Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-04-03

tCllOWS.
"'On his return from spending the
summer in Europe on Sept. 20 he wrote
mo stating that if / thought it desir-
able he would come to see me at any
time, then or later. He was then, as
you remember, a delegate to the Re
publican national convention, having
voted for my nomination.
"'On Sept. 90, | answered this letter.
saving: AT present there is nothing
for me to see you about, though there
were two points in my letter of accept
ance which l would like to have dis
cusscd with you before putting it out.
Let me present the facts: On June
% 1904, the President wrote me the fol-
lowing letter. which he does not include
in the correspondence published today.
II reached me in Europe.
"'White House,
Washington, June %, 1904
" Personal.
INV Dead MI Harriman:-I thank
YOU for your letter. AS soon as you come
home. | shall wait to see you. The fight
will doubtless be hot then. 1t has been 4
real pleasure to see you this year.
VERY truly yours,
(Signed)
THEODORE ROOSEE ELF.
an reply TO this | wrote him on my
return from Europe the letter OF sept. 70
the opening sentences of which he ellm-
mated in his publications
NEW York, Sept 70, 1901.
".Dear Mr. Presidcnt:-I was very glad
10 receive your note of June - last while
was in Europe. / am now getting mat
tcrs that accumulated during my alb
s.ncc somewhat cleared up. and II you
think it desirable I will go to see you at
any time now or later. II seems to NE
that the situation could not be in better
shaEs.
"'Yours sincerely.
fSign,D "'E.. H. HARTMAN.
:. TO the President, Washington. d. c.
.-rh.n followed q series of invitations
from the White House, both from the
President and his SECRETARY, urging me
to go to Washington. On Oct. 10 the
President wrote:
"rn view of the trouble over the state
ticket in New York 1 should much like
TO have a few words with you. Do you
think you can get down here within a
few DAYS and take either lunch or dinner
with mc?'
"On Oct. II he wrote:
my Dear Mr.. Iiarriman:-A susgcs-
ton has come to me in q roundabout
way that You do not think it wise to
come to see me in these closing weeks
Of tic campaign but that you are re-
llctant to refuse, inaSmuch as ! nave
asked YOU
"A funeral in my family prevented q
prompt response to the Presidents re-
pcatod invitation but finally, about Oct.
20. ! was able to so to Washington and
see him.
There is some difference of recollection
as to what transpired at that Interview.
Fortunately the President himself in his
strictly personal letter to me CT Nov.
Il throws some light upon what did take
place. He said:
eff YOU remember, when you Wcrc
down here both you and I were SC inter-
csteI in certain of the New York politi-
cal developments that I hardly, if at all.
touched on governmental matters Again
in the same letter he says: AS matter
of fact as you will remember, when you
did come down to sec me you and / were
both so engaged in the Now York politi-
cal situation llldt we tdIhcu VI iItie
else
THE invitation of Oct. 10 babe me &c
the White House to have a few words
with the President in view of The trou-
bic over the state ticket in New York.
| had replied on Oct. Il: L am giving
a very large part of my time to correct
ing the troubles here and intend to do so
if any effort on my part can accomplish
it, | will take occasion the first of next
week to run down to see you, and L think
by that time the conditions will be very
much improved.
whether | was seeking his aid to Sc
cure the adherence of the state of New
York to the state ticket, or nc was seek
ing mine, is proved or disproved by this
correspondence; and / chcerfully submit
to the public whether the inference clear
IL suggested by the President is tho
proper one. I did not seek it from the
I, invitation or from the interview.
The President dwells at length on the
assertion that he did not ask me to con-
tribute for the party campaign nor for
his; personal benefit. 7 do not deny this
statement, nor is it at all inconsistent
with the assertions I made in the Web
=
Therein | distinctly said:
:" The President sent me request to
go to Washington to confer upon the po-
iitici.l situation in New York state. I
complied and he told me he understood
the campaign could not be successfully
carried on without sufficient money, and
asked me if I would help them in raising
, the necessary funds, as the national com
mittec leader, Chairman COrtelyOu, had
i utterly failed in obtaining them and
there was Il large amount due from them
| to TIE New York state committee.
| 'If that means anything whatever i
must be that he was urging me to hcl?
/ the New York state committee and not
| the national committee or the Presidcn-
tial campaign except 50 far as the sue
| cess Of the state ticket in New York
would contribute to the national ticke,.
What the condition Of the finances of til:
New York state committee and of the
! national Republican committee at that
time was is well known to everyone. That
the national committee did owe the state
committee, and that the state commit