New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-05
STANDARD OIL DENIAL.
Senator Penrose NeUer Told of
Fand, Sans Director.

E. H. Hartman yesterday afternoon declined ab-
sOlutely to talk about the report from Washington
that the Standard Oil and associated interests had
raised fund of S,Oa0O0O to prevent the nomination
for President Of a man OF President ROosevelts
choosing in 1905
One of the directors of the Standard OIL Com
pany when told last night about the specific
charges coming from the White House. said: That
statement is absolutely false. absolutely false.
don't know where when the dinner was held,
Dut Senator PenrOse never said that. am posi-
tive PeG-Ose never said it,
The comment of Frank Q. Barstow, another di-
rector, the story 1t is simply absurd;
that's all l have to say"
A representative of interests closely connected
with the Standard Oil Company and with Mr.
Hartman. said he knew nothing about the fund.
Neither nor my associates know anything about
such fund.- he said. Il think. every sensible
man must think that the story is merely wild
yarn"
Mr.. Hartman had a talk late in the day with
H. H. Rogers. OF the Standard Oil Company. He
said later that the talk was only about business
matters which were not connected in any way with
President Roosevelt.
EARLIER in the day Mr. Hartman made state
ment to reporters at his Office. in the Equitable
Building. He began the statement with the asser-
tion Il do not intend to continue this eontrO-
versy" He then said the reporters should try TO
aid him. and not ask questions the answers to
which We're self-evident- He added:
Everybody knows that the contest for the Sen
atorship in 1904 was between Messrs. Depew and
Black. and there could not possibly have been any
other candidate. There was no bargain whereby
money was to be raised in consideration of having
Depew appointed Ambassador to France or
made United States Senator. and my letter to Mr.
Webster does not state. That part Of the agree
ment was for the purpose OF harmonizing the Black
and Depew forces II II becambe necessary
After the statement had been read to the re-
porters Mr.. Hartman said TO them that he wanted
to make it clear. Il particularly want IT under
stood" he said that there was no barter regard
ing the appointment OF Senator DepeW as Am
bassadOr to France, excepting so far as IL would
tend 10 harmOnZe the Black and Depew forces
in this state. You know. the upstate Republicans
were backing Black, and Depew had the local in
terest with him. and there was contest On
The matter OF money has been brought out 50
prominently in what has been published about this
affair that I want II particularly understood what
the exact facts were. The money part was sug-
gested by the President so that the national COM
mittee could discharge It's obligations 20 the state
committee"
MIR. Hartman then told the reporters that they
ought 10 shun sensationalism. He said II was like
taking emetic to read some newspaper stories
The attention OF Mr. Hartman was called 20 a
report from Washington that the Union PaclnG
going 20 give back to the government coal
lands worth millions OF dollars, but he merely
sad
4 dent know anything about IT,"