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.tiaijj7S fl ABOUT THE
Campaign FUNDS
ROOSEVELT EXONERATED OF
CHARGE OF ASKING HARBI-
MAN FOR MONEY.
Corresponds IS PUBLISHED
LETTERS BETWEEN EN-PRESl-
DENT AND REPUBLICAN TREAS
Hon. Theodore Roosevelt,
MONEY USED IN State
Hartman Raised 100000 TO be Used
for the State Election in New
Corresponds IS PUBLISHED
MONEY USED IN State
Hartman Raised 100000 TO he Used
for the State Election In New
York Only.

NEW YORK, Dec. 2l,---The follow
ing correspondence between Theo-
dore Sheldon. treasurer of the repub-
lican national committee was made
public today:
Hon. Theadore Roosevelt,
oyster Bay, N. Y,
Dear Mr.. Roosevelt:-Ever since
the election of 1904 the story has
been continuously published and never
denied. except By you, that you
asked Mr.. T.. II. Hartman to contrib
ute mney to aid in your election and
that he raised and contributed $780,
600 to the campaign fund. Knowing
this to be untrue, | several times sug-
gested to my superior officer, Mr.. c.
n. Bliss, then treasurer Of the national
committee, that the facts in the case
be plainly stated. Mr.. Bliss always
believed that the books and accounts
of the national committee were pri-
vate, and although always carried on
by him with the highest sense Of in
tegrity and honon he vsrthelessi
like all Is contemporaries, would not
consent to any publicity. This feel
ing has changed in the past few years
by the law and sentiment requiring
full publicity in elections. 1t seems,
therefore, to me, in justice to you, the
facts in the case, ought to be known.
Needed S250,G00.
Everyone knew and conceded that
in the election of 1904 you would
carry the state of New York by a
large mapority, but 1t was generally
believed that Mr.. Higgins would be
defeated. The democrats conferred
their foes on the election thera for
governor. About a week before the
elected Mr.. Odell then chairman Of
the state committee, came to Mr..
Bliss and told him that unless he had
$3.50 from the natiolan committee
that the state ticket would be de-
feated. Mr.. Bliss told Chairman Odell
that he had no money but that he
would see what could be done. He
visited Mr.. L. II. Hartman at his Of
flee and explained to him the urgen-
Odell.
Hartman Raised 100000.
"Mr. Hartman then called upon
several of his friends on the telephone
and next day handed Mr.. Bliss $780,
000 Mr.. Bliss himself raised $780,
600. This sum of $4,000 was
handed directly to Chairman Odell
and never in any way went into the
treasury of the national committee.
which had charge of the election.
have past knowledge of all the facts.
"Yours very truly,
(Signed) GEO. X. SHELDON"
THE Outlook. Fourth Avenue.
New York.. December 10, 1911.
coffee of Theodore Roosevelt
Mr.. George II. Sheldon,
"62 Cedar St, New York City.
Dear Mr.. Sheldon:-
Rooseyelts Letter.
II thank you for your letter. and
am glad that it was written. There is
little for me to add to what you have
said. | have never directly or indi.
rectly. in any shape. way or form,
asked Mr.. Hartman or anybody else
TO contribute a dollar to aid in my
election. Moreover, on the only oc-
casion on which Mr.. Hartman ever
spoke to me on the subject at all, he
did so of his own initiative and so
far from there being any request from
mo to him. he made the request that
would aid him in getting the ma
tional committee to contribute some
Of its funds for the campaign expens.
es Of Mfr. Higgina the candidate for
governor in New York state.
State Needs Money.
ole at the time stated to me that
my own election was assured; that
The election of Mr.. Higgins in which
he was especially Interested. was
doubtful and that he earnestly hoped
that the national committee would
divert some of its funds from the ma
ticnal to aid in the state campaign.
where the need was great and where
he believed the election of Mr.. Hig-
gins to be in jeopardy. AS shown in
your letter this was precisely what
the national committee did
very truly yours.
tSigned)
THEODORE ROOSEVELT"