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Show SHELDON DENIES THE ODELL STORY Ovster Bay, N. Y . Aug. 15 Colonel Roosevelt's statement of last night regarding re-garding OiQ ?240.000 campaign contribution con-tribution said to have boon raised in 1904 by E. H. Harrlman, was endorsed today by George R. Sheldon, who was treasurer of the Republican national committee In 1904 Colonel RobseVelt telephoned to say thnt the testimony of ex-Governor Benjamin B. Odell last night before the senate committee did not agree With what Mr- Odell told him. At the timo Mr. Sheldon gave out his statement state-ment that Colonel Roosevelt knew nothing of the Harrlman fund until after election, Mr Odell said, according accord-ing to Mr Sheldon, that this version ot the matter Was correct. |