Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-04-28
Many Letters Which Passed
Between Colonel and Boss
PIatt Are Read in Court and.
Identified,
RAILROAD OFFICIALS
ANXIOUS ABOUT BILLS
Rough, Rider Makes It Clear.
That He Looks With Dis
dain Upon Position Of Vice
President,
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Syracuse, n. y, April 27.--More
hitherto unknown chapters of politi-
cal history of the state of New York
we're revealed in the supreme court
here today when confidential CORE
spondence that passed between The
odore Roosevelt on one hand and
william Barnes and former United
States Senator Thomas {. Platt--
"the. boss"--on the other, was read
TO the jury.
II was the former presidents
sixth day on the witness stand in
the $4,000 suit for alleged libel
brought against him by Mr.. Barnes.
Colonel Roosevelt identified the let
ters and answered questions about
them and some more about contri-
buttons and big business
He wound up the day by claiming
as his own the speeches and inter-
views published in New York news
papers in which he said some things
about men he called THE bosses"
The names OF Barnes. Murphy Gug-
genhem, Cox, Lorimer, Penrose and
others were scattered through these
articles.
On Most Friendly Terms.
The letters that passed between
Colonel Roosevelt and Senator Platt
showed that the two continued to
consult on friendly terms while the
former was governor. vice president
and then president. In a telegram
sent TO Colonel Roosevelt while he
was still governor. the senator ursed
the signing of bill for eXempting
from the franchise tax grade cross
ings of steam railroads and said that
"our friends of the New York Cen
tral and Senator Depew were 'anx.
ioux.'" colonel Roosevelt replied
that he had received the kilograms
too late" and that any way he con-
sldered the matter was one upon
which he should take the advice OF
the tax commission, unless it could
be shown that they were wrong
Not An Easy Ross.
In another telegram when Senator
Platt insisted that Colonel Roosevelt,
then governor, attend the meeting OIL
a commission. the colonel, after pro-
testing, agreed to do so and added
"But you are not an easy boss.
The colonel, when vice president,
asked that his friends be taken
care Of by the senator. In other
letters, appointments were discussed
while in one written by the senator
after Colonel Roosevelt was in the
White House the cabinet to be Sc
lected by the mayor-elect of New
York Seth Low. was written OF.
The name of william Barnes, the
colonel admitted. did not appear
once in all this correspondence. Ihe|
letters between Mr. Barnes and the
colonel covered period between
1894 and 1910. Their tenor was en-
tirely friendly and at times they al
most bordered upon the informal
The appointment of men to olflce
and variety of political anafs
were discussed and the DIR. JeKyl
and Mr.. HYDE" elements Colohel
Roosevelt said Mr.. Barnes had IN
him were the subject of the ques-
tions which resulted.
HostiIties Break out.
Hostilities broke out between the
opposing lawyers several times. ON
each occasion Justice william All
drews, presiding. smoothed theii'
down. The Roosevelt counsel fought
against the admission of the news
paper articles. Then when the colo
mel was asked about campaign con
trbutions from men affiliated with
Haven railroad, the Harvester Co,
the steel corporation and the Ten
nessee Coal and Iron Co., and Wheth,
er he, as president of the United
States, had ordered the attorney gen
eral to investigate or bring acton
against the concerns, the attorneys
clashed again.
The Tennessee Coal & Iron Coz
and competition by the steel corpo-
ration was under discussion wHeh
John M. Bowers, chief counsel LOT
Colonel Roosevelt said
Now please stop with that we
will be all summer trying TINS case
Who Started Game?
I'VE may" replied MIR. William
WINS, chief counsel for Mr.. Barnes
I'VE did not start this game.
Yes you did," declared Mr.. Bow
ers. hastily.
Eyes You did" returned Mr. Ivins
Colonel Roosevelt made the first
publication"
Then the court interviewed.
Colonel Roosevelt spent consider
ably more time listening TO the law
yers read letters and newspaper ar
ticles than he did in answering ques-
tions He seemed to he more tatigued
at the end OF a day Of inactivity than
he was on the days when one ques.
ton after another was being askeo
him
The belief prevailed here tonight
that the cross examination of the
former president would end some
time tomorrow. Mr. Barnes was IN
court again this afternoon, having
returned from Albany where he went