The Sentinel=record., 1915-04-29
SOLEMN EXPRESSION VANlsHEs WHEN THE COLONEL IS PER
 MlTTED TO ANSWER.
PLATT WAS OFTEN CONSULTED
Roosevelt Admitted That While Gov ernor of New York He Found 1t Advisable to Consult the "6osses" When Desiring Legislation.

Syracuse, N. Y, April 2S.-Theo. dore Roosevelt on this his seventh day upon the witness stand amplified the answers he made to questions asked of him upon cross examination by counsel for William Barnes, plaintiff in the suit for libel against the former president He told why he conferred with United States Senator Thomas c. Platt while gov ernor, vice president and president of the United States. He related how he threatened Senator Platt just prior to the Philadelphia convention of 1900 that he would fight for the New York gubernatorial renomination if the "easy boss" made good his own | threat to keep him out of the race as punishment for not accepting the nomination for vice president. The colonel told of these things 1 and many others upon redirect exam l ination. The minute his cross-exatiti- nation ended he sat up alertly in his chair and the solemn expression that 1 had enshrouded his features during the last two days of his cross-eNami- nation gave way to jolly smile' " leaned toward the jury; he s14uared his jaw; he raised his voice; he lifted his open hands and brought them down upon his thighs. He pounded with clenched fist upon open palm.
 He used every gesture, every move.
 ment at his command to make his
 words more forcef0A. And as he stepped down from the witness stand at the end of the day he laughingly said: "I am not tired"
 Mir Bowers called Colonel Roose- velts attention to letters which passed between him and Senator Platt in which the name of Louis Payn was mentioned, and asked:
 Did you talk to Senator Platt 1 about Mir Payn?" pi 'I did" replied the witness. "Mr. l Platt insisted that Payn should y.hot 1 be removed from the office Of state superintendent of insurance and was equally as determined that Payn should not remain. The senator said | to me, If you remove Payn I have an iron-clad agreement with the democratas and you cannot get con ftrmed any man you select to sue ceed him. That meant that Pawn would automatically go back every time the senate refused 10 confirm the man 1 wanted to put in. I said to Senator Platt in reply: Well, you can do that but I'll keep removing Payn and so win manage to keep him out of office about twolthirds of the time Payn was finally got out of the office"
 The letter in which Colonel Roose- welt asked Senator PIatt to see that an architect named Trowbridge got a change to bid on some government work was then taken up. The colo mel said in reply to questions:
 Architect Trowbrldge asked me to give him a chance to have his bid con- sldered on its merits He told me 1e had no political influence. | sent word to Senator Platt and asked that Trowbridge be given a chance. think Trowbridge was a democrat"
 MT. Bowers next asked the witness whether he remembered the letters that had been read in regard to the bills in the legislature affecting Bar. ren island. The colonel said:
 Yes. It was a bill dealing with Barren island, which is located at the mouth of New York harbor and on which refuse was dumped. Some. thing had to be done so as to make the island less of a nuisance. Sena. tor Platt was interested and a bill was introduced in the legislature. | considered. however, that the blll went to extremes. I vetoed it. told | Senator Platt that If he would get a | proper bill passed I would sign It." Mr. Bowers took up another point. Did you converse with Senator 1 Platt about the vice presidency?" he asked the witness
 Yes Senator Platt urged me to take the place. l said I would not take it."
 The cononel continued by saying with great emphasis
 "l wanted to be governor because | there were one or two jobs to do. | ,,Ns ntrrr r-Tf.tTn