Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-01

tate, both testified that Mr.. Hartman
| had told them the raising of the big
campaign fund had been undertaken at
President Roosevelt's request a state
ment which Mr.. Hartman made before
] his death, but which was denied by Presi-
dent Roosevelt.
Scores of letters between President
Roosevelt and Mr.. Hartman, covering
| the period Of Mr.. Roosevelt's succession
] to the Office in 1901 until Mr.. Harriman's
differences with him in 1906, were placed
| in evidence
Aside from the file of letters given the
committee, no documentary evidence was
offered, however, and out of the many
| letters, none was produced except that
| written by Mr. Hartman to Sidney Web
ster, January 2, 1906. that in any way
| bore upon the charge that President
Roosevelt had asked the railroad man to
raise funds.
The Webster Letter.
The Webster letter. made public by
Mr.. Hartman himself during the con-
| troversy with President Roosevelt over
| the fund, intimated that Mr.. Hartman
had been asked by the President to raise
| the fund. and that 1t had been the I'M
| Outstanding among financial men to
was to be given the ambassadOrship to
France.
The receipt given Mr.. Hartman for his
personal contribution of $4,000 was pro-
duced by Mr.. Tegethoff; but he said he
did not know what other men had con-
tributed to the so-called Hartman fund.
The checks passed through his hands,
| he said, but he had no way of identifying
them.
Among the letters given the commit
tee was one from George B. Cortelyou,
dated July 90 1904. and addressed to
&c. H. Hammond, Union Pacific railway,
New York. The letter was acknowl-
edged by Mr. Harriman's secretary, who
said he supposed there had been a mis-
! take in the address. This letter request
ed the railroad man to serve on the aux
| Hilary committee of the republican ma
| tional committee.
please consider this communication as
entirely personal" it concluded. las the
committee is not to be publicly an
nounced.''
| Letters that passed between the Presi-
dent and Mr.. Hartman late in 1904 re-
| ferred to the Presidents messages to Con-
gress on railroad matters.
The appointment of Governor Of
Arizona, in 1868, opened another CORE
| spondence between the two men. Mr..
| Hartman recommended Chief Justice Ed
| ward Kent for governor, to succeed Gov
Brodie, and w. III. Stillwell for chief JUS
| tlSS " ooSNoSu JoOSC INCIit.
| Opposed to Fowler.
January %, 1908, Mr.. Hartman wrote
the President that he would very
much regret the appointment of B. A.
Fowler as Governor of Arizano.
| President Roosevelt replied January %
that "he had in way become committed
to Fowler: that he had been our can
| for tiov,
seemed to me to be absolutely right
| What is there against Fowler" the
President asked in conclusion.
Mr. Hartman replied January 80:
! MY information is to the effect that
Mr. Fowler is very strong partisan of
the Santa Fe.'' and he expressed the be-
| lief that e. w. Wells of Prescott was IAN
| able and fair man.
| President Roosevelt replied the next
day. January 81, that it would be very
unpleasant for him, with Morton in my
cabinet to say that he had rejected
Mr. Fowler merely because l heard he
was "a strong Santa Fe man. unless there
was some specific objection to him.
| II need hardly tell you," the President
added. that if l appointed him 1 would
twist his neck as If he were a chicken the
moment 1 found he was showing one par
| ticle of favor to the Santa Fe, or, for the
matter of that, to the Southern Pacific
or any other railroad, just as l would
| CWlSt 1t L 1OuUO he was ulSCTlHlludtinS
against any railroad. How would it do
| for me to write him this in practically
| these wOrdS?"
| Mr. Hartman again protested against
| road interests did not believe they would
get a square deal in Arizona. The Ari-
| IONA governorship was filled by the ap-
| pointment of Joseph H. Kibby in 1905.
Did you ever hear Mr.. Hartman say
anything about campaign contributions in
| 1902" Senator Clapp asked when the
reading of the letters had been concluded.
Tells of $3.50, 900 Fund.
Eyes, in 1907. when he was Ill. just be-
fore Christmas he called me up to his
house." answered Mr.. Tegethof I'VE
talked over the relations between him
and Mr.. Roosevelt then and in 1907
knew he had visited Washington at the
Presidents solicitation and that as a re-
suit of that visit he had raised this money
for the campaign"
"How much?
1.-TWO hundred and fifty thousand
dollars, of which $4,000 was his own
contribution. knew at the time that
he was raising the money.
Ibid you know from whom he was
| raising it?'' asked Senator Clapp.
mo, not exactly. Later / had posses
sion Of the checks which l received"
The witness could not recollect the
names of the contributors or the amounts
contributed
Taking up the examination of Mr..
, Tegethoff in connection with the letter,
Senator Paynter elected the fact that
Mr.. Hartman visited the White House
prior to the 1904 election to discuss New
York political matters with the Presi-
dent.
This concluded Mr.. Tegethoff's exam
ination and Charles A. Peabody. presi-
dent of the Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany, and legal adviser of Mrs. Harri-
man, was sworn.
Mr.. Peabody said that he talked with
Mr.. Hartman in November 1904. about
the campaign fund.
..He said he had been to Washington
and that the President wanted him to
raise some money for the campaign. He
said that he was giving $4,000 and hoped
to get the rest-I think he said the whole