penrose charges thai Flinn offered
$1,000,000 to be elected senator from
Pennsylvania. It is Mr Penrose’s pur
pose to have both Roosevelt and Flinn
grilled by the committee, if possible. It
is also possible that Penrose will en
deavor to have George W. Perkins call
ed before the committee and tell of
an alleged pool of $3,000,000 underwrit
ten by him for Roosevelt's campaign
expenses in 1912
Penrose, Fighting Mad,
Plans Revenge.
I'lte Pennsylvania senator is fighting
mad and he is planning a double re
sult from his attack on his tormentors.
First he wants revenge for the allega
tions against him; second he wants to
"show up" Bull Moose political con
ditions.
Friends of Penrose declare thai he
has documents In his possession to
prove charges w hich he has made
against Colonel Roosevelt chief of
which is that Roosevelt knew of the
immense contributions made by the
Standard Oil Company to the Repub
lican campaign fund They declare that
Penrose can prove that when Colonel
Roosevelt wrote his letter to George R
Cortelyou In 1904 forbidding him as
chairman of the national Republican
committee to accept the Standard's
contributions, h. knew the monev bad
been received and spent.
Mr Penrosi hae in hi« possession It
Ii» said, nn Interesting lettet from
Root.ec t It, when piesidtnt. thinking Hint
The Deposed and
Exposed Boss of Pa*
SI
for his loyal services to the Republican
party in Pennsylvania.
A second attack on former President
Roosevelt in the senate yesterday orig
inated in a colloquy between Senator
Reed, of Missouri, and Senator Pen
rose. of Pennsylvania, who presented a
resolution demanding an investigation
of the circumstances set forth in his
statement ta the senate Wednesday, in
which he charged that SIOO,OOO ol
Standard Oil money went into the 1904
Roosevelt campaign fund, with Presi
dent Roosevelt’s knowledge.
Senators Penrose, Reed and Wil
liams each attacked Colonel Roosevelt,
and Senator Poindexter, of Washing
ton. a supporter of the new Progres
sive party, came to his defense. Sena
tor Poindexter charged that a combi
nation of "regular Republicans" and
Democrats was at work to defame
Colonel Roosevelt.
The debate between Senators Reed
and Penrose was marked by the readi
ness with which the latter replied to
Senator Reed's questions. Early in the
afternoon the two senators, with Sena
tor Smith, of Maryland, had a short
conference.
Senator Penrose, in answer to ques
tions from Senator Reed, declared that
"according to his information” Colonel,.
Roosevelt knew that SIOO,OOO of Stand
ard Oil money had been received and
spent in 1904 before he wrote a letter
directing that any Standard Oil contri
butions be returned. A new element
was injected into the political imbroglio
when Senator Penrose suggested to
Senator Reed:
' There has come to my notice quite
a lot of information leading to the
thought that some three million dollars
was underwritten by George W. Per
kins and his associates to nominate
Mr. Roosevelt for the presidency of the
regular Republican party In the present
campaign. Evidence regarding this
matter will be submitted to the proper
senate committee for consideration.
The ultimate object of this enorpous
fund was the control of the Republican
party In the interests of the element
represented by Mr. Perkins. The lar
gest campaign fund in the history of
the United States for a nomination was
raised for Mr. Roosevelt at the pri
maries last winter.”
Big Railroad
Donations Mentioned.
Alleged Contributions of SIOO,OOO each
by the Missouri Pacific and Southern
Pacific railroads to the Roosevelt cam
paign fund in 1904 were mentioned by
Senators Reed and Penrose, Senator
Penrose declaring that President
Roosevelt always was in close touch
with the national committee managing
his campaign.
When the colloquy was concluded,
Senator Reed made an extended speech
attacking Roosevelt, reopening the
question of the $250,000 collected for the
Republican campaign fund in 1904 by
E. H Harriman, and placing in the
record all of the so-called "Archbold’’
correspondence recently published.
Senator Reed also attacked George
W. Perkins.
When he concluded Senator Poindex
ter took the floor and characterized the
days proceedings “as a combination, an
understanding, an alliance.” between
the machine Republicans and the ma
chine Democrats against progressive
principles.
Senator Reed and Senator Williams
denied any "alliance between Senator
Penrose and the Democrats."
"We hunt Bull Moose today.” said
Senator Williams, "and elephant to
morrow."
