New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-22

hOv' vou inst give the conversation.
,Am at liberty TO give MS mann
itsto ~. inst what he said to you?
e.; that IN the primary fight
Any bcsten both the Barnes and
hey ,S'.r,bv machines, and had nut
TIE urinary law, which, II not
throGe.,ory marked a big advance.
ssts~, tbink that | thought so myself,
90 Nv Rad protested against II. but
heSS1 that he told me. and he stated
W. - his Judgment, material progress
hs.' - made in upsetting conditions
tse - - 90 long existed in Albany by
ts' " ,So LEGISLATORS were only figure
VhSH ,ov-s. who moved exactly as
hsaes behind them pulled the strings.
me " az, giving the substance OF what
NV cannot pretend to give his
. rords And that he felt that
tNlV.,~ovorocnt was mainly due by the
ne l..iaor bv the little group of indie
@S. democrats who stood out
Fnes. Nr Murphy called him
S. . Nprrhv." And | say, in the con-
pV.,ion once or twice, he spoke OF
wi.:.r .be combined forces of Mr..
sS srb and Mr. Barnes.
N M Hr. Bowers: Did Mr.. Franklin
,iocssovejt make public statement
49, Nv, IN 1912 Ale did, sir.
'S011eWhen did YOU last see Mr..
go A The last time | remember
HatS Nr Barnes was at the Lincoln
see 5snouet OF the Republican Club
!, February. 1911.
"nNVe had been elected chairman of
~ state Committee Ale had
49, beer elected chairman of the state
committee.
III him Al did.
0-WIl YOU please state It? A
~ lat liberty 20 state nrst. that that
A..ae5sS the Stimson campaign?
0-Wel, that WAS in 1910. We have
.,Vs.6v established that. A.-1910,
N. in the convention that nominated
M Sumsou. the forces represented
~;,h which I was active, had put Mr..
Barnes had taken our candidate Tor
chairman.
Van had this conversation which you
trt giving now
,.nSidate resigned and Mr.. Barnes was
elected as chairman.
o-Ar6 he was chairman when you
uw him? Ale was chairman when
saw him.
Hopes for Barnes leadership.
o-Now. YOU can please state what
,sssed between You. Al said TO Mr..
b,rres that / Just had been reading a
ist.er from his grandfather, Thurlow
Need. to Abraham Lincoln, written, l
l;rk' early in 1865 or thereabouts;
hat he Nr. Barnes had again just
ssen uu. IN an Official position as lead
. % the Republican party Of the state
- New York: that ! and those who
.loDrb- as / did were out, but that |
,,rDes.lv hoped he would succeed IN
he leadership; that If he would set
.suarl the Republican party Of our
Gv in +t- sri~it shown by Thurldw
Weed b. that letter to Abraham Lin
,ol1 and the Abraham Lincoln Repub-
g,srs I'm his day. I believed that we
mid al support him, but that, IN my
;55ynevt the time had passed when the
PeDubica0 party would submit 10 re-
,yal o. the boss system IS pracused
By Mr. P.att That If the effort were
rs3a 70 rule the Republican party then
is the party had acQuiesced IN being
r,lsi hv MIR. Platt. instead of IN the
rirt which that letter 20 Abraham
Lincoln from Thurlow Weed showed
hat Il the effort were made ] believed
i's' IHJIe 80 -, ~ r,,.so1f would
-syolt whereas we would be dehghted
:, srnnort # he would act in the spirit
,hown I'm the letter Of Thurlow weed
\, Abraham Lincoln. Mr.. Barnes said
hat he must act as he deemed best,
and the conversation closed, ,.5ou
Q-ls the. the last time you hSu any
conversation with MN =. uo Ho'
believe : have ever hau any ooii' & Sd
90: Will nm SINCE
Testimony from Periodicals.
There arc TWO articles which are
..,.,,ei VI. ,our answer in this &C
Inn
The Court What pages? Give
49,. ~ NJ rGuars when You refer to
; lem "
M Powers From "Collier's Week
IT," appearing on Page 60, and the other
appearing on Page 100, one headed
Published Golfers Weekly, yep
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y "' you '..1.ll,oei "i ~ go 80
non A 90. ,..o
Ny "aom ana ABOUT "haO uate
Al cannot tell you 3ly Whohi DGV
hey were SHOWN 10 me Dy seEeIaI az
ieIent peop. in me course OF Ihe Iate
sumner or , 5a!t OF I9I- curing tne Jan
pAigh. j ia.Aea over one OF SheH , WhIoI
vas written by mares Co ON,
; S.Aeu II oyer WIZ" NIX Ooi'io4iy' ""0'''
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