Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-04-30
FUSION KILLS
REFORM Bills
Harvey D. Hinman Tells Of
Machine Coalition to De
feat Legislation.
TESTIFIES IN
ROOSEVELT CASE
1i. partisan Alignment Declares TO
Have Been Responsible For Defeat Of
Hinman. Green Direct Primary Meas.
urs in New York senats-6arnss il
Opposition to Bill and Promised lie
Defeat Thru Union Of Parties.

Ur0 IN New YORK S0nato-0aFn0o ~
Opposition to Bill and Promised lie
Defeat Thru Union Of Parties.
Syracuse, N. r, April 30-The first
witness today in the Barnes -Roose-
welt libel case was Harvey d. Hinman,
who with Joseph T. Newcomb and
Frederick NJ. Davenport, other Witness
es to be called later. was member Of
the state senate when the race track
legislation was being considered. Hin
man said he rememb bered what went
on in the senate in 1911 when United
States senator to succeed Chauncey NJ.
Depew was chosen.
Counsel for Colonel Roosevelt then
read what purported to be record
Of votes Candidates received. AL the cam
didates were democrats except Mr..
Dewey, Mr.. Hinman said.
Early votes read showed that VIII
liam F. Sheehan and Mr.. Depew were
the closest contestants In a later vote
the name Of James OGorman appeared.
Justice O'Gorman was victorious.
Opposition to erimary Law.
Mr.. Hinman then testified to intro-
rect primary bill in the state. senate.
Questions rs to whether the witness
had talked with Governor Hughes about
the bill wers ruled out
Mr.. Hnman then read q record Of
the vote which defeated the direct pri-
mary bill. It was defeated by the vote
of thirteen republicans and twelve
democrats. He added that the Meade
Phillips direct primary bin favored by
the organization was passed, fourteen
democrats and fourteen republicans
voting for Il.
Show ei.eartissn Alsaa,snt. :,
The idea in offering this evidences
counsel for Colonel Roosevelt said. was
to show a bipartisan alignment against
the Hinman- Green bill in favor Of tho
Meade Phillips bill.
William NJ. Ivins today denied he
lad telegraphed Governor Whitman
last night and requested him to appear
as witness later in the trial OF the
suit.
Mr.. Hinman was shown Governor
Hughes message to the legislature Of
May 26, 1910. In it the governor ex-
pressed opposition to the Meade-Phils
lips bill.
Mr.. Hinman then went on to tell Of
the action of tho special legislature to
consider direct primaries.
Il think" said Justice Andrews, "you
are trying to convey to the jury that
because Governor Hughes opposed a
bill 1t necessarily must be bad one"
"Oh. no." replied Mr.. Van Deshotten,
Of Roosevelt's legal staff. Il want to
show later that the plaintiff said he
would defeat this bill and that the re-
publicans and democrats Of the organi-
zation combined and did so."
Mr.. Hinman showed .has ten days
after convening, q concurrent resolu-
tion from the assembly provided for
the adjournment Of the special session
earnss' Influence Shown.
L. w. France, of Port Washington.
was the next witness. Hes aid:
"Mr. Barnes had sent q message to
me at the Brooklyn Young Mems Re-
publican Club. He said he wanted to
discuss with me direct primaries. He
said our attitude was wrong on the
Green -Hinman bill. He said he could
get the riff raft Of the democrats and
vote them in the republican primaries
and vice versa, and nominate such
rotten men that the public would soon
become disgusted with direct pri-
maries. He also told rae direct nomina-
tions gave too much publicit to the
candidate as 1t forced him to go thru
two campaigns. told him that be-
cause OF such views we disagreed with
him and that we believed there were
men who could Withstand the lime
light"
n. Il. Vrsland on Stand.
H. H. vreeland. formerly president
Of the Metropolitan Securities Com
pany, which owned the New York City
railways, was the next witness. He
was asked II he had contributed to the
campaign funds Of 1903, but objection
to the question was sustained and aft
erward Mr.. Vreelan4 was permitted to
testify he had contributed $4,000 to
the republican campaign fund Of last
year. 49, @ f
Mr.. vanBenschotsn read into the
recnrA ettnnlation that it1was aKreed
between counsel that In 1912. 1918 and
1914 there were gross abuses in the
state government, there were scandals
IN the various state departments. that
appointments were bartersd FOR, cons
tractors were blackmsiled and that
civil services were debauched. a re-
cess was then taken.
vvhltlpan Daelts Up efaAsHnsnt. ssj
Albany n. =. April 80. Governor
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