The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-04-23
Made Promises TO Them
When Candidate for Gov.
of New York.
WOULD RESPECT
PLATT AS LEADER
Identifies Letter He Wrote
at That Time Agreeing to
Consult With Plat.

EArAENses April "a neN0Hfe ftNNaE-
welt spent Eve strenuous hours under
cross -s1amination in the supreme
court here today he admitted with
cut hesitation he had verbally and In
writing discussed with the bosses
the question ~ obtaining the nominal
ton for governor of New York. lie
Identified az his q letter be wrote
Lemuel QuigE. Republican leader In
which he hcQuieaced in Quiggs aa-
suFance to Ex-senator Platt that he
would in the event % his election re-
spect Piatts position as head Of the
Republican party and would consult
vita him freely and fully On All TIM
purtnnf matters"
lie testified he conferred with Plat
but did SO with regard 20 the interest
OF the party. The colonel left the stand
amid roars 81 laughter he had caused.
He described how he had finally Sc
cured the passage % the franchise tax
law in the legislature against Platts
wishes. Asked Il he had then sent
Plat a telegram saying three cheers, :
the colonel replied 4 don't remem-
Der. but its Characteristic" On several
\ occasions the colonel was more o. e
cross-exaniuer than q cross-exsnnlned.
once after the Colonel became en-
Enthusiastically emphatic. william
wins, counsel for william Barnes Ia
tho hfty thousand dollar damage suit
against him for ALLEGED libel remarked
that Roosevelt was treating him "as a
mass meeting" Later wins declared
I he had no desire "to be eaten up here .
Roossveirs cross examination viii
be continued tomorrow
a PRINTING RECORD.
a copy ~ part 81 the report 81 the
I Rayns committee which investigated
1 Albany county Affairs. insofar as IL
related 10 printing was admitted 70
the record today a. the trial Of wn-
I liam Barnes libel suit against Theo-
I dore Roosevelt The portions admitted
/ had % 10 with contracts for state
/ printing let 70 the Albany Journal. Mr..
/ Barnes's paper. and ether concerns
and the assignment ~ certain 81 these
contracts.
Excerpts from the report having q
DO with gambling. disorderly houses
and payment 81 money 20 various Of
/ feials also were admitted The report
of the COMMITTEES was made IN 1911
The report said the majority Of the
stock q the Journal Company wa
owned BY william Barnes and that
/ contracts let 20 the Journal Company
were farmed cut 20 the Argus Com.
pany. which paid the Journal Com
pany nfteen per cent The report said
| William Barnes controlled printing II
Albany. practically was owner Of ont
company. owned one-fourth OF an.
other company and collected tribute
from the third company.
II was stated that the Argus Com.
pany bid lower than other competitor
for state work. but was unable 70 Sc
the business because Il was soutsiA'
the ring
/ Padding o. public printing for th'
benefit 81 the Journal Company" wa
described by the report Another par
rad
Duplicate payments for puhH'
printiux made q the Journal Com
pany"
one excerpt wee
The most conspicuous benehciar7
81 graft public extravaEnnce and raid
! ing OF the municipal treasury we An
from the evidences a. be william
Barnes himself - the owner of -
majority Of the stock - the Journa
, Company"
Articles which appeared in the Nev
] York magazines and newspapers aboa
, Albany politics then were admitted Z
! the record. The terms ~rnachine por
. tics" Boss Barnes" and Boss Piatt
! appeared repeatedly "a these articles
u The Murphy Barnes eonspIra ~
was also mentioned in the articles
I After the articles we're read. Col
] ( Roosevelt resumed the stand Ia re
. PLY 10 questions bv Mr. Bowers n
b explained now ne gave cut tire offend
b inE statement
! dictated the statement and cav