Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-03

ments made in MIR. Harriman's letters
to Mr.. Webster.
Created Sensation in New York.
NEW YORK, April "A sensation
was created here today by the publi..
cation OF letter written in Decem-
Der, 1905, and addressed TO Mr.. Sid.
ney Webster, OF New York and signed
"E. II. Hartman"
Sidney Webster is lawyer and a
writer on political subjects. His wife is
sister OF Stuyvesant Fish, who lost
the presidency of the Illinois Central
Railroad a few months ago after" an
tagonizing Mr.. Hartman.
Following is the portion of the let
ter referring to MS relations with
President Roosevelt in the campaign
of 1905: LAS to my political instincts
10 which you refer in your letter of
December -, | am quite sure have
none and my being made at all prom
inent> in the political situation is en-
tirely due TO President Roosevelt and
because of my taking an active part
in the autumn of 1904 at his request.
and his taking advantage of condi-
tons he created to further his own
interests. If 1t had been 4 premcdi-
tated plot ii could not have lScen bet
ter started or carried out.
About week before the election
in the autumn OF 1904, when 1t looked
certain that the state would 20 Dem
ocratic, and was doubtful as TO Roose-
welt, he, the President. sent me n
request to so to Washington to con.
fer upon the political conditions in
New York state.
Depew Part of the Deal
Il complied and he tod me he TN
derstood the campaign could not be
successfully carried OH without suffi
cient money and if would help them
in raising the necessary funds, as the
national committee under control of
MIR. CortclyOu had utterly failed OF
obtaining them and there was large
amount due from them to the New
York state committee.
II said that | understood the diff.
Guilty here was mainly caused by the
upstate leaders being unwilling to
support Depew for reelection as Unit
ed States Senator, that If he, Depew,
could be taken care of in some other
way thought matters could be adj
justed and the different control of
the clements in the party brought
into alliance again. We talked over
what could be done for Depew and
finally, agreed il necessary he
would appoint him ambassador to
Paris.
How the Money Was Raised.
with full belief that he, the Pres
ident, would keep this agreement.
came back to New York, sent for
Treasurer Bliss, who told me that
was their last hope and that they
had exhausted every other resource.
In his presence | called up on init
mate friend of Senator Depew, told
him that it was necessary in order
to carry New York state. that $780,
600 be raised at once, and ii he would
help would subscribe $4,000. After
a few words over the telephone the
gentleman said he would let me know,
which he did, probably in three or
four hours, with the result that the
whole amount, including my subscrip-
ton. was raised.
The checks were given to Treas
nrer Bliss. who took them to Chair
man Cortclyou. If there were any
among them of life insurance com.
panies, or any other like organiza-
tions3 of course Cortelyou must have
informed the President do not
know who the subscribers were other
than the friend of Depew. who was
an Individual This amount enabled
the New York state committee to
continue it's work with the result that
at least $4,000 votes were turned in
the vicinity OF New York alone, max.
Continued on Fourth pago.)