The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-04
DID NOT DESIRE
TO Be QUOTED
President Held Post Mortem at
White House Over Shindy
With Hartman.
AMBITION OF THE LATTER
INTERESTING COMMENT IN NEW
YORK.

Washington, April S-Presideut Roose-
Welt discussed with a number Of his call
CTS today various features of the con-
troversy with Mr.. Hartman growing out
of the publication Of the letters between
them. He desired not to be quoted. how
ever.
To his friends the president made it
plain that his version of Mr.. Harriman's
visit preceding the election Of 1904 was
that Mr. Hartman wanted assistance
from the national Republican committee
TO help Chairman OdeH in the New York
state campaign. toward whose expenses
De lHarriman) had raised 100000. The
president promised to communicate with
Afessrs. Cortelyou and Bliss to see what
could be done. He did in this case, he
declared. just what he had done in other
instances where he had been appealed
TO 10 help in state campaigns.
Judge Parker's Statement.
To some Of his visitors the president
referred 10 the statement made public
last night by Judge Alton B. Parker in
Albany, which he said that it has never
been denied that S15OO0O was turned
over by the Equitable, Mutual and New
York Life Insurance companies to Mr..
CortelyOu's committee, and that congress
has refused TO make an Investigation into
the CORPORATE contributions Of 1904 or to
pass law prohibiting such contributions
N Inc future, On this subject the pres
ldent referred to statement which he
made on Nov. 4, 1904, in which he said
in part.
That contributions have beer. made 10
.He f,epubncan committee, as cOntribu-
Uous nave been made TO the Democratic
committee, IS not the question at issue.
Nlr. Farker5 assertion is in effect that
such contributions have been made for
improper motives, either in consequence
of threats or in consequence Of Improper
promises, direct or indirect, on the part
or the recipient. =
But there is not one particle of truth
in the statement" etc.
Some Contributions Declined.
Neither Mr.. Parker nor his supporters.
The president declared, have been able 70
traverse or question the statements made
IN that answer The president said that
70 his own knowledge about a dozen con-
tribuuons offered by corporations had
been declined by Chairman CortelyOu, but
that others had been accepted A con-
tri1u10n by the American Tobacco COM
paw be said had been returned
prominent man had made contribution
Of $1,000 TO the Republican campaign
fund Subsequently this man had made
known his desire for an appointment in
the diplomatic service in the event that
tle president was elected. As soon as
his motives were understood the national
committee returned his contribution. The
president asserted to his callers that none
of the corporations contributing to the
campaign fund in 1904 had come to him
Tor faVOrs either directly or indirectly.
In this connection the president referred
TO the legislation enacted regarding cor
poratiOns during the last two years as
disproving any imputatiOns that immun-
it's would be shown them for their con-
tributiOns.
Harriman's Ambition.
The following statement was given out
at the White House today:
The real reason for Mr.. Z. H. Harri-
mans interest in the election of the state
ticket in New York in 1894. reference TO
which was made in the communications
which passed between him and the presi-
dent. was that he desired to advance his
own ambitions It is asserted that Mr.
Hartman wanted the position of sena-
tor now filled by Mr.. Depew, and that |
this was the reason why he was anxious
10 have him appointed ambassador to
Paris. The inference at the White House
from MI HarTimans attitude was that
II Senator Depew could be induced to 90
to Paris that Governor Higgins was pre-
pared TO appoint him TO the vacancy"