The Washington times., 1907-04-03
Who Got Hartman S
Contribution OF
S5O,OOO?
Railroad Man Says 1t
Went for State
Campaign.
Issues Call to
National Publicity
Committee.

The statements of President
Roosevelt and T. H. Hartman about
the campaign funds of 1904 are be-
ing parsed, diagrammed and ana
lyzed today. The more they are
studied, the more the impression is
found that there is not such a great
issue of fact between the President
and Hartman as at first appeared.
Mr.. Hartman has admitted that.
instead of raising money for the ma
tional campaign of 1904. he raised il
for the State campaign in New
York.
Belmont Issues Call.
Judge Parker's reiterauon Of the
charges he made in 19os have attracted
more attention than Harriman's re,
5oinder. Friends of the Administration
are urging that Cortelyou take up the
matter. and either make a public state
ment as to the conduct Of the financial
part Of the campaign, or IN some manner
open the way for a public Investigation
In this connection. IT IS interesting 10
Z
the national publicity committee issued
a call for a meeting of that Crganiza~
ton in New York city on April l6 when
William j. Bryan and Samuel GOmpers.
president Of the American Federation of
Labor, win make addresses advocating
the publication OF all accounts OF cam
paign committees.
Hartman, 0delI, Higgins.
It is recalled by politicians that in
1904 Hartman was deeply interested in
behalf of Higgins running for governor
OF New York Higgins nomination had
been dictated by Odell, OF whom Harri-
man afterward, in the insurance investi-
cation. said: Il should say that Mr.
OdeH derives his political influence
through his relations with me-" Ode1
was HaTriman's man, and Higgins was
at that time-OdeH's man. and there
was large reason why Hartman wanted
Higgins 10 win
Higgins was weak, and the President
was appealed to in his behalf. he knew
that the Harrlman-Odell crowd had
forced Higgins nomination, and he
wanted them TO make good
Democrats Are Pleased.
There is. howe, ar. some expression OF
wonderment that. after the scandals
about the 1894 campaign fund. Chairman
raise money from Hartman. Democrats
point out with much gIee that while the
Republicans denied the Parker charges
Of using a trust campaign fund, the IN
surance revelations and the newer Eiar-
riman disclosures suggest strongly that
these very funds were extensively used:
/ and then, they point cut the expert
ence of 1904 and the criticism following
IL. old not deter Sherman from going TO
/ the railroad wizard two years later Tor
I money But IL happened that in 1896
/ Hartman and Odell, having been turned
out of power and being sore, dldn care
whether Hearst or Hughes won, ana
4 Hartman said as much.
/ And X is further urged by Democrats
/ that the Republicans have not used
/ their control of Congress 10 pass any
contributions 70 campaigns True, they
| nassed \ Till.nan bill, prohibiting na-
| tional hanks making such conuibu-
tons: but as to other corporations, they
are yet free 10 give II they choose
Parkers Game Blocked.
Judge Parker-s reiteration Of his
/ charges OF 1904 has attracted much in
terest today. It is one OF the accepted
| stories of inner political circles, that
| when. near the close of the 1904 cam
palsn. Judge Parker made his famous
I charge that the trusts and Dis interests
! were being "held up foF campaign
money by the Republicans, he (Parkerl
| had in his possession the Cancelled ane
| cashed check that represented one Of
I these big contributions; that he eX-
/ pected there would be a denial, and
that following the denial he would sro-
duce the check as proof.
/ The denial came as expected, from the
/ President himself. But before Judge
| Parker could spring his sensational re-
ply. the people who had placed the can
celed check in his hands withdrew Il.
| They found that its publicity at that
/ time would be very serious TO them, be-
| cause IL would cause a feud among big
financial interests that were then work
/ ing in harmony in large matters.
Parker Endured Stigma.
Judge Parker, the story goes. returned
the check. and went 20 the election un-
l.der the imputation Of falsehood that
had been placed upon him by the Prest-
dent.
The President and Chairman Cortel-
YOU were not concerning themselves
much with the raising of funds in that
campaign. Treasurer Bliss did that. The
/ President was able 20 say IN all good
conscience, that Mr. Cortelyou wa not
using his knowledge gained as Secres
tary of Commerce and Labor. 10 eXt0rf
money from corporations.
Who Cot Harrimsn's sso,ooo7
One or two points remain to be settled,
however. so far as the general situa-
tion is concerned. Tie President has
cleared his own skirts, bat there are
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