The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-04-02
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT GIVES
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told us today what Hartman had said
to you. AS 1 say if you meet him, you
are entirely welcome to show him this
letter, although, Of course, it must not
be made public unless required by some
reason of public policy, and then only
after my consent has been first OBJ
tanned.
(Signed) uTHEO. ROOSEVELT"
Hartman was almost frantic with
rage and refused to defend himself ex-
cept to admit the authorship of the
letter.
The end of the greatest sensation
Roosevelt has sprung in most spec
tacular administration is not yet in
sight.
This morning it seemed as if the
president had been hit hard. This af-
ternoOn the world is staggered at the
force of the blow he hit in return.
Wall street is speeches. and the pol
iticians dumfounded.
Parker, whose friends this morning
cried, Il told you so,' this afternoon
fastened to say the matter was too i'm
portant for him to be quoted on hasti-
ly.
Bliss will not talk.
Hartman wrote the letter to Sidney
Webster, a New York millionaire. The
portion relating to the alleged contri-
button follows.
about a week before the election in
1904, when it looked certain the state
ticket would go democratic and it was
president sent me a request to go to
Washington to confer upon political
conditions in New York. 1 complied.
He told me he understood the CAM
paign could not be successfully carried
on without sufficient funds as the ma
tional committee had utterly failed of
obtaining them. 1 explained to him I
understood the difficulty here was
mainly caused by the upstate leaders
being unwilling to support Depew for
reelection and that If he Depe - could
be taken care of in some other way
thought matters could be adjusted and
the different contending elements in
the party brought into close alliance
again. We talked over what could be
| done for Depew and finally he agreed,
II found necessary he would appoint
him ambassador to Paris. With the
full belief the president would keep the
agreement l came back to New York
and sent for Treasurer Bliss, who told
me 1 was the last hope as they had ex-
! hausted every other resource. In his
presence 1 called up an intimate friend
| of Depew and told him it was neces-
sary, in order to carry New York, that
| 100000 should be raised at once, and
| if he would help, 1 would subscribe
! $4,000. The gentleman said he would
let me know, which he did, with the
result the whole amount, including my
subscription, was raised. The checks
were given to Bliss, who took them to
Cortelyou.'
Hartman says the letter was fur
nished by a former employe named
Hill and insists it is about as i'm
perfect as a poor stenographer could
get it from old notes."
He warned the World the letter
must not be printe-. but when ne
could not stop it, he telephoned the
American" to release letter for that
papers USE"
Hartman admitted writing the letter
| but said:
| Il went further than the copy you have
You only have part of it. The let
ter if printed will do irreparable harm
1t is going to react on the person VINO
prints it. 1t falls short of the mark
aimed
The letter created a stir in Wall
street today.