Arizona republican., 1912-10-01
Introduced to Support Archbolu's Charge That Roosevelt Asked Rail- road Man to Raise Cam paign Fund.
LITTLE LIGHT IS
 THROWN ON MATTER
Tegethoff, Peabody and Bliss Are Among Those Called to the Stand on First Day of the Sena- torial Investigation.
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WASHINGTON; Sept. 30.-All cor the late E. H. Hartman, covering the period of Roosevelts succeeding to the presidency in 1901 until Harri- mans difference with him in 1906, were placed in evidence today before the senate committee Investigating campaign expenditures. Out of scores of letters covering every subject from exhibits of Indian pictures to the ap- pointment of federal judges and ter ritorial governors of Arizona, the sen ate committee was able to obtain lit tie new light bearing on the subject of campaign contributions or the dis puted question as to whether Roose- welt did specifically ask Hartman in 1904 to raise $24O,O0O for his cam paign.
 c. c. Tegethoff, now agent of the Hartman estate, former private sec retary to Hartman. Charles A. Pea body, president of the Mutual Life Insurance company, and personal at torney for Mrs. Hartman in the ad ministration of the estate, both tes- tified that Hartman told them the raising of a big campaign fund was undertaken at Roosevelt's request, a statement which Hartman made be- fore his death, but which Roosevelt denied.
 Other than the file of letters no documentary evidence was offered and
 out Of the many letters none were produced except that writeen by Har- riman to Sidney Webster, Jan. ?. 1906, that in any way bore out the l charge that Roosevelt had asked Har- riman to raise funds. That intimated that Hartman had been asked by Roosevelt to raise a campaign fund. Upon the examination of Tegethoff, Senator Paynter elicited the infor- nation that Hartman visited the White House prior to the 1904 cleo | tion to discuss New York political matters" with the president. MT.
 Peabody testified that he talked with Hartman in November, 1904, about 1 the campaign fund and added: "He said he had been to Washing | ton and that the president wanted him 1 to raise some money for the cam
 paign. He said he was giving s50,0O0
 and hoped to get results. I think he
 said the whole fund was to be $24O.- | 900. While I was there he talked over | the toIpDlOno W1tn dnOlH6T Indu WHO
 was to contribute
 | "Who was that?" asked Senator
 Clapp.
 Peabody finally said that Hartman talked with Hamilton Mckay From
 bly,, of New York. He added that he knew of no other contributor to the fund.
 | Earlier in the day Cornelius N. ! 1atf hi ioIo | he claimed were the only ones bearing
 on campaign matters that had been left by his father, who was treasurer
 of the republican national committee
 in 1904. He admitted that he had
 destroyed many of his fathers let
 ters, but said they were not connected
 with campaign affairs.
 None of the three letters touched
 upon the facts alleged by John D. Archbold. that Bliss had assured him
 that President Roosevelt would well come a contribution of s100,OO0 from the Standard Oil company.
 The one bearing directly on cam- paign contributions was a vigorous
 defense of the integrity of Bliss, writ | ten by President Roosevelt in 19O6, | in which the president asserted that
 no one had asked him for favors | because Of contributions to his cam paign fund, and that no one had been | favored or discriminated against in the
 use of their contributions or because | of their opposition.
 | The appointment of governor of | Arizona in 1905 opened the correspon- | dence between Roosevelt and Harrl- man. Hartman recommended Chief
 Justice Edward Kent for governor to | succeed Governor Brodie, and w. Ii. l StillWell for chief justice to succeed Judge Kent. On January 2S, 1905. liar riman wrote to the president that he would "very much regret the appoint ment of B. A. Fowler as governor of
 Arizona. He said he had no partic- | ular candidate to urge, but hoped that | some other, more suitable man may be selected"
 Roosevelt replied on January 2s that he had in a way been committed to | Fowler" and that "as he has been our candidate for congress, his nomination seemed to me to be absolutely right.
 What is there against FoWler! the nresident asked in conclusion.
 Hartman replied on January 30: | MY information is to the effect that
 Fowler is a very strong partisan of the | Santa Fe" He expressed the belief
 that F. w. Wells, of Prescott was an l (Continued on Page 4l.