Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-26
BARNES WILL DIRECTLY
CONTRADICT ROOSEVELT
To Call Former Members Of Legis.
iature to Tell Of Conference
on Senatorship.
NO ALLIANCE WITH MURPHY
Colonel VIII Be on Stand at Least
Ono Day Longer-Perry Belmont
Wires Statement Concerning Cam
paign Publicity Legislation.
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SYRACUSE. y. y, April 25.-While
Colonel Roosevelt has had things
pretty nearly his own way for one
whole week in the trial OF william
Barnes's $4,000 libel suit against him,
Barnes's friends predict there will be
a change during the second week
Tho Colonel will be on the stand at
least one day longer, and William M
WINS. Barnes's counsel. said tonight
he did not know whether he will be
able to complete the cross examination
In less than day and a half.
Barnes. who left for Albany last
Friday for conference with Elihu
Root over the organization Of the con-
stitutional convention, returned here
tonight for conference with his
counsel. He Will go back to Albany
Tomorrow to be present at the recon-
veninE of the convention, OF which he
Is member. Barnes will receive re-
ports Of the trial every evening from
his counsel. and will not return hero
until he Is wanted as a witness.
Ono Of the most telling points made
by the Colonel in his attempt to justify
the charge OF n corrupt alliance be-
tween Murphy and Barnes was his tes-
timony that Barnes had told William
Loeb he could not support an indepen-
dent Democrat for the United States
Senate In 1911 because he had agreed
with Murphy to keep his hands OFF.
Loeb is here to take the stand and
substantiate the Colonel's testimony.
BARNES ATTEMPTED
TO ELECT OSBORNE
In direct contradiction of the testi-
mony of both the Colonel and his
former secretary, Barnes's friends saw
he will call n number OF prominent Re-
publican leaders and former members
OF the Legislature to tell the story of
conference at which Barnes at
| tempted to secure the election of
Thomas Mott Osborne to the Senate
by combination of Republicans and
Independent Democrats
According to the story told by one of
the men who participated in this con-
ference. Barnes invited Republican
leaders OF both branches Of tho Legis-
lature to confer with him on the sena-
torshlp.
Roosevelt was unable to fix the date
of Loeb's visit to Barnes. but Barnes's
friends say his attempt to elect Os-
borne was made just after Loeb came
to see him. and was at the suggestion
of Roosevelt
Ihe conference. IL is said. was held
in Barnes's Albany home. Barnes told
the Republican Legislators and others
present that he had discussed the plan
10 combine with the independent
Democrats. led by Franklin D. Roose-
welt, and elect Osborne with most of
the state leaders, and that the pro-
posal was acceptable. He had not,
however, conferred either with Fran
els Hendricks. of Syracuse, or George
Waldridge. of Rochester.
Representatives of these two leaders
were at the conference. Barnes and
those who agreed with him. it is now
said. argued that the election of Os
bornc would be good politics, from n
Republican standpoint, as II would
split the Democratic party and prevent
the possibility OF compromise. Os-
borne 1T was pointed out. would be n
continuing source OF annoyance to
Murphy.
RoOSEvEIT"S PLAN
SUPPORTED ny BARNES
Backed by prominent Senator. who
participated In the conference. Barnes
insisted that his plan or rather Col
onel Roosevelts plan, as he announced
1t to be. should he put through. All
present except Barnes and one Senator
opposed the scheme
one OF the men opposed started out
the next day, and within few hours
had sufticient Republican votes pledged
10 upset the plan. 1t was necessarily
abandoned, but this hostility was the
cause OF break between Barnes and
the man who secured these pledges.
This break has never been mended.
Colonel Roosevelt conferred with
his counsel to-day. This morning he
went to church, and later motored
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