Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-09-03

riman in 1904.
This letter, which was published
shortly after 1t was written, contained
between Messrs'
Roosevelt and Hartman and character.
lied Mr.. Harriman's statement that
Roosevelt requested him to raise $25O-
600 as "a deliberate and wilful un-
|truth-by rights 1t should be char
|acterized by an even shorter and more
ugly word" 1t also included the let
ter written by Colonel Roosevelt
then president--to Mr.. Hartman on
October IA, 1904, In which Colonel
Roosevelt said, Nov, my dear sir. you
and I are practical men," as we'll as
several other letters bearing closely
on the issue. Colonel Roosevet's iet.
ter to Senator Clapp then continues, as
follows:
This letter was written in Mr.. Har'
riman's lifetime. and neither was con.
|tradicted thenSnor can be contradlcteu
now. Mr.. Loeb, my then private sec
rotary, heard my conversation with MT
Hartman and can testify about IT.
Mr.. Hartman never even discussed
with me giving anything to the ma
tional committee, and never spoke to
him about It or requested q dollar
from him. He asked me to intercede
with Mr.. Bliss and Mr.. Cortelyou TO
get money for him and Mr.. OdeN IN
their state campaign. Mr.. Loeb heard
him make the request, ana BY my a..
rection transmitted the request to MT.
Bliss and Mr.. Cortelyou over the
telephone, as did myself later.
Letters to cortelyou and Bliss.
"In my letters to Mr. Cortelyou dur
ing the campaign the only allusion that
I can find to campaign contributions
Is in one in which tell him that !
have heard rumor that Senator DICK
OF Ohio has been collecting money
from ONCE holders, and that II 80 ne
must be warned to stop or ne Will get
into trouble.
"I communicated with Mr.. Bliss
very infrequently, and never mace
any allusion to contributions in any
letter that wrote him or any con-
versation had with him. From Mr.
Bliss, as from Mr.. Cortelyou, re-
ceived the explicit statement tnat no
promise had been made and no obllga-
ton entered into directly or lndlrect-
| " in connection with any contributloh
that had been received. or would be
entered into In connection with any
contribution that might be received IN
the future.
IT have never discussed the question
of contributions with Mr.. Perkins save
in connection with discussing the &C.
cusations brought before your COM
mittee have never, directly or IN
directly asked him for a contribution
and did not so far as can remem-
Der ask any human being for a contri-
button either while I was running TOT
president or for vice president or dur
ing the recent primary or since the
recent primary.
"Mr. Archbold has alluded to his
visit made q year or SO after the cleo
ton, to me In company with MI.
Rogers. Mr.. Rogers and Mr.. Arcn-
bold made an appointment to see me
through Mr.. Root, who was then IN my
cabinet. He was not present at the
Interview. The subject Of campaign
contributions was not alluded to.
"Messrs: Archbold and Rogers. the
former doing almost all the talking.
stated they had come down IN connec.
ton with the accusations maze
against the Standard Oil Co., regarding
rebates. informed them that Mr..
Garfield had informed me that he was
about to report very strongly against
the Standard OIL Co., on this matter;
and referred them to Mr.. Garfield,
suggesting that they see him or Mr..
III. X. Smith and go over the matter
with them before coming to me.
Asks Mr.. Hearst to Publish Letters.
"Mr. Hearst has published much In
teresting and important correspond
ence of the Standard Oil people, espec-
tally Mr.. Archhold with various pubic
men. have in time past criticised
Mr., Hearst but in this matter he has
rendered public service Of high Inn
portance: and hope he will publish
ali the letters dealing with this mat
| ter which he has in his possession
| n MI. Hearst or anybody else has any
letter from me dealing with Standard
Oil affairs shall be delighted to have
lit published; and II anyone can sug.
gest any question as to any letter
have ever written or received on the
subject and will give me the approxi-
mate date. I will at once try to look
It up and il X can find 1t, will publish
Il.
II wish to emphasize the fact that
the testimony of Mr.. Archbold and Mr..
Penrose in this matter Is an attack on
Mr.. Bliss who is dead, and Is also I'M
Willingly the severest possible reflec-
ton on themselves.
Defends Mr.. Bliss.
"Mr. Bliss never asked me for 9
favor of any kind, and all his pubic
and private acts so far as had know
ledge of them were on the highest
plan Sof Just and honorable dealings,
Mr.. Bliss never even asked me this
about the Standard Oil Co., and never
| in any way alluded to the Standard
OH CO.. to me. never heard Mr..
lArchbold's name mentioned in connec-
ton with Mr.. Bliss. But year or SO
after the election heard a report that
Mr.. Bliss had accepted contribution
from MI. Rogers, alleging as his JUS
tificatton that this was not money
from the Standard Oil Co, but from
Mr.. Rogers personally, Mr.. Rogers be-
i ~ Of a