The Cairo bulletin., 1912-10-01
I. T.R.:-HARR|NAN
LETTERS SHED
LITTLE LIGHT
Placed in Evidence Before SEN
ate Committee Probing
Contributions.
BLISS GIVES LETTERS
Agent and Attorney for HaIri-
rimans Say Roosevelt Re
quested Fiancier's Aid
Associated Press Dispatch.

ASSUCldtGuasTE JtSUdICu.
Washington, Sept. 30,--All of the
correspondence between President
Roosevelt and the late Il. H. Harri-
nan, covering the period from
Roosevelt's succession to office In
1901, until Harriman's differences
with him in 1905, were placed in
.vidence, today, before the Senate
committee investigating expendi-
lres.
Out of the scores Of letters, COW
9ring every subject from exhibits of
indian pictures to the appointment
If federal jugdes and territorial gov
arnors in Arizona, the Senate COM
nittee was able to secure little new
light bearing upon the subject OF
ampaign contributions on the dis
Duted question of whether or not
President Roosevelt had specifically
asked Hartman in 1904 to raise a
fund of $4,000 for the aid of the
campaign.
c. G. Tergsthoff, now agent for
the Hartman estate and former pri-
ate secretary of Mr.. Hartman, and
1harles A. Peabody, personal attor-
ley for Mr.. Hartman both testified
hat Hartman had told them the
raising of the campaign fund had
oeen undertaken at President Roose-
velt's request, statement which
Hartman made before his death but
which was denied by President
Roosevelt.
One Letter Important.
No documentary evidence was Of
Tered, however, and outside of the
many letters, none was produced ex-
eept that written by Mr.. Hartman
to Sidney Webster, Jan. 2, 1906, that
in any way bore upon the charge
that President Roosevelt had asked
he railroad man to raise funds.
The Webster letter. made public
by Hartman, himself, during the
controversy with Roosevelt over the
fund, intimated that Hartman had
been asked by the President to raise
he fund. and that it had been the
understanding of financial men to
whom he apepaled that Senator De-
oew was to be given the ambassador
hip to France.
Earlier in the day, when the COM
nittee opened its hardships, Corne'
!ius N. liss, Jr, produced three let
ers, which he claimed were the only
ones bearing on campaign matters
and had been left by his father, who
was treasurer of the Republican Ma
tional committee in 1904.
He admitted he had destroyed
many of his fathers letters, but said
they were not connected with the
campaign affairs.
None Of the three letters touched
upon the facts alleged by John D
| Archbold that Bliss had assured hin
President Roosevelt would welcom'
\ contribution of $780, 900 from the
Standard Oil Co. The only one bear
ing directly on campaign contribu
tions was vigorous defense of Bliss
Integrity, written by Roosevelt II
1906, in which the President assert
ed that no one had asked him TO
favor because of contributions to hi
campaign fund, and that no one hat
been favored or Disseminated agains
because Of their contributions OF
THAR opposition to him.
Produce Hartman Recent.
| The receipt given Hartman TO,
his personal contribution of $50.00'
was produced by Tergsthoff, but h
did not know what other men hat
contributed to the so-called Harri
man fund. The checks passe'
through his hands. he said, but h
had no way of identifying them.
The Senate committee had expect
ed to hear Ormsby McHarg, contes
manager for Col Roosevelt, las
spring, at today's session, but h
was asked to appear Tuesday, Oct. s
| No reason for the postponement wa
given except that the committe
members wanted ITO complete the in
vestigation of certain data" befor
,McHarg was questioned concern
| ing his campaign work in the South
William Finn of Pittsburs
Roosevelt's leader in Pennsylvania
and e. H. Hooker of New York
treasurer OF the Progressive party
Will appear before the committee. to