The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-02
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70 HIS ENEMIES

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lection Of political assessments from
among his -uborinates in the post
office. Ny letter ended as follows L
have no alternative but to direct MS
removal. suppose you won . Ike
this. and am awtluy sorry. but
beg you 10 believe that II 1t were
feasible Tor me To- act ia any utnei way
wo4lI do so. ana IT IS only because
nave no oiner alternative tnal / mus,
remove Bunn'"
Hcfcr- to Pnrher's Chnrge.
Here Colone! Roosevelt replies u
an ailusion ia the recent Masulng-
ton testimony 90 Alton H. Parker's
charges ia 1901. o. introducing tny
statement ne issued on NoveiuDer :,
1904. IN reply To- this charge. that Dix
corporations had Contributed Abe-al-
IS 10 the Republican campaign fund
THROUGH the solicitation OF sir. Cor.
ielyou Also. Colonel Roosevelt Ia
Guides tic letter bee wrote 10 James
=. sherman. NOW Vice. President. on
october q, 1900. Ia winch Do, reviewed
at length ,ne Observation-Disclosures
controversy over t1e S-GO.OOO contri-
button OF the late l.. II Harriman IN
1904.
TINS letter. which was published
a.
torresponderce between Alessrs.
Roosevelt and Hartman ami cnarac-
teri@ed 4Ir Harrlmaus statement that
Roosevelt requested him 70 raise S25O.-
vpD as "a deliberate and willful IN
trutn-by rights 1t should BE- char
acterl@ed by al even shorter and moro
Ugly word. IL also included me letter
written hy Colonel Rooseveit-then
fFesb-ent-to Nj. Hartman on october
IL. 1905, IN which Colonel Roosevelt
SAID Now. iny dear sir. you and
are practice men" as well as several
o,her letters bearing closely on the
issue Colonel Roosevelts letter to
senator Ciapp then continues as fol-
lows.
This letter was written in Mr.. Hn,
rimar's lifetime and neither was con
tracicted then nor can be contradict
ed now Alr Loeb my then private
secretary. heard my conversation with
Mr. Hartman and can tesu-y about
A. Nj Hartman never even discuss
oi With NE giving anything 10 the
nauone! committee. and never spoke
10 him about It or requested z dollar
from him lie asked me 10 lntercede
with Mr. Bliss and Mr. Cortelyou TO
set money for him and Mr Odel in
their state campaign Mr.. Loeb heard
him make the request and b.. my d.
rection transmitted the r,Jlucst to\
M Bliss and Mr. Cortelyou over the
telephone. as did myself later.
Only One Anusion.
IN my letters TO Mr. Cor.elyou
during the campaign the only ailu-
sion that / can find TO campaign con
trihurons Is in one In which tell
him that have heard a rumor that
Senator Dick. OF Ohio. has been col
lecting money from oficenolders. and
That II so he must be warned to stop
or ne VIII get into trouble
communicated with Afr Bis.
very inireauently and never made any
aliusion TO contributions IN any letter
mat I wrote him or any conversation
! had With him. From Nj Bliss as
from Nj Cortelyou. received tho
explicit statement that no promise
had been made and no obligation en-
tered INTO directly or indirectly IN
connection VIZ any contribution that
had been received. or would be en-
terei into In connection with any con.
trioit!on that might be received In tho
future.
u have never discussed the question
OF contributions with Mr.. Perkins
save in connection with discussing tho
accusations brought before your com
mittee. l have never. directly or IN
directly asked him for confirm
Non. and I did not so far as 7 can re-
member ask any human being for a
contribution either while was run
ming for President or for Vice Pres
'aent or during the recent primary or
since the recent primary.
MI Archbold has alluded 70 his
visit made year or so after the elec-
uon' 10 me in company with Mr.
rogers Mr.. Rogers and Mr.. Arch
oo4a made an appointment to see mo
sHIousn MT Root who was then in
my Cabinet lie was not nrase,t
the interview. Tho subject o. cav.