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

to specially make trip to Washington and
| give you undue trouble There Is q chance
! Of my going to Washington later on. hut
| how soon | canro, tell. ns | am more than
fully occupied here Mr. Maxwell Evarts,
! our attorney. vtll probably bo IN Washing
| ton during this month aud | viii ask him
| to call ON Won. ic you desire. with view of
aiding you In anv way I can Very truly
} yours. L. VI. HAHnIh'N.
Another Luncheon invitation.
Again. on MAY IL, 1904. came nnother
! invitation to Mr. Hartman for White
House luncheon President Roosevelt
! wrote.
| DEAR Mr.. HARniMAN: can vou take
lunch with me Monday MAY -. ~ '3o'
Is this entirely convenient Would dinner
! on Wednesday or Thursday II" better
Sincerely vorrs.
| TnEoponE Roosrvffr.
| The railroad man replied
DEAN MIR PRESIDENT. II would he n
| little more convenient for mo to dine with
YOU on. say. Wednesday or THURSDAY. II
you prefer. But can arrange to lunch
with you on Monday IL hat suits Won
better. Can you not hive messnCe sent me
either by telegraph or telephone Sincerely
yours. l.. n. HARTMAN
Mr.. Hartman accepted the invitation
for Wednesday evening.
To this last letter William Loeb. Jr..
Mr.. Roosevelt's secretary. replied;
My DEAR Mr.. HAnnIM,S: The President
! wishes me to remind you that m Wednesday
June Is. he will expect YOU at dinner at.
9 o'clock. He has also asked Attorney
General Knox. Secretary Cortelyou and
Mr.. Murray Crane. Very truly yours.
| WILriAI IoEp. Jr..
Secretary TO the President.
Joseph HELEN. Mr.. Harriman's secre-
tary. wired this to Mr.. Loeb:
| Mr.. Hartman requests that vou will
communicate with him on arrival az New
| willard at s M.
Mr.. Loeb replied by wire
| Letter received Eight o'clock IL hour
for dinner Sot necessary for Mr. Har-
| riman to come before that
On May 20. 1904. Secretary Loeb wrote
to Hartman:
My DEAR Mn. HARRTM.S, The enclosed
| address contains au alluson TO what the
| President and YOU were speaking OF the
other might VIII you return it after you
have read it2
On the same day President Roosevelt
wrote to Hartman:
|
for your letter of the ?7th. All right. |
shall wait until | hear from YOU further.
1 The copy OF your address has come to hand
and shall read II with interest. PRAY ac-
| cept the enclosed copy oi my Presidential
speeches and messages. sincerely yours.
| THFoDoRE ROOSEVELT
Mr.. Hartman appeared delighted with
the Roosevelt speeches. He wrote on
June to the President. again referring
90 snHs, 1I NhA. naAt taH,
indicating clearly the close relationship
between the railroad man and Roosevelt:
DEAR MIR. PRESIDENT: have yours OF the
csth ultimo. with the enclosed copy of your
speeches and messages and beg YOU will
accept my thanks for same. will certainly
| take much interest in reading them.
You saw something of Gov. Pardee
last year Have YOU considered him in
| connection with the position We talked
about? ] have not yet been able 10 get al
Messrs Dodge. Hughitt and frick. hut
hope to be able 20 accomplish IL the FIRST
part OF next week. Yours sincerely.
r.. II. HARTMAN
Consult ON Appointments.
On the next dav President Roosevelt
wrote to Hartman again in regard 10 an
appointment. This time il was apparently
| in regard 10 Cabinet officer, possibly
Mr. Met calf OF California who was made
Secretary OF the Navy. Here is tha
letter:
| DEAR MIR HARHIMAS: ! Ike the man vou
| mention in your letter. but do not think
that he comes up to the other one I know
the others capacity from seeing him work
ing in Congress. OF the two for this posi-
tion the Congressman is the best. SIN
| Cersly yours. THEoDoRE EoossvPlr
| NJ Hartman wrote hack.
NEW NoRK. June =
DFARMR PRESIDENT have your le,,er OF
the third inst and mentioned the -, he man
ha rdiy even as n suggestion and have no
rea son for believing that he could accept
II appointed, but he probably would he
more accept able TO the people on the Pacific
coast. and believe they would find him the
more capable OF the two. In any event
the Congressman is also well thought of
and II Ia believed he would hii the position
satisfactorily. Whoever is elected II will
have considerable influence with the public
in their estimating the probable cnlhre OF
the next Cabinet Yours sincerely,
T.. H. HARRIMAN
On the same day Mr.. Hartman wrote
this letter to the President. apparently in
reference to the Salton Sea
DEAR Mr.. PRESIDENT I had a talk with
Mr.. Cleveland Dodge and am glad to be able
to say he believes your prompt action in
Arizona last year did more to save lives
and property than anything that has been
done for a number Of years. and am glad
to be able to write YOU this as agreed
| He asked me to meet their manager
Prof. Douglass, and talk that subject over.
as well as some others. but ! do not think
there is anything to add to what has already y
been said Yours sincerely.
+. n. HARTMAN.
Wrote on Presidency.