Evening journal., 1915-04-21
NURPHY'S NAME
DRAGGED into
BARNES SUIT
contInnod from FIrst Page.

Continued from flrst rage
day, with r. Il. as the attraction. Every
scat was hllcd long before court con-
,ened. Many women were present.
Barncs Good moruiue" to Roosevelt
was qnick. fiery glance, unseen by
Roosevelt. who had his head turned
away aud did not notice his foes cn-
trance.
Barnc- closely observed Roosevelt a.
few minutes. hut the colonel ignored the
Republican leader.
Convenng of court was delayed few
minutes while the lawyers conferred
with Justice Andrews.
The Colonel spoke toward tho jury,
looking away from Barnes. Justice
Andrews ruled out letters written by
Barnes in 1908 to the Colonel regard
ing Hughes candidacy. He said that
they were not material evidence. The
Judge also excluded conversations OF
Roosevelt and Barnes regarding
Hughes. except as they might prove
Barnes the Republican boss.
Barnes lawyer demanded that the
| Judge define the terms boss and po-
litical domination" The judge re-
! fused.
"The conversations with Mr.. Barnes
on the question Of power of the boss
and his dominance of party we're bas-
! ed on a letter Of mine TO Senator Platt
in 1900 and | took the position that
the stand of Mr. Plat and Mr.. Barnes
/ took invariably led to corruption, .
said Roosevelt
when we discussed the big busi-
ness of boss rule" he said, with a
chuckle. "was at the beginning of my
term as governor
Barnes lawyer protested that
Roosevelt was making a speech.
Roosevelt refused TO stop by the at
torney's protests. He slapped the
bench of the stand with his hand TO
emphatically punctuate his broadside
against bossism.
- told Mr.. Barnes that Senator
Plat had asked me if there we're any
men ! wished to receive special ron-
sideration on committees" he con-
tinued Il expressed surprise that tho
committees we're being prepared be-
fore the speaker was chosen.
MY. Plat answered that no one
would be appointed speaker who
! would not carry out the wishes of ihc
, organization. ] stated TO Mr. Barnes
that kind OF a government led to cor
. rupticn and evils.
"Air Barnes answered that vas th'
only kind of a government that coulC
Z exist under a party system; tha
: there couldn't be party goverrmen
. without bosses.'
Roosevelt raised his hand to gestic
ulate his remarks dramatically
Barnes turned sQuarely around an
. faced Roosevelt, but the Colonel wa
: speaking to the jury and did not oh
serve him.
I'm the conversation" Roosevelt
continued "the name of a publ
works commissioner to be named
Mr.. Francis Hendricks, of Syracuse
was not mentioned
4 Il told Mr.. Barnes | wouldn't Il
\ anybody choose my appointoes. MI
Barnes said that organization mus
control and that Mr.. Plat might
wrong in his methods, but he uphel
me.
& In 1900 I discussed with MI
= Barnes a correspondence of mysel
II and Mr.. Platt. Of the control of tn
n boss over the government.
/ "In 1908. told Mr.. Barnes tina
d thought the government must b
independent: that my personal sym
J. pathies were with Mr.. Barnes rathe
III than Mr.. Hugehs. but that the gov
ne ernor elected by the people had
be Independent of the organization
oil Mr.. Barnes answered that the organ
il ization had TO be dominant and the,
Is who had control. wouldn't nominal
nj Mr.. Hughes. He said they controlle
al the convention and they-the organ
or ization, would not tolerate the nom
nation of Mr.. Hughes"
re Roosevelt chopped out his WORD
r. swapping them OIL with a hiss in pr
in nouncing "lioss.' His enunciation
Barnes was grating Ills chin was $
firmly and he raped his chair arm wi
his palm and fingers as he emphasiz
his remarks.
"AIr, Barnes spoke generally OF leg
n lation." hc continued, "but said n
+, Hughes was urging legislation hostile
the organization and that the Dem
cratic organization was in sympatl
n with them and would join with chem
" defeating any legislation they opposes