Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1907-04-11
A JOLLY ROW ON.

It's jolly row that our pugnacious
president has on now. If he loves n
shindy as well as his admirers say. he
must be delighted with the present
one. He has tackled Hartman, the
railroads, the Standard Oil company
and Hearst, all in bunch. and the
scrappers are down, rolling over the
floor so fast that one cannot see which
is top for more than minute at a
time. Oh, it's real Kilkenny.
IL grew out of the recent publication
OF a letter written some months ago by
Hartman, the railroad magnate, who
is now under a cloud, which missive
discussed certain alleged dealings had
between Roosevelt, then president;
Hartman, then considerably inter-
ested in New York state politics, and
others, principally concerning the
raising of big campaign fund for re-
publican use in New York. Harri-
mans version was that Roosevelt COM
missioned him (Hsrriman) to raise it,
and made certain promises of what
would be done for MIN If he sue
ceeded. This letter came to light a
few days ago, having been sold by the
stenographer who took it down at the
time to a New York newspaper Tor
publication.
President Roosevelt Immediately sat
up and took notice He denied the
statements of Hartman duplicating
him in any way in raising campaign
money in 1904. All he did, he said,
was to receive Hartman, who was
greatly interested in Odell and had
raised lot of money to help him, and
to pass Hartman over to the national
campaign managers for a conference,
etc. Roosevelt says that Harriman's
statements can be properly character
lied by shorter and uglier word than
''untruth." Whereupon. Former Sen
ator Chandler remarks, another
star has been added to the galaxy OF
the Ananias club" Chandler himself,
Parker, Whitney, Bowen and Others
have already been pmgg ed as Glars
by the White House Rough Rider.
But the president didn't stop there
He invited in a lot of those secretive
close mouthed fellows known as news
paper correspondents, and told then
things that of course he didn't wan
known. Next day the news was pro.
claimed that the president had un
earthed deep and powerful conspir
acy intended tor his undoing. Thi
was the story That at recent ban
quet in Washington, attended by thos,
principally interested, one OF tn
: speakers, while very drunk, had di
, vulged the plot, which was, in briet, t
prevent Roosevelt from controlling tn
+ next Republican national convention
and to name ticket that would neal
! reaction from the very liberal tenden
cies of the present administration.
was to be brought about by the FIRE
: use OF money, five million dollars @
3 which had already been contributed
$ and by shrewdly working the wires
allowing delegates to be instructed 10
Q Roosevelt, knowing that he would re
{ fuse nomination, then switchin
1 them to the chosen one at the RICH
5 moment.
/. All this and more was put fort
t from the White House by the pres
, dent personally, in order to checkmat
the scheme by throwing the light {
t publicity upon it. Denials from ever
e quarter have flown fast. Senator Pei
t rose of Pennsylvania, said to be tn
r one who babbled, points to his III
n swervlng support OF the president as
r full answer. The Standard Oil denie
: its alleged part in any such plan
S Hartman, OF course, is guileless.
G is even said that the whole thing was
e hoax, and what was said at the ban
i quet was a mere pleasantly, intende
e to string" certain of the guests, wb
: took it seriously and at once reporte