Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-24


made by the Standard Oil people. the
witness answered. Rogers and Arch
holds names were not mentioned to me.
| telegraphed and wrote to Mr.. Cortel-
returned. and was notified by him that
it had been returned. and that no con-
tribution from the Standard OIL Com
pany would be received.
Then you had been watching the re
ceipts of this committee or OF this
treasurer
II had been watching them only to
this extent" replied the witness with
emphasis. II had talked with Mr.. Cor
telyou and Mr.. Bliss and had received
from them the assurance that no gifts
of money would be accepted with any
implication that anything whatever was
to be done in the way of Legislative or
executive action or political action of
any kind in return for the gifts of
money. and ! had their implicit assur-
ance that that would be the case, and
they acted afterward in accordance
with that assurance to me-.
Not All for Him.
But you have no doubt whatever
that this money that | am referring
TO was used in that campaign, have
YOU"
The Rogers and Archhold money!"
No, all the money
II have"
Nov. would YOU be surprised If you
found found that Thomas Ryan contributed
5000 to your campaign"
Thomas-wel1. if he was the SON
which Mr. Ryan If il was Thomas
fortune Ryan would he very much
surprised
Now. il you found here that J. F.
Morgan had filed an ADDITIONAL used
the word from the report itself-addi-
tional $4,000 would you doubt that
II would not
'ld YOU ever hear of the so-called
Hartman fund. amounting to about
$4,000. that was raised by F. II. Har-
rlnan toward the close of your cam
palgn in 1904 for your election to the
presidency and for the purposes of
the national committee"
Il have heard explicitly that there
was no such fund raised for my cleo
ton to the presidency"
Didn't the money which was ex
pended towards the election of Mr..
Higgins as governor contribute toward
the election of the New York delega-
ton to the electoral college in your
favor?
Assured of Election.
Il don't think it contributed to it at
all MY election already was assured
when that money was sent on. There
was no doubt about my election. The
Wnole question:
That is your opinion"
That is the opinion of every body"
Have YOU any idea as to the tota
of these subscriptions that | have
asked you about?"
Il can't say, but my memory is that
Mr.. Cortelyou told me that our funds
were about half the size that of Mr..
that it was about 100000. My mem
DRY is that he told me there were
four or five thousand contributors
You knew e. H. Hartman pretty
well. didn't YOU"
Il knew him we'll"
Letter to Mr. Hartman.
Mr.. WINS read a letter from Col
Roosevelt to Mr.. Hartman. 1t read:
THE suggestion has come to me in
rounda bout way that you do not think
1t wise to come on and see me in the
closing weeks of the campaign: that
have asked you. Now, my dear sir you
and l are practical men. and YOU are
on the ground and know the conditions
better than I do. If YOU think there is
any danger to your visit that may cause
trouble. or if you think there is any
thing special ! should be informed
about. or any matter in which I could
give aid, why. of course. give up the
visit for the time being and in a few
weeks. perhaps before | write my mes
sage. shall get you to come down to
discuss certain governmental matters
not connected with the campaign
Did You see any connection whatever
between business and politics in con-
asked Mr.. WINS
No more connection replied the col
onel. than there is when those same
men contribute to the Y. NJ. c. A. /
mention that because ] know that
George W. Perkins during the time
that he was contributing so heavily to
the campaign funds contributed much
more literally to the building of the
!. NJ. {. A. and the contribution from
Mr.. Perkins of $4,000 might be consid-
erably less than contribution of So
from the station agent al oyster Bay
and | should feel is grateful to the one
man for the s25 as to the other man
for the $4,000 contribution. and |
should be inca pa BILE of acting for eth
er in any improper way because of that
contribution
Without Hope of Reward.
Did understand you to say that the
s3,O00.0O0 contributions to a campaign
fund are to be placed in the same cate
cory when you are running for Presi-
dent Of the United States as the con-
tributions for the Y. NJ C. o.
Yes. precisely, and with no more
hope of reward ] believe. for instance,
that Mr.. Ryans contribution was
given in the same spirit to Mr.. Parker.
don't think it was given with any
idea of personal gain any advan-
tage."
II am asking YOU whether or not you
placed that ContrI button in the same
category, for instance, Mr.. Ryans
contribution for the building of st.
.Joseph's Church in New forl. city.
In his case | have no question that
it was done in the same spirit. Mr..
Ryan was very strongly opposed to me
and wished to beat me, and ] believe
he was entirely sincere in his desire to
do it
Mr.. WINS at that point questioned the
witness at length upon statements made
al various times while he was Presi-
dent to the effect that under no con-
sideration would he be a candidate for
the office again The colonel readily
admitted that he had made all the
statements.
col ROOSEVELT answered nearly
hundred questions about the nomina-
ton of Mr. Taft. and his activity in
securing it. He also told of having
Louis Payn. whom he got out of Of
fee of state superintendent of insur-
ance, call at tho White House at wash
ingtOn.
FRATERNITY SMOKER.