The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-27

roy would be wise selection for tn.
charter commission
Mr.. Purroy, Democrat was sug
Roosevelt read yesterday. Canal mat
tiers were discussed at length in this
letter.
Letter From Plat.
The following letter written by
Senator Plat, dated February ), 1900
was read:
i 81 have hardly had time to give
the consideration it deserves to your
letter of February 1 and the matter
involved therein, and am inclined tic
take more time for mature delibera-
ton. The vice presidential question
is a very important one and great
deal depends upon 1T.
Mrs DlattS condition is consider
ably improved and it looks now as
though 1 should be able to get to New
York soon, at which time we can per-
sonally discuss the vice presidential
and other questions"
| Did you discuss the question in
pursuance of that letter.
| Il did,
welt, dated February z, 1900, was
read:
Your very kind note has just been
received. 1 note that you expect to
be in New York on Saturday. If so,
shall not try to lunch with you, but
| if convenient, 1 will call on you at the
Fifth Avenue hotel at 8 p. m. My
train gets in at 1880 and so do not
suppose, 1 could get to the hotel in
time to take lunch with you. Will
you wire me on receipt of this note?
''P. 81 saw Kerens and told him 1
had written to you that l would not
take the vice president nomination,
but that l wanted nothing said until
had a chance to talk matters over
with you 1 would p great deal rather
be anything, say professor of history,
he loo rat
Depew Was Anxious.
Two other letters bearing on legis-
lation pending at Albany were then
read. In note to Senator Platt the
colonel suggested that he should
communicate with Mr.. Odell on this
subject at once In his reply Senator
Plat said:
81 will telegraph OdeI at once and
urge him to line up the Republican
forces unitedly in favor of the bill. If
you can find that any farther en-
deavors are necessary on my part l
shall be only too glad to carry out
any advice or suggestion on his be-
half"
Then this telegram dated May 7:
1900, from Senator Platt to Colonel
Roosevelt was read:
"Our friends of New York Central
are very anxious to have you sign
senate bill 1853, exempting from the
franchise tax grade crossing of steam
railroad. 1 hope you can consistently
do so. Senator Depew is very anxious"
The following was Colonel Roose-
relt'S reply:
Il received your telegram and one
from Ford yesterday. 1t was too late
for me to act, as L had already pub
iiShed a memorandum stating not
merely that Ford was against the bill
but that the state tax commissioners
your telegram until yesterday (Sun-
day.. 1t was then altogether too late
to get at the commission and again go
over the matter with them. 1 am ex-
ceedingly sorry if any hardship has
been caused either to the New York
Central or the Long Island road but
it was matter where l really had to
act according to the advice of the
commission unless it could be shown
that they were in the wrong
Cross Examination by WINS.
Mr.. WINS then took up the cross ex-
animation.
What percentage of your admins
trative acts as governor did you dis
cuss with Senator Platt ?"
II can't tell Probably in the ma
jority of cases."
Objections by Colonel Roosevelt's
counsel against questions dealing with
Mr.. WINS turned to two letters. The
first was dated from Oyster Bay, Sep
TENDER 16, 1908, addressed to Mr.. |
Barnes. In it Colonel Roosevelt said |
AFTER the elect1On ne wanted TO see MI. !
Barnes in Washington. He compli-
mented Mr.. Barnes for making the |
Hughes nomination unanimous.
do you remember what day you |
were elected president Of the United |
States
NO" replied the colonel with a
smile.
WAS it before November AZ"
81 believe it was November 81
Are you prepared to say it was not
the third?''
81 am not"
Look at this letter. Was it writ
EN- before or after your election?''
1T was written before
The letter was the one already in
evidence in which Colonel Roosevelt
old Mr.. Barnes:
I'VE are to be congratulated for the
Whole business, national and state"
Reading of the correspondence be-
ween Mr. Barnes and Colonel Roose-
yelt began when the afternoon ses-
ion opened
In the first letter dated in 1904,
Mr.. Barnes asked Colonel Roosevelt
whether he could do anything for a.
nan who wanted to be appointed to
IN office. Mr.. Barnes also wrote
about "cocksureness of Charles Muir
bly," (of Tammany HalD. Mr.. Barnes
aid the Democrats had a way of di-
riding up offices before elections and
serious blunders."
In reply Colonel Roosevelt wrote
hat he would do what he could for
he man-Colonel Ham-that it was
delightful having you and Mrs
Barnes here
nFATHS ann FIINERAIN