The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-08-27
Loeb Puts Reverse in
Now Famous Contri.
button.
SURE HIS MEMORY
IS QUITE CLEAR
Colonels Former Secretary Says
Railroad King Came Begging
for Money, and President,
Being Practical Man.
Told Cortelyou to Give
Him What F.e Wanted.

Ne" YORK. August 25--Williaa
Loeb. Jr collector of the port of New
York a.. anro,ntue-- a., r,-as,,.,., .r.,,
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"' "'4'4' 'o-'a! IN vigorous
nfiehse az Colonel Roosevelt against
tho attacks heinr made ipon inc an
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Sundav afternoon ,oi,n,a~il,. .,rer..d
to- ei.. ont for tn. hrs, tito. ;. correct
accoun; of botb Incidents
Hartman Dcn,ndcd ,id
81 ,yas tre...n, tnrfu.,n In. .n,i-.
Interview l. II uarrinisn bnI i'm ,ha
Wbl,. uouss v-i,h tresidn,, r,,e.,.i,
on Tho We of ~. .is,.t,on i, lDni
vas mis- private seeretarv and In.
m. present AZ ,,a,, f,,nor,ant nnltttr,i
interview he had vim visitors ~
member clearly tho spittt and result Of
ine Harri.l.n interview IN ;nat oecs-
sion Mr. Harri,,ian assured m. pros
ldeut thst 10 oAfr Roosevelt .vas cor
tain to be elected but ,ha, the state
tickle, in Ns,, York headed he Hiy
gins. was in grave danger and int il
was in the mower Of prosidon, Rouse
Welt alone TO save il Mr. Hartman
complained that although h, h,d more
than once asked National Chairman
cortelvou TO transfer to ,h,. Nv Yuri,
state comfni,te. a sur, Of money from
his treasury to meet the cxls.ncv ot
the state situation. Mr. Cor,elvou had
declined 10 do SO. and ne insisted that
tho President SHOULD direct Mr. Cortel-
You immeliAtelv 70 hand over tie
mono,. where il was inoperativ.l, need
he would comply with his request.
Before Mr.. Hartman arose t. 20 the
President turned to me and ion4 me 10
call up Chairman Cort,lyou on the Ion :
distance. telephone ana instruct him TO
help the Suite committee out This /
l!d. and received the promise from Mr.
Cortelyou that he would do at once
what President Roosevelt waited him
10 do. l do not now recollect the
a
for or what told Mr.. Cortolyuu was
needed do. though remember dis.
tinctly that l was present at the inter-
view. heard II all. and escorted Mr.
Hartman to tho door and then con-
veyed the Presidents instructions TO
Chairman cortclyou over the tele-
phone.
His Memory Quite Cleat
Collector Loeb then took up the
standard OIL contribution. "C,i this
matter he said, my memory IS quite
rs clear and distinct As the ether ]
remember tho two letters and telv
gram President Roosevelt had sent to
Chairman Gortelycu instrnctlns him 10
return forthwith 10 the STANDARD Oil
Company any contributions that con
Germ may have made to his campaign
ihe hr'i letter tecited ii report then
widely published ny the newspapers
t"". Tue H'"''H'i.u Nil company h"d
mace a ing confirmation II MAS dated
oetobeH 70 lsoi In this !etts. Presi-
uent hooseNe!t TOD Mr. Corte!you that
II t"e report were true he must see TO
II al once mat the money vas sent
PACK Inc otner letter ana the telc-
S'"'h Me'e /" t"' 9"'ie eHert' Two
or three Gays passed ana no word on
me subject MAD come to tue White
i!orse nom chairman Coiteiyou- The
'reS,uen, vas Sro"lhs more restiNe