New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-24

, Q.-Do you know who James ii. HYDE
was? A.-Yes, sir.
Q.-Who was ne. and whatl A
| Well. he was n man OF wealth in New
York. He was Harvard graduate and
was the president of the Franco Amer
/ lean Union, and he was afterward urged
upon me for appointment as Ambas-
| sador 20 France, and ! would not APP
/ point him.
of after that he said he was vice
president of the Equitable Life As
surance Society. would that help you
to remember him? Al don't know
that he was. ! know his name was
mentioned in some way in connection
with the insurance investigation, Tut
my chief
Objected to HYDE.
= Q.-The insurance investigation had
not taken place at TINS time, Mr.. Roose-
welt. Al do not remember whether
IL had or not. The chief memory
had of him is in connection with that
campaign. | know that he was urged
upon me az Ambassador to France, and
| did not think it was a proper ap,,
pointment and would not make 1t, and
offered to make him Minister TO Ven
ezuela, and he would not accept 1t.
Q.-Your objection. then. TO his APP
pointment was not because he was an
officer Of the life insurance company
and had contributed $4,000. but it was
a question of capacity relative to To-
cality? A-Purely that. did not con-
slider the question that he had contrib
uted as establishing a claim on his
party or disqualification either one.
but ! felt and told his hackers that 1t
atVIF tfral M
to appoint man as young as that,
with as little experience, TO such n
great position: that he should win his
spurs; that If he was willing to so TO
Venezuela
Q-Do YOU remember who John F.
Dryden was? A. Senator from New
Jersey.
Q.-Was he not also the president Of
the Provdent Life Insurance Company
of New Jersey? Al don't know.
Of you found that he was
United States Senator and president of
the "Rock of Gibraltar" and contrib
uted $4,000. you would not have any
doubt of the accuracy Of that? A
None.
Of YOU found that George j.
Gould. according TO this report, con;
tributed 100000 to your support, would
you have any doubt Of it?
Colonel Roosevelt asked If that was
in tho report. and was Informed that
II was.
Hartman a Contributor.
OFF you found that +. II. Harri-
man had contributed 100000 to that
campaign, would you have any doubt
of il? A. My information was that
Mr. Hartman contributed it to the New
York State campaign. and 1t was mere
ly handed to the national committee as
a means of transfer TO the New York
State campaign.
o. find that Mr.. Stotesbury. the
Morgan Philadelphia associate, put up
another $4,000. Have you any doubt
Of that? A. None at all
O. Now, If you found an item in
this account Of &C. ~ b." for "P. r."
$4,000, would you know who that
meant? Al would know it meant
Cornelius Bliss, but | do not have any
idea VINO "P. r." is.
Q-Have you heard of II. II. Rog
ers? Al have heard of II. II. Rog-
ers.
Q-Have you ever heard of John D.
Archbold? Al have.
Q-They are both, and were then,
directing forces of the Standard Oil
Company? A.-Yes, sir.
Standard Oils Gift.
Q.-Have you any doubt that this
contribution of 100000 was from
them? A. Well, heard that con-
tribution had been made by the Stand
ard Oil Company. Rogerss and Arch
bclds names were not mentioned to
ne. telegraphed and wrote TO Mr.
Cortelvou that | expected 20 have that
returned. and was notified that 1t had
been returned and that no contribution
from the Standard Oil Company would
be received.
Q.-Then you had been watching the
receipts of this committee or OF this
treasurer? Al had been watching
them only to this extent: | had talked
with Mr.. Cortelyou and Mr.. Bliss. and
had received from them the assurance
that no gifts of money would be &C
cepted with any implication that any
thing whatever was to be done IN the
way of legislative or executive action
or political action of any kind in re
turn for the big gift of money, and !
had their implicit assurance that would
be the case. and they acted afterward
in accordance with that assurance 10
me.
Odd you ever hear Of the so-called
Hartman fund, amounting to about
$4,000? Al have heard explicitly
that there was no such fund raised for
my election to the Presidency.
Q-Who told you that? A.-Mr:
Hartman himself, in The presence OF
Mr.. Loeb. when he came over to Wash
ington and asked Mr.. COrtelyou. Final
" called Mr. Loeb and had him go to
the phone and telephone to Mr.. Cor
telyou and Mr.. Bliss TO get as much
money as possible to help him elect
Mr.. Higgins as Governor.
Total of 100000.
Q.-Have YOU any idea as to the total
of the contributions? Any memory
is that Mr.. Cortelyou told me that our
fund was about one-half the size Of
that for Mr.. Mckinley when he was
elected, and that it was about, should
say, S3000,000.
Q. You knew Mr.. Hartman pretty
well, didn't you? Al knew him well.
Do you remember his suggestion
that he come to Washington to see
you? A.-Yes.
Q.-And your suggestion that it
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