New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-28
ROOSEVELT REPLY
IN BARNES SUIT
EX-President Names Dead
Bosses, A. N. Brady and
Life Insurance Co.'S.
CHARGES AGREEMENT
WITH TAMMANY HALL
Alleges Pact on United States
SenatOrship and Anti-Race
Track Bill.

Syracuse. Feb. o. The local attor-
news for Theodore Roosevelt m the
libel action brought against the cX-
President by William Barnes. jr., to-
day received COPIES Of the bill Of par
ticulars which Colonel Roosevelt has
filed i'm reply to Barucs's demand.
Mr.. Barnes called for specifications
Of the several matters in regard TO
the administration Of the state govern
rnent of New York with relation to
legislation and during certain years
with relation 10 canals, highways,
prisons. Capitol work, hospitals, civil
service and administration generally
and for specifications as TO the charge
that the administration by reason of
the padding Of state payrolls and by
the creation OF unnecessary officers,
had been insufficient, wasteful and IN
some instances corrupt
Mr.. Roosevelt renlGs mat the pc
RODS referred TO are the years 1911,
1912, 1913 and 1914. lie says that Mr..
Barnes is fully coEn;1"ut Of the facts
concerning which the specifications are
asked, and bases his information on
an editorial nuDnshcd i'm Mr.. Barncs'S
newspaper, "Thc Albany Journal on
July 20, 1914, and also ON the publlca-
ton OF the platform adopted by the
Republicans in the last state campaign.
The portion Of the platform specified
is that which charges the Demogats
with gross abuses in administration
and legislation during the four years
they were in power
For specifications to the charge that
from 1898 TO 1914 there had been CO
operation between the Democratic and
Republican organizations with regard
TO legislation, Mr.. Roosevelt specifies
as follows:
"The action Of the state Senate in
1907 as TO recommendations Of Gov
ernor Hughes for the removal Of Otto
Kelsey, Superintendent Of Insurance.
"The action Of the Legislature in
1911 relating TO the building Of state
roads, known as expedited road legis-
"The action Of the Senate in 1913
with regard to charges against stephen
"The action Of the Legislature with
regard to direct primary legislation az
the regular and special sessions IN
1918"
1t is further added that "the defend
ant will claim the right to offer cyl
printing for the state, for the county
Of Albany and the city Of Albany"
In answer to a request for the names
Of political leaders who are alleged
to have been hostile to the franchise
tax law, Mr. Roosevelt names Thomas
C.Platt. William Barnes, jr.. Benjamin
b. Odeii. s. Fred Nixon, lothian p.
Aids, John Raincs. David B. Hill,
Thomas Grady and Patrick McCarren.
In regard TO times and places when
and where Mr.. Barnes is alleged to
have entered into agreements or
others with his knowledge entered
into agreements with regard to legis-
lation or executive action which should
be favored or opposed as it would
affect the pecuniary interests of such
contributors. Mr.. Roosevelt says 1t
was since 1896 and prior to September
2S, 1914. 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 Assurance Society OF New
York.
Mr.. Roosevelt says he has no per-
sonal knowledge or information as TO
the exact time or where Mr.. barnes
made any arrangements with Charles
+. Murphy that the Republican mem
bers of the Legislature were not to
interfere with the election Of a United
States Senator. but that he Is in
formed and believes this arrangement
TO have been made during the. winter
or spring of 1911, when the deadlock
over the election of a Senator was in
progress.
Mr. Roosevelt says that he will offer
declarations made by Mr.. Barnes him
self in regard to the persons employed
in the state chairmanS knowledge in
connection with gambling houses in
Albany, and says that he will prove by
Edward b. Cantinc, Of Albany, that
Mr.. Barnes openly talked with Cantine
while the latter was Commissioner Of
Public Safety concerning the main
tenance of places Of i'll repute in the
city.
He says that Tammany Hall and the
Democratic organization was ready to,
and did, work with the Republican or
! ganizatiOn in defeating the Agnew-
Hart racing bill in 1908 and the direct
primary legislation in 1910.