The Detroit times., 1915-04-27
i. RS ATTORNEYS
PLAN TO NULLIFY
EFFECT OF LETTERS

(Cssssssel frsa Ysge oss
York. The line OF the iatter's testi-
mony was kept secret BY the Roose-
Welt forces.
Roosevelt's letter to Parsons was
almost similar.
A Isttsr from Barnes % Roosevelt
concerning Gov. HugsS renomiua-
ton vas read Monday. II said
that the barber shop sentiment
vss against Hughes and that it was
. rood criterion Of public sentiment
Anosher letter from Roosevelt TO
Darnss said:
NY Dear Barnes--Most emphatt
cally vhatever my friends do up In
Albany shall stand by them. I
have Given them. including you. my
bout Judgment. n 10 not q Judgment
bosed On newspaper: u 10 Q juds-
nsnt based on what Congressman
Donne<t has found from bis personal
canvass: what Sol Strassburger
/. nn6s on the east side Of New York:
vhat Prsndsrgast and Mike Dady
md n Brooklyn; what Cocks inds
here N my own district: what Jim
sherman nnds 20 b the overvhelm-
M sentiment right near you In cen
era1 New York: what Hitchcock
salG a. % the effect outside Nov.
q you and those Ike you fear that
I shall ask you to cut your threats.
your fear y groundlees- But my
1nagment 10 that the convention win
nomlnate Hughes. and that II would
hurt very much more not 20 nomi-
fats him than TO nominate him: al
thcugh Il viii undoubtedly hurt us
aloo 10 nominate him.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT
Ano<hsr letter iron Parsons said
Oyster Bay. n. r..
-Aug. ~. 1903.
= have far too much necessary
oneoantsrs with men DO not Hire.
= pormit myself 20 feel even pass
~ iSsifatiou at sharp words from
- Whom not only ike but thor
ouShly respect. a I DO you
~You are entirely right In saying
tnnf 20 understood that ! was UNI
Willing. n view Of Hughes conduct.
eoward you, Hendricks and Barnes
Zen we're very strong In your state
m6n1s q what the men under ron
~ - 70 Hushes' unpopularity. and
I certainty understood ron 10 say
'ehnl Bennett felt exactly ~ you did
u N unimportant incident I may
montion that Amos Pinchot notified
~ that you had entirely mistaken
HIN and that be favored the nomi-
1nkioa Of Hughes). entirely agree
Nth al you cay % 70 your just rear
ooas for complaint against Gov.
unghss. and furthermore with all
you oay a TO the fact that many OF
thooo Who desire his denomination
looirs Il chiefly for the purpose Of
hurting the Republican party.
Moreover. my dear Parsons. you
enn hardly seriously suppose that. to
ouoes your own words. am trying TO
1gset you a. . puppet--that Ia. II
700 mean me when you say those
= charge OF the national campaign.
Which. Of courss. am not
sOn the contrary, I have written
oGain and again TO TAFT and TO
Hitchcock not 10 make any open
statement. and I haven't the slight
ct intention OF telling you what TO
To- And have never thought Of 20
falling them
~There are many currents against
Hughes but I don't see whom you
ass going TO put In his place who
von't be weaker
Barnes wrote again 10 the then
nRunf6Hnt:
4 decline to be responsible for the
nomination Of Hughes. Efficient
county orgAnixation 10 the thing
uoo6od. IN my opinion, 20 bring bet
Y " government In New York"
Barnes said the Hughes movement
was designed 10 crush the Repub,
Iicen organization. II
While the sheaf Of letters was be
ing read 20 the jury. Roosevelt stptf'
q and wagged his head In reaffifma-
don % his sentiments. Barnes WAS
oooeed n some distance bit In full
view Of the colonel. but az not often
look a his foe.
noossvslt said Barnes, Parsons.
Uoo1stcks and Sherman. and otherr.
conforred with him ~ Oyster Bay
rouardine The Hughes matter.
~D1d Jon regard - any evidence
g wrong, corruption. or unrighteous.
neoo on the part Of Mr.. Barnes. Her.
Nh Parsons and others that they
X nvored another candidate than
UooAoer WINS asked.
AZ Hoooevelt did not desire 10 give a
on1ogurlcal answer. but the Judge al.
r0c<ed u. He finally admitted he
a. not % regard n. 90 the part OF
en- % those mentioned.
Ivins then produced correspon,
$500 between Semester Piaft. and
! noooevelt from 1893 20 1905. wins
~ nooseyelt's lawyers had refused
. q produce certain letters IRON
noooovelt's files
We have produced all We have
| 1&n1 ere useful 70 you" Attorne,
Dovess. q Roossvelt's counsel re
is1s o. the ancient political cor
urDoo6ence between Plat AM
lo1esvolt vas secured By the Bsrne
s ~ from the flles az Lsmuel Z
- formsr local -boss- IN Nev
11Ins ~ sons o. the lsttsrs wer,
~ nen Pia1's sxscutorr