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Show SHELDON WROTE LETTER BYREQDES NEW YORK, Dec 22 Georgo Sheldon, treasurer of the Republic national committee, commenting tod upon the publication of tho eorr spondonce between himself and The doro Roosevelt relative to the Han man campaign contribution of 191 and alluding particularly to his o letter to tho colonel, said It was wii ten at Colonel Roosevelt's request Mr Sheldon took exception to t inferonco that publication of tho cc rcspoudence at this time indlcat that the colonel was a candidate I tho 1912 presidential nomination "Colonel Roosevelt has not told r that he Is a candidate," Mr. Shcldi said. "On the contrary, he has tc mo repeatedly that he is not a cant date. "Colonel Roosevelt and myself wc aboard a train together some ten da ago and this matter came up in co versation from something in the now papers. I said, 'Why was the tru neer told about this whole buslne so that It could be shut up?" Colon RooscveH said. 'Win can't you tell now?" That is all there Is to If Mr. Sheldon, when questioned ai. whether he regarded it as wise to r ert at this time to tho Ilarrlman co tribution incident, replied. "I though not. but Colonel Roosevi asked me to write tho letter, and T d so. It was purely a matter of frlon ship on my part That letter stat the whole truth and ought to st comment " oo T R an ay vn ir-od ir-od or no an dd ys ss i el it to ;lt id d- CB op |