Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-03

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 The cabinet was In aesslon 1 eral hours, after which tho e eut issued [ etatemsnt in whiSA M eEnes phatically deiisd the statp1 by Hartman that he. at thu ro4uest o9 President Roosevelt, asaisted m fais.s ing fund of $25QQo0 to - nd III carrying New York for tho Rep1hlicaa party at the election which waa thenl approaching. This statemant the pres ident characterixes as s'a dell19rate and willful untruth- -by light It 9h0uld be characterized by an even sborterl and more ugly word. 'nsvor reQuest- ed MT. Hartman to raise dollar foe the presidential campaign Of 1904
 The presidents denial war contlin.s ed in a brief statement and coptas so letters written to Representative Geel man of New York. The lettoEs 6S3 dated Oct and Oct IF, 1904 LII spectively.
 The president, after furntshing t letters to the press, dictated the f0llous ing statement:
 After writing these letter. to Con- gressman Sherman the president' MT assured that MT. Hartman had n made the statements which MT.
 man credited him with making. Ino1 much as the same statements app6&l in the major part in the letter q Mt Hartman now published. the preside1f deems 1t proper that the letters he no13 to Congressman Sherman last 0ctobe1 shall now themselves b. made publics
 The following is the letter. dateG Oct. 8, 1906:
 My Dear Sherman Since you ll this morning l succeeded in eet11n hold of the letters to which rsferyods and l send you a copy of Govern0u Odelrs letter to me of Dec. 10, 1901.
 '.As I am entirely willing that yDubl should show this letter to D. 4$ Hartman, shall begin by repsatiG what you told me he said to you olI g the occasion last week when you went to ask him for contribution to th6a campaign. You informed me that ho7 then expressed great dissatisfactio1 with me and said in effect that n ion4 as was at the head of the Republican party, or as long as 1t was dominato6 by the policies which advocate erd represent, he would not support 1t and was quite indifferent whether Heauo1s beat Hughes or not, whether the pelt ocrats carried congress or not. m gave as reason for his personal dfp1 like of me partly my determination q 5 have the railroads supervised and part ly the alleged fact that after promip ing him to appoint Depew ambassadoEs to France I failed to do it, and uns derstand you to say that he .allepd that I made this promise at tid61. when he had come down to see mo t15 Washington.
 'It will he seen that the above entirely incompatible with what HE Hartman now. as you inform mo, v leges as to my having asked him to o1r' cure money or to. subscribe money fek5 the presidential campaign. s
 "As for the Depew matter, hs psl| fessed throughout to be acting in GIL interest of Governor Odell, and Goys ernor Odeil had been anxious that Mss Depew should be nominated as ambGc- sador to France at time when he WoD. supporting Governor Black for senatpr4 He had chsn nged his mind shortly aftoo the last letter to me from Mr. Haxx14 man and on Dec 10 wrote me the l1ei ter inclose. which reads in part oD follows:
 "'My Dear MT. President-A gs011 many of your friends here in Ne11 York would be very much delleht<D and pleased If you could fnd t po11 ble to appoint James Hassn Hydo og minister to France. Large buGlDou1 interests have given to him splen111 executive abilities, and his a0ociafiou with % many prominent men VoQ1G he fitting recognition of the s@oc(lVo work done by them in the last cazD ! paign.
 "'In addition to this he has bo1ln1 him, I am sure. the approval Of Dooo. tor Piatt and Senator Depew, an1 o1 far as I can speak for the organi1n1Gr I believe his appointment woul4 W without question mor4 sstisfae>G than any that could De ma1s f1cu New York at the present time. #
 'Psrsonally I should appeorip11 your favorable considorntion of t1m suggestion almost beyond anythtn< else you could do for me. If you e 1Dr sire. shall be glad to coms doWn e. ! Washington and talk with you abou1 i it. but I believe there are othen MI are close to you and who feel 5uot o1 do. and I thought therefore thaf 1 letter would be sufficient as s1eU the attitude of the organhattono myself personally upon thb inDoC1 appointment l. "As you know. I was oblioo1 c fuse the request of the New. financiers and of the R<publlcnn 6r ganizn tions of the state and cfty. 1n<r .