Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-30

regarded his advice on judges, however,
more than | did on anything else In
appointments to higher courts | always
knew the man or knew all about him.
While you were Governor or Prcsi-
dent. was there any invisible govern
mcnt on your part?'
DENIES ANY EVIDENCE
OF INVISIBLE GOVERNMENT
There was not one particle" replied
tho Colonel with great emphasis.
You were asked on ss-examina- :
ton about your eligibility when you
were nominated for Governor. Did Mr.
Root make a speech upon the subject
AT the convention"
Yes" replied the Colonel
We're you advised By Mr.. Root at
the time you conferred with him that
you were eligible?"
An objection was sustained
Mr. bowers produced letter. did
YOU see this in the spring of 1912?
Yes"
How did you happen TO sec it?"
Mr.. Charles II. Duell gave II to me
upon my return from South America
In May. 1914"
The letter was written by Charlie. s.
Whitman. now Governor of New York
and then district attorney of New
YORK County, and was in part as fol-
lows:
I'm line with our last talk arrce
alliance of the progressive Republicans
and members of the national Progress
sivc party. as we'll as OF all good citi-
zens sharing their opinions to rid the
state OF the kind OF party control
which is mainly responsible for corrupt
conditions which have been clearly
shown in the various examinations and
investigations which have been had
during the past year. These conditions
are not localized. and the men and the
policies responsible for them not con-
fined 10 any one party"
Did YOU understand that letter re-
ferrcd TO the plaintiff here?"
II did"
This letter. while worded similarly
10 the letter Mr.. Whitman repudiated
in the fall campaign, is on the paper
of the New York district attorneys
office and bears Mr.. Whitman's sig
The letter denounced AS forgery
was initiated only. When Roosevelt
said last fall that he had such let
ter and could produce il IL necessary,
Mr. Whitman put him promptly into
his own Ananias club.
The Colonels desire to show by this
that he founded his charged not on
hearsay. but on the statement OF an
official who was presumed TO be quail
fled 10 speak with authority was
brought out by his own testimony.
Did you believe the statements con-
tanned in that letter TO be truce" asked
Mr. van Benschoten, one OF the
Roosevelt lawyers.
u did" said the Colonel with de-
cision.
He added that he knew the writer OF
tho letter, tho positions he held and
holds. and that he believed the investi-
cations referred 10 therein had been
made by Mr. Whitman himself
After learning tonight that Cover
nor Whitman had denied writing the
letter rejecting on the Republican or
ganization. introduced in the evidence
to-day. William NJ Wins. chief coun-
Sci for Barnes. sent the Governor a
politely worded telegram requesting
him to come to Syracuse and clear up
this and certain other matters for the
benefit OF the jury.
GOVERNOR ASKED TO COME
At OWN CONVENIENCE
MIR. WINS made It clear that the Gov
ernor is asked to come at his own con-
venience. He does not expect him TIL
the Barnes side begins TO put in it's
evidence. Because OF the Governors
high official position it was out of the
question to issue subpocnae. At
midnight Mr. Wins had received no re-
ply.
II the Governor positively repudiatcs
the letter he Will destroy the effect
OF one OF the most important pieces
OF testimony the defense has put in