The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-03

peat Hughes or not. whether the Demo-
Gratis carried congress OF not. He gave
as a reason for his personal dislike Of me
partly my determination to have the
railroads supervised, and partly the al
legged fact that after promising him TO
appoint DepeW as ambassador to France
L failed TO do it, and 1 understood You TO
say that he alleged that l made this
promise at a time when he had Gene
down TO see me in Washington, when l
requested him to raise $4,000 for the Re
publican presidential campaign, which
was then on.
so much for what Mr.. Hartman said
about me personally" says the presi-
dent, in concluding his first letter to Mr.
Sherman. Far more important, the pres
ldent regards the additional remarks
which AIR. Sherman said Mr. Hartman
made to him when he asked him II he
thought it was well to see 'Hearstism
and the like triumphant over the Re
publican party. You" says the presi-
dent. Inform me that he told you that
he did not care in the least, because those
people We're crooks and he could buy
them and other similar remarks. This,
the president SAYS, was doubtless partly
in bOastfUl CyniCism and partly in
burst Of bad temper" but Il showed, in
the presidents opinion, a cynicism and
deep-sested corruption which he de-
nounces in strong words.
The second letter to Mr.. Sherman sim
ply contains an addenda to the first.
Made No Request for Funds.
ANY such statement is deliberate and
willful Untruth-by rights it should be
characterized by an even shorter and
more ugly word. / never requested Mr..
Hartman to raise dollar for the presi-
Dental campaign of 1894. On the con-
traTy, our communications as regards the
campaign related exclusively 10 the fight
being made against Mr.. Higgins for gov
ernor of New York. Mr. Hartman be-
ing Immensely interested in the success
Mr. Higgins hac9IlSa he rpra-de1 10
attack on Higgins as being really an at
tack on him mir Hartmann and on his
friend. Governor Odell, and he was con
cerned i'm getting me to tell Mr. CorteI-
you to aid Mr. Higgins so far as ne
could. which 1 gladly did. He also Il
think more than Once) urged me to prom
Use to make Senator Depew ambassador
to France. giving me in detail the rea-
sons why this would help Governor Odell,
by pleasing certain big financial inter-
ests 7 informed him that I did not be-
lieve il would be possible for me to ap-
point Mr.. Depew. and Furthermore ex-
pressed my surprise at his saying that
the men representing the big financial in
terestS of New York wished that appoint
ment made, inasmuch as a number of
them had written to me asking that the
same place be given to Mr. Hyde, and
that as matter of fact, while | was not
prepared to announce any decision. /
doubted whether l could appoint either
Mr.. Depew or Mr.. Hyde to the place. AS
soon as Mr.. Hartman heard that Mr..
Hyde was candidate and had asked the
names of his hackers he hastily said
that he did not wish to be understood as
Mr.. Hyde, and would be
quite willing to support him. and though
l understand that he still preferred Mr..
Depew. he left me strongly under the i'm
preston that he would be almost as well
satisfied with Mr. Hyde and was much
discontented at my informing him SO pos
itively. not once. but repeatedly. that l
i r-l~ IL afr9F
either.
His and my letters now before rue of
the fall of 1904. as follows:
''On his return from spending the sum-
stating that if | thought 1t desirable he
would come to see me at any time. either
then or later. On Sept. %, | answered his
letter, saying; AT present there is moth
Ing for me to see you about, though there
were one or two points in my letter Of
acceptance which I should have liked 10
discuss with you before putting it out
In October l wrote him:
In view of the trouble over the state
ticket in New York. 1 should like to have
a few words with you. Do you think yOu
can get down here within a few days and
take either lunch or dinner with me?
The trouble I spoke of had reference
to the bolt against Higgins-that is, in
reality against Mr. Hartman and Mr..
Harrimans friend. Governor OdeiI A
reference to the files OF the New York
papers at that time will show that it was
4 very extensive bolt against Mr.. Hi,-
gins on the ground that Governor Oden |
had nominated him and he had in some
matters favored Mr.. Hartman over much |
-neltner ground. in my judgment. being |
enable. Mr. Harriman's backing of |
Governor Odeli and extreme willingness
nat ne showed by securing Higgins cleo |
ion, was a matter of common notoriety |
and mentioned in all the papers notably !
n the New York Sun. On Oct I2 Mr. !
Hartman wrote me:
9 I am giving very large part of my ]
lime to correcting the trouble here. and /
intend to do so if any effort on my part /
an accomplish it. I will take oc- /
,asion the first of next week to run down 4
o see you, and think by that time condi- |
ions will have improved
Letter to Hartman.
Il wrote Mr.. Hartman the following |
etter, which l give in full:
Oct !. 1S4.-My Dear Mr.. Hartman: |
l suggestion has come to me in round /
ibout way that you do not think il wise |
o come on to see me in these closing /
weeks of the campaign. but that you are /
eluctant to refuse, inasmuch as 1 have 4
,sked you. Now, my dear sir YOU and | /
ire practical men and you are upon the /
ground and know the condit .ons better 4
han l do. If you think there is any dan |
-er of your visit to me causing trouble /
IT if you think there is nothing speciaI /
should be informed about. or no mat
er In which ! could give aid. why. of /
curse, give up the visit for the time /
icing and then. few weeks hence. be-
ore l write my message, l shall get you
o come down to discuss certain govern |
nent matters not connected with the /
You will see that this letter was abso- |
utely Incompatible with any theory that |
was asking Mr.. Hartman to come down
o see me in my own interest. or intend |
d to make any request of anv kind for
lelp from him on the contrary. all I |
as concerned with in seeing him was |
o know if | could be of help in securing |
he election of Mr.. Higgins-a man for /
whom | had the highest respect, and /
Who | believed would be, as in fact has
'een, a most admirable governor
Moreover. the following letter will
how that Mr.. Hartman did not have in
lis mind any idea of my asking him to
oliect money, and that. on the contrary
What he was concerned with in connec-
ion with my letter to him was the al
Ision / made to the fact that / would
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