New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1915-04-24
ROOSEVELT CORNERED /.
ON CAMPAIGN FUND
Unable 10 Tell Who Gave to
100000 Fund TO help Him.

ings with the bosses and his ideas
#aLout campaign funds of millions of
dollars were described yesterday by
Theodore Roosevelt on the stand for
the second day of his cross-examina-
ton. He went into his personal re-
lations with William Barnes, Jr., who
/ is suing him for $4,000 damages. He
8 mentioned the famous 100000 which
Thomas Fortune Ryan contributed
to she cause of Alton b. Parker, and
swore he never had seen q list of the
names of the persons who helped
E swell the fund of SS,000,000 used in
Connection with his campaign for the
L Presidency The list contained the
Initials of men whom the colonel
readily identified as being allied with
the country's most powerful business
and financial interests.
That Ryan Contribution.
y In speaking of the Ryan contribu-
ton, the witness gave it as his opn-
ion that a leader of big business who
contributes a half million dollars to
help elect candidate for president of
the United States is prompted by the
same spirit which would cause him
tn donate a similar sum to a church,
and that such a contributor has no
8 moee hope of reward in one case than
he has in the other. Persona lily, he
asaid, he would have been very much
3surprised if many masters of big
business had not contributed to the
republican campaign of 1904.
The colonel mentioned the Stand
~ard Oil company and campaign con-
Rtributions too. He said that if the
report of the congressional committee
Which investigated his campaign con-
&tributions showed that IF. H. r."
and u. D. A."-which the witness
thought stood for II. H. Rogers and
! John d. Archbold-had contributed
to the republican fund in 1904, he
was astonished He said he had given
explicit instructions against receiving
any Standard Oil contributions.
Il Personally, he emphaticaIly de-
olared he would regard just as highly
contribution of $25 from the station
ageSt at Oyster Bay. as he would a
contribution of $4,000 from George
w Perkins, who in 1904 was a part
ner in the firm Of J. p. Morgan and
company. And he expressed the be-
lief that there was a limit to the
amount a campaign fund should total.
&OTer certain sum, he did not know
Fhow much, he thought that there
might be some danger.
q No "S24O,OOO Hartman Fund"
The witness swore that the late f.
&H. Hartman himself had told him
Pthat there never was any such thing
as~ a. a$240 Gee Hartman FUND.- He 4
lid Identify, as being his, letter he
wrote to Mr.. Hartman, in which it
Nv aS, said 1--WE are practical men," and
hat If Mr.. Hartman thought there
WAS any danger" in coming to the
white House at that time, he might
4 come later and discuss certain mat
ter
Manletters that passed between
Y AIR. Barnes and the witness were
identified by the latter and read to
the jury. In these letters the pair
discussed political and legislative mat
tiers and the appointment to state Of
Ffices of a number of men. In one IF
the letters Mr.. Barnes expressed stern
4 disapproval of a measure which pro-
posed that state senator's should be
elected for four years and assembly
men for two years because such
condition would give the voters Cit
lie opportunity to register approval or
isapproval."
On Stand Again Monday.
There will be no session of court
today. On Monday, however, Colonel
Roosevelt will again resume the wit
ness stand and submit to further
cross examination at the hands of
William M. WINS, chief counsel FOR
Mr.. Barnes.
TIE colonel was just as active on
the witness stand yesterday as upon
the three previous days. He moved
around in his chair, addressed his
own and the plaintiffs counsel and
Justice Andrews. More than once he
had the entire court room in an up
roar. Som etimes the presiding JUS
ice himself was forced to place his
hand over his mouth to hide a smile.
Mr.. Barnes seemed to enjoy HIM
lself also. On one occasion, when the
# colenel was talking about bosses in
" states other than this, he solemnly
remarked that there was considerable
difference between the meaning of the
word boss" in them and in New
Work. That amused Mr.. Barnes I'M
IN er7sely, as 1t did the spectators.
Only once did the colonel exhibit
kny sign of fatigue. That was we'll
Reward the end of tho PROCEEDINGS
when he placed his elbow upon the
udge's bench beside him and bent his
head over to one side until 1t rested
upon his hand. He remained in that
position while series of letters were
oeing read to the jury, the thumb and
INDEX finger of his free hand toying
with his watch chain.
Mr.. Barnes went to Albany last night
BUT Colonel Roosevelt chose to re-
hahn in Syracuse until Monday. 4
lumber of conferences have been ar
Hanged for today by attorenws on
both sides.