The Washington herald., 1907-04-04

lhe ught on Higgins ne said 10 the
President again and again, is fight on
me. II would be disgrace should your
own State, Mr.. President. elect a DEMO-
cratic governor.
Mr.. Hartman told the President that
he had already raised $l00,000 himself
and he asked the President to urge Mr..
Cortelyou and Treasurer Bliss to raise
some more to help Stov. Higgins out
This is the official version although it
differs from previous stories.
Il is frankly conceded at the White
House that the President assured Mr.
Hartman that he would transmit the
message to AGessrs. Cortelyou and Bliss
and did so. He looked upon the appllea-
tion as upon similar applications that
were coming to him from other States
from Missouri. Tennessee, and Virginia,
and. earlier. from Maine and Vermont
because Of a desire among Republicans
that those two States. being the first to
vote, should roll ND good majorities.
Hartman Wanted to Be Senator.
A multitude Of Republicans were COM
ing to the President about that time re-
garding Senator Depew. To be sure, Har-
riman asked that Depew be given the
ambassadorship 10 France. His motive
in asking that was not fully understood
at the White House. For a while it was
supposed to be a part of a programme to
elect eX-Gov. Black to the Senate. but
subsequently the President heard that
neither Hartman nor Oden ever had any
real idea OF making Black Senator T5ar~I
riman himself wanted 10 be Senator. Re
publicans who deserve credence were
brought to the White House for the pur~
pose of looking out for Senator Depew. IL
large contributions We're eXacted for the
Republican party. First. there came in
timations that there would be no con-
tribuuOps for State or national campaigns
from an old and very wealthy family
Identified with railroading. unless Il was
certain that Senator Depew would be
looked out for. J. Pierp0nt Morgan made
similar representations.
The President paid little attention TO
these representations He did not know
much about the contributions 20 the New
York State fund, but kept an eye to some
extent upon the contributions for the na-
tional fund. He refused some contribu-
tions. One man contributed SO. 900. when
1t became known that he expected an
appointment as Minister to Belgium As
soon as the President heard that he di-
rected that the contribution be returned
There was a fight that summer between
the tobacco trust and the independent pro-
ducers about an Interpretation OF internal
revenue law. II was before the Treas
airy Department, and was eventually car
ried on to the President He directed
his national committee 10 receive no con-
trlbutiOns from either party 20 the con-
troversy- The Independents had raiged
fund Of $4,000 for the Republicans. but
this pafH
rectiOn, il is said
Supreme Court Sees Harriman's Boast
The President has no apologies for his
consultations with Mr. Hartman on the
railroad question. He sought opinions
from him, as he has from many other
railroad men. who are not in accord with
his politics. Just now he is in CORE
spondence Gith President Stickney. OF
the Chicago and Great Western. Mr..
stickney has submitted = him some very
interesting opinions about the railroad
situation. and the President wants the
opinions in more detail He would have
talked more with Mr.. Hartman recently
about railroads had Mr Hartman wanted
TO talk although the President probably
would have stipulated that if Hartman
was 10 quote him the interview must first
be submitted for approval
Hartmann threats 20 Congressional
Chairman sherman at the last Congress
two years after the Presidential contest
shocked even that veteran manager, who
had fought under the Babcock banner a
decade ago. When Hartman boasted that
he could buy legislatures Congress. and
the courts. Mr.. Sherman is said 10 have
replied that possibly he could buy legisla-
lures, perhaps he could buy Congress,
although he doubted it, but he could NOT
buy the courts. 1t is said that Hartman
at that time virtally owned the New York
legislature. This boast, as incorporated in
the Presidents letter 10 Chairman Sher-
man, was shown to the entire Supreme
Court About that time the President
wrote the letter. last October. the Supreme
Court was converting, and called at the
White House to pay its usual visit Of cOur-
tesy. The letter was exhibited to the JUS
tices as something of curiosity.
Trusts start Fight on Roosevelt.
The President has allowed some inside
history of the Hanna hostnities TO be-
come known, because it has a bearing on
his relations to Mr.. Hartman The first
tangible evidence he had OF corporate ag-
gression was in November. Judge Pritch-
ard. formerly United States Senator had
told MIR Roosevelt the Tar-heel delegates
would be for him. but subsequently,
called TO say that only a majority of
them would probably support him. An
official of the tobacco trust had warned
the judge to stand aside and let the
coast counties alone, as it was proposed
to deliver them to Mr.. Hanna.
Not long after that, according to the
information that got abroad yesterday
at the White House offices, there was a
meeting of the leaders Of the Roosevelt
opposition. and among that party was
Mr.. Hartman. Several Of those in at
tendance had something to say about
conditions in their own States Mr.. Har-
riman had considerable 10 say about con-
ditions in several States. He promised,
foolishly, as the Presidents friends con-
tend, that he could deliver the delegations
from Iowa. Colorado. Kansas. Nebraska,
and California. Mr. HarTiman's reliance
upon Iowa, it is understood was through
]. w. Blythe, but the President, although
he was Informed of the Hartman promises
at this opposition conference paid absO-
lutely no attention 10 what had been said
regarding Iowa, Nebraska, or Kansas.
The President claimed that he knew he
was going to have very delegate from
those States. He saw a chance for Harri-
man to control Colorado because Of the
close fight between two Republican fac
tions. although confident that the result
would be against the Hartman following
In California there was doubt The
President directed that his friends begin
to organize there at once, and the man
who led the work there in the Presidents
behalf was ". c. Van Fleet. whom he
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