New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-01
STETSON MAKES DENIAL
Says He Never Told Untermyer
Morgan Would 0ppose'Him.
WILL NOT GIVE OUT LETTER
Writer Surprised Private Com
munication to Mayor Gay
nor Became Public.

Navor Gaynor Yesterday declined ~
make public the letter written 10 him by
Samuel Unterp1yer In regard 10 the latter 3
candidacy for the United States senate In
It Mr.. Unterruyer is said 10 have declared
that Francis Lynde StetsOn had told him
that !. p. Morgan and other Wall Street
interests were opposed 20 his candidacy.
and that as they had much influence with
the INSURGENTS Mr.. Untermyer could not
hope to be elected.
Mr. Stetson yesterday made statement
DENYING that he had ever made such a
statement to Nj. Untermyer. He said.
never communicated with Senator
Roosevelt or any insurgent with reference
10 Mr. Untermyer. nor did ] ever anyWhele
oppose him for the Senate. indeed, untn
lie called upon NE at my mouse on Mon MOI,
dsy. March q, I supposed him 10 he ear
nestlv Tor Mr. Sheehan. for whom he had
publicly declared himself. -
What passed between us al this person.
a. interview. requested ny hHnseu, -, oi
course. purely matter Of recollectlon ana
Nj I-rternyer's memory Is as good, thousu
not altogether the same. as mine. Il an
certain however that ! never staten 'nat
he would be opposed by my clients NeS - y .
J P Morgan & Co. though ] may nave
said that were 7 10 appear as ms anNc-
cate IT would excite the surprise 4i ~
sonal friends who felt aggrleNed py NE NE
III told him also that Mayor Gaynor had
rroposed him as Senator, but that IelIloI
had nor professed to have any o rli1uvi'I 10
their INQUIRIES I never volunteered aiS
advice. and until this morning l never
heard of Mr.. Untermyers letter
Mr. Untermyer yesterday protested great
,urprise that the story of his letter 10
Mavor Gaynor had become public me
letter. he said. was not written Tor pupn-
cation and would not be given out by DIS
consent Il was written he declared. 70
avert what he conceived 10 he q sreat dan-
scr n the party. He added;
I do not propose to discuss either the
transactions that led 10 the writing OF NE
letter on 10 engage IN any conuoveIsI VIZ VIZ
any one on the subject ana cel idHlI5 IT, -
with Mr. Stetson. whom ! SreatiY auinlie
and resnect further than TO say that what
ever talk 7 had with Mr. Stetson was allerr
Nr Sheehan had released the caucus auu
his friends and was With his consent as
! exnlained at the time J required no as
surance from Mr. Stetson that Wall street
would be opposed 10 me II my amnltionS
should ever take the direction Of public NE
! have always known that fact and II has
never cost me any sleeplesS NIGHTS. IhtE
ore not likely 10 get the chance. Jusl a.
useful public service can be performed IN
private life in these days The incident Is
ended so far as am concerned.
Certain powerful financial interests had
IN the past elected and defeated entirely
TOO many United States Senators from New
York and other states for the welfare ~
me nation II was time that was stopped.
u Senator Roosevelt Is correctly reported
re will have 70 revise his dates as 10 the
receipt Of that letter as bearing on the
election Of Senator O'Gorman.
Mr. Untermyer SAYS that his letter.
which was forwarded by Mayor Gaynor 10
Senator Franklin .. Roosevelt. leader Of
the insurgents in the Legislature. was re-
ceived by the Senator the dav before the
Senatorial deadlock in Albany was ended
and brought about that result.
Albany. May ST.-Senator Roosevelt said
to-day that the statement that IT was not
until after the election Of United States
Senator O'Gorman that he received the let
ter Of Samuel Cntermyer 10 Mayor GAY
nor charging that the insurgents were in
Nuenced by Wall street might he mac
ourste
What I am ABSOLUTELY positive OF. sald
the Senator. rs that the contents Of the
letter were not communicated 70 any Of
the insurgents and i'm no way affected the
election Of a Senator
Senator Roosevelt added that he had sent
a red hot" reply 10 Mayor Gaynor on
Aprtl 2. hut was not AZ liberty 70 disclose
its contents