Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-09-10
Facls Relating to The Enormous
Sum Of Money Raised Ia 1904
Coming TO Light.
C0RTELYOU BACKED BY PRESIDENT
New York Newspaper Learns Who
Were the Big Contributors and the
Amounts They eave-Thc Import
ant Part Played by Hartman, the
Man Turned Down by Roosevelt.


NEW YORK, Sept 9.-Thc Inst
vcstigc of mystery. surrounding The
famous campaign nnd islisod by T.
II. Hartman in 1904 10 save the
country TO Roosevelt and 10 keen the
Stale from the Democrats has boon
cleared mp by the New York World
The huge sum of 100000 and not
SguOOno. as Secretary Cortclyou
claimed. was got together nj the per
sonal solicitation OF President Roosc-
Welt and came from The trusts. de.
spite the fact that on several occn-
sinns he referred TO the man who had
made the charge MS an unqualified
fnlsifier.
Hero are the mon and the amounts
they contributed. Each represents n
great trust, some of them many:
Edward II. Ilnrriman. $50 900
u, Nick. Twombly. representing the
Vanderbilt interests, S25.000.
Channcey NJ. Dcpew. $4,000.
James lla2cn Hyde, $4,000
The Equitable Life Insurance So.
cicty, $40 900
j. Picrpont Morgan, $4,000.
George w. Perkins, New York Life
lnslrunce Company. $4,000,
II II Rogers, Standard oil, $40.
00G.
John ID. Archibald, STANDARD OH.
$4,000.
William Rockefeller. standard OIL.
$4,000.
James s. speyer ana lonking inter
csts. $4,000.
CnrpnlfYc nil.
600.
Seven friends of Senatot Dcpew.
$4,000 each, $4,000.
Received in smaller donations by
Nh Hartman. 100000
Total. 100000.
As soon ms MIR. Hartman had col.
lcctcd the sum he turned il over 10
Cornelius n. Bliss trcnsurct of the
Republican National Committee. Mr..
Bliss then wrote check for the full
amount. and sent ii to Mr. Cortelyou.
lie retained 100000 for his personal
uses in New York. and then gave the
remaining 100000 to II. b. Odell.
chairman of the Republican State
Committee. 1t was understood that
the money was contributed To insure
the election of Mr.. Roosevelt rs Pres.
ident and Mr.. Higgins rs governor.
Two practical Men"
Editorial in the New York World.)
In anotherc column of today's is
sue of the World Is presented an an.
thoritativc account of the raising and
expenditure of the socallcd Hartman
contribution to the Republican cam
paian fund of 1904
Whether Mr. Hartman raised this
money at Mr.. Rooscvelts request. MS
he says or whether Mr.. Harrlman's
statement SHOULD he characterized
by an even shorter and uglier word.
as Mr.. Roosevelt says. tho President
of the United States played most
shocking part in the transaction MS
will be seen from the sequence OF
events.
Harriman's Visit to Roosevelt.
Mr.. Harman's visit to Mr.. Roosc.
welt was the result of a conference
between George b. Cortelyon. Mr..
Roosevelts personally appointed
Chairman of the Republican National
Committee: Coinclius n. Bliss. treas
nrcr of that committee. and Benja-
min b. Odeil. IL. Mr. Harriman's per
sonal and political friend, then chair
man of the Republican State Commit
tee
No matter who arranged the inter
view, Mr.. Hartman visited Mr.. Roose.
Welt eleven days before the election
He took with him Mr. Odelrs final
canvass of the State, showing the si,-
nation in every county. The next day
he returned to New York and began
raising a 100000 campaign fund.
Every dollar of it came from men
who must have known of Mr.. Harri-
mans interview with the President.
Eve-vOne of these men was seeking
favor of the administration in one
form or another.
Eight days before the election Mr..
Bliss turned the money which Mr..
Hartman had collected over 10 Mi
Cortelyom. Mr.. Cortclyou after del
ducting 100000 for the national com.
mttee. gave tho remaining 5000. 900
to Nj Odell for use in Mr.. Roose.
veli's own state. which he was so dc.
sirons OF carrying ly n large ma
1ority The campaign proper was
over. Tho educational service" by
which Secretary Root. In his Yale
address. justified campaign cont.fbu-
tons. had all been performed. This
money was not intended for cduca
ton. II was what. In the expressive
vernacular of Tammany Hall, is