Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-04-28
BARNEs-RoosEvELT CASE
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commission, the colonel. after protesting,
agreed to do SO and added but YOU are
not an easy boss"
The colonel when Vice President, ASK
&c thai his friends be taken care Of BY
the senator. In other letters appoint
ments were discussed. while in one writ
ten by the senator after Col Roosevelt
was III the White House the cabinet TO
be selected by the mayor-eect Of New
! ork, Seth Low. was written Of
The name of William Barnes, the
al the correspondence
The letters between, MI. Barnes and
the colonel covered a period between
1904 and 1910. The appointment Of men
to office and variety Of political affairs
were discussed and the Or Jekyll and
Mr.. Hyde clements. Col. Roosevelt said
Nh. Barnes had iii him, were the subject
OF questions which resulted.
". A. L. Barnum. the cross-examin-
er started off by asking Col Rooss-
welt whether he had taken the advice
Of Senator Plat in regard to the nom
inatlon for the vice presidency in 1900
Did you value Senator Platt's ad-
vice. asked Mr.. Barnum
I am unable TO say replied Col
Roosevelt
Question Col. Roosevelt on the last
letter read yesterday Mr. Barnum
asked:
Is it true you enjoyed being Cover
nor?''
"Thoroly,' said the witness, smiling
The spectators and jury roared with
laughter.
Did you seek Senator Platt's advice
as a boss?''
No"
DID ne advise you to accept tha
nomination."
Don't say advise, sir" SAID Col.
Roosevelt
Well as a result Of your intervie1
with Boss Plat, did ne So advise you ~
Col. Roosevelt's counsel's objection
to the question was sustained
Mr. Barnum picked UP the packag
CT letters.
Col. Roosevelt asked for and re-
ceived a pencil and paper. The first
letter was read from Senator Plat to
Col. Roosevelt and was dated from
Washington Feb. 3, 1909 In the let
ter the senator postponed an engage
ment because of the Illness of Mrs.
Plat The senator also wrote.
Perhaps Henry Purroy would he :
wise selection for the charter commits
SION
Mr. Purroy, democrat was suggest :
ed in letter written by Col Roose-
welt, read yesterday. Canal matters
were discussed at some length in this
letter.
Cnancelior Day Interested
Among the spectators today was
Chancellor Day of Syracuse Univel :
Sity, author Of the book, "A Raid on
Prosperity" in which Col. Roosevelt
Was freely criticised Chancellor Day
sat close to the witness chair ana
matched Col Roosevelt as he answered
questions.
The following letter written by SEN
ator Plat, dated Feb. 3, 1900 was read !:
II have hardly had time to give the
consideration it deserves to your letter
Of February l, and the matters involv-
ed therein and am inclined to take
more time for mature elaboration. The
Vice-President.al question is very
important one and a great deal de-
ponds upon it.
Mrs. Platt's condition is consider
ably improved and it looks now as
tho ] should be able to get TO New
York soon, at which time we can per
sonally discuss the Vice Presidential
and other questions"
ibid you discuss the question in pur.
suance OF that letter. asked Mr. Bar.
mum.
st did," replied the Colonel.
The the reply from Colonel Roosevelt
dated Feb. Z. 1900, was read:
Your very kind note has just beer
received ] note that you expect to bs
in New York on Saturday. If 80, shall
not try to lunch with you, but if con
venient ] will call on you at the Fiftt
Avenue hotel at P. N. My train gets il