New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-05

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.rtment, oi In any matter penuins
est wna'eSr,tnistration. Al that nm -
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triDu.s,sntatiYes Of the Siam a,ng letters:
rep, and wrote tile ioho"'e
pau. . followed Mr.. RoO'evelfs ie oo.os
Here lou dated october % and oc 10.
20 cor'o 90, IN which he Instructed .'ne
O s.rm.n to return any eon. VI. standard
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oil company 49,. ,,d.
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tanned a. nc defeated than receive one
rather &c the sources nave men
eohsid and / regard II as AT d"'p ,ItS-
tioa duty, Of the most Dlnatms ct N any such
tive ou hours delay to retract any SUI, roi
eht an ~ 1, has been made. ana 10 re-
request sncb contribution III II mas peeIi
turn s.Y The acceptance OF a doliar ironi
rsceN source would do more 10 nuis
sa.H Taft than all the Ihohei, 80 ~ course
collect would heip nun 81 this letter.
=, aoo,eyelt also presented let
oe0" Hrote TO Ormsby MeHars en- March
ffr DC w.
4 1912. as follows
ns,r Mr.. McHarg: Reeent hsd l o ,ead
pstonne Of our opponents had asserted
thai abe South you had endeavereu 10
the.,nIe.ates for me by promise OF mohe!
ts,atronase, or in some ot,lei "as LIE.
OF 800 proper. i told the men wiz
SS.nnrht me the story tnat 1 "as a LII
iuten In IL. mentioning. incidentally,
Of matter of fact, when you went
thst, south had no idea that you were
~ ~. and that II was not unui !euI
s vins, that | met you and FOUND that
rea were SO kind as to pc any my S saiS ! am
.senimtsIy certain of the utter falsity OF
az osccusstion made against you, shoulu
H. your personal assurance that you
JIM endeavored by promises OF patron-
he or nv use of money, or IN any other
aeoner way. TO try to influence any
n .nsn 10 support me. whether in the south
nahn,hsrwise II is Just as well that l
vvtovM he able TO answer expllcltIy anu
ssSnjtely any future accusation Oh the
kind. ,,snns
Sincerely yours,
$50 THEODORE ROOSEVELT
NJ McHarg's reply, written in New
YORK. March Q, 1912. follows;
n.sr Colonel Roosevelt: | am just in re-
.nint NJ YOUR letter of March 4. advising
v,s that I am charged with endeavoring
a get delegates for you. by promise OF
money or patronage.
charge that no reputable man IN tne
f'rited States can face me and unolush-
tnsiy say that | made promise oi
.nsfronage, OF money. or MADE any soIt
Of an Improper oner 10 lnnuence MN "
ssc,ra delegates for you, or do anything
slse OF a political character for You 1
cannot see myself assuming such an ab-
.oIutely- presumptuous, and possibly en-
barrassing, position. l know that you
rould unhesitatingly repudiate me, II you
aver learned that l had done any such
hing In your name. Sucn stdteheH'
h absurd on its face.
= have never had any authority from
van TO make a promise of any kinu' OF
use any influence, IN your nenaii. IL
you knew at the time this allegation is
imported to have originated that l was
IN the South. you learned that fact
from some one other than from me.
sN not see you personally before leaving
Nav York, nor did In any manner
communicate with you about politics
until considerable time after my re-
turn. | only went so far south as BIZ
ningham. While on this trip. l made
no effort to secure delegates for you.
To make this denial complete and un-
equiyocal, | wish 10 say that neither
YOU, nor any one. " az
YOU, at the time l made the trip. ever
gave me authority 10 do any OF the
things you mention, in your interests
and I want 10 say, finally. that l DID
not make any such offers TO any one.
| saw recently, in a New York paper,
that / was reported to have made an
extended trip to the South to arrange
that contesting delegations In your be-
half be sent UP against all OF the Tart
dictates This is equally untrue.
! want TO thank you for the oppor-
tunity you have given me for answering
and denying these absurd allegations
Yours sincerely. ORMSBY M'HARG.
Colonel Roosevelt spent some time in
the museum. Then he rode about the
city for an hour. Tonight he took din
ner with several of his old friends, in
Guiding Dr. Presley II. Rixey. White
House physician during the Roosevelt
administration. and John A. McIlhenny,
Civil Service Commissioner. After din
ner he went to his car and left late to-
night for New York. He expected to
reach Oyster Bay tomorrow morning
and remain there until he starts for the
Middle West on Monday.