The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-10-01
HARTMAN AND
ROOSEVELT WERE
LETTER WRITERS
Considerable c Correspondence
Between them Brought to
Light in the Hearing.

HARTMAN WANTED TO HAVE
HIS SAY on APPOINTMENT
Objected to Candidate for Governor of
Arizona Because He was too Fond
Of the Opposition Railroad-Anoth-
er Man was Appointed.
Washington. Oct. 1.-E. H. Hooker.
treasurer of the progressive party, to-
day told the Clapp committee investi-
r. Crane Of Chicago contributed $780,
900 to the LaFollette campaign fund
and the same amount to Wilson's
fund prior to the Baltimore conven-
ton.
Booth Hooker and VIM. Finn ap-
peared when the committee assem-
bled and 1t was decided to proceed
with their examination, Mr.. Hooker
first taking the stand. At Senator
Clapp's request Hooker placed in evil
dence statement Of all receipts and
expenditures in Roosevelts primary
campaign in New York city. The
statement showed $59,126.35 contri-
buted and $50 2.606.52 spent in the pri-
mary campaign.
Mr.. Hooker also filed a statement
Of receipts and expenditures of the
national primary cmpaign conducted
by Senator Dix. He vigorously re-
sented an inference by Senator Pom
creme that any money was expended
in an improper manner.
William Finn testified that he had
personally contributed ninety per cent
of the money for the Roosevelt pri-
mary campaign in Pennsylvania. He
gave 100000. Finn declared he
would produce to the committee j. G..
Slain. the man who on his authority
signed Flinn's name to a telegram to
the Standard Oil asking its support
for a seat; in the senate. This was
one Of the kilograms produced by
Senator Penrose when he. made his
sensational charge against Finn.
All OF the correspondence between
President Roosevelt and the late Ed
ward H. Hartman covering a period
from Roosevelt's succession to office
in 1901 until Mr.. Harriman's differ
ences with him in 1906, was placed in
evidence.
Out of scores Of letters the senate
new light bearing upon the subject
of campaign contributions or the dis
puted question of whether Roosevelt
had specially asked Hartman in 1904
to raise fund of $4,000 for the
aid of his campaign.
c! G. Tegethoff, now agent of the
Hartman estate and former private
secretary TO Mr.. Hartman and Chas.
lie Insurance company and the per-
sonal attorney for Mrs. Hartman in
the administration of the estate, both
testified that Hartman had told them
of the raising of a big campaign fund
had. been undertaken at Roosevelt S
request. statement which Hartman
made before his death. but which was
letters. none were produced except
those written by Hartman to Sidney
Webster Jan. 2, 1906, that in any way
bore upon the charge that President
Roosevelt had asked railroad men to
raise funds. The Webster letter init
mated that Mr.. Hartman had been
asked by the president to raise a fund
and that it had been the understand.
ing among financial men to whom he
appealed. that Senator Depew was to
be given the ambassadorship to
France.
A letter from Mr.. Hartman June
%. 1904. after the republican conven-
ton that nominated President Roose.
welt, said in part:
II want to assure. you that l was
only too glad to have been able to
take part in the convention which
recognized what was our due, and
- Ia~ asak{l
corded 1t and will as heartily work
for It,"
He added that he was going to Eu-
rope but shall be in close enough
communication to exercise any influ>
ence, should it be necessary before
my return"
After his return he again wrote the
president who replied:
"At present there is nothing for
me to see you about. though there
were one or two points in my letter
of acceptance which should have
liked to discuss with you before put
ting it out"
More than an hour Mr.. Tegathoff
record.
Did you ever hear Mr.. Hartman
say anything about campaign contri-
buttons in 1904?" asked Senator
Ciapp.
Eyes; in 1907. when he was Ill. just
before Christmas he called me up to
his house." answered Tegethoff.
I'VE talked over the returns be-
tween him and Mr.. Roosevelt then
and in 1904. I knew he had visited
Washington at the presidents solicit
tation and that as a result Of that
visit he had raised this money for the
campaign"
"FIow much?"
1.-TWO hundred and nifty thousand
dollars. of which $4,000 was his own
knew at the time that
he was raising the money"
Ibid you know from whom he was
raising it?" asked Senator clapp.
"No. not exactly. Later had pos
session of the checks which receiv-
ed"
The witness could not recollect the
Of the contributors or the
amounts contributed.
"You were with Mr. Hartman in
1905. Do you know Of any contri-
buttons he made in that year,"
"No. none." said the witness.
Among the letters given the COM
nittee was one from George r. Cor
dressed to "E. Fl. Hammond. Union
Pacific Railway. New York. The
letter was acknowledged by Mr.. Har-
riman's secretary. who said he sup
posed there had been a mistake in
the address. This letter requested the
railroad man to serve on the auxiliary
Of the republican national
please consider this communica.