Evening star., 1915-02-28
Cites Bases for His Several
Charges Against New
York Politician.
COL LONEL Defendant
IN A LIBEL ACTION
Gives Dates, Names and Tells of
Party Workers Alleged
Conferences.

II
in the libel action brought against the
former President by William Barnes
ir.. today received copies of the bill ol
particulars which Col. Roosevelt has
filed in reply to Mr.: Barnes demand.
Mr. Barnes called for spec1nca1lof
OF the several matters in regard &c
which the administration OF the state
government of New York has been IN
sufficient, wasteful and i'll some m
stances corrupt
Gives Required Information.
MIR. Roosevelt replies that the periods
referred to are the years 1sll' I'i-
1913 and 1914. He bases his 1n1orma-
tiou on an editorial published in Mr
Barnes newspaper. and also on the
platform adopted by the repupicahS
IN the last state campaign, WhIcI
charges the democrats with gross
abuses in administration and leslsia
tion during the four years they were
in power.
specifications are given by Col. Roose-
Welt to the charge that from 1898 u
1914 there had been cooperation oe
tween the democratic and republican
organizations with regard to leslsia-
ton. 80
In answer to request for names OF
political leaders who are aiieSed ~
have been hostile to the 1rancnise
tax law. MIR. Roosevelt names MI
Barnes among others.
Times and Places.
In regard to times and places when
and where Mr.. Barnes is alleged 10
haveSentered into agreements Cor 9TH
ers with his knowledge entered into
a.reements) with regard to legislation
or executive action which should be
favored or opposed as it would affect
the pecuniary interests of such con-
tributors. Mr.. Roosevelt says it was
since 1896 and prior to September ~,
1911. He gives the names of the
PARTIES with whom such alleged agree
ments were entered into as Anthony
\. Brady. Robert c. Pruyn. the Mutual
Life Insurance Company and the EquI-
table Life Insurance Company of New
York.
Plead for Payn, He Says.
Col Roosevelt says that in 1899 and
1900 Mr. Barnes and Thomas C. Platt,
respectively. urged upon him the re-
tention of Louis F. Payn as superin-
tendent of insurance.
Col. Roosevelt acknowledged that he
is unable to give the names of the
big moneyed men of both political par
ties whose contributions to the organ
ization in the past had been heavy, and
who possessed SO much influence in the
newspapers and the business world
that it was not safe to antagoniZe
them for the reason. he asserts, that
Mr.. Barnes omitted to mention them
to the defendant when he made the
foregoing statement concerning them"
He says that Tammany Hall and the
democratic organization were ready to-,
and did, work with the republican or
Il
Hart racing bill in 1908. and the direct
primary legislation in 1910. To these
Mr.. Roosevelt states that Mr.. Barnes
was in direct opposition.
On Nomination of Hughes.
col. Roosevelt goes on to tell Mr..
Barnes the times and places at which
Mr.. Barnes strongly opposed the re-
nomination of Gov. Hughes" in 1908.
Mr.. Roosevelt says that he himself
urged the denomination of Gov.
Hughes to Elihu Root, Mr. Barnes and
many others.
That Mr.. Barnes was very active in
working for the defeat of the direct
primary Legislation in 1910" is another
assertion in the reply. He says that he
has no personal knowledge or infornla.
tiou as to the exact time or where Mr.
Barnes made any arrangements with
Charles r. Murphy to the effect tina,
the republican members of the leSisla.
turc were not to interfere with the
election of United States senator, but
that lie is informed and believes thi,
arrangement to have been made dur
ing the winter or spring of 1911, wher
the deadlock over the election OF
senator was in progress.
NJ. Roosevelt says he will prove b,
Edward e. Cantinc of Albany that Mr.
Barnes openly talked with Cantiu
lille She latter WIS commissioner o
public safety concerning the mainte
nance of places of ill rcpute in tha
city.