The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-04-04
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Sherman was telling untruths; that he
had been assured of this by mutual
friend who was present at the Sher-
man Hartman interview.
Mr.. sherman Is now In line for a
statement calling somebody liar.
Former Governor 0del In an inter
view said that he believed Mr.. IIarri.
man implicitly. Mr. odell was chair
man OF the Republican state commit.
tee IN 1904 and ought TO know lie
emphatlcally says that T. H. Hartman
raised sum of money I'm that cam
pnign and turned il over to the com.
mittee and that the money was used.
Mr. Hartman in a statement refuses
TO withdraw word from the publish.
ed copy OF the letter he wrote 10 sid
ney Webster. He.says that while he Is
most anxious TO treat the president
and his utterances with the consldera-
ton due to the high office he hollis he
feels bound to call attention 10 inIus.
tlces done 20 himself
Right ut the start Of his explanation
he claims that President Roosevelt IN
publishing correspondence IN his s'ate
ment repeated his action I'm the Bella.
my StOrer case. He omitted an i'm
portant letter In history of CORE
spondence and eliminated a sentence
from another which would have
changed its meaning
In his public statement the president
positively denied that he asked Mr..
Hartman Ia visit him I'm Washington
and help him in campaign matters.
The president. according To MIR Ilar-
riman. omitted 90 include I'm his CORE
spondence a letter he wrote ON June
20. 1904. In which he Is said 10 have
asked Mr.. Hartman 10 visit the White
House Immediately upon the lhtiers
return from Europe.
Again. In making public n copy II
letter he received from Mr.. Hartman
dated Sept. %. 1894. he claims the
president omitted the opening sentence
reading. II was very glad Ia receive
your note Of June - last while was
abroad"
Mr. Hartman says he Il willing 20
let the public decide who il the liar.
lie repeats that be- raised S2pOOOO FOR
the Republican campaign fund IN 1904.
II Is strange that just when the sen
sation crisis caused by the Hartman
Roosevelt episode Is at H. height Il Il
reported az Washington that two i'm.
pornnt steps Ia the governments pro-
coedings against the Hartman consol-
idntion ~ railroads have bccn deter
mined upon
First. the Interstate commerce com
mission has decided 20 gQ.into il,e fed.
cral courts In this city and ask that an
order he issued requiring 4. H. llarri-
man 10 answer questions concerning
the TRANSFERRED stock Of thu Union Pa
cinc which be declined 10 answer when
be war a witness before the commits.
sion n New York.
Second. al the evidence collected by
the commission will be forwarded To
the attorney general Tor his consid.
efhUou.
II i expected that Attorney General
Bonnparte will decide that Mr. Ilarri.
man shall be prosecuted for making a
combination In restraint % trade un.
der the provision Of the sherman anti
trust act
Some interesting Developments are
expected In the argument of the liar.
riman case about 10 he held In Wash.
ington. The question as 10 whether
the Union Pacific and the Southern Pa
cinc ara competing lines Will be thor
Oughly thrashed out.
That Il l. now a night 20 a finish be-
tween the president and Hartman Is
admitted.