Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-04-24

Cortelyou and Mr.. Bliss were!'
| II only know what his relations
were to Mr.. Cortelyou and Mr.. Bliss.
] Later Col. Roosevelt made this state
ment:
| 81 heard that a contribution had
been made by the Standard OIL people.
Rogers and Archbold's names were
not mentioned to me. telegraphed
and wrote to Mr. Cortelyou that had
expected to have that returned, and
| vat notified by him that it had been
returned and that no contribution
from the Standard Oil Co. would be
received.
Then you had been watching the
receipts of this committee or Of this
treasurer"
Il 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 assurances that no gift II
money would be received with any i'm :.
plication 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 afterwards in accordance
with that assurance to me-"
"But you have no doubt whatever
that this money that am referring to
was used in that campaign have you?"
"The Rogers and Archbold money!"
mo, all the money"
II have"
Nov. would you be surprised if
you found that Thomas Ryan contrib
uted 5000 to your campaign?"
.Thomas-Well If he was the SON
which Mr.. Ryan, it would depend on
who the Thomas Ryan was whether I
would he surprised or not. If it was
Thomas Fortune Ryan. I would be
very much surprised"
Now If you found here that ]. p.
Morgan had filed an additional-I used
the word from the report itself-addi-
tional $4,000 would you doubt that?"
Il would not"
Did you ever hear of the so-called
Hartman fund amounting to about
$4,000 that was raised by E. H. Har-
rman towards the close of your cam
paign in 1904 for your election to the
Presidency, and for the purpose Of the
national committee?"
II have heard explicitly that there
was no such fund raised for my elec-
ton to the Presidency
Didn't tho money which was ex-
pended towards the election Of MI.
Higgins as governor contribute toward
the election Of the New York delega-
ton to the Electoral College in your
favor?"
Il don't think it contributed to it at
all. My election already was assured
when that money was sent in. There
was nc doubt about my election. The
whole question:"
That Is your opinion?"
THAT is the opinion Of everybody"
Have you any idea as to the total
Of these subscriptions that l have read
you about?"
I can't say, but my memory is that
Mr.. Cortelyou told me that our funds
were about one half the size OF that Of
Mr.. Mckinley when he was elected and
that it was about 100000. My men,
DRY is that he told me there were four
CT five thousand contributors
You knew Z. H. Hartman pretty
well, didn't you?"
Il Enew him WE'LL
Mr.. WINS read a letter from Col. Roose-
Welt to Mr. Hartman. 1t read as follows
THE suggestion has come to me in a
roundabout way that you do not think it
wise to come on and see me in the closing
weeks of the campaign; that you are re-
iuctant to refuse as long as have asked
you. Now. my dear sir, you and 1 are
practical men, and you are on the ground
and know the conditions better than 1.
If you think there is any danger to your
visit that may cause trouble, or if YOU
think there is anything special I should
be informed about. or any matter in
which l could give aid, why of course
give up the visit for the time being and
in few weeks, perhaps before I write
my message. I shall get you to come
down to discuss certain governmental
matters not connected with the cam
paign."
Now do you mean to tell this jury
that down to the present time you never
knew the names of the parties that con-
t1buted to your campaign fund in 19O4?"
Yes. 1 inquired definitely to know
whether any contributions had been or
would be accepted and any obligation ex-
pressed or implied as to anything what
ever being done in the way of legislative
OF executive action because of such con-
tributions. received explicit assurances
that no contributions would be accepted
with any such obligation expressed or Inn
piled and that I would take office abso-
lutely free from any obligation of any
kind. sort or description. in consequence
of any contribution that had been made"
Did you see any connection whatever
between these and politics in contribu
tons Of $4,000. $4,000. $25.0oo?" asked Mr.,
WINS.
mo more connection" replied the COL
onel. than there is when these same
men contribute to the Y. M. C. A. men
ton that because I know George w.
Perkins during the time that he was
contributing SO heavily to the campaign
funds has contributed much more liber-s
ally to the building Of the Y. M. C. A..
and the contribution from Mr.. Perkins of
$4,000 might be considerably less than a
contribution Of SIS from the station
agent at Oyster Boy. and I should fee,
as grateful to the one man for SIS as to
the other man for the $4,000 contribution.