Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-04-29
Long CrosS-examination in
Case Of William Barnes
Against Colonel Is Com
pleted.
SECRET HISTORY OF
POLITICS UNCOVERED
Story Of Deals in New York
State Administration Is.
ToIdi SideIightS on National.
Campaign,

Syracuse, n. Y, April 2S.-Theo-
dore Roosevelt on this, his seventh
day on the witness stand, amplfied
the answers he made to questions
asked of him upon crOss-examinatiOn
by counsel for William Barnes. plain
tiff in the suit for libel against the
former president He told why he
conferred with United States Senator
Thomas c. Plat, while governor, vice
president and president Of the United
States He related how he threatened
Senator Platt Just prior to the Phila-
delphia convention of 1900 that he
would fight for the New York guber-
Material denomination If the easy
boss made good his own threat, 10
keep him out of the race as punish
ment for not accepting the nomina-
tion for vice president.
Says He's Not Tired.
The colonel told of these things
and many others upon redirect exam
ination. The minute his cross -exami-
nation ended he sat up alertly In his
chair and the solemn expression that
had enshrouded his features during
the last two days of his cross-eXami-
nation gave way to jolly smile.
He leaned toward the jury, he
squared his jaw; he raised his voice;
he lifted his open hands and brought
them down upon his thighs. He
pounded with clenched fist upon open
palm He used every gesture. every
movement at his command to make
his words more forceful. And as he
stepped down from the witness stand
at the end of the day he laughingly
said, Il am not tired
Speaking of Senator Platt the for
mer president of the United States
said that he conferred with him on
matters legislative, administrative and
political, because he considered the
senator's wide experience was valua
BILE and because he realized that the
organization controlled the legislature
and that the senator controlled the |
organization.
Wanted Affirmative Action.
81 did not want to disrupt the re-
publican party" said the colonel, "as
long as | did no wrong in preventing |
It, Then too, l wanted to get affirm
ative action in Albany. I could pre-
vent wrong being done if / broke with |
them, but ! could not get affirmative |
right done When there was a doubt |
i'm my mind | conferred with the SEN
ator as head OF the organization |
while at the same time, and primarily |
doing what the interest of the state /
demanded / found that when there |
was apt to be any issue between me |
and the state senate it was advisable |
TO go where the power lay and not to
talk to men who merely carried out
the bidding of Mr.. Platt | consulted
Mr. Platt on all important matters
that came up
Explains Correspondence.
The colonel was asked many cues
tiOns about the correspondence which !
passed between him and Senator
Platt which was read during his cross
examination He tried to explain to
the jury the statements made in cor
respOndence about the franchise TAX
about Barren island; about appoint
ments about the Architect Trow-
bridge and the chance he wanted TO
bid upon government work, about the
breakfast meetings with the senator
and about the disagreement over the
denomination of Governor Hughes.
He corrected his testimony about his
campaign fund of 1904, he claimed
as his own campaign speeches, in
which he said things about Mr.
Barnes.
Tomorrow may be his last day on
the stand His own counsel said to-
night they would conclude their re-
direct examination of their client ear
ly in the forenoon session. Ihe con-
scnsus among the attorneys seemed 10
be that the additional cross-eXamlna-
ton by counsel for Mr. Barnes would
be brief At the conclusion OF pro-
ceedings today Colonel Roosevelt had
been on the witness chair for a total
of nearly thirty-five hours.
Warning to Jury.
When Justice Andrews ascended
the bench he warned the jury against
reading the newspapers
Mr.. WINS asked the colonel whether
he remembered making speech at
Hudson Falls in 1918.
The speech at Hudson Fails was
then read. In it Colonel Roosevelt
was reported as saying Mr.. Barnes
was a menace to the state OF ne"
York and that il he was menace be-
fore election he was "a menace YET,
John NJ. Sewers, Colonel Roosevelt
chief counsel, objected. The objection
was overruled.
In another speech Colonel Roosevelt
was quoted as saying. but he said he
was Incorrectly quoted that Mr.. Is
and Mr.. NJ should be in the same
party. The speech was delivered IN
Saratoga. In it the colonel was aiso
quoted as saying that one controls
New York and the other controls Al
bany
Colonel Roosevelt said the speech
was substantially correct, but part OF
things he had said had been LETT out
and part had been shortened ana IN
correctly reported.
"I nover said Mr. b. and Mr.. M,