The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-04-12
APRIL 12, is
HARD ON TEDDY
Hartman Says He Asked Him TO
Save the Republicans.
And That He Raised Money to Pre-
vent New York From Going Dem.
ocratic i'm 1904.

XII
vent New York From Going Dem
ocratic in 1904.
A SENSATION was created in New
York Tuesday by the publication O,
letten written In December. 1905
ana ADDRESSED to Mr.. Sidney Webste,
or New York and signed sc. II. Har.
riman.ss
Sidney Webster Is lawyer and o
| ~riter.pn political subjects. His wife
10 sister OF Stuyvestant Fish. who
lost tho presidency Of the Illinois
Central railroad few months ago
attor hantagonizing Mr.. Hartman
| FOLLOWING Is q portion of the lette,
| referripB to his relations with pres.
ldent Roosevelt in the campaign OF
| As,Ato my political instincts to
whlcn You refer in your letter of
| DEC 10 am quite sure l have none
anu inN Deing made Mt all prominent
| III the5pol1tical situation is entirely
u9e Vo6Fresldent Roosevelt and be-
cause ~ my taking an active part in
the campaign during the autumn Of
| l9o4,8at his request, and his taking
adVaHbage OF conditions then created
70 rurther his own interests. IF #
mas Deen q predicated plot 1t could
not nave been better started or car
rled out. ~ cal
About q week before the election
IN theautumn Of 1904, when 1t look
ed certain that the State ticket would
go Democratic and was doubtful as to
roosevelt himself, he (the president)
sent Ine request to go to Washing
ton TO- confer upon the political con
ditioMs III New York State. | com
pied and he told me he understood
the campaign could not be successful
~ carried on without sufficient mon
ey, al'dsasked If l would help them in
laisihs 1he necessary funds, as the
natlo aal committee, under control Of
Ohai, nan Cortelyou, had utterly fail
ed OF obtaining them, and there was
large amount due from them to the
New York State committee.
explained to him that l under
stooqathe difficulty here was mainly
caused by the upstate leaders being
UNIV Ito support Depcw for re-
election as United States Senator.
that az he (Depew) could be taken
care of.tn some other way | thought
nattors could be adjusted and the
dliferent contending elements In the
party brought into alliance again.
We talked over what could be done
Tor @nepew and. finally he agreed, If
iouna necessary, he would appoint
him as ambassador to Paris.
With full belief that he, the pres
identi would keep this agreement |
came back to New York, sent for
Treasurer Bliss, who told me that |
was their last hope, and that they
mad exhausted every other resource
ss'f+I rs i,rcseaco / called up an inti-
mate friend of Senator Depew, told
MN That 1T was necessary in order to
carry New York State that 100000
should be raised at once and IL he
would help | would subscribe S5O.-
900. After few words over the tel
ephone the gentleman said he would
let me know, which he did probably
In three or four hours, with the re-
suit that the whole amount includ-
Ing my subscription. had been raised
The checks were given to Treas
urer Bliss, who took them to Chair
man Cortclyou. If there was any
among them Of life insurance com
panies or any other like organiza-
tions, OF course, Cortelyou must have
Informed the president. do not
know who the subscribers were other
than the friend OF Depew, who was
an individual. This amount enabled
the New York State COMMITTEES to
continue it's work, with the result
that at least $4,000 votes were turn
ed IN the city Of New York alone,
making a difference OF 100000
votes In the general result.
There are between 1900 and O.
800 districts in Greater New York
and In campaign such as that the
expenditure OF say, $50 in each dis
trict for campaign purposes not in
Guiding the watchers on election day,
would take more than 100000.
Some time in December, 1904, on
my way from Virginia to New York
etopped and had a short talk with
the president. He then told me that
he did not think 1t necessary to ap-
point Depew as ambassador to Paris
as agreed on, in fact favored him
for the senate. | had not expected
that he was the ono (sic) as to what
would be necessary, but he arrogatcd
that to himself. and /, Of course
could say nothing further. After
that used what influence could to
have Dopew returned to the senate
as considered there had been an i'm
piled obligation which should be liv-
ed up to.
"rnis is the way was brought tC
the surface In the political matters as
| had never before taken any active
part, and had only done what | could
as private citizen might. SO you
see | was brought forward by Roose
welt in an attempt to help him, at his
request, the same as | was I'm the In.
surance matter by Hyde and Ryan by
their request for my help.
| yours sincerely. :.
(Signed) E. II. Hartman"