PARTY FUNDS.
THE TRUSTS AND POLITICS. ARE MR. ROOSEVELT'S HANDS TARRED? ALLEGATIONS IN CONGRESS* By Telegraph-Press Association-Copyright (lice. August 24, 0.35 n.in.) New York, August 23. A Senatorial sub-committee is investigating tho question of campaign contributions to the parly funds from tlio big interests. In .a bitter debate, Mr. Roosevelt was accused of knowing that funds contributed by the trusts had helped to elect him. Senator Penrose asserted that Mr. G. W. Perkins, of the firm of J, P. Morgan clnd Co., and his associates underwrote 3,000,000 dollars (XGOO.OOO) to nominate Mr. Roosevelt. Tho committee decided to examine Mr; Archbold, of tho Standard Oil Trust, and others involved.
Senator Eeed declared: "We intend to ehow tho people that Mr. Roosorcll's hands aro most thoroughly tarred.'"
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Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1527, 24 August 1912, Page 5
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125PARTY FUNDS. Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1527, 24 August 1912, Page 5
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