The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-10-25
CREATES 4 STIR
IN INDIANAPOLIS
Roosevelt's Alleged Com
ment on Federal Judge.
VARIOUS REASONS GIVEN

Judge Anderson, Whom Former Pres
ident Is Said to Have Called "Jack-
ass and Crook" Rendered Decisions
in the Panama Canal Libel Case
and in the $2s,ooo,ooo Fine Against
the Standard Oil Company.
Indianapolis, Oct. 25.-The Column
bia club was the busiest place in this
city because of the Roosevelt-Ander-
son incident and the publication of
the story. Many politicians came in
from surrounding towns to get the
facts from those who heard the de-
nunciation after witnessing the intro
duction of Federal Judge Anderson to
Mr.. Roosevelt.
Judge Anderson, the story goes, at
tended the reception rendered to Mr..
Roosevelt by the club in this city. He
was presented to and cordially greet:
ed by the ex-president. Then Harry
S. New, former chairman of the ma
tional Republican committee, is said
to have congratulated Mr.. Roosevelt
on appointing Judge Anderson to the
federal bench while he was president
Didn't he decide a libel suit tried
in this city," asked the colonel.
II believe he did," answered Mr..
New
THAT was the decision of jackass
and crook" Mr.. Roosevelt is quoted
as saying, loud enough to be heard
by several other persons.
From persons near by at the time
it was learned that when Roosevelt
called Judge Anderson a "crook and
a jackass" the judge was some dis
lance. away and did not hear the re-
mark. Those who heard it, including:
Harry s. New, former national Re-
publican chairman and now member
of the national committee for Indiana,
appeared to have talked over the in
cident and determined not to make
affair."
In some way, however, the judge
learned of it and himself started an
investigation. Those who were famil-
lar with the facts did not want to
divulge them, but when approached
by the victim of the denunciation
found themselves in position where
they either had to lie or tell the judge
what had been said. When they tried
to smooth over the incident by taking
some of the harshness from Mr..
Roosevelt's words Judge Anderson in
sisted not only that what was said was
to be faithfully repeated, but that the
manner of the former president should
be described.
Anderson Seeks the Facts.
He did not show any feeling as the
recital was made and those who
talked with him got the impression
that he proposed to treat it with ST.
lence. But he got all the facts, just as
they occurred. For further confirma.
ton he went to Harry New, it is said,
but what passed between them is un-
known, as neither will discuss the at.
fair in any light whatever.
The general opinion of close friends
of Judge Anderson is that he will take
no steps whatever in the matter, be.
ing satisfied to let the judgment of his
fellow men decide between him and
Mr.. Roosevelt.
Some of the Republican leaders are
inclined to think that the decision of
Judge Anderson, refusing to let the
editors of the News be taken to Wash.
ington for trial for libel in the Pana-
ma canal case, was not the real rea-
son for the denunciation at the Co.
lumbia club, or, at least, that it did
not constitute the only grievance of
the former president against the jurist
They recall that it was Judge Ander-
son who was called to try the case of
the government against the Standard
Oil company after a new trial was
granted, following the assessment of
the celebrated ~$29,000,000 fine by
Judge Lands.
Under his ruling the case practical
ly went out of court and it is believed
by his friends that this, as much as
anything else, embittered Mr.. Roose.