Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-03
Press NEWPORT NEWS, VA WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1907
PASSES
THE LIE TO HARTMAN
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ing me to go to Washington on DC.
tober 10, the President wrote:
80 In view of the trouble over the
state ticket in New York should
much like to have few, words with
you Do you think you can get down
here within few days and take eth
er lunch or dinner with me-,
ION October Ia he wrote:
My Dear Mr. Hartmann
A suggestion has come to me In
n roundabout way that you do not
think ii wise to come to see me in
the closing weeks. of the campaign.
but that you arc reticent to refuse i'm.
asnuch rs | have asked you.r
"a funeral in my family prevented
a prompt response to the Presidents
repeated invitation, but finally about
Cctcber 90, was able to 20 To
Washington and see him.
There Is some difference of recol.
lection as to what transpred at that
interview.
Fortunately, the President himself
In his strictly personal letter to me
OF November 30th, throws some light
llpon what did take place. He says:
III you remember when you were
down here. both you and were so
Interested in certain New York poli,
zeal developments, that | hardly IL at
all. touched on governmental matters
Again in the same letter he SAYS:
AS matter of fact, as you will re.
member, when you did come down to
see me. you and | were both SO en-.
gagged in the New York political sit
liation that we talked of little else
Was Much Troubled Over Situation.
The invitation of October 10 ADade
me to the White House to have n
few words with the President. lin view
| or The trouble over the state ticket
| In New York had replied on Oc-
tober 18th: j am giving a very large
part OF my time to correcting the
trouble here, and intend to do SO if
any effort on my part can accom-
piish 1t. Will take occasion the
iirst OF next week to run down to see
you and think by that time the con,
ulliohs VIII lie very much improved ;
Hartman Wants Public to Judae.
| whether ! was seeking his aid to
secure the adherence of the state of
New YORK to the state ticket, or he
was seeking mine is proved or dis
proved by this correspondence, and
cheeriully submit to the public
whether the inference clearly suggest.
ed That the President is the proper
on did not so understand 1t from
inc invitation, nor from the inter
view.
l. The President dwells at length OH
inc assertion that he did not ask me
To contribute for the presidential
fit q
~ do not deny this statement nor
Is 1t at all inconsistent with the AS.
sertions made in the Webster letter
respecting the interview. Therein |
distinctly said: The President sent
! me q request to go to Washington to
CONFER upon the political conditions
IN New York state. complied and
ne told ME that he understood the
campaign could not be successfully
carried OH without sufficient money,
ana asked If | would help them in
raising tile necessary funds, as the
national committee under Chairman
Corteiyou had utterly failed OF OBJ.
tanning them and there was n large
amount due from them to the New
ioih Stdlc COTnmltIce.'
III that means anything whatever
IT. must be that lie was urging me to
hclp the New York state committee
ana not the national COMMITTEES or the
presidential campaign, except so far
rs the success Of the state ticket in
new York would contribute to the
national ticket. That did help in
,his regard. that I did raise funds i'm.
nediately upon my return from the
interview with the President. is I'M.
deniable and TO this fund contrib,,t.
cd $4,000.
am not responsible for what MIR.
sherman may have said to the Pres.
iueHt with reference to the conversa
.ion he had with me. All that I have
10 say is that did not meet his rr.
gent requests that contribute to his
canlpaien fund, and that the state.
menus alleged to have been attributed
10 me by pim were false. Tho prns.
lucnt was assured of this fac, hv n
in,tlmi friend who was present nj the
interview" "' the
| Depew Pleads Ignorance.
~, senator Pepcw, when asked about
w, Hartman letter said; ~ knew
nothing about it. except Tho m.rt
n ""' r,iors TO me as Il possible am.
pfssador to Paris. A friend told
me mat might be appointed to tho
race nut ] told him that did NOT
care ut all for ii. That is ALI thnt
can say about tho Hartman lot.
Bliss Hasn't Seen Letter.
'orhclius n. Bliss made this re.
Ply 10 questions: 81 have not seen
,be Hartman letter. do not want
To scn It. If did SEQ it, would
say nothing about It,"
Alton 3. Parters Statement.
ALBANY, n. Y. April ALTON