West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-10-12
kNGwooD PRESTON COUNTY
Money and Votes In New York


Welt. President OF the United States,
wrote TO Il. II. Hartman. then the
most powerful figure I'm Wall street !:
In view OF the trouble over tho
state ticket In New York l should
very much like 10 have n few words
with you. DO you think you can get
down here within few days and takc
either lunch or dinner with me?"
Four days later Mr.. Roosevelt again
wrote to Mr.. Hartman:
"A suggestion has como TO me In n
roundabout way that you do not think
IL wise TO come TO see mo I'm these
closing weeks of the campaign, but
you are reluctant to refuse, inasmuch
as 1 have asked you. Now. my dear
sir. you and l are practical men, and
you are on the ground and know con
ditions better than / do"
In the last week OF the campaign
Mr.. Hartman yielded TO Mr.. Rooso-
velts solicitations and went TO the
White House. Mr.. Roosevelt and Mr..
Hartman later disagreed as 10 the
nature OF the political bargain that
they entered into: but there was no
disagreement as TO tho political CON
sequences OF Mr.. Harriman's visit.
which were eloquently described by
Mr.. Hartman In letter to his old
friend Sidney Webster:
With full belief that he. the Pres
ident. would keep this agreement
came back to New York and sent for
treasurer Bliss, who told me that I
was their last hope and that they had
exhausted every other resource.
I'm his presence called up an in
innate friend OF Senator Depew told
him that IL was necessary In order To
carry New York state that 5000. 900
should be raised at once and that II he
would help / would subscribe $50 900
After few words over the telephone
the gentleman said no would let me
know. which he did probably In three
or four hours, with the result that the
whole amount. including my subscrip-
tion. had been raised.
Tho checks were given to Treas
urer Bliss. who took them to Chair
man Cortelyou. If there were any of
them OF life insurance companies. OF
course Cortelyou must have informed
the President. / do not know who
the subscribers were other than the
friend of Depew. who was an individ-
ual
This amount enabled the New
York state committee TO continue it's
work, with the result that at least
$4,000 votes were turned in the city
of New York alone. making q differ
ence OF 100000 votes in the general
result"
How much OF the Republican belief
that New York will be carried for
Hughes and Whitman In 1916 is due to
recollection OF what money did TO
carry the state for Roosevelt and IIIg-
gins I'm 1904?
The Republican organization OF 1916
does not differ in kind or purpose
from the organization OF 1904. Many
OF the same men arc identified with Il.
The Theodore Roosevelt OF 1904 ia
one of the leading spirits I'm the
Hughes campaign OF 1916. The treas
urer OF the Republican national com
mittee this year is a son OF the treas
urer Bliss OF 1904. who found In Mr..
Hartman the last hepe" OF Repub-
lican success,
The fund OF S25O.OOO and more
which Mr.. Hartman raised I'm the
closing hours OF the 1904 campaign by
which "at least $4,000 votes were
turned In the city OF New York alone.
making difference OF 100000 votes
in the general result" represents
small percentage OF the campaign
fund at the disposal OF the Hughes
managers In 1916.
Nevertheless. the World does not
believe that money can elect q Presl-
dent OF the United States this year.
II daes not believe that the state OF
New York can be bought. II does
not believe that Doodle can destroy
progressive government and give the
United States over TO reaction and cor
pOration government. - New York
World