The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-01
Harrim an Roosevelt
Correspondence Placed
Before Investigators.
NOTHING TOSHOW
CAMPAIGN GI rs
They Yield No Evidence That
Railroad Man Was Asked by
President to Raise Funds.
Testimony Of c. N. Bliss,
Jr., Not Prolific Of
Facts Desired.

! Washington Sept smber 2e.-Ail OF
the corresponds between President
Roosevelt and the late Eiward IL.
Hartman, from 1901 until SIR Harri-
mans dli.er -nces with Mir. Roosevelt
Ia 1896. was placed in evidence to-day
before the >. nate committee !nVesti'
eating campaign expenditures.
Out OF III. scores Of letters. cover
ing every subject from exhibits or In
dian pictures TO the appointment .:
Fed erai Judges and territorial Gov
ernors in Arizona. the senate commit
tee was able to secure little new Ign.
bearing upon the subject OF campaign
contributions, or ths disputed Gues-
tion OF whether or not President
Roosevelt had specifically asked Mr..
Hartman in 1904 TO raise a fund OF
$40, 900 for the aid Of his campaign.
Hartman Told of Fund.
{. c. Tegetloff. agent for the Hsr-
riman estate. and former private
secretary to Mr.. Hartman. and CHARLES
~ Peabody. president of the Mutual
Life Insurance c. mpany and personal
attorney for Mrs Hartman in the ad-
rninistration Of the estate, both testi-
fed that Mr.. Hartman had told them
the raising of the big campaign fund
had been undertaken at President
kocseveits requ est. statement which
Mr.. Hartman made before his deata.
but which was denied by Colonel
Roosevelt.
Aside from the file Of letters given
the committee, no documentary evil
dence was offered. however; and ont
of the many letters none was produced
except that written by Ar. Hartman
to sidney Webster, January ., 1876,
rnat in any way bore upon thc charge
that President Roosevelt had asked "A.
railroad man to raise funds.
The Webster letter. made public by
Mr.. Hartman himself during the COR
troyersy with Pr ssident Roosevelt over
the fund. intinated that Mr.. Hartman
had been asked by tbs P.ssident IL
raise the fund: and that it had been
the understanding among financial
m FL TO whom ne appealed that Sena-
tor Depew was to be given the am
bassadorship to France.
William Finn, of Pittsburgh. Roose-
Welt leader in Pennsylvania. ana z. H.
Hooker. Of New York. treasurer of tn :
Progressive party. will appear before
the committee Tomorrow
Star Witnesses Later.
Witnesses called for the opening
session Of the hearings to-day were
ready when Chairman C:app called the
Subcommittee together. Colonel Theo-
dore Roosevelt and ]. Pierpont Nor
gan are scheduled 10 step into the
spotlight later this week. the financier
appearing Thursday and Colonel Roose-
welt on Friday
Ormsby McHarg. contest manager
Cor Colonel Roosevelt at the Chicago
convention. who organized the South
for the Colonel, was on hand when
the committee convened to-day. His
story OF the pre-convention campaign,
and Of the contests he managed for
President Taft in the 1908 campaign
were expected to be the chief testi-
mony.
Cornelius y. Bliss, Jr.. son of the
treasurer OF the Repr blican campaign
committee in 1904. was called to pro-
duce any papers in the files Of his
fathers estate Gearing On the charge
that Colonel Roosevelt acquiesced in
the acceptance Of 100000 from the
Standard Oil interests in 1904. and in
further demand .or $4,000 from the
same source.
Senators C!spp oliver. Paynter and
Pomercne were present when the com
mittee went into session. Mr.. Bliss
was the first witness. He said he was
had sole custody Of his fathers papers.
Have you found any papers bear
ing on the campaign funds handled by
your father asked Chairman Ciapp
Records ExsniseA.
Mr.. Bliss placed in evidence report
from the auditor who examined hts
fathers accounts when he resigned as
treasurer OF the Republican commit
tee. He said the records did not show
any contribution BY John y. Archbold
or the Standard Oil Company. Mem
bers of the committee examined the
records.
No names o: contributors to the 100;
campaign fund appeared in the records
Mr. Bliss was asked 20 read his faith.
cr's letter of resignation TO Harry :
New. which also had been placed IN
evidence.
The letter set forth that the late
Mr. Bliss Rad held as confidential the
name of contributors and the amount
Of their contributions in the last -four
preside n;:al campaigns in which 7
have acted as treasurer"
Il have rersisten;Iy refused TO make
these reports public the letter read
because regard the relations Of
campaign contributions 10 party com.
rnit;ees az eonfdentfal Z believe the
righ, 20 refuse 20 make public thess
contributions Is as sacred as the RICH,
/ of q man 20 cast a secret ballot in thu
election"
The letter added that the Republi.
can committees receipts In 1900 had
, been a trtfle below ss.eoe.ooe." Or
1885. S3.see.eeo. ana In 1892. Si.sea."eo
The witness said he had discovered
three othe. letters OF . personal and
more or less intimate nature" Thess
he handed 90 Chairman CIspp. ous
was from President Roosevelt: anoth'
~ from William u. raft. - Secretary
cs War. The committee suspended ia
! :nqutry for n sew minutes while Ia
members read TIE letters secretly.
Senator Clspp hsd the letters place.
! Tn the records - exhibits. They wsr'
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