Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-10-06
NEW VERSION IF
 s250,0O0 FUND Unknown Informant Gives Investigating Committee Additional Light on liar. rlman s Part In 1904
 Campaign. WAS GOLD BRICKED
WAS GOLD BRIcKED
1t Is Said That Hartman Wanted, Black For Senator When Ii
 Went To Root,

washington, Oct. 5-The Clapp committee, Investigating campaign funds, heard unofficially today a new version of the circumstances which Interested F. II. Hartman in the New 4ork state campaign in 1904 to the extent or raising the now famous fund of Y2oo,0O0. The informant came to Washington, talked with members of the committee and departed without his identity Icing discovered
 The statements made were to the effect that when Mir. Hartman visit ed the White House after the eX- change of letters which have become known as the practical men cor respondence, he told Mir. Roosevelt the upstate campaign was somewhat dependent upon plan to secure the United States senatorship for former Governor Frank S. Black
 As subsequent events hsow this place went to Elihu Root, who de- serted Roosevelt when the latter broke away from the Old Guard in the Republican party by championins a progressive policy.
 But Mr. Roosevelt is said to have agreed at that time, if MT. Hartman would obtain the funds necessary to finance the state campaign he would name Chauncy M DepeW ambassador to France and thus make room for Black S election. The money Mr garded as helpful contribution to Higgins candidacy for governor the whole working about to the benefit of the national ticket.
 Immediately upon his return to New York. present information runs MT. Hartman called up IT. Nc X. Iwombley Ey telephone and told hin1 of the understanding that he had just reached with the president. In Mr Harrman,s office at that time was Charles A. Peabody In Mr. Twom- bleys office simultaneously was A J. Cassatt. president of the Pennsyl vania and Wayne Macveagh
 IL is stated that MT. Macreagh and Mr Cassatt undoubtedly heard Mr Tvombley's half conversation and Mr Peabody heard MT. Hartman part. Of these five men Mr. Peabody and Mir. Macveagh are the only ones noM living and their testimony would give 1lntn of ton between Mir Hartman and Mr Twombley, which, it is understood consisted in MT. Harriman's state. ment of the unders> >anding with the president and his promise to contrib ute S50,000 of the required $250,000, leaving to Mr. 1womDiey the task ol raising the remainder.
 Mir. Twomhley's reioinder, it is said was to the effect that he be- lieved Mr. Hartman had been sola a goll brick and that the goods would never be delivered but that he would, nevertheless, go ahead and raise the money, which he did.
 IL is believed to be fair inference that if MT. MaCveagh is called to the witness stand and questioned in the light of this version of the incident he will not enter as specific den!al as that which he has given to the Russell story of his connection with a telephonic communication.
 The witnesses who have been sum moned 70 appear before the committee Monday are Ogden Mills, Charles Ed ward Russell and Louis Hammerling al! Of New York.
 Others who will come Monday are Matthew Hale, of Massachusetts and ; Senator N B. Fox, of West Virginia