Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-04-03
HARRiMAN'S LETTER.
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into alliance again. We talked over
what could be done for Depew and fin
ally he agreed if found necessary he
would appoint him rs ambassador to
Paris.
with full belief that he, the Pres
ident. would keep this agreement, 1
came back to New York. sent for
Treasurer Bliss, who told me that I
was their last hope. and that they had
exhausted every other resource In his
presence | called up an intimate friend
uf Senator Depew. told him that it was
nc cessary in order to carry New Yorl.
state that 100000 should be raised at
once. and if he would help, l would
subscribe $4,000. After a few words
over the telephone, the gentleman said
he would let me know, which he did
probably in three or four hours with
the result that the whole amount, in
Guiding my subscription, had been
raised.
THE checks were given to Treasurer
Bliss, who took them to Chairman Cor
telyou. If there We're any among them
of life insurance companies, or any
other like organizations, Of course, Cor
telyou must have taken them to the
President. / don't know vino the sub
scribers were other than the friend Of
DcpcW, who was an individual. This
amount enabled the New York state
committee to continue its work with
the result that at least $4,000 votes
were turned in the city of New York
alone. making a difference of 100000
votes in the general result.
There are between 200 and 300
districts in Greater New York, and in
a campaign such as that the eXpendi-
turc of say $50 in each district for
campaign purposes, not including the
watchers on election day, would take
more than 100000.
Sometime in December, 1904, on
my way from Virginia to New York
| stopped and had d short talk with
the President. He then told me that
he did not think it necessary to APP
point DepeW as ambassador to Paris,
as agreed, 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 I, of course. could say
nothing further. After that l used
what influence l could to have Depew
returned to the Senate, as | consider
ed there had been an implied obliga-
ton which should be lived up to.
This is the way ! was brought to
the surface in the political matter, as
I had never before taken any active
part, ana had only done what ] could
As any private citizen might, 50 you
I Irnntrhf fpt,NE.IrI hG I,nnSn-
welt in an attempt 10 help him. at his
request. the same as ] WAS i'll the in
surancc matter by Hyde and Ryan by
heir request for my help; and i'll the
case Of Ryan | probably would have
lropDcu the matter alter our first in
-erVieW had it not been for my desire
o save Belmont from taking Il posi-
ton for which he could have been
criticized by the public press, as he
Nas the one RyGn desired me to influ
nncc from opposing Morton for cleo
ton as chairman OF the Equitable
board ANA Belmont afterward thanked
nc for taking part. as if he had voted
against Morton in View Of his local
fractions contentious with Mr.. Ryan
it would have been miSconStrucd.
'Ryi;n's success i'll all his manipula-
tons, traction deals tobacco cOmbina-
tons. manipulation of the State Trust Co.
into the Morton Trust Co., the Shoe and
Leather Bank into the Western National
Bank. and then again into the Bank Of
Conmc"rG-thuS covering up his tracks
has been done by the adroit mind Of
t,lihu Root, and this present situation has
been brought about by combination Of
circumstances which has brought togeth-
er tho Ryan, Root, Roosevelt element.
''Whcrc Go 7 stand?
Yours sincerely,
iSigneGD ''T. n. HARTMAN"
Senator Ipepew when asked about the
Hartman letter SAT-:
81 know nothing about it except the
part that refers to me as Il possible am
baSSaLor 20 France. 1t is true that a
friend toll ne that I might be appcintc'.
to tia( lGd"?, but told him that I did
not care ai all for the ambassadorship.
That i al 1 can say about the Hartman
letter."
Cornelius y. Bliss made this reply to
questions:
Il haven't seen the Hartman tttcr; I
don't want t. ses il. and if | did see it
would say nothing about it,