New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-03


and hope soon to have an opportunity Of talking
had printed copies OF the testimony sent you.
me some idea Of where / stand, for confess I
teT Tb az SgS Ia Se W I Sn sef
to be drawn into other peoples affairs, and partly
seemed TO be like the fellow who got in between
the man and his wife in their quarrel
in your letter Of December IS 1 am quite sure 1
have none. and my being made at all prominent In
the political situation is entirely due to President
Roosevelt and because Of my taking active par
In the autumn Of 1904 at his request. and his
further his own interests. II it had been a pre-
medtated plot 1t could not have been better started
About a week before the election in the autumn
20 Democratic and was doubtful as to Roosevelt
himself. he Che President sent me request TO 60
to Washington to confer upon the pohtlcal conGi 5
lions in New York State complied, and ne told
me ne under $1,000 the eaLnpais1 c1uf mo- Ue sud sud
asked II would help them in raising the neces-
troll of Chairman CortelyOu. had utterly failed OF
obtaining them ana S Y Ee9 Se aSuI que
l explained 70 him that understood the difficulty
here was mainly caused by the upstate leadeTs
as United States Senator: that II he Depewl could
ers Could be adjusted and the different cOntsnding
clements IN the party oroGGnt I4 cUse ei s
Depew. and finally he agreed that II found neces-
sary he would appoint him as Ambassador 10
With fun belief that he. the President. would
sent for Treasurer Bliss. who told that was
their last hope and that they had exhausted every
innate friend OF Senator Depew. told him that It
that 10000 should be raised. at once, and IL he
would help would subscribe $4,000 After few
woTd Syg me R RSO Rhc he ana pro5aby IN
raised.
took Re tSeT 10 Chairman CorteIyou Il there were
any among them Of life insurance companies or
must have Informed the President. I do not know
who the subscribers We're other than the friend OF
abied the New York State COMMITTEES TO continue
Msr TG 2aTnsS Win in Ss & If Ns1 y
difference Of 10000 votes in the general result
geater NsW York and In e1mpSsb b sq is'r as 'e Pa
the expenditure or say 30 IN eaSh GlStLiSI LOs
Election Day. would take m2rs than 100000.
talk With the PRESIDENT He then told me that he
SS 70 Pas as gTeod n TACT
him for the Senate, ! had nos expected 6hat na
but he arrogaed that 90 himself and l, OF course.
Senate as I considered there had been an implied
4hs Is the %n %sy was Be Brought 90 the surface IN
the political matters as had never before taAS9
as any. private citizen might, 50 you see I was as
Insurance matter by Hyde and Ryan by their re-
probably would have dropped the matter after our
first interview had II not been for my desire to
save Belmont from taking position for which he
could have been criticised by the public press. as
he was the Ryan desired me 90 influence from
opposing Morton for election as chairman OF the
Equitable board, and Belmont efterwaFd thanked
me for taking his part, II he had voted against
Morton In view OF his local traction contentious
with Mr.. Ryan, II would have been mlsconstruol.
Ryans success In all his manipUlatiOns. traction
deals tobacco combination. manipulation Of the
State Trust Company into the Morton Trust Com
pany. the Shoe and Leather Bank into the Western
National Bank and then again into the Bank OF
Commerce-thus covering up his tTacks-has been
done by the adroit mind OF Elihu Root, and this
present situation has been brought about by
combination Of circumstances which has brought
together the Ryan, Root. Roosevelt element.
Where DO I stand7
Yours sincerely,