New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-12

ABOUT II, but never sollcltec vote.
Did YOU ever ask Mr.. Murphy for
his assistance :"
Il talked with Mr. Murphy. but never
asked assistance" oamc the reply.
/ What position did MIR. Murphy take
in regard 10 your candidacy
81 should say that up 20 the time he
changed his mind he was in favor OF
me"
~ am simply trying 20 show that Mr..
Sheehen was not Murphv's candidate.
explained Mr. WINS, when strenuous.
objection was made 20 this line o.
questioning nv the defence. u want
TO show he was an indepondent candi-
date. running on his merits. and sim
ply had the support Of Murphy.
Admits Barnes's Influence.
90 YOU know anything that would
lead YOU 70 believe Mr. Murphy was
i dominant in the Democratic state or
ganization in the years l9os-l2 ~
asked Mr.. WINS.
"No. not rs we would apply the
word dominant" said the witness
slowly u would add however, that he
had great influence.
Taken in hand by Mr.. Bowers. the
witness said that whom Kings County
Joined hands with Murphy they con
'roucd state conventions. but that was
not the case in 1905. Hearst having
been nominated IN 1905 against the
wishes Of McCarren, the Brooklyn
leader. and through the assistance Of
"Fingv" Conrors and other upstate
men.
when would you fix the date that
Tammany Hail got control OF the state
ORGANIZATION o." asked NJ. Bowers.
81 don't want to say II had control. y
was the reply. "Many people believed
so. but never did.
One Of the FIRST questions asked OF
Nr StctSon. who was an active sup
porter Of Edward VI. Shepard for the
state nomination, was;
VIVA. was your attitude from the
beginning toward Mr. Sheehan -
"I' was very friendly came the
smiling reply. but IN opposition 10 his
candidacy.
Talked with Barnes on Fusion.
Tho witness told OF conversation
he had with Nh Barnes in regard 20
The possible support by the Repubh-
cans OF an independent Democrat.
When thc,c was objection 20 the mar
ration Mr.. WINS termed the statement
Of colonel Roosevelt about the Senate
election as that Of an utter. mGlig-
nant outsider, who assumed TO become
the arbitcr Of propriety, beauty and
public morals"
Il called al the home Of M Barnes
in Albany on the morning of Tuesday
March p" said Mr.. Stetson. 1T was
pursuant 10 an engagement made by
Frank H. Plat, who was the only
other person besides Nh Barnes pres
ont. ! told Mr. Barnes of meeting |
had Just had at the home Of Franklin
D. Roosevelt with 3 number OF the IN
surgents. They asked me 10 present
the names TO him OF Thomas Mott Os-
borne, John d. Herman. Martin W. LIT
Teton, Martin H. Glynn and the late
Isidor Straus as being men upon whom
the Republicans and the independent
Democrats might unite. Mr. Barnes
told me ne was opposed 70 Glynn for
personal reasons and against LittIetoh
because at any moment he might
identify himself with Tammany han
He had the same objection TO MI.
S-raus. lie spoke well Of Osborne and
Herman. I think then he stated his
preference was for Thomas Mott Us
borne"
On discrimination Mr.. Bowers
witness. Mr.. Stetson said he had no
conversation with Mr.. Barnes before
the telephone call and did not talk to
him about the election after that date.
Belmont Tells of Talk with I. X.
There was a great craning Of necks
when Mr.. Belmont, who had used
special train in order to get to syria
cuse in response TO a subpoena, TOOK
the stand. INTERCEPTED by Mr.. lvlns'
he told Of a trip he had made 10
Washington TO see President Koose-
Welt in regard to the anti-race track
bill that Governor Hughes was press
ing in the Legislature.
AS we'll as | can remember, | re
called TO the Presidents attention 'hat
I had supported Governor Hug9es
when he was elected in 1906, and Tor
that reason wanted him TO intercede
and help. If possible. TO get US hear
ing on the legislation about TO be
enacted in connection with racing. lie
knew nv views, which were that ne
sta.e ought to support racing In
view Of the fact that automobiles had
come into such general use 1t was
yecessary 10 keep up the breed OF
horses. so we could have them IN case
Here Mr.. Belmont received per-
mission 70 read a letter he sent TO the
President on September %, 1906, and
the reply.
Ietter TO President and Answer.
Mr. Relmonts letter asked the Pres
dents aid in getting Mr.. Hughes 70
Mace himself in a favorable attitude
toward labor by indorsing the tene-
mont house. ,hild labor and sweatshop
laws Of the state.
Mr.. Roosevelt replied that he hal
shown the letter TO Mr.. Hughes, who
was delighted" with il. The Colonel
added: II do not think more i'm
portant suggestion has been made TO
me-"
At the opening Of the morning SEES
sion Mr.. Wins at once started to mo
ont lust what Justice Andrews meant
Yesterday when he defined "corrup-
| ton" used in the alleged libellous
/ statement. as merely an improperly.
THE article compl lined Of, he said'
"mcons that while Mr.. Barnes was the
niminal leader of his party he was IN
| combination with his party's enemies,
that he was a bctrayer OF the cause,
a Judas or Benedict Arnold
Holds Article Libellous per sc.
az have held that the article was
. lbcllous per Sc for two reasons said
Justice Andrews. First 1t charges a
corrupt alliance between Mr. Murphy
and Mr.. Barnes. an alliance in regard
10 the running Of the state govern
mont Rv corrupt alliance | do not
necessarily mean a penal one. | use
the word corrupt in the sense Of being
unfaithful. the sense used in one Of
, your definitions.