The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-01


and that a trophy valued tat S230,
carrying with il Il cash yaino Of
4 200 he offered for one - ent.
hunared-miIe race between profession
IA drivers.
Fourteen III 5fessional drivers have
been invited to participate in this
meeting aud the entries are expected
to include the most famous men in
the country. Boh Eurman. Ralph ne
Palma, Harry Grant, WtshaFt and
other speed kings.
The new association VIII probably
be known az The Richmond Auto-
mobile Dealers Snow association. The
maximum capital will only he $1,000
and all local dealers who have n"t
already entered into the general
agreement viii bs invited 10 join. The
Incorporation committee was instruct
ed ia report back to the association
saturday night in the jefferson hotel.
wiring his neck like a chicken iC be.
Disseminated in favor af tn" SANTA
r. or any other line
All Books Destroyed.
The features of the morning session
81 the Investigating committee were
the foreelul admissions by Cornelius
Bliss. Jr., that his ia ther treasurer
of tho 1904 Republican national COM
nittee. had destroyed all his books
and record rather than allow them
to fall into alien hands, and William
LibbYs statement substa initiating John
b, 4reht5,1iris declaration that thT
Standard Oil had made a large con-
tribution to the tund When question
ell closely fefatfVe ~ this aud 1tfl"T
contributions, the two witnesses hid
behind the excuse. 4 don't remern-
ber"
Tomorrow session probably Will
open with the examination Of f. II.
Hooker ana "Bnr' Finn. PennsyI-
vanias political boss
Mrs Hartman. the widow. au-
thorized the presentation of the let
e-rEattt Roosevelt sa44 Hartman
70 escape personal Appearance before
the committee, and sent Mir Tegethoff
and Charles A. Peabody president OF
the Mutual Life Insurance company
Of New York her private business
adviser. to-, represent har hefssres the
committee and tn explain the cores
pondenCe
Receipt j. Shown.
They 94Eusalrnti the rsa=ipt far s3a,-
900 given by Cornelius Bliss, treasurer
Of the Republican national committee,
November =, 1904. TO Hartman for
n campaign contribution, Peabody
testified he was present when Harri-
man called M by telephone H. X.
Twombley a Kew York capitalist
November /. 1904. and urged CON
i tribntion, and TegethoT told how he
! had receiy ed campaign contributions
! on that date from brokers aggregat-
/ ing $3.50 .00a. He could not recall who
signed the checks.
The letters submitted by Mrs Har-
1 riman elCquentlv depict the tragedy
| in the Roosevelt Hartman friendship
! Tney begin with Ii letter from k0ose-
! welt. dated November ~. 1901, two
months afseF-R eese val had became
president. through the death of Me
kinley, inviting Hartman to dinner
at the White House. This was follow
/ ed with an intermittent. although
| frequent exchange Of correspondent
down to 1905.
Harrtnan'~ Recommendations.
During the years Hartman had
recommended The appointment W
| G.. Ralston as naval officer at the port
of San Francisco, Judge Edward Kent
to he chief instiee of Arizona. and
questioning the appointment Of W. VI,
StilIwell as an associate judge for that
State. because OF his close utilization
with the Santa Fe railroad: urged
. the appointment Of e. FL Fowler
territorial governor of Arizona, aud
had interested himself in the appoint
ment OF Senator Depew To an aubas-
sadorial position
All these political suggestions arc set
forth in the Hartman letters Ia
Roosevelt In reply, Roosevelt talks
of the fitness of the men recommend
ed for the offices, and invites confer
ences with Hartman. which the lat
ter believed had to do with Eoose-
welt recommendations on Transport
tation subjects. September 23. 1904
Roosevelt wrote Hartman that there
"are matters in my letter OF accept
ance I would be glad 10 see you about
before putting II out" This was fol-
lowed by a letter dated October To-
1903, inviting Hartman To confer
ence on New York STATE political al
fairs. with reply from Hartman
that he was giving his time to correct
ing the trouble in The State,
Practical Men Letter.
The celebrated Roosevelt letter 10
Hartman that " you and are prae-
tical men" was dated October IA.
1909. In this letter Roosevelt quoted
from a previous letter from Hartman.
suggesting that 1t might be danger
GUS for Hartman to come to Wash
ington to see him at that time. After
the elections in 1904, Roosevelts let
ters TO Hartman grew less frequent,
Hartman recommendations
turned down by Roosevelt. and his
legislative suggestions were referred
to secretaries Root and Taft, and by
them ignored. Full appreciation OF
his turn down By Roosevelt came Is
Hartman late in 1908. aud January
z IQO6 he wrote his friend Sidney
Webster, giving details eff all treat
ment by Roosevelt. and inquirtng pa
thetically where he. Hartman.
stood" with Roosevelt under the cir
cumstances.
Before the Hartman letters were
read by Tegethoff. they were submit
ted to the committee, and considered
in executive session. Senator Clapp.
the Bull Moose chairman of the com
mittee. was supposed to have more in
FORMATION concerning the expected
evidence than his colleagues. Oliver. a
Taft man, and Pemerene and Payn-
ter, Democrats.
Tegethoff testified that In Decem~
Der. 1907. Hartman was sick and
talked with him over the business
matters. Hartman said he had given
$5o.0o0 To the Roosevelt campaign
and that he had been asked by Hopse-
welt To raise $4,000 which he had
done Il know he had raised d fund
for this campaign" said TegethofY,