The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-04-05
not withdraw ANYTHING in the letter.

AAiShV' l. Gill ulOoU ullNlOuS W lIcuL ulm
and his other utterances with consid-
Grafton due to the high office which
he holds; nevertheless, s. feel bound
to call attention to certain things in
regard to which he does me Injustice,
Not"of Hartman g. Seeking.
In his letter to Mr.. Sherman he
clearly seeks to convey the impress
sion that The personal interview with
him in the fall Of 1904 was of my
seeking and not his. He says:
His Chairman IS, and my letters
now before me, in the fall of 1904,
run. as follows: con his return home
spending the summer in Europe, on
Sept. 2, he wrote me stating that if
l thought it desirable he would come
to see me at any time, then or later
(He had been, as you remember, a
delegate to the Republican national
convention having voted for my NOM
ination.)" On Sept. % I answered
his letter, saying: cat present there
is nothing for me to see you about,
though there were one or two points
in my letter of acceptance which I
would like to have discussed with you
before putting it out
"Lct me present the facts:
"On june 90 1904, the president
wrote me the following letter, which
he does not include in the correspond
ence published today. It reached me
in Europe.
White House.
Washington, June 20, 1904.
(Personal)
My Dear Mr.. Hartman: I thank
you for your letter. AS soon as you
come home, T shall want to see you.
The fight will doubtless to hot then.
It has been real pleasure to see you
this year.
Very truly yours,
Theodore Roosevelt.
"In reply to this I wrote on my
return from Europe the letter Of
Sept. 20, the opening sentences Of
which he eliminated in his publica-
ton:
New York, Sept. 20, 1904.
Dear Mr.. Presidents: T was very
glad to receive your note of June 20,
last, while I was in Europe. T am
now getting matters that accumulated
during my absence somewhat cleared
up and if you think it desirable will
go to see you at any time either now
or later. It seems to me that the sit
uation could not be in better shape.
Yours sincerely,
E. III. Hartman.
"Then followed a series of invita-
tions from the White House, both
from the president and his secretary,
urging me to go to Washington. On
Oct. 10, the president wrote:
In view of the trouble over the
state ticket in New York, I should
much like to have few words with
you. DO you think you can get down
here within a few days and take
either unch or dinner with meq'
"On Oct. ID he wrote:
" MY Dear Mr.. Hartman: A sug-
gestion has come to me in a round
about way that You do not think it
wise to come to see me in these clos
ing weeks of the campaign, but that
you are reluctant to refuse, inasmuch
as I have asked you.'
"A funeral in my family prevented
prompt response to the presidents
repeated invitation, but finally about
Oct. 20 I was able to 60 to Washing
ton and see him.
"There is some difference Of recol-
lection as to what transpired at that
interview.
"Fortunately, the president him
self in his 'strictly PERSONAL letter to
me of Nov. 80 throws some light on
what did take place. He says:
IF You remember, when you
were down here both you and I were
so interested in certain of the New
York political developments that I
hardly, if at all, touched on govern
mental matters.
N "Again in the same letter he says:
g 90 AS matter Of fact, as you will
Ssemember, when you did come down
.ap see me, you and [ were both so en-
in the New York political sit
stion that we talked Of little elsc.'
The Invitation of Oct. 10 bade
h to the White House to have a few
Strds with the president. TN view Of