Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-05


any man to support me, whether in the
| south or otherwise.
1T is just as we'll that should be able
to answer explicitly and definitely any
future accusation of the kind: With all
good wishes. sincerely yours,
THEODORE ROOSEVELT
McHarg Denies Charge.
Mr.. McHargs reply. written in New
York March ). 1912, follows:
Dear Col. Roosevelt: 1 am just in re-
ceipt of your letter of March 4. advising
me that l am charged with endeavoring
to get delegates for YOU by promise Of
money or patronage.
- unhesitatingly say. in response to
that charge. that no reputable man in
the United States can face me and I'M
Dlushingly say that I made promise of
patronage or money or made any sort
! OF improper offer to influence him to Sc
cure delegates for you, or do anything
| else of a political character for you. l
| cannot see myself assuming such an alb
! solutely presumptuous, and possibly en-
barrassing, position. l know that you
| would unhesitatingly repudiate me if
| you ever learned that l had done any
| such thing in your name. Such a state
| ment is absurd on it's face.
Il have never had any authority from
| you to make promise of any kind. or
| use any influence, in your behalf If you
knew at the time this allegation is sup
posed to have originated that l was in
| the south. you learned that fact from
| some one other than from me. l did not
see you personally before leaving New
| York, nor did in any manner commune
| cate with you about politics until a con-
| siderable time after my return. 1 only
| went so far south Birmingham. While
| on this trip l made no effort to secure
| delegates for you.
ITO make this denial complete and I'M
| equivocal. l wish to say that neither You
| nor any one pretending to act for you. at
| the time 1 made the trip. ever gave me
| mention in your interests; and I want to
| say finally that l did not make any such
| offers to any one.
II saw recently in a New York paper
| that / was reported to have made an ex-
| tended trip in the south to arrange that
| contesting delegations in your behalf be
| sent up against all of the Taft delegates.
This is equally untrue.
Il want to thank you for the oppor-
tunity you have given me for answering
| and denying these absurd allegations.
Yours sincerely, 'ORMSBY McHARG.
Loeb Tells of Harriman's Call.
| This ended Col Roosevelt's testimny
and he Immediately started to leave the
room. as he was anxious to visit the
Smithsonian Institution and see the
mounted exhibits from his African hunt.
William Loeb. who was called. stood
waiting for the oath to be administered.
while the committee and spectators said
goodbye to Col. Roosevelt.
Mr.. Loeb substantiated Col. Roosevelt
testimony that Mr.. Hartman called up
the White House in October. 1904, and
asked for an engagement to see the Pres
ident because the state situation in New
York was troubling them He then re-
lated what was said at this interview.
Mr.. Hartman started by saving New
York was all right as far as the Presi-
dent was concerned" testified Mr.. Loeb.
land that a bolt had occurred against the
state ticket and Higgins because it was
said it was an Odell ticket" Mr.. Harri-
man, he added, asked that the national
committee help Odell.
1.-The President said,'' continued Mr..
Loeb. .'Mr Hartman, do not know the
condition of funds of the national COM
mittee but I should be sorry to have Mr..
Higgins beaten, and l shall see Mr.. Cor
telyou.' Then the President directed me
to telephone this to Mr.. Cortelyou, which
l did Mr. Cortelyou said he would take
the matter up with Mr.. Bliss and would
be glad to see Mr.. Hartman
Mr. Loeb said he knew nothing of the
Hartman fund during the campaign.
Attitude as to Standard Oil.
Taking up the Standard Oil contribu-
ton, he said that after two letters had
failed to elicit a reply from Cortelyou as
to refusing the contribution, he suggest
ed telephoning to Cortelyou. This failed
to secure a reply. he said. and he tele-
phoned to New York. getting Mr.. Bliss. i
II told Mr.. Bliss about the letters and
the kilograms, and that the President
wanted to know if there was any Stand
ard Oil contribution. Mr.. Bliss showed
little irritation. l thought. in his man.
Ier, and said, You may tell the Presl-
dent that the spirit and the letter of Mr.
Cortelyous announcement as to corpora
ton contributions will be carried out
and that no contribution has been or will
be received from the Standard Oil Com
pany.'
After talking with Mr.. Bliss I was
talked with him. He said he had been
busy, and Mr. Bliss had been out. and
that was the occasion of the delay. He
said that Mr.. Bliss had told him no sucn
contribution had been or would be re-
ceived, and that, as far as his knowledge
went, no such contribution had been or
would be received"
Loeb Eulogizes Roosevelt.
Senator Clapp asked if the witness
knew any further facts of interest to the
committee.
Senator, you know that my lips have
been sealed as to my confidential rela-
tons with Col. Roosevelt. Only the SUBJ
poena of this committee has unsealed my
lips But want to say that 1t would be
as easy to prove that the moon is made
of green cheese as to impugn the integ-
rity of Col. Roosevelt as affecting con-
tributions of corporations or any public
or private act" He added that he knew
no further facts relating to campaign
funds.
After attempting in vain to have Mr.
Loeb admit that he believed that tho
hundred thousand dollar contribution
credited to the Standard Oil Company III
49O4 had been received and had never
peen returned. Senator Pomerene endeu
The examination.
The committee then adjourned until
Monday at 10 o'clock
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