Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 August 1912 — MAKES REPLY TO PENROSE [ARTICLE]

MAKES REPLY TO PENROSE

Roosevelt Says That He Ordered Oil Trust Cash Rejected in 1904 Campaign. Oyster Bay, Aug. 20.—Colonel Roosevelt issued a statement In reply to a published interview in which Senator Penrose of Pennsylvania was quoted as saying that he believed the >25,000 check sent to him in 1904 by the Standard Oil company was used by the Republican national committee to help in carrying New York state for Roosevelt. The colonel said that in 1904 he had written to George B. Cortelyou, Republican national chairman, stating that no campaign contributions should be received from the Standard Oil company. He said that if any such contribution was received it was without his knowledge and in spite of his prohibition.