The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-04-11
TEDDY STILL TALKING.
Has More to Say Of Railroad Magnata
Harriman-LikeWiser He Shes
Brick at Alton 3. Parker.

A Washington special says: Presi-
dent Roosevelt discussed with num-
Der Of his callers Wednesday various
features of the controversy between
Eir. Hartman and himself growing
out OF the publication OF the letters
between them. He desired not to be
quoted in the matter, however.
TO his friends the president made
it plain that his version Of Mr.. Har-
riman:s visit preceding the election
Of 1904, was that Mr.. Hartman want
ed assistance from the national repuD-
hcan committee to help Chairman
Odell in the New York campaign to-
wards whose expenses he iHarriman)
had raised 100000. The president
promised to communicate with Cortel-
you and Bliss to see what could DE
done. lie did in this case, ne deciar-
ed, just what he had done in other
instances, where he had been appeal
ed to help in state campaigns.
TO some of his visitors, the presl-
dent referred to the statement made
public tuesday night by Alton B. Par
ker in Albany, in which he said that
it has never been denied that S150,000
was turned over by the Equitable, Mu-
tual and New York Life Insurance
COMPANIES to Mr.. Cortelyou's COM
mittee, and that congress has refused
to make an investigation into the
corporate contributions Of 1904 or to
pass a law prohibiting such contribu.
uons in the future. On this subject
the president referred to a statement
which he made on November 4, 1904.
in which he said in part:
That contributions have been
made to the republican committee as
contributions have been made to the
democrats, is not the question at is
sue. Mr.. Parker's assertion is IN e.
feet that such contributions have been
made for improper motives, either IN
consequence of threats or In conse-
quence of improper promises, direct
or indirect On the part OF the re-
cipients but there is not one
particle of truth in the statement,
ETC.
Neither Mr.. Parker nor his support
ers, the president declared, have been
able to traverse or question the state
nents made in that answer.
The president said that to his own
knowledge about dozen contribu-
tions offered by corporations had been
declined by Chairman Cortelyou, but
that others had been accepted. A con-
tribution by the American Tobacco
Company, ne said, had been returned.
A prominent man had made con-
tribution OF $4,000 to the republican
campaign fund. Subsequently this
man had made known his desire for
an appointment in the diplomatic
service in the event that the presl-
dent was elected. AS soon as his mo-
tives were understood the national
committee returned his contribution.
The president asserted to his call
ers that none Of the corporations that
contributed to the campaign fund in
1904 had come to him for favers, eitn'
er directly or indirectly.
1t was authoritativeiy declared a.
the White House Wednesday that tho
real reason for Mr.. E. H. Hartman S
interest in the election of the state
ticket in New York in 1904 was that
he wanted the position Of senator now
filed by Depew and that this was the
reason why he was anxious to have
him appointed ambassador to Paris.
The Inference from Mr.. HarrtmaR's s
attitude was that if Senator DepeW
could be induced to go to Paris that
Governor Higgins was prepared to aP-
point Hartman to the vacancy.
Secretary Loeb stated that there
would not be any further announce
ment from the president bearing on
the issue between him and Mr.. Harri-
man.