Senator Reed attacked at length the
so-called Morgan interests, and con
cluded with the declaration:
"That concern, it seems to me. hav
ing cornered the iron and steel busi
ness of the land, largely controlling
its banks and its trust companies and
its transportation lines, has concluded
at last the time has come when It can
own a president. They started their
handy man Perkins out to finance- his
campaign, and they thought they
would win. They got in so deep be
fore they knew It that they could not
get back up. and now they are stand
ing before the American people al
most apologizing for their existence
and Roosevelt is trying to pretend to
the American people that Perkins Is
here like a man already repentant,
coming with tear-stained eyes to make
up for past misdeeds—a stranger in the
Roosevelt camp."
Dates of Documents
Have Significance.
Senator Reed culled attention to the
fact that the Archbold letter to Sen
ator Penrose, announcing an Inelosute
of $25,000, bore d tt- of October 13
11*04
i ,<i> th- wlMloi state w betlte- the
sli»*.oi*U. a tiicb whs alsa paid by the
Standard Oil people, was paid on of
prior to the 13th day of October?" he
asked.
Senator Penrose said he thought it
was paid “on or about that time, per
haps a little time before.”
The letter President Roosevelt wrote
Chairman George B. Cortelyou. of the
Republican national committee, -telling
him to accept no contribution from
the Standard Oil Company, "was sent
about a week before the election," Sen
ator Penrose declared.
"As I understand, the money had
been received before this letter of-Mr.
Roosevelt w'as dated," said Senator
Reed.
"Considerably." said Senator Pen
rose.
"Had the money been spent, or was
it on hand, and was it in fact re
turned?" asked Senator Reed.
"The information I have always had
as to the transaction was that Mr.
Roosevelt was advised that the money
had been spent, and could not be re
turned. and the letter was sent to
make a record for future reference.”
replied Senator Penrose.
"Do you know that any large sums
of the money were contributed to the
national Republican committee in 1904
that were returned to the donors?"
asked Senator Reed.
“The returning of contributions is
such a rare instance on the part of
political committees that If there had
been any, other case it would have
made a profound impression on my
mind and 1 do not recall any others,”
replied Senator Penrose.
Senator Reed asked whether Mr, Pen
rose knew of any ebntribution to the
campaign fund in 1904 by the Missouri
Pacific. Southern Pacific or Gould in
terests.
"I have no direct knowledge." Mr
Penrose answered, "simply my infor
mation at the time that large contribu
tions were made from those interests."
"You mean that while actively en
gaged with the Republican nationa
committee as a member of that com
mittee, you understood that these in
terests had contributed heavily to ths
fund?" asked Reed.
"That is correct," said Penrose.
Says T. R. Knew,
What Chiefs Did.
"To what extent were the acts of the
national committee concealed from Mr
Roosevelt?” asked Senator Reed.
"Mv observation of Mr. Roosevelt,
said Penrose, "has been that he was
well calculated to have pretty superioi
knowledge about everything that was
going on in the national committee. I
do not think there was a day. and in
some days, an hour in the day, when
the chairman of the national commit
tee was not In communication with him
over the telephone."
Senator Stone wanted to know how
the $3,000,000 which Mr. Penrose had
said was raised for Colonel Roosevelt
was used.
“I meant to state," said Senator Pen
rose. “that the object of this enormous
amount and unprecedented campaign
fund was the ultimate control of the
regular Republican nomination at Chi
cago. What underwriting has occurred
since then for the third party remains
to be, developed.”
Senator Boiah interrupted io ask
about the activities of the Republican
national committee at the Chicago
convention.
"The majority of the national com
mittee exercise'd every opportunity pos
sible to restrict and restrain the efforts
to purchase colored Taft delegates at
$5,000 a head,” replied Senator Penrose.
"1 suppose the senator is not pre
pared to state how they got them
back?" asked Senator Borah.
"We got them back by appealing to
their manhood and their reputation for
honor and Integrity and in most every
case we got them back," Mr. Penrose
answered.
"I take it. Mr. President, that the
men who would wander off the reser
vation for the purpose of raising the
price could have not very much man
hood left to appeal to. to get back.”
Senator Borah said.
Roosevelt Makes
Sweeping Denial
NEW YORK. Aug 23.—-" Mr. Pen
rose Is the embodiment and representa
tive of all that is worst in our business
and political life—he deliberately and
wilfully misrepresented me. but I wel
come his opposition," was the way Col
onel Roosevelt answered the attack of
Senator Penrose when he reached his
office today in The Outlook building.
