Show SAY ROOSEVELT L T ASKED HARRIMAN TO RAISE MONEY 4 Agent and Attorney for Magnates Magnate's Magnates Magnate's Magnates Magnate's Mag Mag- nates nate's Estate Testify in C Campaign Campaign Cam Cam- m- m Fund Inquiry L I B H M LETTERS PUT POT IN EVIDENCE Litt Little e New NewLight Light Thrown On Disputed Question of Con Con- tion of 1904 ASHINGTON Sept O. CO All All the I VY correspondence between President President Roosevelt and the late lato Edward H H. H Harriman Harriman Har- Har riman cov covering eo the period from Mr Roosevelt's succession s on to to the office In 1901 until Mr tr H Harriman's with him in Ip 6 was placed In in evidence evi evi evidence dence to la before the Senate today re S 'S na committee commit commit- too tee Investigating campaign expendi expendi- l- l ture tures O Out of the s scores orce of letters covering covering every eve every subject from exhibits of ot Indian pictures i to the appointment nt of federal Judges and amI territorial gO governors in Arl Arizona ona the Senate committee was able to secure secure little new light b bearing on tho subject of ot campaigns campaign 1 contributions or the tho disputed question of whether President Roosevelt had nd specifically asked Mr lr Harriman in 1004 lOf to raise for tor his Ills campaign C C. C C C. Te riots now ow a anent en t for tor the HarrIman estate te and private secretary secretary- to Mr Harriman and CharlesA Charles A A. I Peabody president of ot the Mutual Life Insurance company compan and personal attorney of or Mrs Harriman In n the tho a ad administration administration ad- ad ministration of or the estate estate both testified testified fied tied that Mr h Harriman had told lold ld them the tile raising of of- the big campaign fund had been un undertaken ken a at t Mr tr Roosevelt's Roose Roose- volts velt's request cst a statement which Mr Harriman made matle before liis Jils death but which was denied by Roosevelt Webster Velt r Letter ID Introduced Aside from tho file flIe o of letters etters given the committee 11 no documentary evl- evl deuce donee was offered and out o of thee the man many letters none was produced except that written wrilen by Mr Harriman to 10 Sidney Webster January 2 2 1906 1306 that in an any anyway anyway wa way bore boro upon tho ch charge rge that President President President dent Roosevelt olt had asked tho the railroad man malt to raise funds The Webster letter made public by Mr I Harriman himself during the tho con con- controversy iro ersy with President Roosevelt evell over the toe fund intimated that Mr Harr Harriman man Jia i iad ad be been hy by la 10 a ai i raise ai a the funds and anti that it had boon boen lh the l among financial mento men mento to wh whom m he lie app appealed aled that Senator Depew Depew Depew De- De pew was to bo be given tho ambassador ambassadorship lip ambassador ship to France A letter from Mr 11 HarrIman June 28 28 1904 1901 after the Republican convention that nominated President Roosevelt said mid In part I 1 want to assure you that I was only too glad Iad to have been able ablo to take part partIn In tho the convention which recognized what was your due and I believe e every ever ono ope er very hea heartily accorded it and will win willas willas as heartily work for 01 It lIe He added that ho was going to Europe Europe Eu Eu- rOl rope but shall haJt be in close enough communication to exercise my In Influence influence In- In fluence should it be nece necessary san before my mv return After fter his Ills return he again ain wrote role the President who replied September 23 1904 1901 At present there is nothing for me meto meto meto to see you about though thou h there were one or two points In my mr letter of acceptance ac ac- ac- ac on which I should hould have hao liked to talk with you before putting it out A Plaited hUe house Taking the examination of Mr Tg t- t hoff Senator Painter elicited that Mr Ir Harriman visited the White hite House prior to the 1901 I election to discuss New NewYork NewYork York political matters with the President dent Charles A. A Peabody president of the Mutual Life Lite Insurance company and ancI legal adviser of Mrs Harriman testified testified fied tIed that he talked with Mr Ir Harriman In November 1904 about the campaign fund lIe He said ho had been to Washington Continued on Page lago Column 3 3 SAY ROOSEVELT SOUGHT MAGNATE Charged That Colonel Asked Harriman to Raise I Money Continued from Page Pace 1 and th the tho President wanted Hm Urn to tora tora torn ra rn ra some money for the I He said eald he was giving and hoped to get the rest and I he said sold the whole fund was to be OOOO While I was there ther he talked o er er the telephone with another man was to con contribute trl bu te Who rho was that asked Clapp Mr Peabody y final finally said Raid Mr Harriman Harriman Harriman Harri Harri- man talked with Hamilton McK McI Tom Tom- bley of ot New York Ho He added Mat hat he he knew of ot no other contributor