Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-10-01
Hartman and Roosevelt Cor
respondence Produced Re-
fers to Many Subjects Other
Than Funds,
TREASURER'S BOOKS
HAVE BEEN BURNED
Witnesses Testify They Had
Been Told by Railroad Mag
nate Of Presidents Request
for Campaign Money,
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IBy Morning Journal Special Icnscd Wire !
Washington, Sept 3o.-Ali the cor
rcspondcncr between President
Roosevelt and the late Edward II.
Hartman covering the period
from Mr. Roosovelt's succession to the
office In 1901. unul Mr. llarriman's
difference with him In 1905, was
placed IN evidence today before the
senate committee investigating cnin-
naisn expenditures. out of the scores
OF letters, covering every subject from
exhibits Of indian pictures To the APP
pointing OF federal judges and terri
lorial governors in Arizona, the sen-
ato committee was able 10 secure little
new light bearing on the subject OF
campaign contributions. or the dis
putcd question Of whether Colonel
Roosevelt had specifically asked Mr..
Hartman IN 1904, to raise $2A0,ooo
Tor his campaign.
C. G. rcecthotf. now agent for the
Hartman estate, aud former private
secretary to Mr. Hartman, and
Charles A. Peabody, president or the
Mutual Life Insurance Company and
personal attorney for Mrs. Hartman
in the administration OF the estate.
both testified that Mr.. Hartman had
told them the raising of the big cni'i-
paign fund had been undertaken AZ
Mr., Rouscvclt's request, statement
which Mr.. Hartman made before ms
death. but which was denied hy
Roosevelt.
Aside from the file Of letters given
the ,ommittce ma deeuursuarA .eyi
donce was offered and, out OF the
many letters. none war produced cx-
cept that written by Mr. Hartman TO
Sidney Webster, January 2. 1906, that
in any way bore upon the charge that
President Roosevelt had asked the
railroad man 10 raise the funds
The Webster letter. made public by
MIR Hartman himself during the
with President Roosevelt
over the FUND. iutimatcd ihat Mi Har-
rinian had been asked by The presi-
dent To raise the fund. and that II had
been the understanding among finan-
cial men to whom he appealed that
senator Dcpcw was to be given the
anbassadotship to France.
Taking up the examination OF Mr..
senator Paynter elected
that Mr.. Hartman visitcd the WhIt"
House prior Ia the 1904 election 10
discuss New York political matters
with the president.
Charles 4. Peabody testified that
he talked with MI. Hartman In No
Ncmber. 1904. about the campaign
FUND.
"lle said he had been to Washing
ION and that tile president wanted
him to raise some money for the cam
paigu He said nc was giving $ao.-
200 ana hoped TO get the rcst---I think
ne said the whole fnnd was to be
s24o. ooo. While was there, he talked
,vcr the telephone win another man
!, ho WAS to contribute
.Who was thatg' asked senator
'lapp.
MIR. Peabody liually said Mr.. Har-
imam talked with Hamilton Mex
rwombley. Of New York He added
hat he knew of no other contrihu-
or to the fund.
Earlier in the day. Cornelius n.
Bliss, Jr. produced three letters
which ne claimed were the only ones
,caring on campaign matters that had
iepn left hy his father, who was treas
lrer Of the republican national com
nitiro in 1904 He admitted he had
destroyed many of his fathers letters.
,ni said they were not connected with
nnpaien affairs.
Nune OF the three letters touched
lpon the facts alleged by John y.
,rchbold that Mr.. Bliss had assured
4.,f
oiue a contribution of 100000 from
he standard on Company.
The one bearing directly on cam
aign contributions was n vigorous
rfense Of Mr. Bliss integrity. written
~ President Roosevclt IN 1905, in
mich the president asserted that no
ne had asked him for favors because
( contributions To his campaign
nnds. aud that no one had been Ia
orcd or diseriminated against be-
ausc 81 their contributions. or their
ppostion Ia him.
4 letter from Mr.. Hartman, dated
'oNenbcr 30. 1904, called the prcSi-
rnts attention to the fact that Mr..
,ooseVelt had written on October
an. that he would discuss parts OF
is message with Mr.. Hartman at .
,tcr time. MIR. Hartman said ho
ad learned that other railroad men
new what the president intended to
commend relating to railroads. and
nat he Was very apprehensive. about
le matter.
II sincerely believe IL would be best
" all interests that no reference bo
lade to the subject" he added.
On the same day. after Mr.. Harris
am had talked over the telephone
ith Secretary Loeb, President Roose-