The colonel arrived in town early in
the day from Wilkesbarre, where he
made a speech last night during which
he took occasion to refer to the state
ment made by Penrose that a big por
tion of the colonel’s campaign fund had
been received in the way of a contribu
tion from Standard Oil interests. He
dictated in forceful terms the state
ment in which he places Penrose in the
Ananias club, and denies emphatically
that he knew of the Standard Oil con
tribution or that he wrote the letters
to Cortelyou asking that the contribu
tions be refused as a means of furnish
ing good campaign material. The state,
ment. in part, follows:
"Mr. Penrose is the embodiment and
You don t have to bake it, you don't have to fry it.
You don’t have to wash it, or peel it, or dry it,
You don’t have to set it to rise over night,
You don’t have to worry for fear it’s not right,
It’s ready for you when you’re ready to eat it
What is it? Why, "Toasties!” Can anything beat it?
'OTS
1 ”* of th* s<i Jingle, for which the return Co
Rattle Creek Mich paid l<ennnn ,n | lln *
Trust Peeved Over
Roosevelt's Attacks
“I went to his (Bliss') place
of' business once after Mr.
Roosevelt and some of his bu
reau heads began making his
very unjust attacks on us. Mr.
Bliss threw up his hands and
said: ‘I thoroughly sympa
thize with you. I believe the
attacks are unjust myself, but
I can not help you. Thai was
some time after the election,
perhaps a year after."
—From John D. Archbold’s Testi
mony.
■MH
N. I. GRAFT NET
Detective Flynn’s Home Broken
Into in Effort to Steal Evi
dence, Is Belief.
NEW YORK, Aug. 23.—When the
grand jury which is probing into graft
in the police department revealed by
the assassination of Gambler Herman
Rosenthal, reassembles on September 2
sensational evidence is expected to be
presented concerning the recent finan
cial operations of a police Inspector and
a high civilian employee of the depart
ment.
This announcement was made today
at District Attorney Whitman’s office
where preparations are under way for
resumption of the inquiry.
It was also leaned at Mr. Whitman’s
office that a subpena had been issued
for a banker whose testimony will
throw light upon the bank account of
this employee in the department.
Attaches of the district attorney’s of
fice are investigating what is believed
to have been an attempt to steal evi
dence of grafting in the police depart
ment by breaking into the home of
William Flynn, chief of the eastern di
vision of the United States secret serv
ice.
Desks Ransacked.
Flynn, who has been allowed to re
sign temporarily in order to investi
gate g’aft in the police force, was out
of the city when the attempt was made.
His home at 108th street and Wads
worth avenue was entered and desks
and closets ransacked. It is known
that Flynn has important evidence
against police officials. Flynn is now
on his vacation.
Detectives James C. White and John
C. Steinert, formerly members of Lieu
tenant Charles A. Becker's strong-arm
squad, were arraigned before Justice.
Crain in the court of general sessions
today charged with perjury. These are
the men who are accused of “planting”
evidence for Becker against “Big Jack”
Zelig, a gang leader They pleaded no'
guilty and were held in bonds of $10,090
each.
“Leftie Louise” Rosenberg, one of the
gangsters charged with killing Herman
Rosenthal, is reported to have been
found near a large Western city, where
he is now under surveillance of detec
tives. From the district attorney’s of
fice It was reported this afternoon that
Whitman expects “Leftie Louie" to ar
rive here in custody of detectives next
Tuesday.
— ,
representative of all that is worst in
our political life and the worst in the
alliance between business and politics
which has done so much harm in this
country, and 1 hail his opposition with
unfeigned joy.
"We, the Progressive party, are the
mortal enemies of Mr. Penrose and his
kind, and all the hideous evil which
they represent In our public life.
Underwriting Story False.
'The statement that Mr. Perkins un
derwrote the sum of or any
sum resembling that amount to finance
my campaign is a deliberate and wilful
falsehood which Mr. Penrose knows to
be false when he makes it.
"The statement that the letters writ
ten by me to Mr. Cortelyou were not
genuine and were not accepted as gen
uine. were written only for the rec
ords is a deliberate and wilful false
hood which Mr. Penrose knows to be
false when he makes it.
"There is nothing that I welcome
more than Mr, Penrose’s opposition and
Mr. Poindexter pointed out the attitude
when he said Mr. Penrose and his al
lies in the senate. Republicans and
Democrats alike, were in a conspiracy
to serve the corruption of politics and
business alike by endeavoring through
slandering and mendacity to oppose the
only men and the only party which se
riously endangers rule of corruption in
politics and finance—that is. the Pro
gressive party and Its candidate