Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-04-23

i faIl down ana Wnndff Off into politi
lcGi retirement that / have looked Int,
the eauac OF Il. and have always
found substantially the same state 81
faets They have been brought for.
ward ~ The organization. prompted
by The organization, sustained hy ths
organization. developed by the orFani.
zatiou. uatil the idea became virtually
fixed IN their minds that they wer,
the whole thing
This notion first Inspired by
muRwumD flattery and then expand.
re IS their OWN ambitions. has Carried
them into opposition with Senator
platt ana into attempts 60 establish
new MACHINES Of their own Then
came The End They have collapsed
because they allowed themselves to
get out u Joint with that general par.
ify sentiment which has gradually cen
tered around Plat as a leader, and
which has acquired such strength un-
der his leadership as to make depar-
lures under new ambitions impfaeti-
cable The thing / fear rs that these
plausible and poisnuuus mugwGmps
I VIII AZ some time or other involve YOU
Ina aoine 81 their good government
cntan8lemenis, intended as thex al
wufs arc. 90 hglp the democratic
party and "a create dihhnneat preIu-
7 dice against decent repuhllcnns.1
llcpIy bs Roosevelt.
Colonel Rooaeveit's reply, dated
September ~. 1888. Ia part was ar
follows
Your Representation Of what said
was substantially correct. that Il
gave Just spirit But ! don't like the
wording uf some OF your sentences.
AZ first. on nccount OF this ! hesi.
lated how 20 reply. but finally came
10 the conclusion that the last SEN
tcnee OF your report covered the
whole matter sufficiently shan't
try 90 80 over your different sem
fences la detail. and there are v8ri-
Gus verbal changes 10 which ! think
You would agree Then wish YOU
could have brought out the fact that
these statements were not In the ma
turo Of bids. for the nomination or
pledges by me- and that you made no
effort 10 exact any pledges. but that
they were statements which J freely
made when you asked me what my
position would be If nominated and
elected
u know that you did not in any
why wish 10 represent me as willing
20 consent 90 act otherwise than In
accordance with nv conscience
~. s,i want 20 make clear that
there was no question OF pledges or
promises. least Of all a question Of
bargaining for the nomination but
that I promptly told sou tho position
would take " I was elected gov
ernor and suggested what I thought
Il would be best for both Senator
Plat and myself to do so an to pre-
vent the chance Of any Tiuash-up
which would bc disastrous 90 the well
fare Of the party and equally disas-
trpus from the standpoint Of good
government
Did yeu meet Senator Plat a few
days after that JetteT Was wfitten2'
asked Mr. WINS
Yes
Were Mr. oDcll and Mr.. ouige
there
. don't know"
when was the question OF your
ciielhiiity TOT the governorship
brought up2"
my remembrance IS that Mr..
Root was present during the first dis
cussion Of that question"
was Mr.. Root asked to advocate
yerr nomination and asked 10 justify
Your eligibility
think he WAS,
twas Sir. Choate asked 10 do the
same ,h!ag
Il do not recoilect Aly memory Is
that WAS told Mt. ChOate had said
ssae not eligible
Had sou learned that Louis
Payne ana Governor lleck had also
said son were not eligihlcY'
u think heard That
"Do you remember discussion be-
tween all thcse gentlemen about your
eligibility?
II do. Mr. O'Dell was there too"
Question OF Eligibility.
"na YOU remember Mr. ODeil ask
inC the LAWYERS there who could raise
the question of your eligibility II you
were elected
NO, I do not remember that ] be-
liove some one said the attorney gen
erpl alone could"
did some one asa what-dinerenee
that made as II YOU were elected the
whole ticket Including an attorney
general. would be elected o.
'fNot Just that It was said no one
would ever question the eligibility
after m9 election
ibid sou and Mir Root get up the
matter he presented "a the conYen-
ton regarding Your eligibility
gave him my books OF letters 10
look overr
'You remember he advocated your
nomination don't Youf'
"0h YES
1T Twins returned 90 The question
II fakea Colonel Roosevelt said
"Afler T returned from The Span
ish war u fs9s / found thN my
taxes had not nrcn paid. Ms uncle.
Janee A. itopsetelt. was supposed to
pay them. hut no died before he had
fhc attpnffuuifN When I got back
from gsiihA tlle hsHks bad bern clos.
ia - epgm not pay the taxes
~no sou remember writing "a Youl
cousin Iuhn In New York in 1888.
assisting hlH whether goa had 90 pay
ihea fega1unl fnNes if you were a
resident ~ Washineion ana not Of
Ntm York
- do ihe colonel repled
Tfe ietter was read Ia Il Colonel
Roosevelt slid
a. not want 70 seem To snake
9ut Il auythias So rather than lose
mas visits lil paA the penalty.
WHAT did sou mean by fay tho
ponaiis tsked Afr lvins
mHant that the tax commission
ers had taken advantage OF me and
undef ordinary circumstances | would
hake contested the assossmeut was
very lus, when wrote that letter.
the Msinc had been blown 40 and L
was busy assisting IN preparing the
nafy lhr war
Nj wins referred again TO Colonel
Rueseeeit's commission as leuten-
.anl COLONEL
Tho anlH ihins / swore to IN
thaa. said the COLONEL was that
would 10 loAal ta the United states
4 l.tarl.LlLnnI MN sInINMlnnf there