Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-04-04
HARTMAN HspL,ss.
says That the President Has peal
ttIm On Injustice.

Il
Him IN injustice.
New York. April 3.--E. II. Hartman
late Tuesday night gave out a state
ment In response to one made public
BY President Roosevelt. Mr.. Harri'
man says that In cretain things the
president has done him an injustice
He says he was repeatedly urged by
Mir. Roosevelt TO visit the white house
One OF the letters sent to him is ~
follows:
In view OF the trouble over the
state ticket In New York. should
much like TO have a few words with
you. DO you think you can get down
here within a few days and take either
luncheon or dinner with me?"
In another letter the president says:
las matter Of fact. as you will re.
member. when you did come down to
see me you and ! were both so en-
gagged In the New York political stu.
alton that we talked OF little else
THE president talks nj length on
the assertion that he did not ask me
To contribute for the presidential cam
paign' nor for his personal benefit
| do not deny this statement, nor Is II
at all inconsistent with the assertions
made In the Webster letter respect
ing theinterview.
The president sent me n request
10 go to Washingtonto confer upon the
political conditions In New York state.
complied, and he told me he under.
stood the campaign could not be sue.
cessfully carried on without sufficient
money. and asked me II could help
them In raising the necessary funds.
as the national committee, under Chair
man Cortelyou had utterly failed OF
obtaining them. and there was a large
amount due from them to the New
York state committee
III that means anything whatever
Il must be that he was urging me to
help the New York state committee
and no the national political presiden-
tial campaign. except so far as the
success OF the state ticket In New
York would contribute 10 the national
ticket.
Nuat tut tbuutltuc VI tut iAuuu'
oes OF the New York state committee
and OF the national Republican commit,
tee at that time were. Is well known
10 every one. That the national com.
mittee did owe the state committee
and that thes ae commieeshrdlshrd
and that the state committee was In
finacial straits. Is notorious ! was
not a political manager. ! was asked
TO go 10 Washington by the president
In the interests OF me state ticket
| could help raise money. That ! did
help In this regard. | did raise funds
Immediately upon my return from the
interview with the president Is unde-
MED. and 20 this fund contributed
$4,000. My interview with the pres
ident covered a wide range of sub
poets connected with the New York
state campaign. and did not pretend
10 go over the whole matter In the
Webster letter.
The presidents letter OF Oct. II,
and his comment thereon are interest
Ing. In that letter he suggested that
] might think here was some danger
In my visiting him during the closing
weeks Of the campaign. and suggested
that u ! thought so. the visit be post
poned until after election. when he
would ask me TO discuss certain gov.
eminent matters not connected with
the campaign. Here we're two distinct
invitations 10 discuss two different
subjects. could see no danger In Wis
iting him 10 discuss New York politics
before the election. and therefore went
and discussed the subject alone and
after the election"