Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-04-04
Ar LEX DEPEW } lUGA
Statement from White House This Was
Mr. Harriman's Motive
MAGNATE WANTED SEAT IN SENATE
Reason Why he Asked that ohaunOsy Be
Sent Abroad.
UNDERSTANDING WITH GOVERNOR HIGGINS
Hartman Would Be Appointed as Soon as
Vacancy Was Made.
PRESIDENT REFERS TO PARKER STATEMENT
Imputation that Corporations Were
20 he Favored because of COntri-
button Again Resented-sOme
Checks Returned.

WASHINGTON, April a-The following
statement was given out at the White
House today:
interest in the election OF the state ticket
In New York in 1904. reference TO when
waa made In the communication winch
passed between him and the president, was
that he desired 10 advance his own am
billions IL is asserted that Mr.. Hartman
enSd ths Pos0an Sat 81 SfbGto tRs Vas nI tSe pe
son why he was enxtous 20 have him ap-
pointed ambassador to Paris. The infer
ence was that ~ Senator DepeW could be
Induced to 70 10 Paris that Governor Hig-
gins was prepared 70 appoint him TO the
vacancy.
President Roosevelt discussed with num-
ber Of his callers today various features of
the controversy between Mr.. Hartman and
himself growing out OF the publication of
the letters between them. He desired not
to be quoted, however.
wanted Help for OdelI.
To his friends the president made It plain
that his version OF Mr.. Harriman's visit pre-
cedinR the election OF 1904 was that Mr.
Hartman wanted assistance from the ma
tional republican committee to help Chair
man Odell in the New York state cam
palEn, towards whose expenses he QHarri-
mani had raised 100000. The president
promised to communicate with Messrs Cor
telyou and Bliss to see what could be done
He did in this case he declared, just wha'
he had done in other instances where he
had been appealed to to help in state cam
paigns.
To some Of his visitors the president re-
ferred TO the, statement made public last
night by Judge Alton B. Parker in Albany
in which he said that it has never been de
Med that $4,000 was turned over by thu
Equitable, Mutual and New York Life In
surance companies to Mr.. Cortelyou's com
mittee, and that congress has refused L
make an investigation into the corporat'
contributions Of 1904 or TO pass law pro
hibiting such contributors in the future
On this subject the president referred to 1
statement which he made on November
1904, In which he said, in part:
That contributions have been made to tn
republican committee, as contributions nav
been made to the democratic committee, Il
not the question at issue. Mr.. Parkers as
sertion is in effect that such contribution
have been made fer improper motives
either in consequence OF threats or in con
sequence Of improper promises, dirsct o
tndirect on the part OF their reclPtent
. sef But there Is not one particle o
truth IN the statement
some Contributions Returned.
Neither Mr.. Parker nor his supporter
the president declared, have been able I
traverse or question tho statements mad
in that answer. The president said, 30 hi
own knowledge about a dozen contribution
offered by corporations had been decline
by Chairman Cortelyou, but that others ha
been accepted A contribution by tn
American Tobacco company, he said, ha
been returned. A prominent man had mad
contribution of $4,000 TO the republica
compaign fund. subsequently, this man ha
made known his desire for an appointmen
In the diplomatic service in the event tina
the president was elected. AS soon as hi
motives were understood the national com
mittee returned his contribution The pres
ident asserted to his callers that none G
the corporations contributing to the can
paign fund in 1904 had come to him for "a
vors either directly or indirectly. In thi
connection the president referred TO tn
legislation enacted regarding corporation
DUNG the last two years. disprOving an
imputations that immunity would be show
them for their contributions.
well street Interested in story.
NEW YORK. April s.--The publication 9
the Hartman Webster and Roosevelt-SheI
man-Harriman correspondence was yer
widely discussed In financial and politics
circles today. The statement given out b
Mr.. Hartman last night In reply TO IN
Roosevelt Sherman correspondence wa
eagerly read especially IN Wall street. M
Hartman was said today to be in consults
ton with several OF his friends. presumabl
with a view TO defining his future attitud
and course should the president make
reJoind0r to his statement OF last night.
Not the least interesting portion OF M
Harriman's presentation OF his side OF IN
controversy was his statement that h
oguid not withdraw anything said In n
letter 20 Mr. Webster. IN which he d.
clared that II was at the presidents soio
tation that he raised S2Oo,Ooo for uss In Ne
York state in the campaign Of 1904 and thS
the president agreed III found necessary
appoint Senator Depew 20 the ambassador
ship TO France"
IL was declared In banking circles thI
light could be shed on the question OF can
paign contributions in 1904 II the books
the national republican committee wei
thrown open.
Harry s. New OF Indianapolis is now &C
Ing chairman OF the committee.