Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-04-24
4stonished That STANDARD Oil
Men Should Have Given
Large Sums to Aid His
Election.
DEALINGS WITH THE
BOSSES DISCUSSED
Identifies "MyDear Hartman"
Letter and Says Barnes Is
Mixture Of "Dr. Jekyll and
Mr. Hyde

syracuse. \. Y. April 2S.-Theo-
dore Roosevelt told on this. the sec
ond day Of his cross-examination,
about his DEALINGS with the bosses.
his personal relations with William
Barnes. and his ideas about cam
paign funds of millions of dollars. He
mentioned the famous half million
dollars which Thomas Fortune Ryan
contributed to the presidential cause
Of Alton B. Parker, and swore he new
er had seen a list Of the names OF
the persons who helped swell the fund
Of $4,000. 900 used in connection with
his own campaign for the presidency.
The list contained initials Of men
whom the colonel readily identified
as being allied with the countrys most
nowerful business and financial In
tercsfs. In speaking of the Ryan
contribution the witness gave as his
opInion that a leader of big business
who contributes half a million dollars
10 help elect a candidate for president
Of the United States. is prompted by
the same spirit which cause him 70
donate a similar sum 10 church. and
that such contributor has no more
hope Of reward in one case than ne
has in the other. Personally, he said
he would have been very much sur
prised If many masters Of big busi-
ness had not contributed TO the re-
publican campaign Of 1905
Against Standard Oil.
The colonel mentioned the standard
Oil company and campaign contribu-
tions, too. He said that II the report
of the congressional committee which
investigated his campaign contribu-
tions showed that II. II. + j." and ~.
rs A'i---yhith the witness thought
stood for II. III. Rogers and John ~
Arehbald--had contributed to the re-
publican fund in i904--he was as
tonished. lie said he had given eS-
pticit instructions against receiving
any Standard Oil contributions.
Personally he emphatically DE,
clared. he would Just as highly regard
a contribution of $50 from the sta
tion agent at oyster Bay as he wouiu
a contribution Of $4,000 from Georse
w Perkins, who in 1904, was part
ner in the firm of J. L. Motsan
co. And he expressed the peief tha'
there was a limit to the amount Z
campaign fund should total over
certain sum, he did not know nov
much, he thought that there mlsh
be some danger
'.My Dear Hartman" Letter.
The witness swore that the late Il
II. Hartman himself had told mn
that there never was any such thliie
as "a S24O,O0O Hartman fund ~
did Identify as being his, a letter M
wrote TO Mr. Hartman IN whiSh J
was said, I'VE are practical men am
that if Mr.. Hartman thought ther'
was any danger" in coming 10 tn'
White House at that time, he mign
come later and discuss certain mat
ter
Colonel Roosevelt said he REGARDED
MIR. Barnes as DIR: Jekyii nhu ~
HYDE who, like other politlcians
had his good and his bad sides. ~
said he had been persistent IN ms q
forts 10 make politicians do what h
considered was right ana .lla' ~ ~
stead of endeavoring to sever IN
livaments between these "Siames
twina az politics,r his aim had alway
been 10 have the ''Dr. Jekyll' in then
absorb the "Mr. Hyde.
Letters to and From Barnes.
Many letters that passeu pe'wes W..
Mr. Barnes and the Witness !,
identified nv the latter and read |
cpssed polltical and legislative maj
ters and the appointment to Office !
the state government of "a NUMBER
men. In one of the letters Mr.. Barhe
expressed stern disapproval OF ihea
sure which proposed that state sel
ators should be elected for Tour yeal
and assemblymen for two, pecaus
such a condition would give the Vo
ters little opportunity 70 fesis''
approval or disapprovai
There will be no cession OF cou'
tomorrow on Monday, hoWeNe
Colonel Roosevelt will again resuii
his testimony and submit TO furtns
croSs-examination by William
Ivins chief counsel for Mr. Barnes
Resumes Witness Stand.
When court was opened, colon
Roosevelt resumed his seat IN U
witness chair immediately
~Mr. Roosevelt began Mr.. lvln
attention was called to the anhu
message ia which you mentioned U
establishment OF printing nous
Did YOU ever do anything further
ficiaily in regard 70 that?
Officially. no.. ...,
In 1888 and 1900 was the positit
Of chairman of the republican sta
committee recognized by law
II think not
Who was the democratic pai
leader then 80,
Upstate il was DAVID y mn,
New York 1t was Richsrd .lons
with the latter growing IN power 2"
stantIyv -
.sHere is your autobiography ne
Won said that during the campalE
th.s. Iss,te was between yourself al
Croker. Is that right