The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-27

As on previous Gays or cr"so-e"a''
nation. the Barnes counsel lost no OPP
portunity to bring out that Col Roose-
velt's memory was extraordinarily &C
curate when he pleased II to be and
remarkably vague when vagueness was
In his interests They have tried to
show all through that he had detailed
recollection Of episodes proving that
Barnes was a boss. but the very dim
NEST of recollection as 10 any incident
which might prove that he had been
boss. or had even consorted with such.
There were fewer clashes between
the Colonel and his heckler Of to-day
than took place when Mr.. WINS had the
Job of searching the Colonel's soul. Mr..
Barnum is a decidedly obvious person
and at no time entangled or entrapped
the Colonel as Mr.. WINS had done.
Therefore, there was no shrewd and
cunning preliminary sparring. or
sudden furious setto.
Whatever rancor the Colonel showed
against Barnum was due to the fact
that he did not consider that Mr. Bar
mum was treating him with all of the
respect in the world. something Mr.
WINS, the subtle, had always been care
full TO do. no matter how annoying the
questions were that ne put.
II was perhaps the most trying day
the Colonel has spent on the stand. This
was due largely to the fact that Justice
Andrews adopted a more severe manner
than had formerly been apparent. Not
that the Justice has ever seemed in the
slightest degree to favor Col. Roosc-
welt. but that to-day he was very de-
termined that the Colonel must not
wander away from the topic put to him.
This may have been due to Mr.. Bar
NUNS roughshod method Mr.. WINS has
sense of humor so keen that very
frequently he seemed to give himself
the pleasure of permitting the Colonel
70 Garry on"
Roosevelts sympathy.
At the opening OF court this morning
Mr.. WINS first produced the interesting
series of Roosevelt Barnes and Roose-
relt-Parsors letters. After they were
read he got the Colonel to admit that he
had closer sympathy with Barnes at
that time than he had with Hughes
MY support of Hughes" said the
Colonel. was on the ground that be-
Eeved the people wanted him. did
not want the popular will defeated"
The testimony along this line was as
follows:
@. Isn't it a fact that your attitude
at that time in support OF the nomina-
sion OF Gov. Hughes was on the ground
OF political eNpediency and desrability
rather than of personal preference? A.
II was not on the ground OF personal
preference at all. II was on the ground
that l believed the people wanted him
10 be Governor. and felt that the politi-
cal machinery should not be used by the
organization, even II they had grievances,
IN some OF which ] sympathized. to
defeat the popular will in the matter
.. Wen. did YOU at that time and in
these conversations AS they took place
ana as they appear to have been re
corded in the correspondence which is
now before the jury, take the position
that 1t was possible for an honest
man to differ with you on question Of
political desirability? a, | didn't take
any such position.
., Did YOU regard IL as any evidence
OF wrong. immortality, corruption or un-
righteousness on the part of Mr. Barnes
and Mr.. Parsons and Mr.. Hendricks that
they favored another candidate for the
Governorship' A. ! did not
MIR. Barnum Steps In.
Then Mr., WINS relinquished the cross
examination 10 Mr.. Barnum of Syracuse
who produced fat letter book contain
ing correspondence that had passed be-
tween Senator Plat and Gov. Roosevelt
IN 1899. Many of these letters were of
the most intimate character. Col Roose,
Nelts telegram from Montauk 10 Lcmuel
Eli Cuigg in response TO Mr.. Quigg's
Famous letter acquainting him with the
qualifications that Senator Plat ex-
pected in Governor was read.
You didn't have any uneasi
ha 81. Al
Quired Mr.. Barnum.
II did not" replied Col. Roosevelt.
The letters covered a period between
September 10, 1898, and December 1s
1905. II all or most of them arc TO be
introduced into the evidence II will take
days, literally. to get them read and
disposed Of
On December 27, 1898, Col. Roosevelt,
wrote to Platt Il shall treat every man
solely on his merits"
On January 4. 1899, he wrote to DENY
that he had consulted with ex-Gov.
Black about the nomination OF a Buffalo
Judge
boss and Judge.
do YOU mean by that" asked Bar
mum, that you wanted to consult with
Q boss before YOU appointed a Judge ."
Il presume ! did" answered Col
e''oe'Feit anu ulu what 1 thought
was right"
On January IL. 1899 the Colonel
wrote to the Easy Boss in regard TO the
appointment OF counsel to have charge
OF the investigation OF canal frauds.
lie wrote that he favored the appoint-
nent OF John T.. Parsons, John NJ.
bowers and Austin g. Fox, and that he
Old not want Edward NJ Shepard The
colonel added But will do what Won
say II you would be embarrassed other
wise"
You were consulting Plat about all
these appointments? inquired Barnum.
did, said the Colonel sharply.
VIII you tell me now whether this
was visible or invisible government"
MY government" said the Colonel,
as ne hammered his chair arm, was
always as visible as could be"
Did you make II known to the public, -
pursued Mr. Barnum, that you were
consulting with Senator Plat in regard
80 these appointments
why. SAID the Colonel easily, 81
could not say YOU will have to look in
tho newspapers" -
Col, Roosevelt wrot. 10 Plat on Ian.
uary sa, 1893, expressing the hon. that
PAU would give the personal lax m
MS support aud doubling tho wisdom nj
appointing Higgins is Tax Commits
sioner' Two days later Plat answered
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