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The Commoner
VOLUME 11, KTJMBXJl Rf
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A Pokin cablegram, carried by the
Associated ,Pres, gays: Premier1
Yuan Shi Kai gave his Answer to
those who are attempting to reform
China into a republic. In an official
statement he declared, without quali
fication, that lie refused to accept a
republic. At the Shanghai peace con
ference Wu Ting Fang, foreign
minister of the revolutionary pro
visional cabinet, spoke strongly in
favor of a republic, and later Tang
Shao Yi said that ho was convinced
that the abdication of the emperor
and the establishment of a republic
was the only thing that would satisfy
the people. At the same time he ex
pressed doubt whether it would be
possible to persuade Yuan Shan Kai
to abandon his plan for a limited
monarchy.
John 0. Yeiser of Omaha caused to
bo filed with the Nebraska secretary
of state the name of Theodore Roose
velt to be voted upon in the republi
can primaries in Nebraska in April
as the choice for president. Mr.
Roosevelt declines to bo interviewed
on the subject.
The Judson Harmon boom was
given a little extra booming by the
Ohio state officers calling on the
governor and indorsing him for the
presidential nomination.
Letters exchanged between George
R. Sheldon and Theodore Roosevelt,
follow: "New York, Dec. 15, 1911.
Hon. Theodore Roosevelt, Oyster
Bay, N, Y. Dear Mr. Roosevelt:
Ever since the election of 1904, the
story has been continuously pub
lished and never denied, except by
you, that you asked B. H. Harriman
to contribute money to aid in your
election and that he thereupon raiBed
or contributed $250,000 to the na
tional committee fund. Knowing
this to be untrue, I several times sug
gested to my superior officer, C. N.
Bliss, then treasurer of the national
committee, that the facts in the case
be plainly stated. Mr. Bliss always
believed the books and accounts of
the national committee were private,
and although always carried on by
him with the highest sense of integ
rity and honor, he never, like all of
his contemporaries, would consent to
any publicity.
"This feeling has been changed in
the laBt' few years by the laws re
quiring full publicity in elections. It
seems therefore to me that now, in
Justice to you, the facts in the case
ought to be known.
"Every one knew and conceded
that in the election of 1904, you
would carry the state of New York
by a large plurality, but it was gen
erally believed that Mr. Higgins
would be defeated. The democrats
centered their efforts on the election
of their candidate for governor.
About a week before the election,
Mr, Odell, then chairman of the state
committee, came to 'Mr. Bliss and
told him that unless he had $250,000
from the national committee that the
state ticket would be defeated. Mr.
Bliss told Chairman Odell that he
had no money to give but would see
what could be done. He visited E.
H. Harriman at his office and ex
plained to him the urgency of the
"situation as told by Mr. Odell.
"Mr. Harriman thereupon called
up several of his friends on the tele
phone and next day handed Mr. Bliss
$160,000. , Mr. Bliss himself raised
$80,000. This sum of $240,000 was
banded directly to Chairman Odell,
which had in charge the presidential
election.
"I have personal knowledge of all
the within mentioned facta. Very
truly yours,
"GEORGE R. SHELDON,
"Treasurer Republican National
Committee."
"Mr,. George Sheldon, 62 Cedar
street, New York City. Dear Mr.
Sheldon: I thank you for your let
ter and I am glad it was written.
There is little for mo to add to what
you have said. I have never, directly
or indirectly, in any sha'pe, way or
form, asked Mr. Harriman or any
body else to contribute a dollar to
any of my elections. Moreover, on
the only occasion on which Mr. Har
riman ever spoke to me on the sub
ject, he did so at his initiative, and
so far from there being any request
from me to him, he made of me the
request that I would aid in getting
the national committee to contribute
some of its funds for the campaign
expenses of Mr. Higgins, the candi
date for governor in New York state.
"Pie at the time stated to me that
my own election was assured; that
the election of Mr. Higgins, in which
he was especially interested, was
doubtful, and that he earnestly hoped
that the national committee would
divert some of its funds from the na
tional to the state campaign, where
the need was great, and where he
believed the election of Mr. Higgins
to be in jeopardy. As shown in your
letter, this was precisely what the
national committee did. Very truly
yours, THEODORE ROOSEVELT."
the local authoritiea to cease hostili
ties and enter into negotiations with
the Russian consuls to restore nor
mal conditions.
New York City will be an applicant
for the democratic national convention.
B. Em ill o -.Estrada, nrcsldent of the
and never in anyway wete into, the f Republic of Ecuador, died suddenly.
treasury' oi the national committee
aged sixty-five years.
The powers have demanded that
peace be restored in the Chinese
empire.
Dr. Charles BL Mayo of Rochester,
Minn., famous for the number of
operations for appendicitis he has
performed, was himself operated
upon for that fashionable disease in a
New York hospital.
Mayor Speor of Denver removed
Henry J. Arnold from the office f
assessor. Arnold had refused M
obey tho mayor's order with respect
to certain assessments. An enormoot
mass meeting protesting against tit
mayor's action was held on -Che stast
house grounds. Many speeches wee
delivered and several overflow mete
ings were held.
John Bigelow, journalist, dlple
mat and author, died at bis heme tft
New York City, aged nlnety-Cef
years.
The Iowa supreme court has
held the Moon liquor law and as
result 600 saloons in Iowa will lt
forced out of business.
A jury in the Beef trust case
secured in Chicago and the district
attorney in outlining his case salA
that the Beef trust was the worst oi
all tho. combinations.
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