The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-03


tions from the White House, both FROM
the President md his sesIe sd r; urgihms
the President wrote s IN ny. yi L. OF ,nv
York, 1 should much like to have q
few words with you. Do you think
you can get down here within rev
days and take either lunch OF dlHnet
with me-
ION October 14th he wrote
My Dear MIR. Harriman,--A sug-
gestion has come to me IN ,h q rom ,,risa
weeks Of the campaign. but that you
are reluctant to refuse inasmuch as
l have asked you. Sf aG
| "a funeral in my family prevented
| prompt response to the Presidents In
vitation. but finally, about October
goth, was able 70 go to Washington l,ilng e
and see him. i
Difference Of Recollection.
There is some difference OF recollec-
ton as TO what TRANSFERRED at that in
tcrview. Fortunately, the President
himself in his strictly personal letter
light upon what did take place. He
says: If you remember when you
! We're down here, both YOU and Iwere
political Developments, that 1 hardly,
i If at5all, touched on gorernsne nj tai mat
ters.'
\ AS a matter Of fact, as you viii re-
member. when you did come down to
see me, you and We're both SO en- en-.
4 gagged in the New York Political q stu
.,rhe Invitation Of October 9th babe
me to the White House TO have q few
WORDS with the President, in view Of
e New York i had replied on October
18th: am giving very large part
of my time TO correcting the trouble
on my part can accomplish It. vii;
take occasion the first OF next Wee *
/, to rum down to see you, and thing
by that tine. that the conditions viii
be very mucn improved
whether ! was seeking his aid to
secure the adherence Of the State Of
New York to the state ticket. sor he
proved by this correspondence and
cheerfully Submit to the public whether
the inference clearly suggested by the
President is the proper one. Il did not
SO understand It from the invitation
! nor from. the interview.
3 The President dwclls at length or
Z the assertion that lie did not ask me
. to contribute FOR the presidential cam.
pAign' nor for his personal benefit.
, ! do not deny this statement. nor !;
q lions made in the Webster letter re
: spectng the interview. Therein dis
tinctly SAID tho President sent me: /;
request to 60 70 Wash'agten to coH[ e
=. York State. complied, and he toll
me he ndcrstood the campaign cou
!. not be successfully carried on withou
g sufficient money. ana asked IL I woul
d help them in raising the necessur,
10 funds. as the National Committee uli
II der Chairman Cortelyou had utterl
1t failed Of obtaining them. and there wa
,f a large amount due from them to til
~ New York State Committee
~ III that means anything whatever
20 must be that he was urging me to hcl
y the New York State Committee, and M
q the National Committee or the presidel
r tial campaign. except so far as the SUI
OF cess OF the State ticket in New /, Yol
ls would contribute TO the national tickle
: That did help In this regard; that
did raise funds Immediately upon my r
turn from the Interview with tho Pres
dent Is undeniablc ana to this fund
contributed $4,000.
Nj II am not responsible for what N
" Sherman may have said to the Preside
with reference to the conversation 4
had with me. All that have to say
that / did not meet his urgent reques
rs. that i contribute to his campaign fur
il, | and that the statements alleged to ha
10 been attributed to me by him We're full
to The President was assured Of this fl
\, by mutual friend who was present
" the Interview"