Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-28

commission unless i, could be shown
that they were in the wrong"
ON December s, 1910, Colonel Roose-
vel; telegraphed the Senator:
Am greatly concerned because Char
ter Commission has arranged lunch for
myself and odell next Wednesday. this
being one day they could get that
would suit us both. DO you really re-
gard il as important for me TO come?
Can't Woodruff take my place? Does he
really expect u.s."
Think your absence from meeting
Of commission will be deplored by the
President and the other Governors
Meeting of Charter Commission seems
10 me should nc secondary. Let them
postpone"
Then Colonel Roosevelt telcgraphed:
NH right In view OF your second
telegram will come. but YOU are not
an easy boss"
After the reading Of letters between
Roosevelt and Flat had been complet-
I'd, series OF private letters was read
which had passed between Barnes and
Roosevelt between 1905 and 1910.
Nearly all OF the letters had TO do
with appointments, and were addressed
10 the White House or written on
White House stationery. In letter
dated in 1906 Mr. Barnes asked Colonel
Roosevelt, whether he could do any
ming for Colonc! Ham. who wanted
TO he appointed to an Office Colonel
Roosevelt replied he would do what he
could for the man. and that IL was do
Nghtful having you and Mrs. Barnes
here"
In another letter Colonel Roosevelt
Barnes. The tenor OF all letters was
wrote about tn" appointment OF MI
friendly but In some cases almost
THANKS Gross" BARNES
In the next letter Colonel Roosevelt
thanked Mr.. Barnes for his efforts in
MS election. IN another letter Colonel
Roosevelt said he wished he could at
,,nH dinner 70 show appreciation Of
Mr. Barnes's efforts 70 make Albany
County n banner county for the Re-
! publican party
I In another. the Colonel said he held
up removal when he understood state
Speaker Wadswo r,h vas Interested
/ inc letter ended Look here In re-
7 gard TO the last part OF Your letter.
do YOU think / have gone back TO the
Kindergarten class
In 1910 IN" letters written 10 MIR
Barnes were upon the stationery OF the
OUTLOOK colonel Roosevelt in one let
ter invited Barncs 10 visit>him IN the
/ magazine Office In New York
! do YOU remember" asked Mr. WINS.
/ what took place at "a meeting IN a New
( YORK hotel between yourself, Mr..
mad ven dreamed then tina, Mr..
Barnes had a Mr.. Hyde clernen, IN
+ him"
"Wasn, /, my testimony that that
element was in MIN from the begin
n'nE?" asked Colonel Roosevelt.
Now YOU think that II he (Barnes)
would nc, in tho spirit shown by Thur
low Tweed every one would support
HIM"
That's right think the letter came
from Nj Barnes himself I'm not
sure"
"lsn', +, = fact that Mr.. Barnes was
showing tho letter, which was written
by Weed to Abraham Lincoln, to y
friend when YOU reached over and took
IL, saying. ia like 10 see that
Il don't know. think had seen
copy OF that letter before. Did !
say letter from Weed TO Abraham
Tdncoln' Maybe it was from Lincoln
10 Weed. ] think now i, was"
WANTED HIN TO HE
WEED KIND OF rI.tTT
MI lv!ns produced 4 photograph OF
a letter. II was from Lincoln 10 Weed
You told Mr.. Rarnos YOU wanted MIN
70 be Weed Kind Of Plat, DESPITE
your relations with the lattcr?"
Yes"
did you. while Presiden, in 800. or
before. direct tho Attorney General Of
the United states 10 bring any action
against the steel CorporatIcn?"
Il did not"
Did Nj. Frick Judge Gary and Mr.
Perkins contribute to your campaign?
"Yes"
Were they connected with the stee
Corporations"
Yes"
Did you ever instruct tho Attorney