The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-26
COLONEL HAS"COMEBACK"
IS VIEW IN WASHINGTON
Revival of Sentiment for Roosevelt in the West Is
Reported-Pery Belmont Stirred Up Over the
Campaign Fund Publicity Incident
Perry belmont stirred ~.

given him as the result OF the legal
clash with Mr.. Barnes.
Perry Belmont stirred ~.
Perry Belmont is stirred up over Col.
Roosevelt's testimony in regard 10 cam
paign contributions. As is well known
here Mr.. Belmont has for years been
spending his time and his money In
promoting the fight for publicity of cam
paien expenditures. but Mr.. Roosevelt,
when questioned AT Syracuse said that
he could not recall Perry Belmont's part
in IT,
This testimony caused Mr. Belmont TO
do little recalling and his recollections
were embodied in u long telegram which
he has sent to- William NJ WINS. Mr..
| Barnes's senior counsel Here is the
telegram:
THE published report OF MIR Roose-
rclt's testimony before Judge Andrews
contains the following statement in re-
ply to question from you: IT was
during the last years of my Presidency
that the campaign publicity legislation
was passed. prior to 1908
you then asked ~ that Is so. what
was the necessity OF your having sent a
special message on that subject in 1902
Mr.. Roosevelt replied. Because the pub
! licity campaign expenditure was only a
feature and only n small feature Of the
evils against which was warning
''Mr Roosevelt could hardly he eN-
pected to be accurate under the ciroum-
stances Congress did not enact the
first campa ign publicity law until June
%. 1910. During Mr.. Roosevelts presi-
dental term the legislative committee OF
the National Campaign Publicity Asso-
citation. responsible for the initiation In
1905 OF this legislati ton. the movement
having started in New York at the close
OF the Parker Roosevelt campaign of
1904. became convinced that Mr.. Roose-
welt did nothing 10 promote this legisla-
ton.
''ln response to public sentiment he
did send message TO Congress re-
ferring TO the subject and that was all
He now says II Is small feature. which
doubtless is his opinion. Mr. Roosevelt
also answered Y do not remember
about Perry Belmont's part in it
OmciaI History.
Il would. therefore. call your atten-
ton to the official history of the origin.
effect and purpose OF the movemen, for
the publicity of campaign contributions
contained in Senate document No. 495
Siyty-second Congress. April \. 1912. a
copy of which | am maiing to YOU to-
day and in which the following passages
occur:
PROMISES on account OF the COntri-
buttons were unnecessary. The we'll
established alliance between the Repub-
licin organization and the protected in
;erests and trusts. so essential to the
supremacy OF the former and Of vital
Importance to the latter in the enjoy
ment % their privileges. would make
such agreements and understandings
superf,uous. The dual relation to the
trusts held hy Mr. Roosevelt at that lime
throws n powerful Hight on his present
environments. his friendly attitude toe
ward what is generally described as
Wall Street. and its apparent change Il
front in support OF him. There are GER
tain pillars of the financial system who
have supported him as Governor and
President. believing that they could
count upon him with more certainty
and advantage than on any other poll
tician in public life.
THE list OF contributions just pub
lished is sufficient evidence Of Mr.. loose
vel,'s dual relation to the subject. and
1t is therefore not improbable that the
present political drama might end In a
recon citation between the gentleman
whom ne ventures TO call Dr. Jekyll
Rarnes and Mr. Roosevelt himself, in his
dual capacity.