The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-26

compaign.' which of course. am not.
On the contrary, l have written again
and again to Taft and to Hltcncocks
not to make any open statement, ana
I have not the slightest intention OF
telling you what to do and never VIII
tell the newspapers that you VIII be
told what to do and never nave
thought of so telling them
Changed His Mind
You wrote me requesting to see
me, and asking that 1 say nothing
went over the situation. 1 afterward
saw Bennett and various others includ-
ing Sherman, and the situation as
they related it was so totally different
that 1 felt that 1 ought to tell you that
this with other knowledge brought to
me, made made me alter my mind as
to what was the wise thing to do But
surely my letter most explicitly dis
claims any intention to dictate to you"
-'Stin L absolutely agree with you
that there are many cross currents;
Hughes. butt don't see whom you are
going to put in his place who won't be
weaker"
On September 16 Colonel Roosevelt
wrote this letter to Mr.. Barnes:
Il am very glad You Joined in MAX
ing the nomination of Hughes unani-
nous. L think it was the wise and
patriotic thing to do
After the election / shall want to
see you in Washington and talk over
matters with you
From the White House
On November A, 1908, election day,
Colonel Roosevelt wrote this to Mr.
Barnes from the White House:
Dear Mr.. Barnes-Good for you.
We are to be heartily congratulated
on the whole business, national and
state. Sincerely yours,
THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
Replies by Mr.. Barnes to some of
the colonePs letters were also read to
the jury. The witness identified all
Of f10 lntf nd 10 rod 70 he
authentic
When the letters had been read,
Mr.. WINS asked Colonel Roosevelt
about Taft's and Hughes plurality in
New York. He said Hughes was
small.
ssWho was present at the conference
in Oyster Bay mentioned in the cor
responde1ce ~
.sAt the first Mr.. Parsons and Mr..
Barnes were there, at the second Mr..
Sherman, afterwards vice president
was present"
Colonel Roosevelt said his favoring
Governor Hughes was not due to any
personal reason.
1T was because 1 thought the peo-
pie wanted him." he added.
Mr.. WINS then told Justice Andrews
he wished to put into evidence CORE
spondence that passed between T. c.
Platt and Colonel Roosevelt between
1898 and 1905.
The attorneys for both sides looked
over the packet of letters Mr. WINS
had produced. Jury and spectators
talked while this was going on. Col
onel Roosevelt seemed to be impa.
tient. He crossed first one leg and
then the other, and kept up a tattoo
with his finger tips on the judges
bench.
When the letters were finally gone
over, the reading of them was begun.
The first was dated October 81, 1898,
addressed to Senator Platt In it Col
onel Roosevelt said:
DIoff
81 was misguided. I never discrim-
mate against any man because of his
religion or his race"
The name of Mr.. Hill was men
toned in one letter.
Did you consult Boss Platt about
the appointment of Mr.. Hill as a state
senator? ?" asked the cross examiner.
tWhat?" replied the, colonel II
did not appoint any state senator's"
Il mean as district attorney of Erie
county,"
81 consulted Senator Plat about all
matters he wished to be consulted
about and then L did what 1 thought
best. I don't know whether L con-
suited him about a district attorney of
Erie county"
William l.. Barnum of Syracuse was
questioning the witness, Mr.. Irving
having sat down. In another letter
written after Colonel Roosevelt became
governor of New York he mentioned
the names of several men he thought
might be appointed to investigate the
canal frauds.
Everything seems to be getting
along smoothly here" the colonel
wrote.