| Show b 01 00 1 NO ao 0 83 SL HINTS T. T T R 1 Ii 1 ASKED fUNDS r of HARRIMAN I Former Governor Odell Before I Senate Committee Tells Story I in Conflict With That Given Given- I Iby by Former Treasurer Sheldon i WIZARD WAS GU GUEST ST It AT THE ATTHE THE WHITE WHITEHOUSE HOUSE Details of Alleged T Transactions by Which Fight of New York Was Financed Told to Senate Committee SAYS HE IS POSITIVE W WASHINGTON ASHINGTON WASHINGTON Aug Former Fonner vv Governor Benjamin B. B Odd Odell of New York told the Senate committee investigating campaign astory Story of Edward ii HI H. Harriman's contribution of 1904 so different from that told to the committee by George R. R Sheldon that members of the tho committee com corn j asked Mr 1 Odell how ho ac accounted accounted ac- ac counted for the thc variances The former governor o remarked that thab Cornelius N N. Bliss treasurer of tho the Republican national committee in 1904 1004 might have H told told some whito whit lies to Mr Sheldon about it Shel Shel- don was associated with Bliss in 1904 and was treasurer la lri I 1 1908 ios 08 Tho Thio substance o of Mr Odoll's test test- mony was that President ent Roosevelt asked Mr Harriman In 1904 to come to thc the White House to talk taIk about campaign cam cam- funds Following that t talk lk said Mr Mt Odell rr Harriman raised for tor the canu campaign and turned it over overto to the thc Republican n national committee commUte Mr Odell said sald ho had received ot f for tor t the Now Y rj ij state campaign and th tho rest remained l in fn the time hands o of tho the national committee committee- t e. e Mr Odell said ild d that that Mr hall told him Colonel Roosevelt had agreed that if necessary ho would h help lp out inthe In Inthe Inthe the New York senatorial situation bY by j appoInting Senator Chauncey M. M DepeW ambassador to France thus leaving thai thoi senatorial contest clear for Frank S. S Black former formel- governor of New York In Jn October o of 1904 1004 began Mr Odell I was requested by Mr 1 fr Harriman Harriman Harri- Harri man to lunch with him I went to hl bli office and during lunch he showed mo moa a a. letter from President Roosevelt asking ask ask- In Inn ing him hini to come como to Washington I was wea chairman of oC the tho state committee that yearS year Mr 11 Harriman asked what I supposed supposed sup sup- posed the President wanted I told him 11 my may opinion was that ho wanted to consult with him as to New cw York and aUlI the financial conditions of ot the national committee Mr 1 Harriman said ho he did dill not want vant to go so u b-u but Ut after talking it over o he told me ho would I r 1 requested Mr II Harriman to bring to the tho Presidents President's attention the thc the senatorial sena sena- tonal situation in New York and toll him him the organization was in favor tavor of ot J I Governor Black for tor senator but yet lied had a no kindly feeling toward Senator Depew Depow and would like to have havo him taken caro care of or that if Jt Mr Roosevelt could do so so it would be a happy solution solution tion lion for or him to ap appoint Mr Depew ambassador am nm ambassador am- am to France Francc Mr Ir Harriman came to Washington Washing I Continued on Page Pago 2 2 Column 6 5 HINTS T. 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R ASKED FUNDS OF HARRIMAN tanner Fonner Governor Odell Before Senate Committee Tells of Campaign of 1904 Continued from Page One and a few days afterwards I again lun lunched hed with him continued Mr Odell lie Ho told me mo I was correct correct- that the tho President was anxious about the financial condition of the national committee and would like to have Mr harriman's help Mr Ml Harriman said he lie asked about the tho sen tonal matter matterand matterand matterand and tho the President said that if It It was necessary he ho would do as I requested Mr 11 Harriman said ho was read ready to help heln tho thin national committee I suggested suggested sug sus bested that ho wait watt un until tho the committee commit commit- tee exhausted other sources before lug Iner assistance Subsequently Mr Cortelyou Cortelyou Cor- Cor telou came caUle to m my office and said ho he was unable to raise ralso the tho rest of ot the mone money for tor the state committee The feat amounted to about I Isaid Isaid Isaid said It was an nn embarrassing situation for me mc and he asked me mc If It I could hel help hell out I replied I would see Help J Tater I called up Mr tr Harriman and told him If Ir he desired to help the national national na nn- na- na committee It was the proper time lime to do so He lIe asked me ine to have Mr 11 Bliss and Mr Cortelyou come down downto to see him I communicated with them and the they went Later Latel that day Mr Harriman telephoned mo nio that ho he had mado made arrangements for the raising of ot money and aid had raised which ho he had t turned over to Mr lr Bliss That same samo day Mr Bliss came over and gave me tho the national c committees committee's te ch check ck signed tb himself as as treasurer for tor After Arter his Ills stor story of ot the contribution Mr 11 Odell explained his relation with the national committee He lie said In July Juh 1904 an agreement had been made mado between himself and the national co committee r represented by Mr Cortelyou Cortelyou Cortelyou Cortel- Cortel you and Mr Bliss whereby the national national national na na- na- na committee was to give tho the New NewYork NewYork cw York state stata committee Money Ion From Froni Crt Cortelyou hou Earl Early In the campaign Mr Odell said h ho lie got from the committee for fora or ora a canvass of New York city and later for manning the polls during registration In all f an ex expected cx- cx was wag turned over before Mr Cortelyou called on him to sa say he was unable to pay the rest There was no question In my mind as to tho the success of tho the national and state toto tickets that yar Mr 1 Odell con con- What t embarrassed me mo was that I had agreed to give to the various district chairmen along the Hudson n river and In the counties on Long Island consisting of 2300 districts and containing con con- taming voters this the national committee c owed me ate Mr 11 Sheldon had testified that the contribution had been arranged be between between he- he tween Mr Bliss and Mr 11 HarrIman and that Colonel Roosevelt newer never knew about It until a long lonh time after elec elec- tion Uon He denied that It had been a sub subject of correspondence between tho the former President t and Mr Harriman and fuss Mr Sheldon had further testified that Mr Odell had come como to Mr Bliss to see aee about raising money for tor the tho stat i campaign and that later Mr r. r liar Har riman and Mr Bliss got together about which was handed over ocr to the stale state committee and aul never went to tho national committee Chairman cal called d d attention on to Ceego go R. R Sheldons Sheldon's testimony that Mr Bliss had Informed him that Mr 11 wa was sas j alarmed over the tho success J of oC tho the state ticket and asked for help for or that reason and that tha the Harriman contribution contribution contri contri- was not made through the tho national national na na- na- na committee but through tho state committee Odeli Very PositIve Mr Odell Insisted he wa was correct and Mr MI Sheldon was in error Sometimes a person in politics tells tell white lies ventured Mr Odell What do you mean menn demanded Mr 11 Clapp that Mr Sheldon told tola this white lies lies' Oh Ohm no no I mean that Mr r. Bliss may not have given on Mr Sheldon the tho eX exact ct situation returned the former ormer gov gov- Somo Some senators sentor suggested that Mr Ir Odell might not have told Mr Bliss tho the correct situation but Mr Odoll de declared declared de- de dared he was Va so close to Mr Ir Bliss DUss that ho he would never nover have thought of concealing anything from him Senator Clapp asked ed a second time of oC Mr Odell if It he lie was sure the Harriman Har- Har riman contribution was made mado through the national committee J Absolutely Odoll Odell |