to the J fund Earlier In the tho day Cornelius tf Bliss BUss Jr r. r pro produced three thre letters lotters he claimed were the only ones on campaign matters that had ben Ien loft by his father tather who was the of or the thc Republican national committee In 1904 He admitted he had man many of ot his fathers father's letters but said they were not connected with affairs None of the tho three letters Ietter touched upon the statement of John D. D Archbold Archbold Arch- Arch bold hold that Mr Bliss BUss had him President ent Roosevelt Roose would a contribution of ot from he lie Standard Standard Standard Stand Stand- ard Oil company compan Defence of Bib The Tho one ono bearing directly contributions was a defense of Mr Bliss Bliss' integrity by President President President dent Roosevelt In 1906 In which tho President asserted that 10 JO one had asked him for favors so beca of contributions contributions contributions con con- to his fund and that no ono one had been red fay or discrIminated discriminated discriminated dis dis- dis- dis criminated against of their contributions or their thell opposition to him Among the letters giver lver the committee commit commit- teo tee was one from George Gerge B. B Cortelyou dated Jul July 20 O 0 and 1904 land addressed to toE toE toE E H. H Hammond Pacific railway railway rail rall- wa way New York he letter Setter was wan ac acknowledged acknowledged acknowledged ac- ac by bv Mr Harriman's secretary secretary secretary secre secre- tary who said he there ha had been a mistake In the In the address This Tills letter requested t railroad man to serve on the committee of the theR R Republican nation committee Please this communication as entirely J It concluded as the committee Is 19 pt to be publicly ann an an- n 0 us ced Conferred o on OD Recommendations I A letter from Ir r. r Harriman dated November 30 called the Presidents President's Pros Pros- dents dent's attention fo o the fa fact t that Mr l Roosevelt had Itten bitten on October 14 1 that ho he would parts of his message message mes mes- sage C with Mr l at a later time Mr Harriman ho he had learned that other railroad en len knew what the President intend d to recommend re relating relating relating re- re lating to and that he was very about the latterI latter I sIncere sincerely e it bo be best for Cor all that no reference be bo made mado to lo the su he added On the same Ute after Mr l Harriman had talked over the he telephone with Secretary Secretary Sec Sec- Loeb Loob nt Roosevelt wrote the railroad ma mal his mind was made mado up on the abroad question Tho me President said le Ic J ad desired to talk taUt over ovel currency l lc with Mr Har Har- riman I IThe The Tho of a governor of Arizona In 1905 another correspondence correspondence corre corro- between the two men Mr Harriman Chief Justice Edward Kent f fa- fa x to to succeed Governor Brodic Brodl nd id d W. W H. H Stillwell I for chief Justice Judge Kent On January 21 1905 Mr Harriman wrote the Pre nt ho he would very I much regret th of 13 B. B A. A Fowler as aB of Arizona Ho lIe said he ho had no candidate to urge but hoped me other and more suitable man m maybe selected for tor the office ce i S Pre President Ro ett replied January 29 q that flint he had i 1 a way war been com corn d- d dt t to that he lie had been boen our candidate fo o Congress and hi his nomination to me to be absolutely absolutely absolutely right j Opposed F ver Appointment What is thele Fowler the President I 1 concluding Mr l replied January 30 My 1 Information B to the effect that Mr Fowler is 18 arery strong strong- partisan of or tho the Santa F he expressed the belief that E. E EI Wells Walls of ot Prescott was an able a aTair man As I said e I have no date ate to urge Ir r. r Harriman added but I trust y not appoint Mr Fowler I woi wo I Uke to talk to tb you OU on tho the phone H at this Pre President Robs olt replied the next day January 3 31 31 lat tat It would be bo ver very unpleasant fo for Irn im with Morton in iii my cabinet to lo pa 3 that ho he had rejected Mr lr Fowler ff fEly ly because I heard he ho was waH a u Fe Po man unless unless un un- un- un less ICBM there specific objection to himI him J I II I need har l you ou the President President Pros Pros- dent added I appointed him bini I would twist his hs eck ecle as If he was sas a n chicken en tho the I found ho he was showing ono one of favor n v r to the Santa Fc La or fo that matter to the tho Sou Southern thorn Pacifier Pacific r an any other railroad Just as aR I would vist it If 1 I found he was against any rail rail- road rond How do 10 for mo me to write him this In these words word r Mr Ir Harriman aim aln protested against Mr MiS II Fowlers Fowler's 3 railroad Interested not believe belloc they could get Jel a deal In Arizona The series aeries of or contained d no fur fur- ther her reply The fhe Arizona g was filled by the of ot Joseph II H. 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