The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-15
He Calls His Objection to
State Printing Plant
Above ReprOach.
BARNES WITNESS
AIDS THE COLONEL
J. MAYHEM Wainwright
Tells of an Agreement
i'm Senatorial Fight.

SYRACUSE, May l4-As one who set
himself against the howlings Of the
foolish and stood stout heartcdly for
correct principles Mr.. Bnrnes Of Al
Nary pictured himself t7-day,
Turning from the friendly guidance
Of Mr.. WINS to face an arduous at
Jack by Mr.. Bowers. MIR. harness
principal intent seemed to be to con-
vince the jury thar, while he himself
could lay claim To no such monopoly
In righteousness as Col. Roosevelt
hoasted nevertheless he had been suf-
aoiently upright for all human pur-
poses
Hs demoanor on tn witrcs- stand
under direct and cross summation
Vas neither meek nor combative. lie
smiled less than on the previous day
because the methods of Mr.. Eowers,
Col. Roosevelt senior counsel, are
scarcely conducive to humor on the
part of Il witness SO mentally high
gearcd But he kept a Arm grip on
ais sct-Contrul. readily and for the
mos, paii amiably. and seldom fought
10 shade his answers with insinuation.
Met Murphy Oui, Once.
Defending hms,lf f.om the lwp
main accusations lctt in the evidence
anu when. as Justice Andrews Goti-
hed al concerned to-day, mu,t go TO
the jury as questions ut- fact. NJ.
Barne. declared that he had never met
charles f.. Murphy of Tammany but
once IN his life: that he had never
had an agreement or understanding
With Mr.. Murphy to control the Sem
atorial election of 1911: that MIR.
Loeb's testimony as to an admission
ny him of such an agreement wa UNI
true and that he had been perfectly
willing To have the Republican legs
ators in the ID ipew-Sheehan contest
vote for Thomas Mott Osborne or John
D. Herman. independent Democrats.
Mr. Barnes denied having receive |
campaign contributions from he late
Anthony " Brady or from other Demo-
Gratis as individuals Or us representa-
lives OF corporations.
He Insisted that he never told Col.
Roosevelt that such bipartisan con-
tributions were customary and neces-
sary He asserted that he did not fall
out with Col. Roosevelt until after the
Colonel made the New Nationalism
| speech at Osawatomie in 1910.
Mr.. Barnes did not come unscathed
from the cross-eXamination of the af-
ternoon-such, at least. Is the feeling OF
Col. Roosevelt and the Coloners ad'
vlsers
He admitted the authorship OF .edl.
FDliulS which nriptnI I'm he \
any Er"HinO Journal ridculing Thoma,
Mot, Osborne about the time he insists
ne was willing to support SIr. Osborne
- means of breaking the Senatorial
deadlock
He admitted the authorship Of az
Murphy as the Democratic boss of thu
state
He admitted that from 1911 onwsr,
Republican members of the State Leg
Stature consulted him about candidates.
appointments and legislation, anxious t,
inow what course he would take.
Roosevelt and Plat.
He admitted that he had discusses
with Col Roosevelt the latter's rela
IONS with Boss Plat, but declared tina
toosevol, was mostly concerned In get
mig advice as to how a man could &c
along with Plat and still he Governor
lie admitted that he had written 4
Nol Roosevelt and to Senator Plat
protesting against a State printing plan
be ause the Journal company woul
nave been hurt II the State did II
own printing.
lie admitted his conviction that n
man elected To office had a right I
'e, Independently OF the party will.
hut in all OF these admissions. II the
may he SO termed, Mr.. Barnes manage
% convey an impression that hi
Nurse, while not such as would he ar
proved of by Charles Il. Hughes on tn
republican side or Thomas Mott Os
,ornc ON the Democratic side. was Ell
rely straightforward and dictated b
sincere principles.
ne mad small use for uplifters {
political reformers, had Mr.. Barnes. II
was wiling 20 let them cry in III
NHderness, but when they began to y
up'sy around Albany he went into the
ulH't and whacked them from she,
JUNCTION OF their folly.
IN" twentieth day Of the fight to
nnNh between Roosevelt and Barn,
"aS not productive OF any particult
''N'hAgc 20 either combatant. 1t wa
Eey day of blocking and sidesteI
',E and sparring for points.
:, M'h} persons who had believed tn.
""'I'Is would release a crushing pune
ere disappointed, Many persons wi
~ u"GEni that Roosevelt had jar
""" concealed about him -four
'hbrpatlons unrcalIzed The |
'h1n' Jus, what IL was--a que
~, "' '".acity between the two.
.N''u Mr. WINS resumed the dire
non OF Mr., Barnes at 10 o'clo'