Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1912-10-04
Hartman. Roosevelt Correspond
ence Given Committee.
THROW LITTLE NEW ueA1
Documents Give Practically No m
formation Reardino Campaign
Contributions.

Washington. Oct. 1.-Au q tho cor
fospondence between President Roose'
velt and the late Edward H. Harri-
man, covering the period from Mr..
Roosevelt's succession to the Office in
1901 until Mr.. Harrimen's differences
with him in 1906, was placed in evil
dence before the senate committee
Investigating compaign expenditures.
Out of the scores of letters, cover
ing every subject from exhibits of In
dian pictures to the appointment OF
federal judges and territorial govern
ors in Arizona, the senate committee
was able to secure little new light
bearing upon the subject of campaign
contributions or the disputed question
of whether President Roosevelt had
specifically asked Mr.. Hartman in
1904 to raise fund of $4,000 for
the aid of his campaign.
c. c. Tegethoff, now agent for the
Hartman estate and former private
WI OIdAy " NIL 44oA AAAAoAS oAu
Charles A. Peabody, president of 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 cam
paign fund had been undertaken at
President RoQsevslts request, a state
meht Which Mr.. Hartman made be-
fore his death, but which was denied
by President Roosevelt.
Aside from the pile of letters given
the committee no documentary EVIL
dence was offered, however, and out
Of the many letters none was produced
except that written by Mr.. Hartman
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.
Contents Of Webster Letter.
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-
been the understanding among finan-
cial men to whom he appealed that
Senator Depew was to be given the
Enthusiastically to France.
Charles A. Peabody, president of
the Mutual Life Insurance company
and legal adviser of Mrs. Hartman,
was sworn.
Mr.. Peabody said that he talked
with Mr. Hartman in November, 1904,
about the campaign fund. zone Of
these letters was lying on his desk
! when l went into his Office" said the
witness.
"He said he had been to Washing
ton and that the president wanted
| him to raise some money for the cam
paign. He said he was giving $4,000
and hoped to get the rest-I think he
! said the whole fund was to be $780,
000 While I was there he talked over
the telephone with another man who
was to contribute"
The names of contributors of $10,-
| 1876, 1000 to four Republican campaigns
have been destroyed.
This was the testimony of Cornelius
N. Bliss, Jr., son of the former Re-
publican treasurer. Bliss said his
father had destroyed all books and
papers showing who contributed. He
submitted his fathers papers, how
ever, tabulating contributions to the
Republican national committee as fol-
lows:
In 1892, $1,60o,ooo.
In 1896, $3,450,000.
In 1900, 100000.
In 1904, $2,088,000.