New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-03
REPLIES TO HARTMAN.
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satisfaction with and said, in effect that as
long as l at the head of the Republican
party or as 1t was dominated by the polcles
which advocate and represent he would not
support 1t. and quite Indifferent whether
Hearst beat Hughes or not whether the Demo-
Gratis carried Congress or not
He gave a a reason for his personal dislike
OF me partly my determination to have the rail-
| roads supervised and partly the alleged fact
| that atter promising him to appoint DepeW Am
bassador TO France I failed to do 1t, and under
| STOOD you to say that he alleged that maze
| TINS promise at time when he had come down
10 see me in Washington when requested nm
10 raise $250,000 for the Republican Presidential
campaign which was then on.
"A DELIBERATE UNTRUTH"
Any such statement Is a deliberate and wilful
| untruth-by rights it should be characterized ty
| an even shorter and more ugly word. l never
| requested MI Hartman TO raise a dollar for the
| PRESIDENTIAL campaign OF 1904. On the contrary,
| our communications regards the campaign
| related exclusively to the fight being mace
| against Mr.. Higgins for Governor of New Yorla
| Mr. Hartman being immensely interested in the
| success or Mr.. Higgins because he regarded the
attack on Higgins being really an attack on
NM Mr.. Hartman. and on his friend Governor
Odell; and he was concerned only In getting me
| to tell Mr. Cortelyou to aid Mr.. Higgins so far
as he could. which gladly did.
He also q think moro than once) urged me TO
promise to make Senator Depew Ambassador 10
France giving me In detail the reasons why this
would help Governor Odell, by pleasing certain
| big financial interests. ! informed him that 1
| ala not believe 1t would be possible for me 10
| appoint Mr.. Depew, and Furthermore expressed
| my surprise at his saying that the men repre-
sentlng the big financial interests of New York
wished that appointment made inasmuch as a
number Of them had written to asking that
the same place be given to Mr.. Hyde. and that
as matter Of fact while l was not prepared to
announce any decision, I doubted whether
could appoint either Mr.. Depew or Mr.. Hyde to
the place
AS soon Mr. Hartman heard that Mr.. Hyde
was a candidate and had the names of his back
ers. ne hastily said that he did not wish to be
understood as antagoniZing Mr.. Hyde and would
De quite willing to support him. and though
understood that he still preferred Mr.. Depew. he
left me strongly under the impression that he
would be almost we'll satisfied with Mr.. Hyde
and was much discontinued at my informing
MIN so positively, not once but repeatedly. that
either.
MR.. HARRINIAN's CALLS
His and my letters now before me OF the fall
OF 1904 run as follows. on his return from
20 he wrote me stating that If 1 thought it de-
slrable ne would come to see me at any time
either then or later Che had been. you
member a delegate 20 the Republican National
Convention having voted for my nomination.
On September % answered this letter. saying:
At present there is nothing for me to see you
letter Of acceptance which should have sSi liked to- to
discuss with you before putting It out.
October 10 wrote him.
In view OF the trouble over the state ticket in
Min Vim you ,d DO you think you can get down here
dinner with me?
The trouble 1 spoke of had reference to the
bolt agains, Higgins-that is, In reality against
Mr.. Hartman and Mr. Harrimans friend Gov
ernor Odell.
a reference 10 the files Of the New York papers
at that time Will show that there a very
extensive bolt against Mr. Higgins upon the
ground that Governor Odell had nominated him.
ana That he had in some manner favored Mr..
Hartman oyermuch-neither ground in my
judgment being tenable. Mr.. Hnrrlmans back
ing Of Governor Odeli and extreme anxiety that
a.! ne should win out by securing Hlggins's cleo
toned in all the papers. notably in THE New
York Sun on October II Mr.. Hartman wrote
mo:
am, am giving very large part Of my time to cor
any chort on my part can accomplish IT, /
down 10 see YOU and MINI nv tbat time ,be I'M
ciuoHs VIII be very much improved.
After receiving this letter / wrote Mr. Harri-
man me following letter, which I give IN full:
Personal.
Ny Dear Mr.. Hartman: a suggestion has come
10 me in roundabout way that you do not think
weeks Of the campaign but that you are reiuc,
SSaatt 10 reuse lnasnuch as / have asked You
and you are on the ground and know the condi-
you thiGk trere Is nothing saecisl should be
informed about or no matter IN which I could
give MID why. OF course. give up the visit for tho
Write my bd INV ge Te yoa 6ee come doa
70 discuss certain government matters not CON
sincerely yours
WAS NOT ASKING HELP.
You will that this letter IS absolutely in
compatible with any theory that was asking
Mr. Hartman TO come down to see in my
interest, intended to make any request
Of any kind for help from him. On the con-
trary. all l was concerned with in seeing him
was to know II 1 could be OF help in securing
the election of Mr.. Higgins-a man for whom
had the highest respect and who I believed
would be, as In fact he has been. most admir-
able Governor.
Moreover. the following letter viii show that
Mr. Hartman did not have in his mind any
idea OF my asking him TO collect money and
that. on the contrary, what he concerned
about In connection with my letter to him was
the allusion ] made 10 the fact that I would
like 10 see him before wrote my message to
discuss certain government matters not con.
nected with the campaign. His letter, which
Is or November 30. runs follows:
Dear Mr.: President: Just have had a telephone
talk with Mr. Loeb and requested him to give you
drew his attention to the last paragraph Of your
letter 20 me OF October IA last. and explained that
or course did not want to make trip to Wash
ington unless should be necessary; that the only
pFehenson. and which might be referred to In
your coming message to Congress-. Is that regard
the attitude OF the railroads should be toward IT.
men in the West asking me 70 take the matter
up they having. which have not, Information as
that subject, and I am very apprehensIve about It:
Mr.. Loeb stated ne believed that that part OF
he viii 90 So sncereIy beeve It would Be- best
for al! interests that no reference DC naae 20 the
way as not to bring about increased agitation. It
the one on which we all rely which is the most
seldom heard from Yours sincerely.
WISHED TALK ON CURRENCY.
This letter to me was crossed by one from
me- which reads as follows:
Cstrictly personal november 30 1so4)
My Dear Mr.. Harriman-Mr Loeb tells me that
you called mo up to-day on the telephone and re-