The Washington herald., 1912-08-27

had urged the President to cause Ma
tional Chairman Cortelyou forthwith to
give financial help to the New York State
Committee In order to save the State
| ticket.
Statement Il Voluntary.
II am making these statements only
! in the interest OF truth" said Mr.
Loeb to reporter. Il have not publicly
| thought 1t necessary to do So When I
Sunday afternoon. / voluntarily offered
to give out for the first time a correct
account of both incidents.
Il was present through the entire in
terview E. II. Hartman had in the
White House with President Roosevelt
on the eve Of the election in 1904 I was
his private secretary. and the President
made 1t practice to have me present
at every important political interview he
had with visitors. I remember clearly
the specific result Of the Hartman in
terview on that occasion. Mr.. Hartman
assured the President that he CMr
Roosevelo was certain to be elected
but that the State ticket In New York
headed by Higgins. was In grave dan
ger. and that II was in the power of
President Roosevelt alone to save It
Want Money for New York.
Mr.. Hartman complained that al
though he had more than once asked
National Chairman Cortelyou to trans
fer to the New York State Committee
sum of money from his treasury to
meet the exigency of the State situa-
ton, Mr.. Cortelyou had declined to do
so. and insisted that the President
should direct Mr.. Cortelyou immedi-
ately TO hand over the money where
1t was imperatively needed. The Presi-
dent told Mr.. Hartman he would COM
ply with his request. Before Mr. Har-
riman arose to go. the President turned
to me and told me to call up Chairman
Cortelyou on the long distance tele-
phone and instruct him to help the
State committee out. This I did and
received the promise from Mr.. Cortel-
you that he would do at once what
President Roosevelt wanted him to do
i do not recollect the amount of money
Mr.. Hartman asked for, or what I told
Mr.. Cortelyou was needed. do, though,
remember distinctly that I was pres
ent at the interview, heard 1t ali, es-
corted Mr.. Hartman to the door. and
then conveyed the Presidents instruc-
tions to Chairman Cortelyou over the
telephone"
ohtEhputhoh DcnIe0.
Collector Loeb then took up the Stand
ard OIL contribution. OF this matter.
he said. my memory is quite as clear
and distinct as to the other l have lust
discussed. I remember the two letters
and telegram President Roosevelt had
sent to Chairman Cortelyou, instructingl
him to return forthwith to the STANDARD
vi Company any contribution that con-
Germ may have made to his campaign.
The first letter recited a report. then
widely published by the newspapers,
that the Standard OIL Company had
made big contribution. 1t was dated
october Is. 1904 In this letter President
Roosevelt told Mr.. Cortelyou that II the
report We're true he must see to II at
once that the money was sent back The
other letter and the telegram were to-
the same effect. Two or three DAYS
passed and no word on the subject had
come to the White House from Chair
man Corteiyou. The President was
growing more FESTIVE hourly He told
me to call up Chairman Cortelyou on
the long-distance telephone and ask him
II he had received the letters and the
telegram, and II so what he had done
about it. This I did. Mr. Cortelyou
told me over the telephone that he had
just conferred with Treasurer Bliss about
the matter and had received positive
assurances from Mr.. Bliss that the
Standard OIL Company had mot con-
tributed dollar to the campaign fund"
No Object in View.
81 want to repeat" added Collector
Loeb. that am making these state
ments strictly and solely In the interest
OF truth ] have no other object in view. |
II called upon by the Senate committee |
l shall very cheerfully respond and tell |
all know about both the Hartman and |
the Standard OIL controversy. / gave |
Col Roosevelt this assurance yesterday, |
and he seemed very much pleased. / |
nave not spoken out before because I |
keeniy appreciate the ethics that hedge |
ABOUT private secretary in his relations |
with his chief or former chief
Mr.. Roosevelt had not asked m. at
any time to do this. voluntarily went
to see him at his home yesterday. While
there looked through the files OF mis-
voluminous correspondence while I'm the
White House. and found number OF doc |
umenfs that may be Of value later.
Are you supporting Col Roosevelt as |
against President Taft?' Collector Loeb |
was asked.
The collectors ONCE is not in politics."
was his reply. when was sent here |
to take charge. President Taft's only In |
structions to me were to collect the reve- |
nue.. This ! have been doing and this |
shah continue to do to the end. The
President has never given mo any other
Collector Loeb's statemeuts ON both