Show ROOSEVELT DISCUSSES HARRIMAN controversy tells of his version of the magnates Magnate 3 pre election visit of 1904 not one particle of truth in parkers statement washington april 3 Prest president dent roosevelt discussed with a number of bis his callers today various features of the controversy between mr harriman and himself growing out of tho the publication of the letters between them he desired not to be quoted however to bis his friends tho the president made it plain plath that hla his version of mr harri mans visit preceding the election of 1904 was that mr lvir harriman Harrl roan wanted assistance from the national lican hcan committee to held hold chairman odell in ia the new now york state campaign toward whose expenses he harriman had raised the president promised to communicate with Aless rs cortelyou and bliss to see what could be done he did in this case he declared just what he lie had done in atger oth er instances where he ht had been appealed to help in state satt lc campaigns no truth in parkers statement to some of hla his visitors the president referred to the statement mado public last night by judge alton S D parker in albany in which he sam that it hag has never been denied that was turned over by the equitable mutual and new york life iafe insurance companies to mr Cort Cortely elyous oti s committee and that congress has refused to mak make an investigation into the corporate contributions of 1904 or to pass a law prohibiting such contributions in the future on this subject the president referred to a statement which he made on november 4 1904 in which he said in part that contributions have been mado made to the republican committee as con have been made to the democratic committee is not the quel question at issue mr ir parkers assertion is in effect that such contributions have been made for improper motives either in consequence of threats or in consequence of improper promises direct r or indirect on the part of the recipient ci but there Is not one particle of truth in the statement etc dozen contributions declined neither mr lr parker nor his supporters the president declared have been able to traverse or question the statements made in that answer the president said that to his own knowledge about a dozen contributions offered by corporations had been declined by chairman cortelyou but that others had been accepted A contribution by the american tobacco company he said had been returned A prominent man had made a contribution of to the republican camp campaign aln fund subsequently this man hid made known his desire for an ap in the diplomatic service in the event that the president was elected As soon as his motives were understood the national cOmmit committee returned his contribution the president asserted to his callers that no noie ac of the corporations contributing to the campaign fund in 1904 had come to him for favors either directly or indirectly in this connection the dent referred to tho legit legislation lation enat enochd tt d regarding corporations during the lat two years as az disproving aar any imputations that immunity would be shown them for their contributions |