Norwich bulletin., 1912-10-01
Urged to Dine
 at White House
ROOSEVELT lNSISTENT IN LET-
 TIERS TO HARTMAN.
A SERIES OF LETTERS
Correspondence Between the Two Fur nished Committee, but Throws No Light on Hartman Contributions.

Washington, Sept. 30-All of the cor- respondence between President Roose- welt and the late Edward H. Harri- man, covering the period from MT. Roosevelt's succession to the office in 1901 until MT. Harriman's differences with him in 1906. was placed in evil dence today before the senate commit tee investigating campaign expendi- lures.
 Committee Cleans Little Light.
 Out of the scores of letters, cover ing every subject from exhibits of Indian pictures to the appointment of federal judges and territorial govern ors in Arizona, the senate committee was able to secure little new light bearing upon the subject of campaign contributions or the disputed question of whether President Roosevelt had specifically asked MT. Hartman in 1904 to raise a fund of $240,000 for the campaign.
 Testify to HarrimanNs Statements.
 c. s. Tegethoff, nof awent for the Hartman estate and former private secretary to MT. Hartman and Charles A Peabody, president of the Mutual Life Insurance company, and personal attorney for Mrs. Hartman in the administration of the estate both testified that MT. Hartman had told them the raising of the big cam paigp fund had been undertaken al President Roosevelt's request, a state- ment made by MT. Hartman before his death, but which was denied by President Roosevelt.
 File of Letters Offered.
  the committed, no documnetary evil dence was offered. however; and out of the many letters none was produced except that written by MT. Hartman to Sidney Webster, 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 bs MT. Hartman himself, during the con. troversy with President Roosevelt ovel the fund, intimated that MT. Harri- man had been asked by the president to raise the fund: and that 1t had been the understanding among finan. cial men to whom he appealed tha1 senator DepeW was to be given ths an1bassadorsllip to France
 Harriman's Receipt for $5o,000.
 Tegethoff produced series of paper. from the Hartman estate file. The first was receipt signed by c N. Bliss as treasurer of the nationa republican committee, dated 1904. I was for s50.0o0. which MT. Tegethof said was MT. Harriman's contribution to the republican campaign fund O 1904. Then MT. Tetgethoff put in tn, record series of letters in whicl President Roosevelt asked E. H. liar, rlman to visit the White house dur, ing the fall and winter of 1903, Let ters dated October 2 and October from the former president asked MT Hartman If he would be in Wash ington soon," and invited him to eith CT lunch or dine at the White house Replies from MT. Hartman said tha he was not planning to come to Wash | 1ngton at that time, but might conn l later. Letters of that character con t1nued up to May IT, when Presiden l Roosevelt wrote asking Hartman i | he could take lunch with me on Mon 1 day, May 23." If this was not convent 1 ent the president suggested that MI Hartman dine with him on eithe Wednesday or Thursday.
 Hartman Consented to Dine,
 The date, according to rapid ex ] change Of letters produced, was final ly nxed for Wednesday evening, Ma, 70, when MT. Hartman consented t 1 dine at the White house. In a s1lh sequent letter written by William | Loeb, then secretary to the president 1t was set forth that Attorney Genera Knox, MT. Cortelyou and Senator Mur ray Crane would also be present. l The letters produced included tn one written by President Roosevelt | October IA, 1904, heretofore published In which he told MT. Hartman to can eel his proposed visit to Washingto, if he thought it dangerous to MI Roosevelt's candidacy. 1 Hartman Asks a Favor. GA letter from MT. Hartman, Decem Der 20, 1904. asked the president f consider W. H, StillWell of Phoeni for an impending vacancy in the ius ticeship of the territory of Arizona To that Secretary Loeb replied tha the president did not know of an vacancy, but will carefully look th matter up."
 A letter from President Roosevelt ] October ?. 1904. proposed that MI Hartman come to Washington to wis 1t him. Succeeding letters showed Nil 1 Hartman did not find it convenient and that on October g President Roose welt wrote There is no hurry ahou my seeing you, for the only thing ths could be pressing-that is, the finan cial situation-is not so at present ** Any time you can come down thi winter will do"
 Hartman Seeks Another Favor.
 letter from Mir. Hartman, De l cember 2S. 1908. endorsed W. c. Ral ston as candidate for naval officer a San Francisco. President Roosevelt replied December 30 that there are on or two points in reference to the cas- which 1 shall like to go over with yo if you feel that you care to come t Washington"
 MT. Hartman replied January | 1904, that the Ralston matter was m important enough to induce q specis trip to Washington, but that he migh go later.
 Bliss Produces Three Letters.
 Earlier in the day when .ue com mittee opened it's hearings, Corneliu N, Bliss, Jr., produced three letter which he claimed were the only one bearing on campaign matters that ha been left by his father, who wa treasurer of the republican natione committed in 1904. He admitted h had destroyed many of his father letters, but said they were not con neeted with campaign affairs.
 Roosevslt's Defence of BIisa.
 None ef the three letters touche upen the facts alleged by John I Archbeld, that Mir. Bliss had assure him President Roosevelt would wei come a contribution of $180,o fre1 the Standard Oil company. The or bearing directly on campaign eentri [ laF \ |