New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-23

tee saw every witness that was asked
for on either side and tried scrupu-
lousy to do justice to both sides.
Q.-Are you prepared now to say
that YOU issued subpenas to or heard
any witnesses whatever on the side OF
the Commission of Public Works A.
As TO the Commissioner OF Puollc
Works. no, because it was stopped al
most at once. We made no report
about that at all.
Now. in the conduct Of these in
vestigations did you, as chairman, re-
gard in any way the rules OF law with
regard to the competency or relevancy
or materiality of testimony? Al TOOK
the advice of our lawyers, Mr.. Peckham
and | have forgotten the name OF tne
associate what was II, Mr.. WINS? by
Mr.. Ivins-Mr. Pritchard or Mt
Charles p. Miller. A. continued MI
Charles p. Miller. | took the advice oil
Mr.. Pritchard or Mr.. Charles 7. Miller
or the question of law. | was not a
lawyer.
Substantial Justice Done.
O.-Then you have no recollection
whatever at this present time as 10
whether or not any of the rules OIL
law were applied in the reception OF
testimony in the matter OF the investi-
CATION? Amy OF the technical rules
Of law?
By Mr.. Wins Yes.
Continued I have not, because
I trusted to Messrs. Peckham and
Miller as to that. know that sub
s.ap+;oI iueticn was done.
Q.-How did you know that sub
stantial justice was done? A.-Because
I did it, because I was conducting the
investigation and was doing my best.
O.-You mean thereby 10 say that
when you do a thing that you thereby
know that substantial justice is done
Al do, and when | do thing / do II
to do substantial justice; | mean just
that.
O-You did not say that you did it
TO do substantial justice; you said that
you knew substantial justice was done.
Al said that knew in that case that
substantial justice was done.
Q.-When did you next become a
candidate for public Office? An the
fall of 1856.
Q.-For what Office did you run
Al ran for Mayor.
Q.-Do you remember against whom
YOU ran? Al ran on the Citizens
and Republican ticket against Mr.
Abram s. Hewitt and Mr. Henry George
When the Colonel Ran for Mayor.
O.-You ran for the mayoralty OF
New York City? A.-Yes.
Q-You received the Republl
examination. did YOU not? Al received
Republican Endorsement. was can
didate first nominated by the Citizens
movement and then | was Endorsed by
the Republicans.
Q.-How were you nominated by the
Citizens? Al do not know.
Odd YOU know at what meeting
you were nominated? Al do not.
Q.-Do you know that you were NOM
mated at any meeting at all? A.-Why
YES. | must have been. | remember
that received the nomination; also,
remember that one of the committee,
Orlando b. Potter, | think, spoke TO
me and that the Republican conven-
ton Endorsed the nomination.
Q.-Isn't it fact, Mr.. Roosevelt,
that the only nomination which you
received was a Republican nomination
Al think not.
Q.-Isn't it a fact that the only in
dependent citizens movement in the city
of New York that year was that in be-
half of Henry George? A.-No, there
was citizens movement, an indie
pendent citizens nomination OF me,
and it was prior TO the Republican
nomination to office.
Q.-Isn't il fact that your speeches
were made as a Republican? Any
speeches were made as a Citizens and
Republican candidate; | could not be
more specific than that.
Q.-You don't deny that your
speeches were made as Republican
/ Al DON'T was a Republican and
made speeches in that campaign.
/ Q. Now, do you remember who were
| the leaders of the Republican party in
/ New York City at that time? A.-The
man was brought in the most contact
with was Elihu Root.
! Q.-DO you remember whether you
were brought into contact with the
Hon. Johnny O'Brien? A.-No, but
remember being brought into contact
with Bob McCord.
Q.-Do YOU remember being brought
! into contact with Barney Biglin? Al
| can't tell you in that campaign; | saw
| him a great deal from time TO time.
In Barney Biglin's District.
Didn't you make speeches as a
Republican candidate in Barney Big
Inns district? Al couldn't tell you.
] suppose / did. for | tried to make
them in every district.
Q-That was one of the campaigns
in which you were not successful
wasn't it? Al was beaten.
Q-Then, ! understand. you took 10
the ranch? A.. had been at the
ranch; ! had been out az the ranch at
that time at that time | had been out
at the ranch for nearly three years,
and ] continued there well, contin-
ued TO be there great part of the
Tin for the three following years, but
| was not as much there IN the time
succeeding 1856 as ! had been in the
time preceding 1886.
When did yon write your "His-
tory Of the Navy? Al began that
when ! was in college, and | finished
il during the two years after left col
lcce. / think il was published during
the first year that | was in the Legis-
lature, in 1882.
Q.-That is the impression il made
Oh me at the time. Now, when you
left the ranch you left II 20 take uI
the office Of Civil Service Commission
err, did you not. in Washington? A
Yes. and | retained my interest in the
ranch, and was out there, on and off
for seven or eight years afterward
That was in the spring of 1889 that
became 6 Civil Service Commissioner