The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-25
RINGSIDERS GIVE
EARLY ROUNDS
TO ROOSEVELT
Prominent Tammany Witness
Bets a Hat That 7. X.
Will Win.
BATTLE EXPECTED TO
LAST TWO WEEKS MORE


case Of Barnes against Roosevelt was
concerned az calm after a tornado.
Five days with the Colonel as wit
ness had tagged mind and body Of
the lawyers on each side and Of the
newspaper men who had reported his
torrentiaI testimony.
Sleep had become a lost luxury and
minds were beginning TO skid. for all
persons concerned. that is, except the
Colonel himself. lie showed not the
slightest trace OF exhaustion and there's
no doubt in the world that he could have
gone on the stand again to-day as
vigorous mentally and physically as
when first he began TO match his wits
against the subtleties OF William ".
Wins.
MIR WINS slept until noon. but the
Colonel was up at :. lie conferred
later with his lawyers and advisers
about parts of his testimony which need
TO be smoothed out on the redirect ex-
animation. he motored out into the
country He galloped one OF his hosts
saddle horses for an hour. He read
from the works of favoritc author
Theodore Roosevelt. lie exercised his
legs in long walk.
May Last Two More Days.
1t is altogether probable that he will
he on the witness stand for two days
more Mr.. WINS expects to keep the
cross-examination going until next
Monday afternoon. and he may use up
the entire day In extracting Col. Roose-
velts views as to who is the greatest
human Judge OF mems morals and
deeds. Then, of course, there will be
considerable period Of redirect and
recross-examination.
IL is known that the Colonel plans
20 polish up some of the rough spots
in his testimony. and under the redirect
lie will have chance TO make some
long speeches to the jury.
1t is assumed that he reviewed yes
terday's testimony in the privacy OF the
home OF Horace :. Wilkinson. his host,
on the relations that existed between
himself as President and the late Ed
ward II. Hartman. Mr., WINS dropped
that topic with suspicious suddeIiess
Yesterday. and Col. Roosevele friends
suspect that the sagdCious hecklor plans
to spring it again suddenly and from
a new angle
The Colonel is also planning to dun
the force Of the testimony about the
corporation campaign contributions Of
1874 by telling the jury that many OF
,he big contributors were acting merely
as the chairmen of committees covering
large sections OF the country, hs George
Non L. Meyer. FOR example. headed
the committee for New England.
The possible eject of the testimony
given In the past week is the main topic
Of conversation Politicians are her"
from all over the state watching the
trial with intense interest. convinced,
they say that its outcome VIII have a
tremendous bearing ON the future OF
the Republican party.
Their notion Is that II Mr. Ba rnes wins
$4,000 verdict from col Roosevelt.
or gains any stable verdict, col Roosr-
velt's political career Will he dchhlte!N
AT an end and Mr.. Barnes viii be near
his goal, the United states Senate.
Comment on 1913.
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ever brought suit against the 'o'oi'.l,
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