Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-04
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Roosevelt Says Late Opponent
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 WASHINGTON, April IA further statement has been given out at the White House in connection with the Hartman controversy.
 The statement says that the real reason for E. H. Harriman's interest in the election of the state ticket in New York in 1904, reference to which was made in the contradictions which passed between him and the president, was that he desired to ad- vance his own ambitions.
 It Is asserted that E. H. Hartman wanted the position of senator now filled by Chauncey Depew and that this was the reason why he was anx- ious to have him appointed ambassa- dor to Paris.
 The inferencee from Mir. Harriman's attitude were that if Senator Depew could be induced to go to Paris Gov ernor Higgins was prepared to appoint him to the vacancy.
 To his friends, it is said, the presi- dent has made 1t plain that his version of MT. Harriman's visit preceding the election of 1904 was that MT. Harri- man wanted assistance from the Re- publican national committee to help Chairman Odell in the New York state campaign, toward whose expenses he (Harriman) had raised S1O0,000. The president promised to communicate with Messrs. Cortelyou and Bliss to see what could be done. He did in this case, he declared, just what he had done in other instances where he had been appealed to help in state cam paigns. The president has referred to the statement made public by Judge Alton B. Parker in which he said that 1t has never been denied that $15O,O00 was turned over by the Equitable, Mu- tual and New York Life Insurance companies to Mir. Cortelyou's commit tee and that congress has refused to make an investigation into the corpora. tion contributions of 1904 or to pass a law prohibiting such contributions in the future. On this subject the presi- dent referred to a statement which he made on Nov. 4, 1904, in which he said in part:
 That contributions have been made to the Republican committee as contri- buttons have been made to the Demo- cratic committee is not the question at issue. MT. Parker's assertion is in ef- feet that such contributions have been made for improper motives, either in consequence of threats or in conse- quence of improper promises, direct or indirect, on the part of the recipients. But there is not one particle of truth in the statement"
 Neither Mir. Parker nor his support CTS, the president declared, have been able to traverse or question the state ments made in that answer. The presl- dent said that to his own knowledge about dozen contributions offered by corporations had been declined by Chairman Cortelyou, but that others had been accepted. A contribution by the American Tobacco company, he said, had been returned. A prominent man had made q contribution of $20,- 900 to the Republican campaign fund. Subsequently this man had made known his desire for an appointment in the diplomatic service in the event that the president was selected. As soon as his motives were understood the national committee returned his contribution. The president asserted to his callers that none of the corpora. tions that contributed to the campaign in 1904 had come to him for favors either directly or indirectly. In this connection the president referred to the legislation enacted regarding cor porations during the last two years as disproving any imputations that immu. nIty would be shown them for their contributions.
 He pointed to his prosecution of the Standard oil company. the chemical trust. the fertilizer trust, the sugar trust and the tobacco trust as all indi- eating on its face the action taken by the administration since the election that there had been no promises of i'm munity or of any other character made.
 A large contribution from the tobac- co trust was declined. the president said. as at that time there was pend ing litigation against the trust in which the government was involved.
 He said he Is keenly alive 10 the movement that is on foot to defeat his policies and those who stand with him. and he expects Hartman will redouble his efforts now that the break be- tween them Is complete.
 It is charged that there has been or ganized "a rich mans conspiracy to PROPERTY. HOMES AND BLOCKS.