The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-06
BALDWIN TO SUE ROOSEVELT
'.WIfB BRING TINS MtN TO
.USTgrE." mr. SAYS.
Connecticut Candidate Preferred Ne
traction wm start an Action for
Damages whether he Wins or Loses
Committee Tried 20 Held ihe Letter,

New HAVEN Nov 5 Judge simeon t.
Baldwin he Democratic nomIn@" Tor
Governor Of CUnnec ticNt. vas asked TO-DAY
il he had received col Roosevsl''s last
letter. Judge Baldwin said thar h" had
r.caivesi on. dated November ?. -ignei
Theodore Rnoscve,t. enclosed in a letter
signed Frank u Harper. secretary,
IA which the latter stated that it had been
i,ctat.i TO him bv Mr. Roosevelt and 'ha
i,s Vas s,gn ng and sending IL ON Nov"tn
bsr
Judge Baldwin then sand that. asanm g..
ing this letter 80 10 an'hrntir. tn" matter
stands rhYs
i hay. asN.l pre-dsn, Roosevelt
,n retrsct a statement which IA. made IA
d speech IA New Hampshir. a. ;" NV
holding q certain viev On point at Va"
n. lien .. that he made the Statement
IN The form IN which it was reported
bv the srenngrsph.r and widely pub
lished He also. IL I und.rs' and his letter
Of NOV -mbar 2 has written me hat IN"
sta'amsu' IL mad. a. trie
! shalt - sste no more words upOn hun.
buN lnisnd when have leisure 70 attend
va II ,o bring snif on account of his MAX inc
rhe statement. which ! have no doubt
waA. in fact. CORRECTLY reported should
hav. been h-,tsr pleased IL he had mad.
a frank r.trsction A he has refused
hun ~ iistiC"
%. a - "A Nal AvrNn saiH
n ght that whether h" wins or loses IN
RI. stat" election he will proceed in tho
courts against Roosevelt Judge Bald
win Is NOR. concerned about making Col
Roos"v-l' take back his sspersions or
fsc.. legal proceedings than he is about
bong .i.ct..d Governor OF Connecticut
His reply Ia Col Roosevelt TO-DAY is not
IN any wav 10 be regarded. b. saws, az q
political r,is~ tO Keep himself before the
public in this controversy with Roosevelt
OF for ,he purpose Of gaining votes He
is determined to he indicated and 70
Lav. his reputation as a lawyer and a
Judge cleared Of pi- misrepr-s.n' atoms
nv Roosevelt
II was given OFT To- nj xh' that an effort
az made by some members " IN. Demo-
cratic state committee 70 prevail upon
Judge Baldwin 20 hold back The letter
20 Roosevelt that he gave out for publica-
ton to-day In fact one member Of the
state committee after Judge Baldwin
had sent his letter 10 the sf' ernoon papers
for publication to-day gave an order
To tho papers and press associations 10
hold the letter. an Judge Baldwin had
changed his mind and did not want the
letter published Then the letter was
held up When Judge Baldwin heard
Of the una horiysd interference with his
personal letter he became an the more
determined that il should he pubilshesi
declaring that his reputation N a lawyer
WAS OF more consequence TO him than the
Covsrnorship OF Connecticut. Then the
letter without q change was released
for the Sunday morning papers.
The final sentence in his letter in which
the Judge says'he 10 determined to bring
this man 10 Justice can be taken 81 a
definite statement thar he will sue Roose
welt when the election excitement dies
out To saw that he 10 very much worked
up over the attitude OF Roosevelt IN TO
put IL mildly Intimate friends with
whom he has discussed Roossvelt's at
tack upon him said tonight 'has he will
never let up on Roosevelt until the courts
pass Judgment on the issue between the
liant and hiunaatf