Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1908-10-16
Where Do the Trusts
Stand.

Mr.. Hartman in the piesoeht~i
cam paigs 1904 contributed tothe repue-
lican campaign fund personally AID
through his corporation frieIds $3.50.
600. That fact has been adnittes as'S
therefore is not disputed anywhere.
After the campaign, however, Harri-
man and Roosevelt fell out and the
facts concerning their intimate rela-
tions just prior to the 1904 election be-
came public.
A confidential letter written by
Hartman just after the 1904 election
was published in which Hartman
said:
THE APPEAL FOR FUNDS.
About week before the election in
the autumn of 1904, when it looked
certain that the state ticket would go
Democratic and was doubtful as to
Roosevelt himself, he, the President,
sent me request to go to Washing to
confer upon the political conditions in
New York State. 1 complied, and he
told nae he understood the campaign
could not be successfully carried on
without sufficient money and asked il
l could help them in raising the nee
esshry funds as the national com nit
tee, under Goa troll Of Chairman Certel-
you, had utterly failed of obtaining
them, and there was large amount
due from them to the New York State
committee. We talked over W hat could
be do.e for Dspew, and finally agreed
that if found necessary he would APP
point him as Am bassador to Paris.
With full belief that he, the Presi-
dent would keep his agreement, came
back to New York. sent for Treasurer
Bliss, who told me that 1 was their
last hope, and that they had exhausted
every other resource. In his presence I
called up an intimate friend of Sena-
tor Depew, told him that it was nee
essary in order to carry New York
State that 500, 900 should be raised at
once, and if he would subscribe $50, 900.
After few words ever the telephone
the gentleman said he would let me
know, which he did probably In three
or four hours, with the result that the
whole amount, including nay SUBJ
script on, had been raised.
1.-THE ceecss were given to Treasurer
Bliss, who took them to Chairman
Cortelyou. If there were any among
them of life insurance companies, or
any other like organizations, Of course
cortelyou must have Informed the
President. do not know whs the sub
'criber, were other than the friend Of
Depew, who wasan individual. This
enabled the New York state
to continue Its work, with
the result that at least $4,000 votes
were turned in the city Of New York
alone, making difference Of 100000
votes in the general result"
INVITATION TO HARTMAN.
The truth Of the statement was con-
frmsd BY Bliss and also BY the publ
,atisn Of copy Of letter seat by
to Mr.. Hartman. In that
letter Roosevelt, among ether things
said:
Now, my dear sir, you and l are
practical men, and you are on the
ground and know the conditions better
than / do. Ifyou think there is any
danger Of your visit to ns causing
trouble, or If you think there is moth
ing special should be informed about,
or ne matter In which could give aid,
why, of course, give up the visit for
the time being, and then = few weeks
hence, before write my message, l
shall get you to come down to discus,
certain Government matters net con-
nectsd with the campaign"
or course there was great deal of
csmnisnt because the President had
been on such intimate terms with Har-
riman and had invited him to Wash
ington to edit his message to Congress
especially on account of the fact that
was charged with violating
federal laws in his railroad operations
and, therefore, was liable to prosecu-
ton by the United States Attorney
who is appointed by the Pres
ident.
One of the results of the publication
of the fact that Hartman had raised
$3.50, 600 for the Republican campaign
fund was the demand that all centti-
button to campaign funds should be
published just before election so that
the people might know what trusts
were back Of the candidates for Presi-
dent. The Democratic National con-
vsntion at Denver adopted plank
pledgiRg the party to such publication