The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-04-11
ROOSEVELT CALLS HARTMAN LIAR E!
Inc President Seems Ready to Gall All Men Liars When He is
(ofneled--It Nay be Once Too Often

New York, April IA letter
written by E. ii. Hartman to Sid
ney Webster, New York millionaire,
In which IL Is said President Roose-
Welt appealed to him in 1904 to secure
campaign funds. reveals a peculiar
situation. The letter was published
today in the World aud American.
Hartman says the letter was fur
nished the papers by former EN-.
ploye named lIilI and insist that II
Is about as imperfect as poor stem
ographer could get from an old note. y
lie warned the World that the letter
must not be printed. but when he
found be could not stop IL, he tele-
phoned the American 10 release the
letter foi that papers use.
Hartman admitted writing the
letter, but said 10 World reporter
Il went further. The copy you have
Is only part OF II. The letter, Ii
printed, viii do irfeparable harm.
IL Is going 10 react ON the person
who prints 1t. 1t falls short OF the
mark aimed
The letter was personal one writ.
ten by Hartman TO Webster, and is
as follows: About a week before
the election OF 1904, when it looked
certain the state ticket would 20
democratic aud II vas doubtful as To
Roosevelt himself, the president sent
me request TO 20 to Washington
and confer upon political conditions
in New Yors. complied.
"iIe ted me he understood that
the campaign could not be success.
fully carried on without sufficient
funds, as the national committee had
utterly failed in obtaining them. /
explained To him that | understood
the difficulty here was mainly caused
by upstate leaders being unwilling
TO support Depew for reelection, and
that II he tnepewl could be taken
care of In some other way, | thought
matters could be adjusted and the
different contending elements In the
party brought into close alliance
again.
I've talked over what could be
done for Depew and tinally he agreed.
II be found 1t necessary, 10 appoint
him ambassador TO Paris. With the
full belief that the president would
Keep his agreement, ! came back TO
New York aud sent for Treasurer
Bliss, who told me ! was the last
hope, as they had exhausted every
dollar of their resources. In his
presence 4 called up an intimate
TREND OF Depew and told him ii was
necessary, in order TO carry New
York, that $500, 600 should be raised
at once and that II he would help
would subscribe $50, 600 The gentle
man said he would let me know,
which he did. with the result that
the whole amount, including my sub.
scription, was raised. The checks
were given To Bliss, VINO took them
to Cortleyou. -
After giving out the correspondence
the president said
81 feel particularly fortunate In
having been attacked within the last
few days by both Burton aud Harfi-
man."
The president then authorized the
following statement:
After writing the letters TO Mr..
sherman, the president was assured
that Hartman had not made the
statement Mr.. Sherman credited him
with making, but inasmuch as these
same statements appear In a letter
of Mr.. Hartman now published, the
president deems II proper that the
letters sent to Mr.. sherman last
October shall now themselves be
made public. 3"
The president letters 10 Sherman
concerning Hartman are sizzling
with refutations. He told Sherman
TO show them 10 Hartman. He said
he not only never promised la APP
point Depew as French ambassador.
but said he believed IL TO be impos.
sible. lie vas also surprised that
the hnsncier wanted IL, as several
times he had written. fayoring hyde.
lie said his conversations With liar
riman related entirely 10 the IIig-
gins campaign fund. Hartman being
greatly interested, personally. be.