The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1907-04-12


as Ambassador to Paris.
CONTRIBUTED $4,000.
with full belief that he, the Presi-
dent. would keep his agreement.
came back TO New York, sent for
Treasurer Bliss, who told me that I
was their last hope and they had ex-
hausted every other resource. In his
presence called up an intimate friend
OF Senator Dcpew, told him that II was
necessary. In order to carry New York
state, that 100000 should be raised at
once and IL he would help would sub
scribe $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
Cortelyou. If there were any among
them of life insurance compa-
MES, or other like organizations, of
course Cortelyou must have informed
the President. / do not know who
the subscribers were other than the
friend of Depew, who was an individ-
ual. 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 1900 and 2300 dis
tricts in Greater New York and In q
campaign such as that the expendi-
ture of say $50 in each district for
campaign purposes, not including the
watchers on election day, would take
more than 100000.
CHARGES AS TO DEPEW.
Some time in December on my way
from Virginia to New York, / stopped
and had short talk with the Presi-
dent He then told me he did not
think it necessary to appoint Depew
as ambassador to Paris, as agreed, in
tact, favored him for the Senate.
had not expected that he was the one
to dictate (sic) as to what would be
necessary, but he arrogated that to
himself and i, of course, could say
nothing further. After that used
what influence I could to have Depew
returned to the Senate. as considered
there had been an implied obligation
which should be lived up to.
This is the way I was brought to
the surface in the political matters, as
/ had never before taken any active
part; so you see / was brought for
ward by Roosevelt in an attempt to
help him. at his request, the same as
was in the insurance matter by Hyde
and Ryan by their request for my
help; and in the case of Ryan / prob
ably would have dropped the matter
after our first interview had 1t not |
been for my desire to save Belmont
from taking a position for which he |
could have been criticised by the pub |
lie press. as he was the one Ryan de- |
sired me to influence from opposing |
Morton for election as chairman of the !
Equitable board, and Belmont after
ward thanked me for taking his part, |
as IL he had voted against Morton in |
view of his local traction contentious |
with Ryan 1t would have been miscon-
RYAN HELPED BY ROOT.
"Ryan's success in all his manipula-
tons, traction deals, tobacco combina-
Company into the, Morton Trust Com
pany, the Shoe and Leather Bank into
the Western National Bank, and then
again into the Bank of Commerce
thus covering up his tracks-has been
done by the adroit mind of Elihu Root,
and this present situation has been
brought about by combination of cir
which has brought togeth-
err the Ryan Root-Roosevelt element |
Where do stand?
yours sincerely,
"E. H. HARTMAN"