Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-04-29
Explains Why He Consulted
Late Empire State Senator
while Governor, Vice.Presi.
dent and President.
GESTURES CHARACTERISTIC
Says He Did Not Want to Dis
rupt the Republican Party
Had Interests of State at
Heart--To-day May Be His
Last on Stand.

Syracuse. y. Y, Apri, 2s.-Theodore
Roosevelt endeavored to explain on this,
lis seventh day upon the witness stand,
he answers he made to questions asked
1im on cross-examination by counsel for
William Barnes. He told why he con-
erred with "the easy boss" while gov
rnor of New York and vice-p president
md president of the United States He
related how he threate former United
States Senator Platt just prior to the
Philadelphia convention of 1900 that ne
would fight" for the New York guber-
atoral denomination, if the easy boss''
made good his own threat to keep him
ut of the race as punishment for not ac-
epting the nomination for vice-pres
ent.
The colonel told of these things and
hany others upon redirect examination.
he minute his cross-cXaminatiOn ended.
e sat alertly up in his chair and the sol.
mn expression that had enshrOuded his
Patures during the last two days Of his
ross -eXa mination gave way to jolly
nile He leaned toward the jury: he
luarod his jaw; he raised his voice; he
fled his open hands toward the heavens
nd brought them down upon his thighs.
g pounded with clenched fist upon open
ann lie used every gesture every
oNeihelit at MS command 10 make MS
ords more iorcetul' AND as he stepped
Pwn from the witness stand at the end
the day. ne laugh'ngly said: Il am
IT tired
VALUED PLATTS EXPERIENCE.
op,aN"iS Vi the easy ooss' the FORMER
eslueit OF the United states said that
'ieu With MN upon matters
""i'iiiii9trat at'N' ana poh'lcai
"''' ne oo''S'uor'u th!tt the senator
NP'' was N"i""pIe ana De-
..u, ''''' '"V 'isaii~d O'oh
s.'' - Wv ''' anu '"h' the
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m biIt ! could not oot aer,,.,,,o,i'.
ht done When thor. Voc aa,,h. a.,
mind | conferred with tho sa,otor
head of the organization while AZ tho
ne time. and primarily. doinp what
interest of the State demanded.
ind that when there was ant To be an
le between me and the State Senate
was advisable to go where the powe wer
ana not to talk to men who merely
rled out the bidding Of Mr.. Platt.
suited MI lIatt on all important
tiers that came up
n STAND TOTAL. OF ~ UOI-Rs
he colonel was asked many questions
Ut the correspondence which passed
"eeh MN ana senator PIatt and which
read during his cross-examination
tried to explain to the jury state
1chise tax; about the Barren island;
ut appointments; about the Architect
wbridse and the chance he wanted
I'D upon government work; about the
ihiast meetings. with the senator and
~ the oisasreefhcht over the renom-
ION oi oroVerhor Hughes' he cor
tu ms testimony ABOUT ms campaign
OF l't' he GAINED as his own
paish speeches IN whlch he said
rs ABOUT MT Barnes
morrow may ne the colonels last
upon the stand HIS own counsel
to-hlEht they would conclude the
rect examination OF their client
In the forenoon session, The con-
us OF opinion among the attorneys
ed 10 be that the additional cross
nhatlon by counsel for Mr. Barnes
De Drlef' Al the conclusion of the
fedings to-day the colonel had been
"iehess chair Tor total of nearly
'urs
ASKS ABOUT LETTER
Bowers called Colonel Roosevelt's
''o', W 'e''eis which passed between
a',u "en".o' ria''' IN which the
u -N'''" "Sh WIS mentioned and
~ '"'A u 'ei'ator fiatt about