Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-04
Does Not Issue a Formal State.
ment But He Talks Over The
Matter With Friends.
EXPLANATIONS % NOT EXPLAIN.
Tells Little Inside History When He
Says That Harrlman's Interes. In
New York state Campaign was
Prompted by an Ambition to ne-
come a United States Senator.
fRy Associated presa. !

| WASHINGTON, d. O., April g.
PRESIDENT Roosevelt discussed with a
number of his callers various features
on tho Hartman corresponderice be.
tween himself and Mr.. Hartman. Ho
desired not to be quoted In the mat.
ter. To his friends today, the presi.
dent made 1t plain that his version of
Mr. Hnrrlman's visit preceding the
election of 1904 was that Mr.. Hnrri.
man wanted the Republican commit.
zee 10 help out Mr. Odell In the New
YORK state campaign towards It's ex-
pehses Tor whose expenses he (Harr.
mani had raised 100000. The Pres.
ident promised to communicate with
Messrs. Cortelyou and Bliss to zee
what could he done. He did In this
case, he declared, Just what he had
aone Ill other Instances where he had
oeeh appealed to to help In state
campaigns, TO some OF his visitors
the President referred to the state.
hent made public last night by Judge
Alton b. Parker In Albany, In which
ne said that it has never been denied
that $l50,000 wns turned over by the
Equitable. Mutual, and New York
Life Insurance Companies to Mr.. Cor.
teiyous committee and that Congress
had refused TO make an Investigation
INTO the, corporate contributions OF
~ y or mass law prohibiting such
In athes futura. IN thIaSi
suIJecl the President referred Id n :
statement which he made on Novens.
oer I, 1904, In which he said in nnrt. 81
nat contributions have been mp,ia
10 inc Republican committee. ma thew
nave been made to the Democrats
culiimittee Is not the question at ia.
sue. Mr.. Parker's assertion is IN er.
iect mat such contributions have been
,auue lor improper motives. either i'm
consequences OF threats or I'm conse.
lnehce OF improper promises. direct
or indirect on the part of the re-.
but there is not one particle
VI truth III the statement a
Makes Reply to Parker.
Neither Mr.. Parker nor MS sunpor.
.ers, the President declared have
'eeh able to traverse or question the
,htenehts made In that answer. Tho
issldent ss!d that to his own know.
euse ABOUT dozen contribution of.
yrs by corporations had been declIn.
~ ny chairman Cortelyou, but that
'.ners mad been accepted. A contrl-
'utloh by the American Tobacco Com.
Any ne SAID, mad been returned. A
'roh'iuent man, he added, had made
contribution OF $4,000 to the Re. e
hoilcah campaign fund. Subsequent.
this man had made known his de-
ne ior position in the diplomatic
erVice Ill event that Mr.. Roosevelt
as elected. AS soon as his motives
ere understood the National com
llttee returned his contribution TlaS
resident asserted to his callers that
one OF the corporations that contr,.
Ated in 1904 had come TO him rnr
'yorS either directly or indirectly In
us connection the President referred
the legislation enacted regarding
operations during the last two years
aisproVing any utterances that
any would be shown that immupitv
onld be shown them for their CON.
buttons. eu1
Hartman Wanted to be Senator.
II was authoritatively declared Mt
. white House today that the real
ason sor Harrimans interest I'm the
ectloh OF the state ticket in New
'rk III 1904, was that he desired 10
vance his own ambitions. 1t Is NO,
i.ea that Mr.. Hartman wanted the
silioh OF senator now filled by Mr..
pew, ana that this was the reason
~ ne was anxious to have him nm
lnted ambassador to Paris The IN.
ehces from MIR. Harriman's afti.
~ according to the statement matle
Tue Whlte House. was that IL Sen.
:, DSpeW could be induced to 60 10
ms mat Governor Higgins was pre.
ecu 10 appoint him to the vacancy.