The searchlight., 1912-10-04
C. T. TEGErHoFF SAYS RAIL MAN
SPOKE OF RAISING $4,000
FUND.
WHAT LETTERS REVEAL.
Intimate That Colonel Asked That
Campaign Money Be Supplied
Controversies Over Federal
Positions.

Washington, Oct. ALI of the cor.
respondence between Colonel Roose.
welt and the late Edward II. Harri.
man, covering the period from Mr..
Roosevelt's succession to the office of
president in 1901 until Mr.. Harriman's
differences with him in 1906. was
placed in evidence before the senate
committee investigating campaign ex.
penditures.
Out OF the scores of letters, cover.
ing every subject from exhibits of In
dian pictures to the appointment of
the federal Judges and territorial gov.
ernors of Arizona. the senate commit.
tee was able to secure little new light
bearing upon the subject of campaign
contributions or the disputed question
of whether Roosevelt had specifically
asked Mr.. Hartman in 1904 to raise
a fund of $4,000 for the aid of his
campaign.
Hartman Spoke Of Fund.
c. T. Tegethoff. now agent for the
Hartman estate, and former private
secretary to Mr.. Hartman, and Chas.
A. Peabody, president of the Mutual
Life Insurance company and personal
attorney for Mrs. Hartman in the ad.
ministration of the estate, both testi.
fed that Mr.. Hartman had told them
the raising Of the big campaign fund
had been undertaken at President
Roosevelt's request, a statement which
Mr.. Hartman made before his death,
but which was denied by President
Roosevelt
Aside from the file Of letters given
the committee, no documentary evi-
dence was offered. however. and out
OF the many letters. none was pro-
duced except that written by Mr.. Har.
riman TO Sidney Webster, Jan. 2, 1906,
that in any way bore upon the charge
that President Roosevelt had asked
the railroad man to raise funds.
The Webster letter. made public by
Mr.. Hartman himself during the con.
troversy with President Roosevelt
over the fund. intimated that Mr. Har.
riman had been asked by the presi.
dent to raise the fund and that IL had
been the understanding among finan.
cial men to whom he appealed. that
Senator Depew was to be given the
ambassadorship to France.
Earlier when the committee opened
its hearings. Cornelius N. Bliss, Jr.,
produced three letters which he claim
ed were the only ones bearing on
campaign matters that had been left
by his father. who was treasurer of
the Republican national committee in
1904. He admitted he had DESTROYED
many Of his fathers letters. but said
they were not connected with cam
paign affairs.
None OF the three letters touched
upon the facts alleged by John ID.
Archbold. that Mr.. Bliss had assured
him President Roosevelt would wei.
come contribution of 100000 from
the Standard Oil company. The one
hearing directly on campaign contribu.
tions was a vigorous defense of Mr..
Bliss integrity. written by President
Roosevelt In 1906. in which the presi.
dent asserted no one bad asked him
for favors because Of contributions to
his campaign fund and no one had
been favored or Disseminated against
because of their contributions or their
opposition to him.
The receipt given Mr.. Hartman for
his personal contribution OF $4,000
was produced by Mr.. Tegethoff; but
he said he did not know what other
men had contributed to the so-called
Hartman fund. The checks passed
through his hands, he said. but he had
no way Of identifying them.
Ormsby McHaig. who was contest
manager for Colonel Roosevelt last
spring. will testify on Tuesday, Oct.
s. No explanation Of the postpone
ment was given except that the com.
mittee members wanted to complete
the investigation of certain data" be.
fore Mr. McHaig was questioned con.
cerning his campaign work In the
South.
VIM. Flynn, of Pittsburg, Roosevelt
leader in Pennsylvania, and E. II.
Hooker Of New York, treasurer of the
Progressive party, will appear before
the committee next.
A letter from Mr.. Hartman dated
Nov. 80, 1904. called the presidents
attention to the fact that Mr.. Roose-
welt had written Oct. IA, that he
would discuss parts Of his message
with Mr.. Hartman at a later time.