In a bombshell revelation, Wharton Barker, a retired Philadelphia banker, spilled the beans to the Senate Committee on Interstate Commerce, exposing a secret deal between Theodore Roosevelt and New York financiers in 1904. Barker claimed that these financiers had promised to back Roosevelt’s presidential bid in exchange for a favorable stance on the railroad question. The implications were far-reaching, casting a shadow over the trust-busting president’s integrity.
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Key Facts
- State: National
- Category: Public Corruption
- Era: Historical
- Source: Library of Congress — Chronicling America ↗
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