Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-29

ON DIRECT EXAMINATION
To-Day May Be Coloneps Last
Day on Stand-In Witness
Chair 35 Hours Already.

SYRACUSE. n. Y. April 2s-Theo-
dore Roosevelt on this, his seventh
day on the witness stand In william
harness suit for libel. told why he
conferred with United States Senator
Thomas c. Platt while Governor, Vice
president and President of tho United
States. He related how he threatened
Senator Plat just prior to tho Phila-
delphia convention OF 1900, that he
would fight for the New York guber-
material denomination If Plat made
good his threat 10 keep him out OF the
race as punishment for not accepting
the nomination for Vice -Prcsldent.
The Colonel told OF these things and
many others upon redirect cXamina-
ton.
The minute his cross-cxaminat!on
ended. Colonel Roosevelt sat up alcrtiy
In his chair. and his solemn expression
gave way TO jolly smile. He leaned
toward the jury; he squared his Jaw
he raised his voice: he lifted his open
hand and brought them down upon
his thighs. lie pounded with clcnched
hst upon open palm. He used every
gesture. every movement at his com
mand to make his words more force
witness stand at the end OF the day. he
lnughngly said: II am not tired"
CONFERRED WITH pLAT~T,
WHO CONTROLLED ORGANIZATION
Speaking OF Senator Plat. the former
President said that he conferred with
him on matters legislative, admins
trative and political. because he CON
sidered the Senator's wide experience
was valuable. md because he realized
that the organization controlled the
Legislature. and that the Senator con
trol!cd the organization.
Il did not want TO disrupt the Re
publican party" said the Colonel. las
long as did no wrong act In prevent
ing II. Then. too. wanted to get
affirmative action IN Albany. 1 could
prevent wrong being done II l broke
with them. but | could not get an af-
frmative right done. When there was
doubt in my mind l conferred with
the Senator as head OF the organiza-
ton. while at the same time and pri-
mari!y. doing what the interest Of the
State demanded. found that when
there was about to be an issue between
me and the State Senate II was adyis-
able to go where the power lay, and
not TO talk TO men who merely carried
out tho bidding of Mr.. Platt con-
suited Mr.. Plat on all important mat
ters that came up"
ASKED MANY QUESTIONS
ABOUT CORRESPONDENCE
The Colonel was asked many ques-
tions about correspondence which
passed between him and Senator Platt
He tried to explain to the jury state
ments made in correspondence about
the franchise tax; about appointments:
"a
Senator. and about disagreement over
the denomination of Governor Hughes
lie corrected his testimony about his
campaign fund OF 19o4: he claimed as
his own campaign speeches In which
no said things about Mr.. Barnes
Tomorrow may be the Colonel's
last day upon the stand His own
counsel said tonight they would con-
c1ude the redirect examination OF their
client early in tho forenoon session
Tho consensus of opinion among at
torneys seemed to be that the addi-
tional cross examination by counsel
for Mr.. Barnes would be brief. At the
conclusion OF the proceedings to-day,
Colonel Roosevelt had been in the wit
ness chair for n total OF nearly thirty
FIVE hours.
ROOSEVELT QUESTIONED
ABOUT VARIOUS SPEECHES
When the cross examination of Col
onel Roosevelt was resumed to-day, the
witness was questioned about various
speeches he had made, and the salary
and travelling expenses he received
while President
One Of the speeches about which the
Colonel was questioned was made in
1908 at Hudson Falls, y. Y. In II he
was reported as saying Barnes was n
menace to the State of New York."
and that IF he was n menace before
election, he was n menace yet"
When John NJ. Bowers. of Colonel
Roosevelt's counsel. objected to ques-
tions regarding the speeches, Mr.
WINS. the cross examiner, explained
that the Colonel's old speeches we're
not being introduced with an idea of
compoundinG the alleged libel but with
the idea Of showing the Coloners state
of mind. The objection was over
ruled.
In another speech Colonel Roosevelt
was quoted AS saying that "Mr. b. and
Mr.. NJ. should be in the same party"
That speech was made in Saratoga
Colonel Roosevelt was reported as saw
ing that one controls Albany, and the
other controls New York. The Colonel
said the speech WAS substantially cor
rect, but that part of the things he
said had been left out. II mover said
BIr. B. and Mr.. NJ. 1 said Mr.. Barnes
and Mr.. Murphy"
In n speech delivered at Malone.
N. Y. Colonel Roosevelt charged that
Mr.. Barnes and Mr.. Murphy were in
collusion in regard to elections
Mr.. WINS read speech in which
Colonel Roosevelt was reported as say
ing he would not say Murphy's and
Barnes's principles were the same, be-
cause he wasn't sure they had any
principles.
Don't answer that" said Mr.
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