Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-22

means In the Legislature would support
an antl-machine democratic candidate.
Mr.. Barnes told Mr.. Loeb it was impos-
sible. as he had an ironclad arrange
ment with Mr.. Murphy that Mr.. Muir
ply was to have a free hand to do as
he pleased in regard to electing a
United States senator"
Compared Barnes to Lincoln.
When did you last see Mr. Barnes?"
asked Mr.. Bowers.
Witness replied: cat the Lincoln day
banquet in the Republican Club at New
York in 1911. I had conversation
with him there. He at that time was
chairman of the republican state COM
mittee. I told him he was definitely in
control of the republican party. I said
asked him to act for the republican
party as a whole as his grandfather,
Thurlow Weed. had in the old whig
party. / had just been reading a letter
written by Weed to Abraham Lincoln.
Il told Mr.. Barnes he was in reality
the Lincoln of the republican party and
that If he would act in the spirit shown
by Thurlow Weed believed he would re-
ceive all republican support I added that
the time had passed when the republican
party could be ruled as Mr.. Platt had
ruled it. I said I believed there would
be revolt if any bossism was attempt
ed. Mr.. Barnes replied he would do as
he deemed best. That ended the con-
verSation."
Hennessy Told of Graft.
John A. Hennessy," said Col Roose-
welt. came to see me after my return
from South America He told me he had
been appointed by Gov. Sulzer to a posi-
ton which made 1t his official duty to
investigate the government. He told me
the rottenness def1ed all belief and that
he never would have believed such cor
ruption could exist had he not made the
investigation himself.
HE told me Of investigating the high
ways. He said the corruption came in
cases where the contracts were not COM
petitive. He said there was frightful
corruption in the canals, the state archi-
tects Office and other places. He said
men were paid who never existed and that
some one higher up pocketed the sal
aries"
Appeal Made by Barnes.
Col. Roosevelt, show you letter.
Did you ever receive it," asked Mr..
Bowers.
The colonel replied in the afflrma-
tive. The letter was from Mr.. Barnes
to Col. Roosevelt. and was on the
letter head of the Journal Company
of Albany. 1t was dated December %,
1899. 1t read as follows:
Dear Governor-It Is rumored that
you contemplate in your message ad-
vising the establishment of a state
printing house.
Il write you this letter because
presume that your message will be a
matter discussed between you and our
friends tomorrow. 1t is not my desire
to fntrude my personal matters upon
you, but ] wish merely to state the
fact that the establishment of a state
printing house here would be a serious
ii not a fatal blow to me financially"
Col. Roosevelt said he had later ad.
vocated that the legislature make pro-
vision for state printing house.
Denies Any Malice.
when l wrote the offending article
Col. Roosevelt went on, Il had no per-
| sonal feeling of any malice. 1 intend
ed to make no personal charge of cor
ruption against Mr.. Barnes. I intended
to say there was rottenness in the gov
eminent. which was due to the ma
chimes. which had worked together on
matters that were to their interest and
not to the interest of the general pub
lie"
That ended Col. Roosevelt's direc,
testimony and shortly afterward court
adjourned for the day.