The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-04
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Particle of Truth. !"
SHOWS 5UP. PLAN
OF HARTMAN
Willy Financier Wanted Depew3
Sent to France as Ambassado dor
So That He Could Be Ap- 55s
pointed United Slater n
Senator from
New York.

WASHINGTON, April 3.-Presidcnt&5
Roosevelt discussed with a number OF 9s
his callers numerous features Of tho
controversy between Mr. Hartman and s
ton Of the letters l,etween themj NJ
He desired not to be quoted In thls.s
matter, however. To his friends to. s$
day the President made it plain that
his version Of Mr.. Hnrriman's visit
preceding the campaign Of 1904 was
that MIR. Hartman wanted assistance
from the National Republican Commit II
tee to help OUT Chairman Odell insthe N
New York State campaign towards s9
whose expenses he (Harriman) had
raised 100000. The President promiseds
to communicate with Messrs. Cor
telyou and Bliss to- sec what could be-
done. He did in this case, he de-sssss
clared, Just what he had done in other
Instances where he had been appealed
to to help In State campdigns
To some of his visitors the sidentE n
referred to the statement made public
last night by Judge Alton B. Parkorsi si
III Albany, in which he said that 1t
has never been denied that H S 4 90 900
was turned over. by the Equitahle,S
Mutual and New York Life Insurance.
Companies to Mr.. Cortelyou's commit
tee. and that Congress had refused to 3
make an Investigation into the corr
porate contributions of 1904 or to pass
a law prohibiting such contributions in
tho future. On this subject tho Presl-s$
dent referred to a statement which heat
made on November A. 10 0O4, in w hi ch lle
said in part:. 81 # i,
No Particle of Truth.
'.rhat contributions have been ma do
TO the Republican committee is not
tile question at issue. Mr.. Parker'ss
assertion Is IN effect that such CON
Etrsbutions have been made for impropera
motives, either in consedu & e..
threats or in consequenceiofa improperly
promises, direct or indirect, on 7 he
part of the reci pients. = Y " " But there.
is not one particle Of truth In the
stntement."8etc. 5:s.ss
Neither Mr.. Parker nor his supporters,
the President declared, have been g bio 4
to traverse or question the statements
made in that answer. The PresiderlsNi
said that to his own knowledge about
dozen contributions offered by CORPORA
tions had been declined by Chairman Cor
telyou, but others had been accepteu.g
a contribution by the American y TobaccoS
Company he said, had been returned. "a
prominent man, he added, N had made Si;.IE.
contribution of $4,000 to the Republi-#
man had made known his desire for an
appointment In the diplomatic service i'm
the event that the President was elect-s
cd. AS soon as his motives were un-ss
derstood tho national committee re-
turned his Scontri ributinn. The President
asserted to his callers that none Of
the corporations TINT contributed to-
the campaign fund n81904 had como
to him for faYors, either directly or
Indirectly. @
In this connection tho President re- Z
ferred to tho Legislation enacted re-
garding corporations during the last
| two years as disproving any impu-s
tations that Immunity would be shown
them for their contributions
Hartman Wanted Toga.
It was authoritatively declared at
| tho White House to-day that tle5 real,
reason for Mr.. T.. IT. Harriman's inter
est in the election of tho State ticket
in New York in 1904. reference to-
which was made in the cations
| which passed between him and tho
| President, was that he desired to adj
vance his own ambitions. II Is as
serted that Mr.. Hartman wanted tho
| position of Ambassador filled by Mr.
| Depew, and that this was the reason
why he was anxious to have him
lanpponted Abassador to Paris. The In;
ferenccs from MI Harriman's ATTITUDES
according to the statement made at tho
| White House, was that 4 Senator4De
pew could be induced to go to Paris
| that Governor Higgins wns prepared
to appoint him to tho vacancy.