Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-04-29


tee before the Clapp committee.
I'm his testimony as read, MT
Dover. who gave the investigating
committee a list of contributors, said
| he was not by any means certain OF
its correctness of accuracy.
Colonel Roosevelt smiled broadly
while the Dover testimony was being
read.
Now. Colonel Roosevelt" Mr.. Bow
ers went on, 'dC you know whether
Mr.. Cortelyou was witness before
the Clapp committee which investl-
gated campaign contributions ?"
Yes
More Campaign History.
Counsel for Mr. Barnes objected.
"Why," said Mr. Bowers. II want
to show that the Clapp committee
never made any such report as Mr..
WINS represented having been made.
Mr.. WINS figures were taken from tes-
timony a witness said he was not sure
was correct.
"As matter of fact | intend to
prove that Thomas Taggart testified
that the democratic books were lost -
Mr.. WINS then said he made no at
tempt to total the subscriptions but
that Colonel Roosevelt himself had
said that Mr.. Cortelyou had told him
the fund was about half the size Of
President McKinley's, or about
SO, GOO, 900.
Mr.. Bowers replied. Read the rec
ords in this case. Here Colonel ROose-
welt says L assume you are reading
from the official report and Mr.
WINS replied, L am. "
Justice Andrews remarked that all
things considered, the evidence given
by Mr.. Cortelyou before another tri-
bunal was not to be taken in this one
as a fact.
Figures Not So Big.
In reply to questions by Mr. Bowers,
Colonel Roosevelt said that the at
torney had called his attention to
testimony before the Clapp commit
tee In this way the defense got be-
fore the jury the testimony from the
hearings of the Clapp committee. The
testimony of son Of Cornelius n.
Bliss. treasurer Of the republican ma
tional committee was read. Receipts
produced by Mr.. Bliss son were for
contributions of less than SS,000,O0O.
'Give your conversation with Mr..
Cortelyou." said Mr. Bowers.
1T was" said Colonel Roosevelt,
ten years ago. II was to the effect
We had received about half Of what
President Mckinley had ! was mis-
taken when ] said Mr.. Cortelyou told
me our contributions in 1904 were
$3.000,000. / had $3.500,000 In my
mind when | said that. That was
something like the figure President
McKinley's fund totaled, Mine In
1904. Mr.. Cortelyou told me. was about
$l,S00,000. / was in error.
Mr.. Bowers then called Colonel
Roosevelt's attention to cotespon-
dence between him and Senator Platt
concerning the franchise tax bill.
Colonel Roosevelt, you have testi-
fled to many conferences with Sem
ator Platt and suggestions received
frim him p
Platt's knowledge Valuable.
Yes" said the colonel. II found
his wide knowledge of much value to
me. I consulted Mr.. Platt on all i'm
portant matters that came up through
my entire administration My pur-
pose was partly to take advantage of
his experience and partly to see if |
could not come to an agreement with
him as head of the republican party
so as to prevent a break with the or
ganization. / did not want to disrupt
the republican party. / knew / could
get good affirmative and right things
done in Albany If did not break with
the party. / knew / could prevent
wrong"
Mr. WINS objected to what he de-
scribed as "gesticulations" by the wit
ness, the court replied that the gestic-
ulations of witness could not be con-
trOlled.
Colonel Roosevelt went on to say:
after full investigation ] became |
convinced that the organization con-
trolled the senate and If there was
likely to be an issue between me and |
the senate | must go to Senator Platt, |
where the real power was behind the |
senate.
Wanted Positive Results.
Il was not satisfied to have had a !
mere negative result of my admins |
tration as governor. ] wanted affir-
native action for good"
"As for the nomination. the col
onel went on. II saw Senator Platt af-
ter had been informed he had de-
clded to have me nominated for gov
ernor."
Mr.. Bowers then read the letter in
which Senator Plat wrote, II had |
heard you we're a little loose in re-
gard to the relations between capital /
and labor and that your candidacy
has become a practical certainty"
II believe" says Colonel Roosevelt,
Mr. Platt's statement in that letter
was correct"
He said he had made no pre-elec-
tion promises "to or about any busi
ness After election he had many
with Senator Platt
about the franchise tax bill.
''Mr. Platt told me he objected to the
passage of any bill" said Colonel
Roosevelt. "Mr. Platt and ! did not
discuss the form of the franchise
tax bills In substance he said he OBJ
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