The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-04-03
AT RoosEvELT's REQUEST.
Hartman Gays He Raised 100000 for
Republicans.

Republicans.
New York, April "a sensation has
been created here by the publication
of letter written In December, 1905,
and addressed to Mr.. Sidney Webster
of New York and signed "E. II. Harri-
man" Following Is the letter:
81 am glad to see that you are In
town and hope soon to have an OPP
portunity of talking matters over with
you.
II had printed copies of the testi-
mony sent you in hopes that you
would, after reading them, give me
some idea of where stand, for con-
fess that I feel somewhat at sea in
the whole insurance matter. The
trouble originated in my allowing my
self to be drawn into other peoples
affairs aud partly from a desire to
help them and at their request.
"As to my political instincts, to
which you refer In your letter Of Dec.
13, am quite sure have none and
my being made at all prominent In
the political situation Is entirely due
to President Roosevelt and because OF
my taking an active part, In the au-
tumn of 1904, at his request and his
taking advantage OF conditions then
created to further his own interests,
II it had been a premeditated plot 1t
could not have been better started or
carried out.
c.,ox,ope~ IN waehinr<pn
About q week before the election
In the autumn of 1904, when 1t looked
certain that the state ticket would go
Democratic and was doubtful as to
Roosevelt himself, he, the president,
sent me a request to go to Washing
ton to confer upon the political condi
tions In New York state. | complied
and he told me he understood the
camIaign could not be successfully
carried on without sufficient money
and asked IL would help them In
raising the necessary funds, as the
national committee, under control or
Chairman Cortelyou, had utterly failed
OF obtaining them and there was a
large amount due from them to the
New York state committee.
II explained to him that | under
stood the difficulty here was mainly
caused by the up state leaders being
unwilling to support DepeW for re-
election as United States senator;
that IL he, Depew. could be taken care
of in some other way | thought that
the matter could be adjusted and the
different contending elements In the
party brought into alliance again. We
talked over what could be done for
Depew and finally he agreed, If found
necessary, he would appoint him as
ambassador TO Paris.
Assisted In Raising 100000.
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 l called up an intimate
friend of Senator Depew, told him
that 1t was necessary in order to carry
New York state that 100000 should
be raised at once and IL he would help
l would subscribe $4,000 After a
few words over the telephone the gen.
tleman said he would let me know,
which be did probably In three or four
hours, with the result that the whole
amount, including my subscription.
had been raised.
The checks were given to Treas
urer Bliss, who took them to Chair
nan Coltelyou. II there was any
among them Of life insurance COM
panies or any other like organizations
of course Cortelyou must have In
formed the president. ! do not know
who. the subscribers were other than