The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-10-01


Ambassador to France.
To.dav's session ot the investigation
also brought out the first official state
tuent Of the sums raised by the Repuh-
l'cau National Committee from 1892
down tp loOi These figures were pre-
sentod bv Cornelius y. Bliss. tr., from
"a letter written b. his father just before
hc resigned as treasurer ~ the National
Committee. Here are the figures for
mo frui campaigns as given by Mr..
Bliss.
1892. $1,000 oUu. 1896. s35oo 900 1900
$4,000. .ono aud 1874. s2nss.OO0.
These contributions do not of course
include tho gifts to- tn" Republican Goa
rress committee or to the state COM
mitteen.
The contributions to the 1896 cam
paign have been estimated much higher
as high. in fact. az s1o,000.000
No light was shed by Mr.. Bliss upon
tho controversy over the Standard OH
Company contribution OF 100000. lie
testified that his father had ordered tho
campaign records OF sixteen years do
stroyed before his death. because he did
not wish them TO DO made the subject
Of controversy after he was gone. Mr.
Rliss testified that James q. Cannon,
president of the Fourth National Bank.
audited tho accounts.
Exce.d CorteIyou's FiRurcs.
The statement Of audit submitted by
Mr. Bliss disclosed the interesting fact
that the total Of the 1904 fund as given
hy Treasurer Bliss exceeded by large
amount that given by George y. Corfel-
you when he was on the witness stand.
Mr. Cortelyou testified that the fund
raised by the National Committee in
1904 lid not exceed sl.9o0.0O0. He added
that he was positive and this and that
the expenditures amounted to about
81 SOC. 900.
Mr.. Bliss gives the total receipts Of
the National Committee as s2.0Ss.o0o.
and to this 10 added a balance from
th~ previous campaign Of 100000. II
the total amount OF &c.195.o00 is taken
as the 1904 fund. there is a discrepancy
Of s295.0o0 between the Cortelyou and
the Bliss statements. not only as re-
CARDS receipts but az regards expendi-
lures by the National Committee
The committee will ask Mr.. Cortel-
you to,explain tho difference. They will
want to know II Mr.. Bliss included. for
instance. the Hartman fund in the
National Committee account and
VnetneT AI. IOTtelNOu 10 10 tn1s.
MIR Cortelyou has contended that the
fund never went into the National Com
mittee accounts. but was paid direct to
Odell as State chairman. Mr.. Odell has
testified that 100000 Of the fund was
paid TO him by Mr.. Bliss. and that the
remaining $4,000 was retained by the
National Committee.
Harriman's Secretary Tcstiaes.
Mr.. Tegethoff. as soon as he had been
sworn as a witness produced the bundle
Of letters and kilograms that had passed
between the late f.. H. Hartman and Col
Roosevelt One of the first documents
that Chairman Clapp drew from the en-
valope was the receipt given by the late
Cornelius n Bliss to Mr.. Hartman for
his contribution of $50, 900 as part of the
$3.50 900 fund raised through the efforts
Of the railroad man in the closing days
Of the 1904 campaign.
This is a receipt said the witness,
'Giver Mr.. Hartman for his contribution
10 the campaign fund Of 1904 by Mr..
Bliss. signed by him as treasurer OF the
National Committee.
The receipt was dated November 2.
\ :Sb 'ch was only few days before the
election. II read
feceivrd from r. H. Hartman
ifty thousand and 90 100 dollars.
"a, 600 90
G.. y. BLISS Treasurer.
he contribution was paid by check.
Roosevelt to Hartman. 1901.
he interesting record OF correspond
ts between Mr.. Hartman and Col.
ose,elt as presented by the former
retary Of Mr.. Hartman begins as
hack as 1901. when on November IL
RnpSavalf n fnl
ring personal communication to
Hartman
MY DEAR Mr.. HARRIMAS--You could not
va given me anything that would have
eased me- more. am delighted with the
blumes. As YOU know. ! hava always felt
hat you did as great a service as could
well be done, not merely by the service
Itself. but by the example set when you
planned and put through this expedition.
BY the way. is there any chance Of your
Scoming to Washington within any reason-
able time? ] should like to get you TO
dinner and talk over various matters.
Faithfully yours. THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
This was only one OF many letters
which showed that Mr. Roosevelt was re-
peatedly seeking conferen noes and inter-
views with Hartman instead OF the other
wav around. On October .. 1913. Presi-
dent Roosevelt again wrote TO Mr.. Harri-
man as follows:
MY DEAR Mr.. HAHRIMAN-Are you to he
in Washington this fall2 If so I should
like 10 dine or lunch with you. There are
one or two matters | should like to 60 over
with you. Sincerely yours
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
To this Mr.. Hartman replied:
DEAR Nh PRESIDENT Yours OF I'd re-
reived. know OF nothing to take me to
Washington a. present. but may go later
on. ! would. however. with pleasure run
down al any time IL YOU would like me 10
do so. The enclosed copy Of letter written
ny me several days ago covering statements
of expenditures other than for maintenance
and operation on our various lines may
interest you. The feeling OF apprehension
nov cKtant in financial circles will neces-
state extreme restriction for next year.
\ few DAYS later President Roosevelt
sent back this letter;
My DEAR Mr.. HARRIMAS. There is no
hurry about my seeing YOU. for the only
thing that could be pressing that ia the
financial situation is not so at present.
vas Interested IN the statement you en-
closed
Any time von come down this winter will
DO sincerely yours.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT