Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-24

Theodore Roosevelt was recessed late
today until Monday after the colonel
had been questioned closely in re-
gard to contributions received dur
ing his presidential campaign.
SYRACUSE, N. Y. April 23,--Dur-
ing the second day of his cross-exam-
ination in the supreme court here to-
day Theodore Roosevelt said that ne
had regarded William Barnes as a
sort OF DR.. Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde,
who, like other politicians, had his
good sides and his bad ones" The
colonel said he did not, as suggested
by William WINS, oross-examiner, try
to sever the ligaments between "theso
Siamese twins of politics" Quite on
the contrary, he declared he endeav-
ored to have the "Dr. Jekyll" In them
absorb the "Mr. Hyde
1t was the colonel's fourth day upon
the witness stand and he seemed 20 be
as fresh as he was on the first day. More
letters, tending to show the friendly re-
Iations between himself aud MIR. Barnes
were introduced.
The colonel admitted that he had COM
piled with many of the suggestions made
TO him by Mr.. Barnes in regard TO the
filling of offices in the state government
during the two years he was governor.
Asked About Printing Plant.
When court was opened Colonel Roose-
Welt resumed his seat In the witness
chair immediately.
MIR. Roosevelt" began Mr.. Ivans. 'at-
tontion was called TO the annual message
In which YOU mentioned the establishment
of a printing house. Did you ever do
anything further officially in regard to
that?"
Officially, no."
During your two years as governor the
usual Appropriation bills came TO you
did they notT"
They did ~
"Did you ever veto a bill IN regard 60
finances, passed by both houses ana
which was later passed BY the leStsla-
ture.'
Il may have
chairman OF the republican stats COM
mittee recognized by lawy'
II think not"
''wno was tie democratic party leader
them"
Upstate II was David r. Hill, in New
York 1t was Richard Croker, with the
latter growing in power constantly"
Here is your autobiography: here you
said that during the campaign the issue
was between yourself and CroRer. Is
IL 80
Yes. You look at page -"
wen go into that later"
ION page 3O1." continued the witness,
81 mentioned David B. Hill"
Did Mr.. HUI go to the United States
senator
"Ie did"
do you remember when he retiredf'
IT think II was in 1885,
DO you know he got out of pciitics in
this state after he retired from the SON
ate7"
mo. My understanding 1t directly the
contrary"
Barnes Not I'm Book.
I'm chapter eight did you refer 10 Mr..
Barnes?'
NO. He was not then Of the same inn
portance az MIR. Platt and Mr.. odell
biography In 1913, I though the same Of
MIR. Barnes az l did when wrote the
article complained OF here"
"Why did you do thatT'
''I did not want to make any malicious
attack on Mr.. Barnes. I refused TO at
tack any man In my autobiography that
could help. In my statement wanted
to appeal TO the voters Of New York
state
I'm your statement you refer 20 invisible
government. That This Is from your
autobiography"
Mr.. WINS read an excerpt that had TO
do with invisible government and pub
licity for campaign contributions.
did Perry Belmont start the move
ment to require publication Of campaign
contributions"
He might have I urged such a meas
ure in congress"
Had you until that time ever called
the attention Of the voters TO the dan
gers of invisible government and the
necessity of publishing campaign en-
penses?"
"I did"
did you officially mention campaign
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